Improvement Era, November 1930

Cfkey Jmprovemenf NOVEMBER, 1930 Vol. 34 No. 1 RETURN POSTAGE GUARANTEED Foreign Lecturers By DR. EDGAR J. GOODSPEED ;: :> r.-, Critical Days in Palestine By DR. FRANKLIN S. HARRIS Horsebackin' Over Mt. Nebo By HARRISON R. MERRILL The Fraud By FLORENCE H. TOWNSEND THANKSGIVING

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The Improvement Era for November, 1930 F ECA8T HTHE Christmas issue of the Im- • pvovement Era is to be differ- ent from the others of the year. Sparkling, alive, overflowing with the spirit of the season, it will abound in messages of the season expressed in a manner which will reach young and old alike. To best convey the wealth of ■■ emotion which comes with the Christmas- tide, inexplicable, immeasurable, almost untranslatable rush of kindliness and love for all human- ity, stories and poems seem partic- ularly adapted, and of these there will be many, in addition to other interesting features. HTHE BLUE SPRUCE, a de- ■■ lightfully human chronicle of a stubborn old man whose son had no influence with him, but whose hard feelings melted in the warm presence of a winsome, unknown little grandson, will delight every Era reader. Written by Ivy Wil- liams Stone, well known and ap- preciated for her literary work, it is the sort of story you will want to read to the entire family. "DABIES seem especially import- ■^ ant at Christmas, somehow — perhaps because one Baby, long ago, ushered Christmas in, under the radiance of a bright star. The Hand-me-Down Baby, by Ruth M. Marshall, is a little story of unusual feeling and charm which carries the call of babyhood to the hearts of all who have babies of their own; and to those who have none, the appeal is even stronger. Mrs. Marshall is new to our pages but on the strength of this story she bids fair to become a member of every Era family, and any story bearing her signature will be an- ticipated anxiously in the future. Q SBOURNE McCONATHY, ^ one of the recognized and ad- mired authorities on music in America, has for December an ar- ticle in which he declares that music is all about us and asks, "What are We Going to do About It?" Not only musicians, but parents and teachers, and even we ordinary mortals who love music without knowing just why, are wondering what the answer to this question is to be. Mr. Mc- Conathy offers a few cheering sug- gestions in this article which will set us all a-thinking. The I improve meet Era Melvin J. Ballard Business Munager Clarissa A. Beesley Associate Business Manager George Q. Morris Rachel Grant Taylor Chairmen Era and Publicity Organ of the Priesthood Quorums, the Mutual Improvement Associations and the Department of Education of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints CONTENTS Title Page Editorials — The United States of Europe; A Well Balanced Plan; A Third Party Hugh J. Cannon 3 Giving Thanks Elsie T. Brandley 4 Foreign Lecturers Dr. Edgar J. Goodspeed 5 The Last Command Henry F. Kirkham 8 Words of President Lorenzo Snow — 9 Horsebackin' Over Mt. Nebo Prof. H. R. Merrill 1 0 Poetry . 1 2 Across the Years G. Adelle Skov The Farm Edith Cherrington All Summer Through Jean Mitchell Laurence Goodbye to Autumn : Leone E. McCune Fireflies! Fireflies! Jean Mitchell Laurence Continuance G. Adelle Skov November Leone E. McCune Inconsistency Grace McKinstry The First Word of Wisdom Exhibit Dr. John A. Widtsoe 13 Joseph Smith — A Modern American Prophet. Chapter V. j _' John Henry Evans The Fraud. A Story Florence Hartman Totvnsend Critical Days in Palestine Dr. Franklin S. Harris 15 18 22 25 28 30 35 37 From the Green Mountains to the Rockies John D. Giles Expatriation. A Story — Chapter Fotfr -—Hugh J. Cannon Alone. A Poem Rosannah Cannon What I Did Not See in Utah Rose Murphy Hillis Hearts That See Fay Decker Dix A True Gentleman — 3 8 A Spiritual Philosophy of Life. Chapter XII ...Dean Milton Bennion 39 Mutual Work — ■ Executive Department 43 Adult Department 46 M Men Department 47 Gleaner Girls Department - 48 Junior Girls Department. 49 Vanguards- Scouts Department 51 Bee Hive Girls Department 5 3 Poods for Health Adah R. Naylor 55 Tested For a Century Dr. George H. Brimhall 64 Entered at the Post Office, Salt Lake City, Utah, as second-class matter. Acceptance for mailing at special rate of postage provided for in section 1103 Act of October, 1917, authorized July 2, 1918. Manuscripts submitted without the statement, "At usual rates," are con- sidered free contributions. Photographs, unless their return is especially requested, will be destroyed. Published monthly at Salt Lake City by the M. 1. A. General Boards; $2 per annum. Address: Room 406 Church Office Building.

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