---
title: Improvement Era
description: Monthly periodical of the Mormon church, 1897 onward. This library holds the issues of November 1897 to December 1930.
authors:
  - Crocheron, George W.
collections:
  - periodicals
tags:
  - magazine
  - improvement-era
periodical: Improvement Era
volume: 6
number: 1
published: 1902-11
publisher: Young Men’s Mutual Improvement Associations
publisher_place: Salt Lake City
language: en
type: magazine
reference: 'George W. Crocheron, "Truth," *Improvement Era* 6, no. 1 (November 1902): 42.'
source:
  url: https://archive.org/details/improvementera0601unse
  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: improvementera0601unse
start_page: 42
end_page: 42
rights:
  status: public-domain
  basis: US publication 1930 or earlier (published 1902-11)
  source: https://archive.org/details/improvementera0601unse
  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.
---

# Truth
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grams, and more occasions where the Spirit of God may be given
free scope, rather than the fixed, mechanical, unchangeable pro-
gram formed in the same mold         all   season long; more inspiration
and spirit; and, without demolishing system,          less   mathematical,
stereotyped precision and sameness in your method of conducting
the general exercises.     And then when you fail to awaken the
true devotional feeling with   all    this,   that you again turn to the
Lord and ask him earnestly to inspire you to teach the youth true
reverence, love and devotion for God and his cause, and he will
open new ways, and give you wisdom for your task; for, under
these conditions, "he giveth unto all men liberally and upbraideth
not,"

                               TRUTH.

                  FOR THE IMPROVEMENT ERA.

            Truth, like its author, God, is ever bright;
            Illumes the soul and ministers delight;
            While error tries in vain to hold its sway.
            But, vanquished, soon is forced to yield the fray.
                                                 — George W. Crocheron.