Identifier: worldsparliament01barr Title: The World's Parliament of Religions : an illustrated and popular story of the World's First Parliament of Religions, held in Chicago in connection with the Columbian exposition of 1893 Year: 1893 (1890s) Authors: Barrows, John Henry, 1847-1902 Subjects: World's Parliament of Religions, Chicago, 1893 Religions Publisher: Chicago : Parliament Pub. Co. Contributing Library: Princeton Theological Seminary Library Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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Text Appearing Before Image: ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY. Canterbury, excited the wonder of some of the friends of thatliberal-minded prelate in Great Britain. The Archbishopsletter, which exercised a large influence over the action of theAnglican Church, was as follows : I am afraid that I cannot write the letter which, in yours of March20, you wish me to write, expressing a sense of the importance of the pro-posed Conference, without its appearing to be an approval of the scheme.The difficulties which I myself feel are not questions of distance and conven-ience, but rest on the fact that the Christian religion is the one religion.

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