Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-12-07
NOTABLE SILVER 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 pub
fishers In this line. Beginning in 1875
with two small publications. his peri
odicals have grown In number and IA
vor until there are few schools In this
country that do not find it to their in
terest 10 use some OF his pure and
helpful publications, 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 suffced for
some to uutlive their usefulness. On
the contrary, Mr. Cook Is preparing to
celebrate the beginning ofanother quar-
ter century with additional improve
ments and new publications Among
these may be mentioned The New Cen
fury Sunday School Teachers Monthly,
large and thoroughly up-to-date
magazine for superintendent and
teachers. the first issue OF which viii
appear in December. Among the most
remarkable Of Ills publications Is the
Young Peoples Weekly, which has at
tanned circulation Of nearly a quarter
Of million being a successful attempt
TO furnish high grade OF religious
story reading for boys and girls. TO
avoid the ''goody goody' story of the
sunday school. such as We remember
IN our childhood days, and furnish
something natural. interesting and
eou1b.ng. has been its aim, and we
are rot az all surprised at its popular
IT,
The restraining influence OF the
Christian home and the sunday school
on our growing community of young
people. some of MS may not appreciate
as We should perhaps because these
sometimes fail 20 restrain This paper
-aouli Doe most welcome accessory
DO this work and one which all should
appreciate Boys ana girls will read,
md tao story book and paper are their
.rst choice There seems a plentiful
lpply of religious papers for older
Hr1plc oUy this Is the first successful
attempt to furnish q non-soct8riau re-
0-laus STORY paper for young people,
The paper is pratusgiy illustrated
beautifully printed. and contains as
much ar more reading matter than the
most expensive of secular young peo-
p.cs story papers The price, seventy
FIVE cents per year, should bring IL
within the reach Of every home Mr.
Cook Is now making a special EFFORT 70
give tha paper q wtder circulation. and
all who send seyanty-fye cents for a
years subscription before Jan wlll
receive beautiful premium picture
au.ard THE Souls Awakening IT,
is exactly the same size G&NlS iuchesl
and style as those on sale It art stores
,or ST. Orders should DE addressed e
David e. Cook Publishing Co. So
Washington street Chicago.
Probably Mo man living has done 50
wuga to improve ana cheaper Sunday
school literature as has Mr. David C.
Cook Through his aid thousands Of
schools have been encouraged improv-
ga and made selt-sus.aiuing Mr Cook
is yer a comparatively young man and
Il does no. appear AZ all improbable
that bis hel3 81 usefulness may extend
over yet another quarter century.