Improvement Era, May 1909

The retained masthead identifies this as volume 12, number 7, Improvement Era, organ of the Young Men’s Mutual Improvement Associations.

Contents

• The Age and Destiny of the Earth, 505
• A Fragment, 509
• The Utah Library-Gymnasium Movement, 510
• If with my Very Latest Breath, 516
• The Tragedy and Triumph of Youth—VI. Character and Courage Youth’s Capital, 517
• The Rose, 519
• An Adventure in the Wilderness, 520
• The Writing on the Wall, 523
• Guard the Children, 528
• St. Paul’s Companions in Rome—VIII. Epaphroditus, 529
• Training of Children, 535
• How to Rise, 536
• A Phenomenon in Old Mexico, 537
• In the Wasatch Mountains—Devil’s Gate Bridge, Weber Canyon, 541
• Self-Control—XII. The Power of Personal Influence, 542
• No Use to Grumble, 545
• Herbert Melbourne—VII, 546
• Growth of the Church, 554
• Editor’s Table—Search and Ye Shall Find, 561
• Latter-day Saints and Prohibition, 563
• New Books by Home Authors, 565
• Messages from the Missions, 569
• Priesthood Quorums’ Table, 573
• Mutual Work, 576
• Events and Comments, 579