T. W. Rhys Davids 
Buddhism [PDF ebook] 
Its History and Literature

Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. This general scheme met with the cordial approval of the conference, which voted the project both a timely and useful one, and which appointed Dean Bartlett, Prof. Jastrow, and Dr. Peters a committee to elaborate a plan of organisation and report at an adjourned meeting. That meeting was held at the Union Theological Seminary in New York City, February 6, 1892, and, as a result, an association was organised for the purpose of encouraging the study of religions. The terms of association then – adopted, with slight modifications introduced later, are as follows L – The object of this Association shall be to pro Vide courses of lectures on the history of religions, to be delivered in various cities.