Your dear letterEditorial Note: This letter is not extant. was received this morning, and what a nice long letter you wrote me. I enjoyed reading every word of it. I ansExpanded:answer immediately to tell you how well I am feeling. in writing youEditorial Note: See 120.22.002. of my sick spell last week – in belief – I did not write dear Teacher expecting you to help me. I knew just what you would say to me, I have been taught it all, but in wri [?] Unclear or illegible ting you last sSunday morning, I exhad such a strong current of opposite element not to write you how I felt, that I was determined to do so, after sealing up the letter, I had a severe chemicalEditorial Note: “Chemicalization" is a term Mary Baker Eddy used to refer to a temporary stirring up of symptoms or process of “fermentation” as errors of various types are being destroyed., kept my bed all day. all day some thingCorrected:something kept saying to me, dont send that letter to Mrs Eddy with your feelings of beleifs Corrected: beliefs expressed. then at night when I sent it down stairsCorrected:downstairs to go in the night mail – I began immediately to feel better. I arose Monday morning morningAs Written:morning feeling perfectly well, and I know it was because I did what the opposite element was de [?] Unclear or illegible termined I should not do, my expressing my thoughts and feelings to you– if in writing or verbaly Corrected: verbally I am greatly strengthened, not dear teacher that I depend on you, for I depend wholly on God, devineCorrected:divine PrincipalCorrected:Principle — but butAs Written:but my thought coming in contact with yours strengthens str it. and I feel it whether with you, or away from you thinking of you. I appreciate your kindness, Love and faithfulness to your Student. to spend your [?] Unclear or illegible valuable time in writing and advising me. I love dearly to get letters from you, and treasure up every word you write me. I miss being away from all the ScientistsEditorial Note: Christian Scientists, and the lectures & Sunday Services. I had a nice letter from Mrs Dr Harris this week. now about the Journal, are they to be issued every month this year. I thought I understood Mr Cox to say so, or are they to be issued once in two months. I have two Subscribers for you. I told them I thought once a month so they gave me the money two dollarsEditorial Note: $2.00 in 1884 is the equivalent of $63.98 in 2024. apiece. if they come once in two months, will return them each 1.00Editorial Note: $1.00 in 1884 is the equivalent of $31.99 in 2024.. will I send the money and how will I send it, or will I give it to you when I come down to BostonEditorial Note: Boston, Massachusetts. I will do which you say. I have sold some of the booksEditorial Note: Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy. hope to sell the [?] Unclear or illegible whole of them soon–

you remember my telling you about the Universalist Clergyman calling on meEditorial Note: See 120.22.001.. he finally came to me to be treated, the M.D.s had told him he would have to give up preaching, and do some other business. I think if you could hear him preach now, you would feel proud of your girl, and think that she had began through your teachings to understand God, devineCorrected:divine PrincipalCorrected:Principle aright. and I try to live each day so that I may feel that through me he will heal the sick, and cast out error. I gave last week here and in WatervilleEditorial Note: Waterville, Maine 86 Sittings, or treatments. I have never had a patient here ask me to treat them for any thingCorrected:anything less then Corrected: than my price, $2.00 first visit, 1.00 for each other visit. now must give you the names of the Subscribers to the Journal - then go to my Office. one is Mr Fred E. Baxter- South Gardiner, Me. the other is Stephen Marson. Gardiner. Me. and with your instructions will send the money for the same. now dear Teacher please write me when you have time, and remember me to the Students.