--- 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: 4 published: 1899-02 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. 4 (February 1899), cover, masthead, and table of contents. source: url: https://archive.org/details/improvementera24unse 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: improvementera24unse 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 1899-02) source: https://archive.org/details/improvementera24unse 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 THE ADMINISTRATION OF DREYFUS LAW IN FRANCE____-^ By PROF. J. M. TANNER, in the ERA for MARCH. VOL. II. The Glory of God is Intelligence. NO. 4. IMPROVEMENT ERA. Organ of Young Men's Mutual Improvement Associations. PUBLISHED BY THE GENERAL BOARD. Jos. F. Smith, ) «^.-f^^ Editors. Heber J. Grant, j Business B. H. Roberts, J Thos. Hull, j Managers. FEBRUARY, 1899. TABLE OF CONTENTS. The Mormon Church Franklin D. Richards 241 A Dream of Youth, a Poem Anon 258 Abdallah and Sabat, a Tale 260 Acts of Special Providence in Missionary Experience M. F. Cowley 263 Night, a Poem Selected 266 Early Scenes and Incidents in the Church Oliver Cowdery 267 Answers to Interesting Questions C. W. Penrose 275 Habits A. Wootton 280 — Lives of the Apostles James and John Professor Willard Done 281 G>0 I Hear it Yet, a Poem Kennedy 290 — Gospel Studies II. An Outward Kingdom of God Necessary to Salvation Professor N. L. Nelson 291 The Law of Tithing Bishop W. B. Preston 299 Inconsistency of Agnostics Edwin F. Parry 301 Scenery of the Clyde Anon 304 Editor's Table: Attitude of the Church To- wards Reform-Political Parties Notes— In Lighter Mood 310-314 Our Work: General Improvement Fund Ungl Reading Newspapers 315-317 Events of the Month, Thomas Hull 318 SALT LAKE CITY: 213 and 214 TEMPLETON BLDG. Published Monthly. $2. pel? Annum. By- SA]H0A. AflD HER NEIGHBORS W. O. LEE. BEGINS IN MARCH NO. OF THE ERA.