---
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: 7
published: 1899-05
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. 7 (May 1899).
source:
  url: https://archive.org/details/improvementera27unse
  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: improvementera27unse
curator_note: Retains bibliographic cover, masthead, and contents. Omits advertising leaves 1–4 before the editorial pagination and leaves 85–94 after it; advertisements are omitted under the Improvement Era policy.
rights:
  status: public-domain
  basis: US publication 1930 or earlier (published 1899-05)
  source: https://archive.org/details/improvementera27unse
  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. 7. May 1899. Organ of Young Men’s Mutual Improvement Associations; published by the General Board, Salt Lake City.

## Contents

- Young, Richard W., “The Story of a Philippine Crime,” 481.
- Madsen, C. A., “Groundwork for Government and Leadership,” 486.
- Burdick, Arthur J., “The Lake at Sunset: A Poem,” 489.
- Webb, Mohammed, “The Spirit of Islam,” 490.
- Perry, Lilla C., “Meeting After Absence: A Poem,” 496.
- Hill, George E., “The Wonders of Liquefied Air,” 497.
- Unsigned, “Life’s Chase: A Poem,” 503.
- Roberts, B. H., “The Leaven of the Gospel,” 504.
- Knox, “Time: A Poem,” 512.
- Stanford, T. Y., “Two Claimants to the Throne of France,” 513.
- Goethe, “To the Husbandman: A Poem,” 517.
- Nelson, N. L., “Gospel Studies—The Reality and Significance of Heaven and Hell,” 518.
- Herrick, “To Blossoms: A Poem,” 526.
- Wootton, A., “The Necessity of a Change of Heart,” 527.
- Cowdery, Oliver, “Early Scenes and Incidents in the Church,” 529.
- Kimball, Elias S., “Acts of Special Providence in Missionary Experience,” 534.
- Sears, J. S., et al., “Life-Influencing Maxims,” 538.
- Unsigned, “Conversation,” 541.
- Unsigned, “The Power of Religion,” 545.
- Unsigned, “A Beautiful Thing,” 547.
- Unsigned, “Book Review,” 549.
- Unsigned, “Notes,” 550.
- Unsigned, “In Lighter Mood,” 552.
- Unsigned, “Our Work: Report of Mutual Improvement Missionary Work,” 553.
- Unsigned, “Our Work: Missionary Work in Utah Stake,” 554.
- Hull, Thomas, “Events of the Month,” 556.