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

by International Association for Religious Freedom Charles William Wendte

Description

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

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