---
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: 6
published: 1899-04
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. 6 (April 1899).
source:
  url: https://archive.org/details/improvementera26unse
  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: improvementera26unse
curator_note: Retains bibliographic cover, masthead, and contents. Omits advertising leaves 1–6 before the editorial pagination and leaves 87–98 after it; advertisements are omitted under the Improvement Era policy.
rights:
  status: public-domain
  basis: US publication 1930 or earlier (published 1899-04)
  source: https://archive.org/details/improvementera26unse
  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

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*Improvement Era*. Volume 2, no. 6. April 1899. Organ of Young Men’s Mutual Improvement Associations; published by the General Board, Salt Lake City.

## Contents

- Mozoomdar, Protab Chunder, “Oriental Religious Faiths—Brahmo-Somaj,” 401.
- Unsigned, “A Mysterious Visitor,” 409.
- Unsigned, “The Aziola: A Poem,” 418.
- Cowdery, Oliver, “Early Scenes and Incidents in the Church,” 419.
- Hunt, Leigh, “Spring: A Poem,” 424.
- Tanner, J. M., “Territorial Expansion,” 425.
- H., E., “A Song to Sorrow: A Poem,” 434.
- Lee, W. O., “Political Samoa,” 435.
- Unsigned, “A Souvenir: A Poem,” 441.
- Nelson, N. L., “Gospel Studies—The Reality and Significance of Heaven and Hell,” 442.
- Cowley, M. F., “Gifts of the Gospel,” 447.
- Crockett, Fred W., “Acts of Special Providence in Missionary Experience—Promptings of the Still, Small Voice,” 452.
- Cluff, W. W., “A Boy’s Faith,” 454.
- Reynolds, Sidney S., “A Sample of Missionary Work in the South,” 456.
- Morris, Nephi L., “Legendary Anecdotes of St. John,” 459.
- Unsigned, “Sacred Lines,” 463.
- Preston, Wm. B., “More About Tithing,” 464.
- Unsigned, “Official Announcement: The Articles of Faith,” 467.
- Unsigned, “Answers to Interesting Questions,” 467.
- Unsigned, “Notes,” 472.
- Unsigned, “In Lighter Mood,” 473.
- Unsigned, “Our Work: Training Young Men to Sing,” 475.
- Hull, Thomas, “Events of the Month,” 479.