The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-02-27
RELIGIOUS PARLIAMENT.
The News Record OF an Important
Event.

rxx NEWS is in receipt OF great many
iaaulr,, y as to the "History OF the Parlla-
ment of Religions which it is Offering It's
leaders. The questioners want to know
SIS IL authentic?" ''Is IL full recordY"
'Is IL official?'
These questions are natural. There ara
other publications, two OF these quite
pretentious, which claim to be
rivals of the work controlled
by THE NEWS. The most important pub
lication that considers itself rival TO
The NEWS History sells for 50, we believe
or $40 in full sheep. The NEWS history
sells for e 80 ia cloth, and si00 in sheep
respectively and THE News gives
months subscription with the book.
The facts are these.
The Parliament OF Religions at the
Worlds Fair was most important occa-
sion in the religious history OF the world.
1t brought together for the first time the
leaders of every important faith on earth
and it gave opportunity TO them to record
their princple What theyt said offers
liberal education in the matter of beliefs.
A reading OF the hundreds OF
addresses will teach the reader
more about the different religions of the
earth than anything short OF life time
OF research could afford. Such record
il indispensable to every student, invalu-
able to every book collection.
Recognizing all this, ,certainenterprising
and perfectly respectable gentlemen or
ganized publishing company for the pur-
pose OF publishing a record of this Parlia-
ment witha view to- its sale by subscription
at ,s5 and upwards. Their plan was
meritorious one from the point of view OF
the scholar and admirable AZ a business
venture. They would preserve for all
time this invaluable record and they
would make lots of money.
Chicago, however, is "A hustling town.
Prominent among its big publishing
houses is the concern which bears the
name OF f. Il. Neely. They, too, recognized
the money TO be made in publishing
a record of the Parliament of Religions.
II was business only perhaps, with them.
Being already organized and capital
lied they were first in the
field with their work and instead
OF selling it by subscription and
securing their profit by placing fancy
price on a limited circulation, they
put the work on the market for all the
people and at fair price, being
certain that large returns would result in
making bigger total profits. They per-
mtted several newspapers to take the
work. The Chicago Tribune sold thous-
ands and thousands on the plan which
THE News has adopted. The market
was 0ren and long before the five dollar
publication was Of the press the $3.50
volume was in the hands of thousands.
THE News has nothing TO say about
any publication claiming to be a rival to
the "Parliament OF Religions" which 1t
offer its readers. IL can assure
its readers, however, that its own work is
fully authorized, absolutely authentic
and 10 the best OF its belief moro COM
plete and more nearly verbatim record
than the five dollar work. I'm make up,
binding and wealth OF illustrations IL
acknowledges no superior. IL is msgnih-
cent volume and should be in every libra
rxIo be read and handed down TO DOS.
terty.
The price at which IL is offered $3.50 in
cloth and $500 in sheep places Il within
the reach OF every one. THE News
would be- glad TO offer IL To its
readers AZ cost bat the publisher will not
permit this and ruE NEWS Is under con-
tract. THE NEWS, however can give
something else TO make UP for this inRbi-
lity 20 discount the price OF the book and
SO months subscription TO THE News Is
offered in liea OF reducing the price
Of the book. The publisher OF the
"Perliamcut has mo- objection 10 this so
long Gs the price ~ rnU book is
maintained at $3.50. and as THE
NEWS - MOI in the business Of selling
books for profit but only uses them for
the interests Of It's readers, and to make
itself as attractive as possible, this valu-
able book is, by this arrangement, placed
IN the hands OF its readers at considerable
advantage 10 them.