Accession: 092A.19.012
Editorial Title: H. C. Waddell to Augusta E. Stetson, February 18, 1886
Author: H. C. Waddell 
Recipient: Augusta E. Stetson 
Date: February 18, 1886
Manuscript Description: Handwritten by H. C. Waddell on the lined printed stationery of Mrs. H. C. Waddell, with Mrs. crossed out.
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Nicholasville, KentuckyAs Written:Ky., Feby 18th 1886
Mrs. F. J. Stetson:
Dear Sister:

Your letterEditorial Note: This letter is not extant. did not reach me yesterday until I had written to you enclosing a postal note. I thank you for your great kindness. My mind of course is made up. It has been for months. I was waiting only for the step to become possible – not easy. It will not be so I can assure you. I have prayed God to open the way for me if He desired me to labor for Him in Christian Science and now since He has chosen you to open it for me I must walk therein. I cannot now answer you in regard to your stated proposal. In a day or two I shall answer in full. Suffice it to say here that I will come to BostonEditorial Note: Boston, Massachusetts, but I cannot enter class before April 1st. Then by the grace of Our Father I will. I shall give you a full answer in a day or two. Oh how hard it is to take this step. but I cannot hesitate. How I will be misrepresented As Written: misreprsented and misunderstood, but I know my duty and I have never yet in the face of certain light chose to abide in darkness.

If I should refuse to go now when the way is made accessible I should be as Jonah fleeing before GodJonah 1:3 But Jonah rose up to flee unto Tarshish from the presence of the Lord, and went down to Joppa; and he found a ship going to
Tarshish: so he paid the fare thereof, and went down into it, to go with them unto
Tarshish from the presence of the Lord. . I have many reasons to believe this call Divine and in fear and trembling for my mortal weakness yet in the strength of God I shall respond. My wife says she cannot go with me to class. If she could she would. That on the first of April she will go home to KentuckyAs Written:Ky on a visit while I go to Boston. But that she will follow. During the last ten days she has grown almost daily more favorable to "Science"Editorial Note: Christian Science and while reading "Science & Health"Editorial Note: Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy the other day aloud, she manifested great interest in it. It has taken root in her thoughts.

Will Mrs Eddy have a class about the last of MarchAs Written:M'ch or first of April.? I wish I could come now. Six weeks is not long but I have been thirsting for months. God bless you. I shall write soon

Yours truly
Hugh. C Waddell
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Nicholasville, Ky.Expanded:Kentucky, Feby 18th 1886
Mrs. F. J. Stetson:
Dear Sister:

Your letterEditorial Note: This letter is not extant. did not reach me yesterday until I had written to you enclosing a postal note. I thank you for your great kindness. My mind of course is made up. It has been for months. I was waiting only for the step to become possible – not easy. It will not be so I can assure you. I have prayed God to open the way for me if He desired me to labor for Him in Christian Science and now since He has chosen you to open it for me I must walk therein. I cannot now answer you in regard to your stated proposal. In a day or two I shall answer in full. Suffice it to say here that I will come to BostonEditorial Note: Boston, Massachusetts, but I cannot enter class before April 1st. Then by the grace of Our Father I will. I shall give you a full answer in a day or two. Oh how hard it is to take this step. but I cannot hesitate. How I will be misreprsented Corrected: misrepresented and misunderstood, but I know my duty and I have netver yet in the face of certain light chose to abide in darkness.

If I should refuse to go now when the way is made accessible I should be as Jonah fleeing before GodJonah 1:3 But Jonah rose up to flee unto Tarshish from the presence of the Lord, and went down to Joppa; and he found a ship going to
Tarshish: so he paid the fare thereof, and went down into it, to go with them unto
Tarshish from the presence of the Lord. . I have many reasons to believe this call Divine and in fear and trembling for my mortal weakness yet in the strength of God I shall respond. My wife says she cannot go with me to class. If she wcould she would. That on the first of April she will go home to KyExpanded:Kentucky on a visit while I go to Boston. DBut that she will follow. During the last ten days she has grown almost daily more favorable to "Science"Editorial Note: Christian Science and while reading C. S– "Science & Health"Editorial Note: Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy the other day aloud, tshe manifested great interest in it. It has taken root in her thoughts.

Will Mrs Eddy have a class about the last of M'chExpanded:March or first of April.? I wish I could come now. Six weeks is not long but I have been thirsting for months. God bless you. I shall write soon

Yours truly
Hugh. C Waddell
 
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