--- title: Improvement Era description: Monthly periodical of the Mormon church, 1897 onward. This library holds the issues of November 1897 to December 1930. authors: - Chamberlain, John M. collections: - periodicals tags: - magazine - improvement-era periodical: Improvement Era volume: 24 number: 9 published: 1921-07 publisher: Young Men’s Mutual Improvement Associations publisher_place: Salt Lake City language: en type: magazine reference: 'Chamberlain, John M., "The Pioneers," *Improvement Era* 24, no. 9 (July 1921): 834–835.' source: url: https://archive.org/details/improvementera2409unse 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: improvementera2409unse start_page: 834 end_page: 835 rights: status: public-domain basis: US publication 1930 or earlier (published 1921-07) source: https://archive.org/details/improvementera2409unse publication_year: 1921 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 1921, before 1931; a scan-level notice does not restore copyright. --- # The Pioneers 834 IMPROVEMENT ERA a view taken in the Southwestern part of the cemetery. The iron railings are a recent addition, members of the Reorganized church having been buried here also, hence their presence. The old Florence Bank building still stands with its char- acteristic "Mormon" permanency of construction. It is still used as a bank, although its antiquated structure recalls a day that has now passed into history forever. With the advancing of time since the days when Florence was a "Mormon" village, the scenes have shifted. Today Omaha with two hundred thousand inhabitants and its varied enterprising business interests, has caused the western bluffs of the river to teem with life and activity, and has changed for- ever the vista, that met the eye of the "Mormon" pioneer, as he gazed across the Missouri river to the setting sun. And with the change the faithful work of the elders, who came east- ward again with the gospel, have been rewarded. A thriving branch, with a comfortable and commodious chapel, and a corps of energetic elders, are doing their best to proclaim the message of truth that inspired and enabled the "Mormon" pio- neers to do what they did in the days when Winter Quar- ters was established. Omaha, Nebraska The Pioneers Words and Music by John M. Chamberlain. Tempo di Valse. The grand - est song that I -Z5f" q: -4 can sing Is =T=: of the :J=Fl= mm The crick - ets came, a hun - gry host; They brought star- The In - dians wild they did sub - due, With kind-ness They made the des - ert bloom so fair, Like ros - es '^^mmm^mwm - ±=f±= j— — i I j I 5 Pi - o - neers. They won a name whose va - tion's power; But Fa - ther's love sent day by day The gos - pel taught un in our land. In each good deed may s P2- fezzfc -G>~ _(S2i._ -12- « m THE PIONEERS 835 — / 1^3 ai r- •-A ^^E^^^^ff^a last - ing fame Shines bright-er through the years, from a - bove The gulls in that dark hour.' to them brought The straight and nar - row way. I sue - ceed. As did those he - roes grand'. •(2- •ythL -^% # ^ :£ =Ep=feiie§] Tempo di Morcia. 1 . 1 JN -> 4—-£-= Then hail, all hail, that no-ble band Of hardy Pi - 0- ton,, f |r=£EgEgEf£^=S=^5pg^f=F=q 1/ I 1/ (TcS