---
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: 5
number: 9
published: 1902-07
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* 5, no. 9 (July 1902).
source:
  url: https://archive.org/details/improvementera0509unse
  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: improvementera0509unse
curator_note: Retains the bibliographic cover, masthead, and contents. Omits unpaginated advertising leaves before and after the editorial pagination under the Improvement Era advertisement policy.
rights:
  status: public-domain
  basis: US publication 1930 or earlier (published 1902-07)
  source: https://archive.org/details/improvementera0509unse
  publication_year: 1902
  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 1902, before 1931; a scan-level notice does not restore copyright.
---

# Cover, Masthead, and Contents

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*Improvement Era*. Volume 5, no. 9. July 1902. Organ of Young Men’s Mutual Improvement Associations; published by the General Board, Salt Lake City.

## Contents

- Lucy Smith, “History of the Prophet Joseph,” 642.
- J. H. Ward, “The Two Wreaths,” 661.
- A. P. Welchman, “Those Fragments of Truth,” 663.
- Nephi Anderson, “The Castle Builder. V, VI,” 664.
- Brigham Clegg, “Speakers’ Contest—Sacrifice,” 681.
- John A. Widtsoe, “Nature in the Trust Business,” 686.
- William A. Hyde, “Fourth of July Oration,” 692.
- Oscar F. Hunter, “Bishop Edward Hunter II,” 700.
- S. E. Kiser, “Columbia’s Little Sister,” 704.
- Jesse W. Smith, “Mission Work in Germany,” 705.
- J. M. Tanner, “Some Leading Events in the Current Story of the World,” 708.
- Joseph F. Smith, “Editor’s Table—Marriage God Ordained and Sanctioned,” 713.
- Thomas Hull, “Thomas Hull,” 719.
- Willard Done, “Questions and Answers—Water Baptism—The Ten Lost Tribes,” 718.
- Young Men’s Mutual Improvement Associations, “Our Work,” 721.
- Thomas Hull, “Events of the Month,” 732.