For are you not mine just so fasr. as I accept the "Truth" you offer - Even though so far beyond I am creeping toward, not from you, all the time hoping the distance may grow "smaller by dreegrees and beautifully less." I have just received your few linesEditorial Note: See L04666.. Can you imagine how precious every word is to your loving student? Upon reading, the words came crowding thickly up for utterance, but alas! heart thoughts are not easily transmitted to a cold white surface - If I could only for a moment let you see how I love and revere "our ambassaderCorrected:ambassador" Yours is a tender loving heart, and how can one be an enemy and wound that heart,

I feel very happy to think I am at last one of your little flock, For five years I have been hesitating because I had a feeling that I could not leave the old church. It was hard to sever the connection, or to make up my mind to do so, but after the request had left my hands I felt relieved, and when the reply came last Friday I felt to rejoice, I have nothing to regret, but every thingCorrected:everything to regain It is hard when old associations are so tenacious, but when we drop the old for the new, have we not accomplished much, Sunday was a very happy day, I felt that I had never joined the true church before - It was a revelation, and your grand and beautiful words were like dew and manna to the thirsting, starving heart.

I wanted to but touch your hand Sunday. It seemed as if I should go home more contented, but somehow after what you said, it seemed to be almost sacrilege to even do that, I think I often feel that way, after you have spoken to us, It seems like holy grounds And association days, I always feel as if, I wanted to get out & away, without saying a word to anyone, and so carry away with me what you have said,

Is it wrong to feel so? If so I will overcome it. [*]Archival Note: A metamark that looks like an X appears at this point in the manuscript. How grand your book S & HealthEditorial Note: Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy is. It is a translation No amount of money could buy the book, if I could not get another no matter what suffering comes of weakness physically or mentally beliefs or errors try to make themselves manifest I have only to tayke Science & HealthEditorial Note: Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy and [?] Unclear or illegible  almost invariatly Corrected: invariably the first sentence brings relief. It seems to steady the thought. I dont Corrected: don't think any student old enough to neglect reading it. When we think we are advanced far enough to let the at book alone, then are we in danger.)) When trying to learn our way in Truth - error seems like the mist dissolving under the sun's rays. How can one read and not be convinced.

Please pardon me for mtaking up so much of your precious time.