Notice to Bishops

74 IMPROVEMENT ERA framing from food and drink, fasting, is but a means to awaken a spirit in the Saints that shall cause them to keep holy the Sabbath, to worship God, and shall lead them to kindly acts of service and self-sacrifice for their fellows. So shall their joy be full, and their fasting perfect, their light shall rise in obscurity and break forth as the morning, their health spring forth speedily, and when they call, the Lord shall answer, "Here I am." Notice to Bishops The attention of all interested is called to the following letter which was recently sent to the bishops of the Church by Elder Heber J. Grant, Manager of the Era. We should be delighted to have the work referred to done in every ward of. the Church by the 1st of December. The brethren who are called to perform the labor will find it a much lighter task now than later, and if promptly done will bring better results. A little word of encouragement will give an impetus to the canvass, and will greatly encourage the workers. We trust that all interested in the Era, and especially the authorities of the wards, will not be slow to s^eik the word and thus speed the cause. The letter is as follows: "Dear Brother: — The best time for soliciting subscribers for the Improvement Era is the present. The new volume begins with the November number. While the canvass for subscribers should be made by the agent appointed by the Young Men's Associations, I ask you to interest yourself and inquire of the officers if suitable and energetic young men either have been or will be appointed immediately to do this work. Every family should be solicited before the close of November, and be given an opportunity to subscribe for our magazine. The Era is the organ of the Priesthood Quorums as well as the Mutual Improvement Associations, and we therefore expect the ward authorities and the officers and members of the quorums to be first to subscribe, and to give their full support to the magazine. Every missionary in the field is furnished with a copy free. "Thanking you for immediate attention to this subject, and hoping that we may have the required number, five per cent of the Church population of your ward, as subscribers, I remain, ' "Sincerely your brother, "Heber J. Grant, Manager."