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"WHAT MEN DEEMED IMPOSSIBLE, GOD HAS FINALLY WROUGHT. THE RELIGIONS OF THE WORLD HAVE ACTUALLY MET IN A GREAT AND IMPOSING ASSEMBLY; THEY HAVE CONFERRED TOGETHER ON THE VITAL QUESTIONS OF LIFE AND IMMORTALITY IN A FRANK AND FRIENDLY SPIRIT, AND NOW THEY PART IN PEACE, WITH MANY WARM EXPRESSIONS OF MUTUAL AFFECTION AND RESPECT."