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Freedom and Fellowship in Religion: Proceedings and Papers of the Fourth International Congress of Religious Liberals

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This volume contains the proceedings, addresses, and papers of the Fourth International Congress of Religious Liberals, held in Boston, September 22-27, 1907, under the auspices of the International Council of Unitarian and Other Liberal Religious Thinkers and Workers. Edited by Charles W. Wendte, it documents a significant event in the history of inter-religious dialogue and the liberal religious movement.

Table of contents 172 entries
  1. Foreword p. 19
  2. Committee of the International Council, 1907-10 4
  3. Committee of the Fourth International Congress 5
  4. List of Honorary Vice-Presidents 6
  5. List of Foreign Delegates 9
  6. List of Associations Sending Official Delegates 13
  7. Program of the Boston International Congress 18
  8. Opening Exercises 31
    1. Original Hymn - Frederick L. Hosmer 31
    2. Original Hymn - Julia Ward Howe 32
    3. "Glory to God!" - Thomas R. Slicer 33
    4. "Peace on Earth" - Edward Everett Hale 39
    5. "Good Will to Men" - Booker T. Washington 43
  9. First Session 47
    1. Original Hymn - Seth Curtis Beach 47
    2. Address of the President - Samuel A. Eliot 48
    3. Report of the General Secretary - Charles W. Wendte 53
    4. The Unitarian Movement in England - W. Copeland Bowie 66
    5. The Protestantenverein of Germany - Max Fischer 76
    6. The Situation of the Churches in France - Jean Réville 89
  10. Second Session 98
    1. Vice-President Frederick W. Hamilton's Address 98
    2. The Religious Situation in Germany - Martin Rade 100
    3. The Liberal Outlook in Denmark and Norway - Theo. Berg 115
    4. The Condition of Religious Liberalism in Sweden - O. E. Lindberg 124
    5. Prospects of Religious Liberalism in Australia - Charles Strong 130
    6. Liberal Religion in New Zealand - Mary E. Richmond 136
    7. Liberal Religion - Goldwin Smith 139
  11. Third Session 141
    1. Original Hymn - Benjamin R. Bulkeley 141
    2. The Religious Situation in Austria - Thomas G. Masaryk 142
    3. The Ideals of Hungary - Nicolas Jozan 153
    4. The State of Religious Liberalism in Holland - H. Y. Groenewegen 165
    5. Religious Liberalism in Romance Switzerland - Ernest Rochat 173
    6. The Progress of Theology in Scotland - Alexander Webster 184
  12. Fourth Session 199
    1. Religious Services - George A. Gordon 199
    2. Modernism and Modernists in Italy - L. E. T. André 200
    3. The Protestants of France - Gaston Bonet-Maury 218
    4. The Crisis in the Catholic Church - A. Houtin 232
  13. Fifth and Closing Session 240
    1. Address - John D. Long 240
    2. Address of Welcome - Charles W. Eliot 240
    3. John Calvin and the Reformation Monument - Edouard Montet 244
    4. The Tendency of Positive Religions - Otto Pfleiderer 255
    5. Text of Resolutions, Part I 242
    6. Text of Resolutions, Part II 253
  14. National Conference of Unitarian and Other Christian Churches 273
    1. The New Comity of Nations - Carroll D. Wright 274
    2. The Freedom of Churches in the United States - Charles W. Eliot 281
    3. The Good and Evil of Denominationalism - Francis A. Christie 291
    4. Faith as Affected by Freedom - George A. Gordon 301
    5. Our Free Churches in Relation to Theological Development - William W. Fenn 309
    6. The Separation of Church and State - Marcus P. Knowlton 317
    7. The Liberal Outlook - Paul Revere Frothingham 325
  15. Congress Sermon - John Hunter 332
  16. Department I: Religious History and Philosophy 358
    1. A Protestant Declaration of Faith - Gottfried Schoenholzer 359
    2. The Relation of Christianity to Religion - Christopher J. Street 368
    3. What Does a Free Christianity Require? - Rudolf Eucken 379
    4. Remonstrantism and Remonstrants - H. Y. Groenewegen 390
    5. Mennonitism in Its International Relations - F. C. Fleischer 398
    6. The Burden and Blessing of Tradition - Martin Rade 418
  17. Department II: Religious Education 442
    1. Opening Address - Franklin C. Southworth 442
    2. The New Education - Henry F. Cope 445
