, 1884-05-04
=. REV. JOSEPH COOK.
A Short Sketch of the Noted Boston
Lecturer,
Who Will Appear Here in a Few
Days.

America is justly proud of her dis.
tinguished son who, at home and abroad,
has gained such an ~unequaled reputation
as 4 public speaker. The coming to this
city of one who has so long arrested the
attention and influenced the thought OF
the literary and scientific world is an event
of sufficient importance to warrant a some
what extended notice of the man and his
work. Mr.. Cook is a native of New York,
a graduate of Harvard College and An
dover Seminary. After one additional
year at Andover and two in Germany,
under the most distinguished instructors,
he travelled extensively in Europe and
Asia. On returning to this country he
began his career as a public lecturer, and
at once arose to distinction. There was
so much freshness of thought and vigor
of expression in his published lectures be-
fore the Boston Monday club, that he was
called to every section of the country to
speak upon questions of current thought
1t seems incredulous that for eight years
his Monday noon lectures in Boston have
filled fremont Temple with three thous-
and people, mostly men, and have gone
out each week to at least a million readers.
In the year ending July 4, 1879, Mr.. Cook
delivered one hundred and sixty lectures,
crossing the Continent twice and travelling
II, 800 miles. During the winter he con
Quoted a Boston Monday noon lecture
ship and a New York Thursday evening
lectureship at the same time, and the
closing evening at New York the money
was refunded to two hundred ticket
holders who could not find standing room
in the hall. This is given as a sample
year work. In 1880, 81 and 80 Mr..
Cook, accompanied by his wife, made a
lecture tour of the world, visiting and
speaking in the principal cities of Europe
and Asia, and was everywhere greeted
with audiences such as few men have ever
been permitted TO address During the
two years and seventy-seven days oc-
cupied by Mr.. Cooks journey around the
world, he spoke %oftener than every other
working day while on land. On his re.
turn he passed through Cheyenne, and
lectured several times in Denver. Having
concluded his eighth course of Monday
lectures in Boston, he is on a lecture tour
across the Continent, and will deliver his
most celebrated lecture, Does Death End
All, at the Presbyterian church in Chey-
enne Monday evening, May Il. Wherev-
er Mr.. Cook has gone there has been Il
call for this remarkable lecture. and every.
where it is spoken Of as surprisingly in
teresting and instructive. Having be-
slowed upon this one lecture more than
two years of study he is able to present
the testimony of science and reason to u
future life for man, and possibly for some
of the higher orders of animals. 1t is not
a lecture on death but on life. and is most
fascinatingly interesting. Mr.. Cook is now
46 years of age, is of large, robust frame
and of most imposing personal presence.
He is unquestionably one of the most dis
tinguished lecturers in the world, and the
people are highly favored in being per-
mitted to hear one whom the most cult
waited on earth recognize as Il public
speaker, second TO none Of the present or
Of any preceding age. Cheyenne will
greet him with an audience worthy of the
city and worthy of her distinguished
visitor.