Accession: 092G.20.031
Editorial Title: Augusta E. Stetson to Mary Baker Eddy, July 10, 1909
Author: Augusta E. Stetson 
Recipient: Mary Baker Eddy 
Date: July 10, 1909
Manuscript Description: Handwritten by Augusta E. Stetson on unlined paper from New York, New York.
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Reproduced from the archive of The Mary Baker Eddy Library
My precious Leader

I have just this morning received these letters, and box, from twenty five practitioners in our Church Reading RoomsAs Written:R– Rooms. They were a great surprise to me; and were written hurriedlyAs Written:hurridly, at the suggestion of one student. No one knew what the other had written. I have had Mr Hatfield copy these letters, the students have signed them. Thus you may read them more readily. They make a composite letter which you will appreciate as demonstration of the one Mind, all of one accord in one placeActs 2:1 And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place. . They were sent to me as expressions of loving gratitude before our Communion Service. I feel that they belong to you dearest & are your fruit, for without your divine instruction, & Christly guidance I should not have had them.. So I send this copy of the dear letters to you with the gold of human character, which is fast melting into spiritual understanding in each of these students. You asked me years ago this question, Augusta lovest thou me.? I answered - yes beloved Leader, I love you. Again you repeated the query "Lovest thou me, and again I replied Yes, I love you my Leader, Teacher, and Guide to Eternal Life.. Then you said feed my sheepJohn 21:15 ¶So when they had dined, Jesus saith to Simon Peter, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me more than these? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my lambs. John 21:16 He saith to him again the second time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my sheep. John 21:17 He saith unto him the third time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me? Peter was grieved because he said unto him the third time, Lovest thou me? And he said unto him, Lord, thou knowest all things; thou knowest that I love thee. Jesus saith unto him, Feed my sheep. . I have earnestly & prayerfully endeavored to do this. These are thine Holy One. They are strong in Christ and are armored with spiritual understanding & love. They are daily going forth to battle, with the beast & the false prophetRev 19:20 And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought miracles before him, with which he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast, and them that worshipped his image. These both were cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone. , confident that Christ goes before them, & is destroying the claim of lust & hypocrisy & is revealing God & His Body, the Spiritual Universe. They desire to honor you our great forever Leader. They have "come up out of great tribulation, & have washed their robes in obedience & suffering"Rev 7:13 And one of the elders answered, saying unto me, What are these which are arrayed in white robes? and whence came they? Rev 7:14 And I said unto him, Sir, thou knowest. And he said to me, These are they which came out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. . I feel that my prayers & my alms are come up for a memorial before God.Acts 10:4 And when he looked on him, he was afraid, and said, What is it, Lord? And he said unto him, Thy prayers and thine alms are come up for a memorial before God. Acts 10th Chap. 4thv. We are observing your advice in the manualMary Baker Eddy, Manual of The Mother Church 92:3Healing Better than Teaching. Sect. 7. 
 Healing the sick and the sinner with Truth dem‐
 onstrates what we affirm of Christian Science,
92:6and nothing can substitute this demonstration.
 I recommend that each member of this Church
 shall strive to demonstrate by his or her practice,
92:9that Christian Science heals the sick quickly and
 wholly, thus proving this Science to be all that
 we claim for it.
92:12If both husband and wife are found duly quali‐
 fied to teach Christian Science, either one, not
 both, should teach yearly one class.
pg 92 Sec. 7. & are rejoicing that the devils are subject unto us in thy name."Luke 10:17 ¶And the seventy returned again with joy, saying, Lord, even the devils are subject unto us through thy name. These are evidences of the preparations made in "the large upper room", where the last supper may be eatenMark 14:15 And he will shew you a large upper room furnished and prepared: there make ready for us. Mark 14:16 And his disciples went forth, and came into the city, and found as he had said unto them: and they made ready the passover. Luke 22:12 And he shall shew you a large upper room furnished: there make ready. Luke 22:13 And they went, and found as he had said unto them: and they made ready the passover. . When we are ready to receiveAs Written:recieve the Ascended One, coming to this – Her own, never to depart. During our Communion Service tomorrow we shall look for the reappearing of our Lord, & shall silently commune with the divine Principle LoveMary Baker Eddy, Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures35:10This spiritual meeting with our Lord in the dawn of a
 new light is the morning meal which Christian Scientists
35:12commemorate. They bow before Christ, Truth, to re‐
 ceive more of his reappearing and silently to commune
 with the divine Principle, Love. They celebrate their
35:15Lord’s victory over death, his probation in the flesh
 after death, its exemplification of human probation, and
 his spiritual and final ascension above matter, or the flesh,
35:18when he rose out of material sight.
. S & H Pg 35 Precious Leader my love for you is inexpressible. God grant my constant prayer that I may be worthy to be called

