<P> In 1893 , the city of Chicago hosted the World Columbian Exposition , an early world 's fair . So many people were coming to Chicago from all over the world that many smaller conferences , called Congresses and Parliaments , were scheduled to take advantage of this unprecedented gathering . One of these was the World 's Parliament of Religions , an initiative of the Swedenborgian layman ( and judge ) Charles Carroll Bonney . The Parliament of Religions was by far the largest of the congresses held in conjunction with the Exposition . John Henry Barrows , a clergyman , was appointed as the first chairman of the General Committee of the 1893 Parliament by Charles Bonney . </P>
<P> In 1893 , the city of Chicago hosted the World Columbian Exposition , an early world 's fair . So many people were coming to Chicago from all over the world that many smaller conferences , called Congresses and Parliaments , were scheduled to take advantage of this unprecedented gathering . One of these was the World 's Parliament of Religions , an initiative of the Swedenborgian layman ( and judge ) Charles Carroll Bonney . The Parliament of Religions was by far the largest of the congresses held in conjunction with the Exposition . John Henry Barrows , a clergyman , was appointed as the first chairman of the General Committee of the 1893 Parliament by Charles Bonney . </P>
who was the chairman of parliament of religions in chicago
who was the chairman of parliament of religions in chicago
John Henry Barrows , a clergyman
John Henry Barrows , a clergyman