    3. The Psychology of Conversion - Philip H. Hugenholtz 456
  18. Department III: Press and Publication 464
    1. Opening Address - Frederick A. Bisbee 464
  19. Department IV: Comity and Fellowship 469
    1. Opening Remarks - Jenkin Lloyd Jones 469
    2. Address - J. M. Whiton 471
    3. Address - Henry W. Wilbur 474
    4. Address - J. B. Weston 481
    5. Address - Charles F. Carter 484
    6. Address - Charles G. Ames 486
    7. Address - Arthur Heron 488
    8. Address - W. G. Puddefoot 491
    9. Closing Remarks - Jenkin Lloyd Jones 493
  20. Department V: Social and Public Service 494
    1. Opening Remarks - Joseph H. Crooker 494
    2. Religion and Social Reform - Fred Maddison 495
    3. The Ethical Basis of Liberal Christianity - Leonhard Ragaz 502
    4. The World War with Intoxicants - William G. Tarrant 510
    5. Good Will - Charles F. Dole 521
  21. Department VI: Oriental Religion 523
    1. Religious Service - Charles Fleischer 523
    2. Introductions and Remarks - James M. Morton 524
    3. Religious Forces of Japan - Saichiro Kanda 525
    4. The Ideals of the Brahmo-Somaj of India - G. Subba Rau 530
    5. Religious Opportunities in India - S. L. Joshi 536
    6. The Liberal Mohammedanism - M. Barakatullah 542
  22. Department VII: Woman's Work 546
    1. The Postal Mission in Holland - Daatje Van Eck 547
    2. Remarks - R. H. Davis 551
    3. Address - Gertrude von Petzold 551
    4. Remarks - Lady Bowring 552
    5. Remarks - Mary E. Richmond 552
    6. Remarks - Julia Ward Howe 552
    7. Overflow Meeting 552
  23. Department VIII: New Americans 553
    1. Opening Remarks - Edward E. Hale 553
    2. Address - Nicolas Jozan 555
    3. Address - L. E. T. André 557
    4. Remarks - Edward E. Hale 560
    5. Address - Francis W. Holden 561
    6. Address - Thomas G. Masaryk 563
    7. Address - Amadeus H. Norman 566
    8. Address - Senator Hinds 569
    9. Remarks - Julia Ward Howe 570
    10. Address - Meyer Bloomfield 572
    11. Closing Remarks - Edward E. Hale 573
  24. Reception of the Congress 575
    1. Introductory Remarks - Samuel A. Eliot 576
    2. Address of Welcome - Governor Curtis Guild 576
    3. Response - Sir William Bowring 579
    4. Introductions of Foreign Delegates - Charles W. Wendte 582
    5. Response - Otto Pfleiderer 583
    6. Response - Jean Réville 585
    7. Response - Meyboom 587
    8. Response - Edouard Montet 588
    9. Response - S. C. K. Rutnam 591
  25. The Banquet 593
  26. Excursion and Neighborhood Meetings 594
    1. West Newton 594
    2. Cambridge Day Hospitalities 595
    3. Pilgrimage to Concord 596
  27. Excursion and Proceedings at Plymouth 597
    1. Original Hymn - Charles W. Wendte 598
    2. Address of Welcome - Arthur Lord 598
    3. Response - Samuel A. Eliot 601
    4. Address - H. Y. Groenewegen 603
  28. Excursion and Proceedings at Hingham 605
    1. Address of Welcome - Francis H. Lincoln 605
    2. Address - Louis C. Cornish 606
  29. Excursion and Proceedings at Fairhaven 609
    1. Address of Welcome - Frank A. Phalen 609
    2. Response - Samuel A. Eliot 611
    3. Address - J. Tyssul Davis 613
    4. Address - John A. Kelley 615
    5. Address - L. E. T. André 617
    6. Address - W. W. C. Pope 617
    7. Address - Jean Réville 619
  30. Ministerial Union Meeting 622
    1. Address of Greeting - Charles Roper 622
    2. Addresses - Frederick Summers, C. J. Street, and V. D. Davis 624
  31. Congregational Ministers' Meeting 625
    1. Welcome of International Delegates 625
    2. Addresses by Various Delegates 625
  32. Twentieth Century Club Luncheon 625
    1. Addresses by Delegates 625
  33. After-meetings 626
    1. Ann Arbor 626
    2. Chicago 626
    3. Connecticut Valley and Worcester 628
    4. Pittsburg, Cincinnati, and St. Louis 629
    5. Berkeley and Elsewhere 629
  34. Appendix: Foreign Letters and Communications 630
    1. England 630
    2. Belgium 631
    3. France 632
    4. Germany 634
    5. Norway 640
    6. Holland 641
    7. Hungary 642
    8. Switzerland 642
    9. New Zealand 643
    10. India 643
    11. South America 646
    12. United States 647
    13. Index of Illustrations 649
    14. Index of Speakers 650

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