Sir Francis Younghusband, British explorer, statesman and author, is coming from London to take part in the world fellowship of faiths meetings during World Peace and Goodwill Week, May 12 to 18. The meetings will be held in the grand ballroom of the Hotel New Yorker. Sixty-five other speakers, representing many faiths, races and countries, have agreed to participate in the afternoon and evening round table conferences.
These fourteen New York City meetings supplement the sixty Chicago sessions held in 1933 during the Chicago World’s Fair, continuing the work of the world’s Parliament of Religions held during Chicago’s first World’s Fair in 1893. The purpose is “To unite the inspiration of all faiths, races and countries upon the solution of man’s present problems.”
A special feature will be a procession of people of all faiths, races and countries on Sunday, May 13, at 3 P. M., from the Pennsylvania railroad station to the Hotel New Yorker for a program of characteristic songs and short speeches. A banquet and reception to Sir Francis Younghusband is announced for Tuesday, May 15, at 7 P. M.
In the round table conferences, three to five P. M. daily, no speaker is to occupy more than ten minutes. The evening discussions will last from eight to ten.
MANY REPRESENTATIVE SPEAKERS
The sixty-five announced speakers include five from India, including Prof. W. A. Wadia, Zoroastrian; Pandit Dr. Shyama Shankar, Hindu, and Bhai Manilal C. Parekh, Jain; Sokei-ann Sasaki, Buddhist, of Japan; Mirza Ahmad Sohrab, Baha’i, of Persia; Dr. Jesse H. Holmes, of Swarthmore, Quaker; Mary Church Terrell of Washington, D. C., and president R. R. Wright Jr., of Wilberforce. Ohio, colored leaders; seven Jewish rabbis, including Rabbi Stephen S. Wise of New York; Rabbi Edward L. Israel of Baltimore and Rabbi D. de Sola Pool of the orthodox Spanish-Portuguese synagogue.
Twelve women speakers include Mrs. J. Sergeant Cram, peace leader; Mrs. Mary Hanford Ford, Baha’i; Miss Villa Faulkner Page. New Thought. The twenty Christian and other leaders include Bishop Francis J. McConnell, Methodist; Patrick Henry Callahan of Louisville, Roman Catholic; Harry Elmer Barnes; Norman Hapgood; Senator Royal S. Copeland; John Haynes Holmes; president Charles F. Thwing of Cleveland and Dr. Charles S. Macfarland.
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