---
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: 11
published: 1899-09
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* 2, no. 11 (September 1899).
source:
  url: https://archive.org/details/improvementera211unse
  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: improvementera211unse
curator_note: Retains bibliographic cover, masthead, and contents. Omits advertising leaves 2–6 before the editorial pagination and leaves 87–96 after it; advertisements are omitted under the Improvement Era policy.
rights:
  status: public-domain
  basis: US publication 1930 or earlier (published 1899-09)
  source: https://archive.org/details/improvementera211unse
  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. 11. September 1899. Organ of Young Men’s Mutual Improvement Associations; published by the General Board, Salt Lake City.

## Contents

- Reynolds, George, ““He Shall Perish”,” 801.
- Cowdery, Oliver, “Early Scenes and Incidents in the Church,” 807.
- Marshall, Mariah A., “My Life, a Poem,” 814.
- Nye, E. H., “Missionary Experiences: A Case of Miraculous Healing,” 815.
- Musser, J. W., “Missionary Experiences: The Character of Our Assailants,” 817.
- Neeley, Enos A., “Missionary Experiences: The Way Opened through Faith,” 818.
- Johnson, Albert J., “Missionary Experiences: The Gift of Healing,” 819.
- Nicholson, John, “Origin and Nature of Man, from the Standpoint of Revelation and Reason,” 820.
- Young Men’s Mutual Improvement Associations, “God Knoweth Best, a Poem,” 829.
- Roberts, B. H., “The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at the Parliament of Religions,” 831.
- Nelson, N. L., “Gospel Studies: The Reality and Significance of Heaven and Hell,” 841.
- Osmond, Alfred, “The Parting and the Meeting: A Story of the War, a Poem,” 850.
- Wootton, A., “Civilization vs. Barbarism,” 854.
- Ward, J. H., “The Tide of Life: A Plea for Mormon Civilization,” 856.
- Farnsworth, Mary A., “Why Must It Be? a Poem,” 860.
- Young Men’s Mutual Improvement Associations, “Death of Col. Ingersoll,” 862.
- Davis, E. R., “Daybreak? a Poem,” 866.
- Young Men’s Mutual Improvement Associations, “Editor’s Table: Talks to the Young Men; Learn a Trade; Return of the Volunteers,” 867.
- Young Men’s Mutual Improvement Associations, “Notes,” 872.
- Young Men’s Mutual Improvement Associations, “In Lighter Mood,” 873.
- Young Men’s Mutual Improvement Associations, “Our Work: Meetings by Returned Missionaries; September Work,” 875.
- Hull, Thomas, “Events of the Month,” 878.