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976 IMPROVEMENl ERA.

Elder James King writing from Gisbome, Poverty Bay, New Zealand, August 13, says: "My Maori companion, Hoone Peepe, and I have just finished a thirtyday trip among the Tuhoi natives, who are known as the least civilized of all the tribes found in New Zealand. We found them very kind and hospitable, and many of them listened eagerly to our message. The future prospects are promising for work among this particular tribe."

By letter from President J. P. L. Breinholt, of the Aalborg conference, Denmark, we learn : ' 'There are eight branches in this conference in which twenty- ' two elders and one lady missionary are laboring with reasonably good success.

Elder Wells L. Brimhall of Amsterdam, Netherlands, sends the following message, dated August 25: "The Era is a valuable aid to us in our missionary work. We find it to be not only an explainer of the scriptures, but it keeps us posted on what is being done in other parts. We appreciate it very much. In the Church in Amsterdam there are 592 souls, divided into two branches. Prospects are flattering for a good increase. We baptized seven persons this month, two of whom were the last left of the 'Reorganites,' in this city."

Elder Alma 0. Taylor writing from Tokyo, Japan, August 24, says: "Elder Woodland and his companion arrived well and happy last evening. I am happy to state that owing to the diligent, and intelligent labors of Elder John W. Stoker together with the blessings of God, in raising up assistance to the work, the trans lation of A Brief History of the Church is nearly ready to go into the hands of the printer."

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS. Revelation on War. When was the revelation on war (Sec. 87, Doctrine and Covenants), first printed, and where?

The revelation on war, as contained in Sec. 87 of the Doctrine and Covenants, was printed by Elder Franklin D. Richards in the first edition of the Pearl of Great Price, in 1851. He received a copy of the revelation from Elder Orson Pratt at Liverpool, where the former was then laboring. In the Millennial Star, 1851, page 216, a notice of the publication of the first edition of the Pearl of Great Price appears, with a list of its con tents. In this list is included "a revelation given in December, 1832, which has never before appeared in print." It follows clearly from this that the revelation was given to the world years before the event it foretold took place; and that its first publication was by the late Apostle Franklin D. Richards in the Pearl of Great Price, printed in Liverpool, in 1851.