To the Officers and Members of the Young Men's Mutual Improvement Associations Throughout the World: DEAR BRETHREN: Recognizing the great importance of this organization, and fully appreciating the efforts made by those having the spirit of the work at heart, and desiring most earnestly to make continuous, in the spirit of its planning, the effective work of mutual education now in progress among our people; and, furthermore, sensing the magnitude of this educational force, and knowing that membership is a blessing and a privilege priceless in character, although not yet fully valued and by ...

many not yet comprehended, we believe it will be apparent to all that to make the organization still more effective in a truly educational sense, some material sup- port at this stage of its history is a practi- cal necessity. It is, therefore, desired that each mem- ber contribute fifty cents a year; thus establishing a general Mutual Improve- ment fund, which will provide for the publication and free distribution of the new Roll and Record book, and uni- form report blanks. The Roll and Re- cord book has been prepared under our direction by the committee compiling the ...