Swami Abhedananda accepted Swami Vivekananda's invitation and sailed from Calcutta to London in August, 1896. His first lecture was before the Christo-Theosophical Society of London, on the Advaita philosophy of Panchadasi of Madhava-Vidyaranya. In 1897, at the request of Swami Vivekananda, he crossed the Atlantic and landed at New York, to take charge of the Vedanta Society, started by Swamiji. Swami Abhedananda lived in America for more than twenty-five years, delivering lectures and holding classes on various subjects, and preaching the lofty ideas and ideal of his Great Master, Ramakrishna Paramahansa. There he became familiar with all the distinguished and leading artists, educationists, journalists, scientists, Christian Fathers and clergymen as well as professors. William James, Josiah Royce, G. H. Howison, Lanmann, Jackson, Shaler, Seth Low, Harsel C. Parkar, Dr. Ross, Rev. Heber Newton, and others.

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