--- 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: 2 number: 3 published: 1899-01 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* 2, no. 3 (January 1899), cover, masthead, and table of contents. source: url: https://archive.org/details/improvementera23unse 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: improvementera23unse curator_note: Cover, masthead, and table of contents retained. Front and back advertising leaves are intentionally omitted; they are commercial advertisements rather than editorial content. rights: status: public-domain basis: US publication 1930 or earlier (published 1899-01) source: https://archive.org/details/improvementera23unse publication_year: 1899 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 1899, before 1931; a scan-level notice does not restore copyright. --- # Cover, Masthead, and Contents AND INCIDENTS IN EARLY SCENES COWDERY, By OLIVER THE CHURCH. ^ ^ in this number. VOL. II. The Glory of God is Intelligence. NO. 3. IMPROVEM ERA. Organ of Young Men's Mutual Improvement Associations. PUBLISHED BY THE GENERAL BOARD Heber J. Grant, j Business Thos. Hull, j Managers. JANUARY, 1899. TABLE OF CONTENTS. Manila, and the Part Taken by the Utah Batteries in its Capture Majw Richard W. Young 161 Duty, a Poem 166 The Icelandic Republic and its Legal System John Thorgeirson 167 Nature, A Poem Henry G. Bell 175 — Oriental Religious Faiths IIL Hinduism... Swami Vivekanander 176 Early Scenes and Incidents in the Church Oliver Cowdery 187 The Justification of Faith B. H. Roberts 194 The Morning Star, Sonnet Dr. Moore 201 Emperor William's Visit to Palestine Professor J. M. Tanner 202 Lives of the Apostles— Simon Peter Professor Willard Done 208 Gospel Studies Professor N. L. Nelson 217 The Past Year, a Poem Anon 222 Gifts of the Gospel John H. Davis 224 Winter Thoughts, a Poem Sarah E. Pearson 226 — Editor's Table Life Influencing Maxims Acts of Special Providence in Missionary Experience—Modern Value of the Bible.. 227-231 — Our Work— Get More Manuals The Use of — Missionary Eras Membership Permanent 232-235 Events of THE Month, Thomas Hull,\ : 236 See THE Mighty Angel Flying, Quartette... Stephens 240 SALT LAKE CITY: 213 AND 214 TEMPIvETON BLDQ. Published Monthly. $2. pep AnnuGQ. THE JUSTIFIGATIOH OF FAITH. iH this mmm.