--- title: Improvement Era description: Monthly periodical of the Mormon church, 1897 onward. This library holds the issues of November 1897 to December 1930. authors: - Young Men's Mutual Improvement Associations collections: - periodicals tags: - magazine - improvement-era periodical: Improvement Era volume: 20 number: 12 published: 1917-10 publisher: Young Men’s Mutual Improvement Associations publisher_place: Salt Lake City language: en type: magazine reference: "Young Men's Mutual Improvement Associations, \"Priesthood Quorums’ Table,\" *Improvement Era* 20, no. 12 (October 1917): 1109." source: url: https://archive.org/details/improvementera20012unse 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: improvementera20012unse start_page: 1109 end_page: 1109 rights: status: public-domain basis: US publication 1930 or earlier (published 1917-10) source: https://archive.org/details/improvementera20012unse 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 ifPRIESTHOOD QU041 -RUMS' TABLE 1 Ui >-» © Ward Teaching in Clifton The readers of the Era might be interested in the remarkable record in ward teaching made by Clifton ward, Oneida stake. This ward was one of the pioneers in getting their full one hundred per cent visits. Some time ago I had occasion to visit that ward on teachers' report day. I found the ward every teacher present, although the weather was extremely bad and I had a kodak and took the pictures of these men, is widely scattered. congratulated, along every man at his post of duty. Such men are to be the ward record with their splendid bishopric. I asked Bishop S. M. Lee for in teaching. He replied, in part, as follows: "The Clifton ward made its cent in the year 1912, and has been able to reach the 100 per first 100 per cent mark every year since that time. Weattribute our success to the faith- fulness of the teachers, and to the close watchfulness of the bishopric. If a the bishop and he ward teacher is unable to make his visit, he notifies Each gets other help, or the members of the bishopric make the visit. him to make his visit, month a written notice is sent each teacher notifying bishopric desire him to take and suggesting to him the subject which the our up with the people. With a very few except ons we have a ways had day. Until 1916, we had eight teachers districts, and full report on report teachers' districts, and 18 teachers. 16 teachers; we now have nine he bishop jf the teachers and . The inclosed photograph shows the ward. Front row, left to right: R. C Van ^™*™°\ A w$Z™ Second S. M. Lee James non Howell (first counselor), Bishop ^ rase a: nS«=&M $gi- Sfisj £T Merrill. and John P. Larson.-H. R.