--- title: Improvement Era description: Monthly periodical of the Mormon church, 1897 onward. This library holds the issues of November 1897 to December 1930. authors: - Heber J. Grant collections: - periodicals tags: - magazine - improvement-era periodical: Improvement Era volume: 18 number: 4 published: 1915-02 publisher: Young Men’s Mutual Improvement Associations publisher_place: Salt Lake City language: en type: magazine reference: 'Heber J. Grant, "The Campaign for Funds," *Improvement Era* 18, no. 4 (February 1915): 355.' source: url: https://archive.org/details/improvementera1804unse 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: improvementera1804unse start_page: 355 end_page: 355 rights: status: public-domain basis: US publication 1930 or earlier (published 1915-02) source: https://archive.org/details/improvementera1804unse publication_year: 1915 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 1915, before 1931; a scan-level notice does not restore copyright. --- # The Campaign for Funds SOME PROBLEMS OF THE WAR 355 before the other, there is a great difference between exhaustion and surrender. Then there may be revolutions to overthrow certain existing monarchies, and the people themselves may de- mand a cessation of the awful slaughter of human life. In the solution of the great European problem, there is an — important factor required that is the entrance of other nations into the war. It is conceivable that Rumania might be suf- ficient to make the results decisive, though they would not be very prompt, with Rumania counted in. If to the support of the Allies there were not only added Rumania, but Italy, it is easy to figure out the end of the war and the manner of its termina- tion. The Campaign For Funds At a recent meeting of the General Board, Y. M. M. I., two changes were made in the method of collecting the General Fund. First. is to be based on the active roll The Fund and not on the permanent roll, as heretofore. Second. A roll of honor will be established with the ward as a unit, as well as the stake;— 100% meanig 25c from each member on the active roll. Also a roll of honor will be established for active membership, based on 12 per cent of the Church population. Based on the active roll of last year, stake and ward officers will know the proportion due from each ward. Your active enrollment has no doubt increased, but on receipt of 25c from each active member, on record, last the wards year it will be a delight to list your stake and roll of honor for entitled to such recognition on the In making remittances, report the amount to be 1915. credited to each ward. your stake Let us place all of your wards as well as on this roll. Mutual Improvement work is growing.. Let us rally at once to this call. , We must have the Sinews " or our plans will be seriously handicapped. of War In nearly all cases, it is just a matter of getting at it and finishing it. Forward your remittances at once to the general office. Every dollar contributed will come greater and more ef- back in "dividends" by giving you ficient service. . With every good wish, 1 am, Your brother, Heber J. Grant, Y. M. M. A. Assistant General Superintendent, I.