---
title: Improvement Era
description: Monthly periodical of the Mormon church, 1897 onward. This library holds the issues of November 1897 to December 1930.
authors:
  - Clawson, Rudger
collections:
  - periodicals
tags:
  - magazine
  - improvement-era
periodical: Improvement Era
volume: 20
number: 4
published: 1917-02
publisher: Young Men’s Mutual Improvement Associations
publisher_place: Salt Lake City
language: en
type: magazine
reference: "Rudger Clawson, \"Priesthood Quorums' Table: Courses of Study for 1917,\" *Improvement Era* 20, no. 4 (February 1917): 372."
source:
  url: https://archive.org/details/improvementera2004unse
  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: improvementera2004unse
start_page: 372
end_page: 372
rights:
  status: public-domain
  basis: US publication 1930 or earlier (published 1917-02)
  source: https://archive.org/details/improvementera2004unse
  publication_year: 1917
  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 1917, before 1931; a scan-level notice does not restore copyright.
---

# Priesthood Quorums' Table: Courses of Study for 1917

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    Following are instructions from the committee to stake and ward officers
and members of the priesthood quorums:

    "Dear Brethren:   —Owing                                    supply sufto the inability of the publishers to
ficient copies of the text book for the
                                     Priesthood quorums for the year 1916,
some of the quorums were unable to complete the course. There are others
who are behind because they were unable to complete, in the specified time,
either Gospel Themes or Rational Theology. In view of these conditions,
the General Committee on Courses of Study for the Priesthood, recommends
that those quorums which have not yet completed the book, Jesus the Christ,
take such time during 1917 as they may need to do so.
      For those classes which are up-to-date in their studies, and for those who
will complete the text during the year, the suggestion is offered that they may
take their choice; first, of reviewing either Gospel Themes or Rational Theology; or, second, of taking up as supplemental work, The Crown of Individuality, by William George Jordan, and the Religion Worth Having, by
Thomas Nixon Carver. These books should be studied, however, in the
order named, and may be ordered from the Deseret Sunday School Union
Book Store, or the Era office, price $1 per copy postpaid. Where they are
ordered in lots of six or more, they may be had for 90c per copy, postpaid,
when cash accompanies the order.
      The committee prepared last year an outline of the lessons for the book
Jesus the Christ, and in case you desire to get any of these (which are splendid helps for the teachers), they will be sent you on order from the Improvement Era, No. 22 Bishop's Building, Salt Lake City, at 5c per copy. They
are now ready for distribution.
      The text book for the Teachers is Old Testament History, and the books
were distributed in January, being the same as were used in 1913, price 15c.
They were sent on the first of the year to the Bishop of each ward, on a basis
of 20 per cent of the teachers in the wards. Extra copies may be ordered
from the Improvement Era, as you need them.
      The text book for the Deacons this year is entitled Incidents in the Lives
of Our Church Leaders, a book of more than 100 pages, price 15c, and the
books were mailed on the first of January, and were issued to the bishop of
each ward on the basis of 30 per cent of the Deacons of that ward.
      All communications concerning the Teachers and Deacons' outlines, and
the pamphlet outline for the book Jesus the Christ should be addressed to
the Improvement Era, No. 22 Bishop's Building, Salt Lake City. Please give
ll is communication publicity in your Priesthood meeting, and greatly oblige.

                    Your brethren in the Gospel,
                                General Committee on Courses of
                                Study for the Priesthood.
                                            Rudger Clawson, Chairman.