---
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: 4
number: 6
published: 1901-04
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* 4, no. 6 (April 1901).
source:
  url: https://archive.org/details/improvementera0406unse
  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: improvementera0406unse
curator_note: Retains the bibliographic cover, masthead, contents, and a frontispiece placeholder for Governor George L. Woods. Omits advertising leaves 2–6 before the editorial pagination and leaves 89–97 after it under the Improvement Era advertisement policy; leaf 7 is an Internet Archive digitization notice.
rights:
  status: public-domain
  basis: US publication 1930 or earlier (published 1901-04)
  source: https://archive.org/details/improvementera0406unse
  publication_year: 1901
  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 1901, before 1931; a scan-level notice does not restore copyright.
---

# Cover, Masthead, and Contents

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<!-- Frontispiece: Governor George L. Woods. -->

*Improvement Era*. Volume 4, no. 6. April 1901. Organ of Young Men’s Mutual Improvement Associations; published by the General Board, Salt Lake City.

## Contents

- Anderson, Edward H., “The Governors of Utah—Vernon H. Vaughn and George L. Woods,” 401.
- Young Men’s Mutual Improvement Associations, “Steady and Stick Do the Trick: A Poem,” 404.
- Done, Willard, “The Huguenot: A Story of St. Bartholomew’s,” 405.
- Parry, Edwin F., “Training and Equipment of Missionaries: The Need of Faith—Where It Should Be Centered,” 418.
- Rich, Ben E., “Value of Historical Knowledge,” 424.
- Taylor, Joseph E., “Sowing Wild Oats,” 429.
- Ivins, Anthony W., “Porfirio Diaz: A Character Sketch,” 433.
- Pearson, Sarah E., “Widowed: A Poem,” 438.
- Widtsoe, John A., “Water,” 439.
- Longfellow, Henry W., “Genius: A Poem,” 445.
- Sloan, W. J., “Retribution,” 446.
- Tanner, J. M., “Some Leading Events in the Current Story of the World,” 448.
- Anderson, Nephi, “A Vision: A Poem,” 458.
- Talmage, James E., “The Philosophy of “Mormonism”,” 459.
- Young Men’s Mutual Improvement Associations, “Editor’s Table: A Sketch of President Diaz; Dr. Talmage’s Lecture in Denver; Missionary Work,” 469.
- Young Men’s Mutual Improvement Associations, “Notes,” 471.
- Young Men’s Mutual Improvement Associations, “In Lighter Mood,” 473.
- Young Men’s Mutual Improvement Associations, “Our Work: Do Counselors Go Out of Office with Presidents?; New Stakes and Superintendencies; Officers, Notice This; New Member of the Board,” 474.
- Hull, Thomas, “Events of the Month,” 478.