The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1899-12-07
oTABLEsILvER ANNIVERSARY

With the close of the present year
Mr.. David c. Cook, OF Chicago, will cell
citrate his first quarter-centennial as
editor and publisher Of Sunday-school
literature. Starting twenty-five years
ago, without reputation or assurance of
support, he has become one of the most
widely and favorably known publish
ers in this line. Beginning in 1875 with
two small publications, his periodicals
have grown in number and favor until
there are few schools in this country
that do not find it to their interest to
use some of his pure and helpful publ
cations, while many in distant lands
pay tribute to their merits. The past
quarter of a century has witnessed
many changes among Sunday-school
publishers, and much less time than
this has sufficed for some to outlive
their usefulness. On the contrary, Mr..
Cook is preparing to celebrate the be-
ginning of another quarter-century
with additional improvements and new
publications. Among these may be
mentioned The New Century Sunday
School Teachers Monthly, a large and
thoroughly up-to-date magazine for SUI
perintendents and teachers, the first is
sue of which will appear in December
Among the most remarkable of his
publications is the Young Peoples
Weekly, which has attained a circu-
lation of nearly quarter of million,
being successful attempt to furnish
high grade of religious story reading
for boys and girls. To avoid the
"goodygoody" story Of the Sunday
school, such as we remember in our
childhood days, and furnish something
natural, interesting and ennobling, has
been its aim, and we are not at all sur
prised at it's popularity.
The restraining influence of the
Christian home and the Sunday school
on our growing community of young
people, some of us may not appreciate
as we should-perhaps because these
sometimes fail to restrain. This paper
should be most welcome accessory in
this work, and one which all should
appreciate. Boys and girls will read,
and the story book and paper are their
first choice. There seems plentiful
supply of religious papers for older
people, but this is the first successful
attempt to furnish a non-sectarian re-
ligious story paper for young people.
The paper is profuse.y illustrated,
beautifully printed, and contains as
much or more reading matter than the
most expensive of secular young peo-
pies story papers. The price, rs cents
per year, should bring it within the
reach of every home. Mr.. Cook is now
making special effort to give the
paper wider circulation, and all wko
send IS cents for a years subscription
before Jan. l will receive a beautiful
premium picture entitled THE Souls
Awakening" 1t is exactly the same
size Qox1S inches) and style as those
on sale at art stores for 81. Orders
should be addressed to David C. Cook
Publishing company, SO Washington
street, Chicago.
| Probably no man living has done SO
much to improve and cheaper Sunday
school literature as has Mr.. David C.
Cook. Through his aid thousands OF
schools have been encouraged, i'm
proved and made self-sustaining. Mr..
Cook is yet a comparatively young
man, and it does not appear at all i'm
probable that his field Of usefulness
may extend over yet another quarter
century.