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Pacific Press Publishing Company · Oakland, California · Oct 2, 1893

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 19, No. 47.

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SEEKING AGREEMENT.

By Editor

ONE of the most remarkable religious gatherings that has ever taken place is now in session at the World's Fair at Chicago. It embraces all denominations and all creeds. Delegates are present from all parts of the world. Christianity, Judaism, Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism, Mohammedanism, are all represented. . . . Its purpose is not to make prominent the religious differences of the various systems of faith, but to find out wherein they agree, and thus to bring nearer together all who believe in God as the Creator, Preserver, Benefactor, and Father of mankind.
"Wherein they agree," forsooth! What shall be said of the professed Christianity that takes the truly "remarkable" position of seeking among all the abominable idolatries of the world for an enchanted spot upon which they can all stand together in mutual admiration? Imagine the priests of Israel in a grand Congress with those of the Canaanites, the Amorites, the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, the Jebusites, and all the other "ites" in the world, seriously seeking a place wherein they could agree. Well, Israel did take such freaks once in a while, and they invariably found places wherein they not only agreed, but became literally carried away with the infatuating alliances. And these periodic agreements with heathenism always led to captivity, tribute, and degradation, from which they could be extricated only by deep contrition of heart and humbling themselves before the God whose service they had disgraced by their unholy alliances. And these things "were written for our learning."
As we contemplate this "remarkable religious gathering," we cannot but ask: "What fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness? and what concord hath Christ with Belial? or what part hath he that believeth with an infidel? and what agreement hath the temple of God with idols?" 2 Cor. 6: 14-16.