The Yale expositor., 1899-12-08
NOTABLE SILVER ANNIVERSARY

With the close OF the present year
Mr.. David G. Cook, of Chicago, will cell
citrate his first qulrter-centennial as
editor and publisher of Sunday-school
literature. Starting twenty-five years
ago without reputation or assurance or
support, he has become one of the most
widely and favorably known publish
ers in this line. beginning in 1873 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 sufiiced 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 eircu-
lation Of nearly 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 ennobling, has
, been its aim, and we are not at all sur
, prised at its popularity.
= The restraining influence of the
. Christian home and the Sunday school
9 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
e should be a most welcome accessory In
G 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 a plentiful
supply of religious papers for older
people, but this is the first successful
attempt to furnish q non-sectarian re-
i, ligious story paper for young people.
= The paper is prorusely illustrated,
= beautifully printed, and contains as
), much or more reading matter than the
- most expensive of secular young peo-
. pies story papers. The price, IS cents
per year, should bring it within the
) reach of every home. Mr. Cook is now
. making a special effort to give the
- paper wider circulation, and ali who
y send 20 cents for years subscription
u before Jan. will receive beautiful
premium picture entitled THE Souls
Awakening" 1t is exactly the sam'
IS size Qox1S inches) and style as. thos
D.. on sale at art stores for 81. Orders
l. should be addressed TO David &. Cool
N Publishing company, SO Washingto'
s. street, Chicago.
in Probably no man living has done s.
s. much to improve and cheaper Sunday
a school literature as has Mr. David {
as Cook. Through his aid thousands 0
p schools have been encouraged, I'm
J. proved and made self-sustaining. Nj
re Cook is yet a comparatively youn
al man, and it does not appear at all i'm
probable that his field OF usefulnes
may extend over yet another quarteA
al century.