Your
faithful obedient loving child
Augusta.
092G.20.031
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Reproduced from the archive of The Mary Baker Eddy Library
My precious Leader

I have just this morning received these letters, and box, from twenty five practitioners in our Church R– RoomsExpanded:Reading Rooms. They were a great surprise to me; and were written hurridlyCorrected:hurriedly, at the suggestion of one student. No one knew what the other had written. I have had Mr Hatfield copy these letters, & &As Written:& & the students have signed them. Thus you may read them more readily. They make a composite letter which you will appreciate as demonstration of the one Mind, all of one accord in one placeActs 2:1 And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place. . They were sent to me as expressions of loving gratitude before our Communion Service. I feel that they belong to you dearest & are your fruit, for without your divine instruction, & Christly guidance I should not have had them.. So I send this copy of the dear letters to you with the gold of human character, which is fast melting into spiritual understanding in each of themse students. You asked me years ago this question, Augusta lovest thou me.? I answered - yes beloved Leader, I love you. Again you repeated the query "Lovest thou me, and again I replied Yes, I love you my Leader, Teacher, and Guide to Eternal Life.. Then you said feed my sheepJohn 21:15 ¶So when they had dined, Jesus saith to Simon Peter, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me more than these? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my lambs. John 21:16 He saith to him again the second time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my sheep. John 21:17 He saith unto him the third time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me? Peter was grieved because he said unto him the third time, Lovest thou me? And he said unto him, Lord, thou knowest all things; thou knowest that I love thee. Jesus saith unto him, Feed my sheep. . I have earnestly & prayerfully endeavored to do this. These are thine Holy One. They are strong in Christ and are armored with spiritual understanding & love. They are daily going forth to battle, with the beast & the false prophetRev 19:20 And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought miracles before him, with which he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast, and them that worshipped his image. These both were cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone. , confident that Christ goes before them, & is destroying the claim of lust & hypocrisy & is revealing God & His Body, the Spiritual Universe. They desire to honor you our great forever Leader. They have "come up out of great tribulation, & have washed their robes in obedience & suffering"Rev 7:13 And one of the elders answered, saying unto me, What are these which are arrayed in white robes? and whence came they? Rev 7:14 And I said unto him, Sir, thou knowest. And he said to me, These are they which came out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. . I feel that my prayers & my alms are come up for a memorial before God.Acts 10:4 And when he looked on him, he was afraid, and said, What is it, Lord? And he said unto him, Thy prayers and thine alms are come up for a memorial before God. Acts 10th Chap. 4thv. We are observing your advice in the manualMary Baker Eddy, Manual of The Mother Church 92:3Healing Better than Teaching. Sect. 7. 
 Healing the sick and the sinner with Truth dem‐
 onstrates what we affirm of Christian Science,
92:6and nothing can substitute this demonstration.
 I recommend that each member of this Church
 shall strive to demonstrate by his or her practice,
92:9that Christian Science heals the sick quickly and
 wholly, thus proving this Science to be all that
 we claim for it.
92:12If both husband and wife are found duly quali‐
 fied to teach Christian Science, either one, not
 both, should teach yearly one class.
pg 92 Sec. 7. & are rejoicing that the devils are subject unto us in thy name."Luke 10:17 ¶And the seventy returned again with joy, saying, Lord, even the devils are subject unto us through thy name. These are evidences of the preparations made in "the large upper room", where the last supper may be eatenMark 14:15 And he will shew you a large upper room furnished and prepared: there make ready for us. Mark 14:16 And his disciples went forth, and came into the city, and found as he had said unto them: and they made ready the passover. Luke 22:12 And he shall shew you a large upper room furnished: there make ready. Luke 22:13 And they went, and found as he had said unto them: and they made ready the passover. . When we are ready to recieveCorrected:receive the Ascended One, coming to this – Her own, never to depart. During our Communion Service tomorrow we shall look for the reappearing of our Lord, & shall silently commune with the divine Principle LoveMary Baker Eddy, Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures35:10This spiritual meeting with our Lord in the dawn of a
 new light is the morning meal which Christian Scientists
35:12commemorate. They bow before Christ, Truth, to re‐
 ceive more of his reappearing and silently to commune
 with the divine Principle, Love. They celebrate their
35:15Lord’s victory over death, his probation in the flesh
 after death, its exemplification of human probation, and
 his spiritual and final ascension above matter, or the flesh,
35:18when he rose out of material sight.
. S & H Pg 35 Precious Leader my love for you is inexpressible. God grant my constant prayer that I may be worthy to be called

Your
faithful obedient loving child
Augusta.
 
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