Excerpt from Young Men's Mutual Improvement Associations Manual, 1901-1902, Vol. 1: Subject: Principles of the Gospel; God, the Plan of Salvation, Faith, Repentance, Baptism This Manual is. The culmination and outgrowth of the preceding ones, although in some respects it differs from them. They have been almost purely historical, while this is doctrinal. In the previous Manuals the course of study has been the only feature, while another element, the preliminary program, is introduced in this. The previous courses of study have been adapted to all the members, while the course presented in this Manual has been prepared more with refer ence to the senior class. It has been recommended by the Stake and ward officers in general conference, that wherever possible the associa tions be graded and the junior classes study the first Manual of this series, The Life of Jesus. The Gospel principles treated in this Manual are God, The Plan of Salvation, Faith, Repentance, and Baptism. Next year's Manual will treat other principles and doctrines. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.