Accession: 140.23.001
Editorial Title: George McLaren to Mary Baker Eddy, May 18, 1876
Author: George McLaren 
Recipient: Mary Baker Eddy 
Date: May 18, 1876 - archivist estimate
Manuscript Description: Handwritten by George McLaren in blue ink on lined blue paper from Boston, Massachusetts.
Archival Note: This letter does not include a month; however, May was the only month in 1876 when the 18th fell on a Thursday.
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28 Kneeland St. Boston Thurs 18/76
My Dear Mrs. B. Glover,

Yesterday I was made the recipient As Written: recepient of a Beautiful As Written: Beautifull letterEditorial Note: This letter is not extant. from my Dear Sister Mary of Lynn, Author of a WonderfulAs Written:Wounderfull Book, Called Science & HealthEditorial Note: Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy, a Metaphysical Book, making strange statementsAs Written:statments, causing poor Bodies to cringe & writhe As Written: writh with sledgehammerAs Written:sledge hammer Blows Stupefying poor innocent creatures As Written: Creaturs so they hardly know whether As Written: whither they are in the dear old Body, or out of it. And when they are about recovering themselves from their stuporAs Written:stuper, They find themselves out of the frying Pan into the fire, down comes the Metaphysical sword, cutting & slashing, Pricking to the right of us - Pricking to the left of us. there is no part we can touch but we find wounded, Yes I say Wounded, from the "Crown of the head to the sole of the foot", we are all bruised & sore". "Oh, Mary Baker, you are an Acher, Maker - And who is going to Pay the fiddler, to this dance of the destruction of Matter? Metaphysical Science Sir, Oh", is it, Then let it do its work - If it is of God it will stand. If not of God, it will be rooted up & cast into the OvenActs 5:38 And now I say unto you, Refrain from these men, and let them alone: for if this counsel or this work be of men, it will come to nought: Acts 5:39 But if it be of God, ye cannot overthrow it; lest haply ye be found even to fight against God. Matt 3:10 And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees: therefore every tree which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire. Matt 13:40 As therefore the tares are gathered and burned in the fire; so shall it be in the end of this world. " And you have thrown down the Gauntlet As Written: Guntlet to Prof TyndalEditorial Note: John Tyndall (1820-1893) was an Irish physicist who from 1853-1887 was professor of physics at the Royal Institution of Great Britain in London, England. Mary Baker Eddy mentions Tyndall in Miscellaneous Writings, 1883-1896 (1897) and The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and Miscellany (1913)., And you have called the world to Battle on this issue Who is to be your Armour-bearerAs Written:Armour bearer in this Battle of life,? Metaphysics Sir, Oh" he is your right-handAs Written:right hand man, I see. yes, he unfolds truth & truth is God". And as He is with us, who Can be against us & prevail ?Rom 8:31 What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us? Well. We'll As Written: Well go in Sister. go in while the fire burns. let us have Light, And perhaps I may be able to deal error a left-handedAs Written:left handed blow. somewhereAs Written:somewher, sometime,

Try & stick to Monday, even If the devil stands at the door) Mrs. Frothingham took your letter from me, & she wont give it back - She says I dont understand you. she can see it was for my good & it is all right, & I am to be careful As Written: carefull not to misjudge As Written: missjudge you, She is Heroine - Sister Mary, & stands squarely As Written: squarly up for you,

I am your Brother
George–
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28 Kneeland St. Boston Thurs 18/76
My Dear Mrs. B. Glover,

Yesterday I was made the recepient Corrected: recipient of a Beautifull Corrected: Beautiful letterEditorial Note: This letter is not extant. from my Dear Sister Mary of Lynn, Author of a WounderfullCorrected:Wonderful Book, Called Science & HealthEditorial Note: Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy, a Metaphysical Book, making strange statmentsCorrected:statements, causing poor Bodies to cringe & writh Corrected: writhe with sledge hammerCorrected:sledgehammer Blows Stupefying poor innocent Creaturs Corrected: creatures so they hardly know whither Corrected: whether they are in the dear old Body, or out of it. And when they are about recovering themselves from their stuperCorrected:stupor, They find themselves out of the frying Pan into the fire, down comes the Metaphysical sword, cutting & slashing, Pricking to the right of us - Pricking to the left of us. there is no part we can touch but we find wounded, Yes I say Wounded, from the "Crown of the head to the sole of the foot", we are all bruised & sore". "Oh, Mary Baker, you are an Acher, Maker - And who is going to Pay the fiddler, to this dance of the destruction of Matter? Metaphysical Science Sir, Oh", is it, Then let it do its work - If it is of God it will stand. If not of God, it will be rooted up & cast into the OvenActs 5:38 And now I say unto you, Refrain from these men, and let them alone: for if this counsel or this work be of men, it will come to nought: Acts 5:39 But if it be of God, ye cannot overthrow it; lest haply ye be found even to fight against God. Matt 3:10 And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees: therefore every tree which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire. Matt 13:40 As therefore the tares are gathered and burned in the fire; so shall it be in the end of this world. " And you have thrown down the Guntlet Corrected: Gauntlet to Prof TyndalEditorial Note: John Tyndall (1820-1893) was an Irish physicist who from 1853-1887 was professor of physics at the Royal Institution of Great Britain in London, England. Mary Baker Eddy mentions Tyndall in Miscellaneous Writings, 1883-1896 (1897) and The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and Miscellany (1913)., And you have called the world to Battle on this issue Who is to be your Armour bearerCorrected:Armour-bearer in this Battle of life,? Metaphysics Sir, Oh" he is your right handCorrected:right-hand man, I see. yes, he unfolds truth & truth is God". And as He is with us, who Can be against us & prevail ?Rom 8:31 What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us? Well. Well Corrected: We'll go in Sister. go in while the fire burns. let us have Light, And perhaps I may be able to deal error a left handedCorrected:left-handed blow. somewherCorrected:somewhere, sometime,

Try & stick to Monday, even If the devil stands at the door) Mrs. Frothingham took your letter from me, & she wont give it back - to She says I dont understand you. she can see it was for my good & it is all right, & I am to be carefull Corrected: careful not to missjudge Corrected: misjudge you, She is Heroine - Sister Mary, & stands squarly Corrected: squarely up for you,

I am your Brother
George– (McLaren)
 
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This letter is not extant. Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy John Tyndall (1820-1893) was an Irish physicist who from 1853-1887 was professor of physics at the Royal Institution of Great Britain in London, England. Mary Baker Eddy mentions Tyndall in Miscellaneous Writings, 1883-1896 (1897) and The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and Miscellany (1913).