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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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Church (Swedenborgian). Mr. J. W.Plummer was an active member of the Society of Friends.Rev. J. Berger belonged to the German Methodist Church;Rev. John Z. Torgersen to the Norwegian Lutheran Church,and Rev. M. Ranseen to the Swedish Lutheran Church.The Rt. Rev. Charles Edward Cheney, D.D., was one of thefounders and prominent leaders of the Reformed EpiscopalChurch. The Rev. Jenkin Lloyd-Jones was a well-knownwriter and an active worker among the advanced Unitarians.Rev. Dr. A. J. Canfield was the eloquent pastor of St. PaulsUniversalist Church, Chicago. Dr. E. G. Hirsch was the minis-ter of Sinai Temple and the learned Professor of RabbinicLiterature in the University of Chicago. Rev. Dr. Frank M.Bristol was one of the most eloquent Methodists of the North-west. Rev. William M. Lawrence, D.D., the pastor of theSecond Baptist Church of Chicago, was far-famed as a success-ful preacher. Rev. Dr. F. A. Noble, of LTnion Park Congre-gational Church, was one of the prominent leaders of his
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