Cover, Masthead, and Contents

Improvement Era, vol. 20, no. 2 (December 1916), published monthly at Salt Lake City by the General Board of the Young Men's Mutual Improvement Associations.

Editorial contents

• The Birth of Jesus, 97.
• Faith, 99.
• Prosperity, Debts and Investments, 102.
• Stand By, 105.
• Vicarious Work for the Dead, 106.
• In the World of Spirits: Story of a Conversion, 111.
• Who Wants John Barleycorn?, 121.
• Leave No Loopholes, 122.
• The Right Way, 124.
• Doing It Without Pressure, 125.
• Solitude, 127.
• Down With the Old, Up With the New, 128.
• Beyond Today, 130.
• The Making of a Man, 131.
• Winter, 141.
• Outlines for Scout Workers. XV, 142.
• The Meaning of Education. VIII, 147.
• Subduing the Earth, 149.
• Give Us Peace, 151.
• Dear Land of the Valleys and Mountains, 154.
• Hiking to the Summit of Mt. Baldy, 156.
• Mind and Plan in Nature, 158.
• The Nativity, 161.
• For My Little Babe’s Sake, 162.
• A Study in American Hebraic Names. I, 166.
• Nothin’ Like Christmas for Drawin’ Home the Folks, 171.
• Editors’ Table: Dress and Social Practices, 172.
• Priesthood Quorums’ Table: How to Teach, 179.
• Mutual Work, 182.
• Passing Events, 186.