The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1900-01-13
4 NOTABLE SILVER ANNIvER-
SARY.

Mr.. David C. Cook. of Chicago. will
celebrate his first quarter-centennial
as editor and publisher OF Sunday
school literature. Starting twenty-five
years ago, without reputation or assur.
ance of support, he has become one OF
the most widely and favorably known
publishers in this line. Beginning IN
k1s75 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 publications, while many in
distant lands pay tribute to their mer-
its. The past quarter OF century
has witnessed many changes among
Sunday-school publishers, and much
| less time than this has sufiiced Ter some
to outlive their usefulness. On the con-
trary, Mr.. Cook is preparing to cele-
brate the beginning of another quarter
century with additional improvements
and new publications. Among these
NAV be mentioned the New Century
Sunday School Teachers Monthly, .
large and thoroughly up-to-date mag
azine for superintendents and teachers,
the first issue Of which viii appear in
December. Among the most remark
able of his publications is the Young
Peoples Weekly, which has attained
Circulation of nearly quarter OF
million, being successful attempt to
furnish high grade of religious story
reading for boys and girls. To avoid
the "goody-goody" story Of the Sum
day-school, such as we remember in
our childhood days, ard furnish some
thing natural, Interesting and en-.
nobling, has been its aim, and we are
not at all surprised at its 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 a most welcome accessory
in this work, and one which all should
appreciate. Boys and girls will read
and the story book and paper are theil
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 profusely illustrated
! beautifully printed, and contains al
: much or more reading matter than thu
: most expensive of secular young PEG
I pies story papers. The price, seventy
I five cents per year, should bring i
: within the reach of every home. Mr.
7 Cook is now making a special effor
: to give the paper wider circulation
E and all who send seventy-five cents to
: a years subscription before Jan. Is
will receive beautiful premium pic
: ture entitled 'sThe Souls Awakening.
: 1t is exactly the same size (l3xl
: inches) and style as those on sale
a art stores for 81. Orders should be ad
: dressed to David C. Cook Publishing
i Co., SO Washington ST., Chicago.
: Probably no man living has done s
: much to improve and cheaper Sunday
|. school literature as has Mr.. David
d Cook. Through his aid thousands Q
o schools have been encouraged, in
II proved and made self-sustaining. M
d Cook is yet comparatively young mai
o and it does not appear at all improbabl
d that his field of usefulness may exten
t, over yet another quarter-century.