Wade C. (Wade Cothran) Smith

Born on June 1, 1869, Wade Cothran Smith was an American religious writer and Presbyterian minister. Records associated with his death place his birth in Connecticut and note that he died on May 16, 1960, in Weaverville, North Carolina.

Smith wrote for both children and adults. He is credited with creating the "Little Jetts," a series of Bible-story books whose spare pen drawings and storytelling style were meant to spark a child’s imagination. Catalog and library records also connect him with titles including The Little Jetts Telling Bible Stories for Young Folks, Little Jetts Bible, Say, Fellows—, and New Testament Evangelism: "Come and See"—"Go and Tell".

Late in life, he served as an associate editor of The Presbyterian Journal. A memorial notice in the June 1, 1960 issue called him "the modern apostle of personal work," a fitting description for a writer whose books and articles were devoted to sharing Christian faith in direct, practical ways.