The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-02-16
RELIGIOUS PARLIAMENT.
The News Record Of an Important
Event.

The News Record Of an Important
Event.
f,vxHFws il in receipt OF great many
iuaulr. ,, as to the "History OF the Pariia-
,ncnt of Relipionsn which it is Offering its
readers. The questioners want TO know
as il authentic?" 'Is 1t full recoro5"
sIs it official?"
These questions are natural. Therc are
other publications, two Of these quite
nretentious, which claim to be
rivals of the work controlled
by THE NEWS. The most important pub
Iication that considers itself rival to
THE NEWS History setts for 20, we believe
or slO in full sheep. THE NEWS History
sells for 4. 80 in cloth, and S4.0O 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 a most important occa-
sion in the religious history of the world.
II brought together for the first time the
leaders OF every important faith on earth
and il gave opportunity TO them TO record
their principle. What theY 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 a record
is indispensable to every student, invaiu-
able TO every book collection.
Recognizing all this, certain enterprising
and perfectly respectable gentlemen or
ganized publishing company for the pur-
pose of publishing a record OF this Parlia-
ment with view to its sale by subscription
at ,S5 and upwards. Their plan was q
meritorious one from the point OF view OF
the scholar and admirable as business
venture. They. would preserve for all
time this invaluable record and they
would make lots of money.
Chicago, however, is hustling town.
Prominent among its big publishing
houses is the concern which bears the
name OF +. 4. Neely. They, too, recognized
the money to be made in publishing
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 a fancy
price on limited circulation, they
put the work on the market for all the
people and at a fair price, being
certain that large returns would result in
making bigger total profits. They per-
mitted 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 open and long before the five dollar
publication was off the press the $50
volume was in the hands of thousands.
THE NEWS has nothing to say about
any publication claiming to be rival ia
the "Parliament of Religions" which il
offer it's readers. 1t can assure
its readers, however, that its own work is
fully authorized, absolutely authentic
and to the best of its belief more COM
plete and more nearly verbatim record
than the five dollar work. In make up,
binding and wealth of illustrations il
acknowledges no superior. 1t is magnifi-
cent volume and should be In every libra
TX TO be read and handed down to pos
terity.
The price at which it is offered-S2.50 in
cloth and S4.OO in sheep-places it within
the reach of every one. The NEWS
would be glad to offer it to its
readers at cost but the publisher will not
permit this and The NEWS is under con-
tract. THE NEWS, however can give
something else to make up for this inabi-
lity TO discount the price of the book and
SO months subscription to The NEWS is
offered in lieu of reducing the price
OF the book. The publisher OF the
"Parliament" has no objection to this SO
long as the price OF the book is
maintained at $3.50, and rs The
NEWS is not in the business OF selling
books for profit, bat 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 considera BILE
advantage to them.