--- title: Improvement Era description: Monthly periodical of the Mormon church, 1897 onward. This library holds the issues of November 1897 to December 1930. authors: - Townsend, Joseph L. collections: - periodicals tags: - magazine - improvement-era periodical: Improvement Era volume: 12 number: 3 published: 1909-01 publisher: Young Men’s Mutual Improvement Associations publisher_place: Salt Lake City language: en type: magazine reference: 'Townsend, Joseph L., "Every Day Religion," *Improvement Era* 12, no. 3 (January 1909): 234.' source: url: https://archive.org/details/improvementera1203unse 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: improvementera1203unse start_page: 234 end_page: 234 rights: status: public-domain basis: US publication 1930 or earlier (published 1909-01) source: https://archive.org/details/improvementera1203unse publication_year: 1909 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 1909, before 1931; a scan-level notice does not restore copyright. --- # Every Day Religion EVERY DAY RELIGION. (For the Improvement Era.) An ev'ry day religion Of prudent thoughts and deeds, Alone can bring the harmony Of action that succeeds. The soul's degree of culture-state And how il is refined By habit, and by manners, too, Is shown by every mind. That soul has no temptations Who wills them all away, For new ideals, bright and pure, Their greater joys portray; While culture brings the happiness From better points 'of view, ' And sweet religious thoughts inspire The hope and faith to do. An ev'ry day religion, An ev'ry day reform, While growing better ev'ry day With hearts so true and warm: 0 this is what we advocate In culture for the race, Until each soul is sanctified By adding grace to grace. Salt Lake City, Utah. Joseph L. Townsend.