---
title: Improvement Era
description: Monthly periodical of the Mormon church, 1897 onward. This library holds the issues of November 1897 to December 1930.
authors:
  - Young Men’s Mutual Improvement Associations
collections:
  - periodicals
tags:
  - magazine
  - improvement-era
periodical: Improvement Era
volume: 1
number: 11
published: 1898-09
publisher: Young Men’s Mutual Improvement Associations
publisher_place: Salt Lake City
language: en
type: magazine
reference: Young Men’s Mutual Improvement Associations, *Improvement Era* 1, no. 11 (September 1898).
source:
  url: https://archive.org/details/improvementera111unse
  transcription: Transcribed from the Internet Archive scan of each issue (the item for each issue is named in the issue's own source); unnumbered advertising leaves are omitted, printed page numbers are kept as page markers.
  identifier: improvementera111unse
curator_note: Retains bibliographic cover, masthead, and contents. Omits advertising leaves 1 and 3–7 before the editorial pagination, and leaves 88–114 after it; advertisements are omitted under the Improvement Era policy.
rights:
  status: public-domain
  basis: US publication 1930 or earlier (published 1898-09)
  source: https://archive.org/details/improvementera111unse
  publication_year: 1898
  note: The Internet Archive item metadata carries a blanket "© Copyright by Intellectual Reserve, Inc." notice. The library owner judged it inapplicable because this issue was published in 1898, before 1931; a scan-level notice does not restore copyright.
---

# Cover, Masthead, and Contents

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*Improvement Era*. Volume 2, no. 1. September 1898. Organ of Young Men’s Mutual Improvement Associations; published by the General Board, Salt Lake City.

## Contents

- John Nicholson, “The Present War and the Coming Struggle,” 785.
- E. H. Anderson and R. T. Haag, “The Book of the Revelation of Abraham: A Translation,” 793.
- “The Tear of Pity: A Poem,” 806.
- “Reiner-Roberts Correspondence,” 807.
- “Personal Appearance of Jesus,” 820.
- Collins, “Ode—The Sleeping Brave,” 825.
- B. H. Roberts, “Religious Faiths, XI.—The Claims, Doctrines and Organization of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, III,” 826.
- “Progress of the War, IV,” 836.
- “Editor’s Table,” 843–855.
- “Our Work,” 856–861.
- Thomas Hull, “Events of the Month,” 862–864.
- “Book Review,” 864.