The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-02-06
RELIGIOUS parliament.
The News Record Of an I'M
portant Event.
SOMETHING ABOUT THIS WORK
Authentic, Authoritative, Verbatnm-
A Valuable Volume That should he
In Every Library Throughout the
I.-ud.

T,rvr rEws Is in receipt OF a great many
,nou,r, >, as to the "History OF the Parila-
ment OF Religions" which It's Offering its
leaders. The questioners want TO know
as il authentic?D sis il full recordg"
els il official?'
These questions are natural. inerc a.e
other notifications, two of these quite
nretentious. which claim TO be
rivals OF the work controlled
by THE News. The most important pub
ication that considers itself rival to
THE NEWS History sells for s5, we believe
or $40 in full sheep. THE NEWS History
sells for $3.50 in cloth, and s4.00 in sheep
respectively and THE NEWS gives
months subscription with the book.
The facts arc these.
The Parliament of Religions at The
Worlds Fair was a most important occa-
sion in the religious history OF the world.
1t brought together for the first time the
leaders Of every important iaith on earth
and it gave opportunity TO them 20 record
their prime pie. What tneyi said offers
liberal education in tue matter OF beliefs.
A reading Of the hundreds OF
addresses will teach the reader
moro about the different religions OF the
earth than anything short of n life tire
of research could afford. Such record
is Indispensable to every student, invalu-
able to every book collection.
Recognizing all this, certain enterprlsing
and perfectly respectable gentlemen or
ganized publishing company for the pur-
pose of publishing record OF this Parlia-
ment with view TO its sale by subscription
al IS 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 a hustling town.
Prominent among its big publishing
houses is the concern which bears the
name of +. II. Neely. They, too, recognized
the money to be made in publishing
a record of the Parliament of Religions.
| 1t 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 q 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-
| 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 tive 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 rival TO
| the "Psrliamcnt of Religions" which it
| offer its readers. 1t can assure
| its readers, however, that its own work IL
| fully authorized, absolutely authentic
and to the best of its belief more COM
| plete and moro nearly verbatim record
| than he five dollar work. In meke up,
binding and wealth OF illustrations it
| Acknowledges no superior. 1t is magnifi-
| cent volume and should be in every libra
| rY 10 be read and handed down to pos
| terty.
The price at which it Is offered-s2.50 in
cloth and S4.00 in sheep places 1t within
| the reach of every one. The NEWS
would be glad to offer 1t to It's
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 oil the pooK ana
| 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 10 this so
long as the price OF the book is
maintained at $3.50, and as The
| NEWS is not in the business OF sellipg
books for profit, but only uses them Tor
; the interests OF its readers, and TO make
4 - A., n In
able book is, by this arrangement, placed
| In the hands OF its readers at considerable
| advantage 10 them.