---
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: 3
number: 7
published: 1900-05
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* 3, no. 7 (May 1900).
source:
  url: https://archive.org/details/improvementera37unse
  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: improvementera37unse
curator_note: Retains bibliographic cover, masthead, and contents. Omits advertising leaves 1–6 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 1900-05)
  source: https://archive.org/details/improvementera37unse
  publication_year: 1900
  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 1900, before 1931; a scan-level notice does not restore copyright.
---

# Cover, Masthead, and Contents

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*Improvement Era*. Volume 3, no. 7. May 1900. Organ of Young Men’s Mutual Improvement Associations; published by the General Board, Salt Lake City.

## Contents

- Talmage, James E., “Can We Forget?,” 481.
- Pearson, Sarah E., “Flowers for the Dead, Love for the Living: A Poem,” 486.
- Jaques, John, “Life and Labors of Sidney Rigdon—VI,” 487.
- Morton, William A., “How I Obtained a Testimony of the Gospel,” 493.
- Young Men’s Mutual Improvement Associations, “The Voice of Spring: A Poem,” 495.
- Paul, J. H., “The Kingdom of Heaven—II (Concluded),” 496.
- Shepherd, Warren, “Mohammed and the Saracens,” 503.
- Montgomery, James, “Aspirations of Youth: A Poem,” 509.
- Anderson, Edward H., “Apostle Lyman’s Mission to the Indians,” 510.
- Kempe, Christopher I.; Randall, Harley P., “Letters from Missionaries,” 517.
- Wootton, Attewall, “What Can We Know?,” 518.
- Ward, J. H., “Sometime: A Poem,” 521.
- Done, Willard, “Theology in Education—III,” 523.
- Tanner, J. M., “The South African War—VI,” 525.
- Burton, William W., “Sunshine and Shadow of Life: A Poem,” 532.
- Young Men’s Mutual Improvement Associations, “Editor’s Table: Talks to the Young Men; Regard for the Priesthood; Brigham Young Academy Exploring Expedition,” 538.
- Young Men’s Mutual Improvement Associations, “Notes,” 545.
- Young Men’s Mutual Improvement Associations, “In Lighter Mood,” 547.
- Young Men’s Mutual Improvement Associations, “Our Work: Important Instructions to Mutual Improvement Workers; Answers to Questions,” 548.
- Hull, Thomas, “Events of the Month,” 558.