pro fit ▁organization ▁co - f ounded ▁by ▁D ale ▁A hl qu ist ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁with ▁the ▁mission ▁of ▁prom oting ▁interest ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 th ▁century ’ s ▁most ▁pro l ific ▁English ▁author , ▁G . ▁K . ▁Ch est erton . ▁The ▁A CS ▁is ▁the ▁leading ▁resource ▁for ▁scholar ly ▁research ▁on ▁Ch est erton , ▁hosts ▁annual ▁con ferences ▁across ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁and ▁abroad , ▁international ▁pil gr images , ▁and ▁offers ▁guidance ▁to ▁more ▁than ▁ 6 0 ▁local ▁soci eties ▁dedicated ▁to ▁Ch est erton ▁around ▁the ▁world ▁including ▁Canada , ▁Mexico , ▁Argentina , ▁Brazil , ▁France , ▁Italy , ▁Spain , ▁and ▁Russia . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁A hl qu ist ▁quit ▁his ▁job ▁as ▁a ▁political ▁lo bb y ist ▁to ▁run ▁the ▁American ▁Ch est erton ▁Society ▁full - time . ▁ ▁Gilbert : ▁The ▁Magazine ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁Ch est erton ▁Society ▁Gilbert ! ▁is ▁the ▁flags hip ▁magazine ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁Ch est erton ▁Society ▁and ▁is ▁published ▁and ▁edited ▁by ▁D ale ▁A hl qu ist ▁( former ly ▁edited ▁by ▁Se an ▁P . ▁Da iley .) ▁It ▁is ▁published ▁six ▁times ▁a ▁year . ▁Each ▁issue ▁contains ▁original ▁writ ings ▁by ▁and ▁about ▁Ch est erton , ▁but ▁also ▁covers ▁a ▁wide ▁variety ▁of ▁subjects ▁including ▁family ▁life , ▁the ▁arts , ▁politics , ▁faith , ▁current ▁events , ▁popular ▁culture , ▁literary ▁and