Accession: 237AP2.38.004
Editorial Title: Silas J. Sawyer to Mary Baker Eddy, April 20, 1885
Author: Silas J. Sawyer 
Recipient: Mary Baker Eddy 
Date: April 20, 1885
Manuscript Description: Handwritten by Silas J. Sawyer on lined paper from Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
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I send you by today'sAs Written:to days mail a "Milwaukee Sentinel," containing an article on "Christian Science". I had it published, believing it would be the best method of reaching the largest number. Of course you recognized it as copied from the March Journal, with the addition of our Institute.

Do not think that this is the only article I have had published in our home papers, because we are giving frequent calls to our Friday eveningAs Written:evn'g talks.

The "Boston Congregationalist", and the "Advance" are taken here, by quite a number of our Church people.

I am preparing an answer to the statements made in them, and shall have it published here, in a daily and weekly paper. In my answer I shall quote largely from your reply, because I believe it will do more good, in fact I sometimes think I will have your reply published in full, and only offer a few introductory statements.

Now if our ChicagoEditorial Note: Chicago, Illinois friends will attend to their field of labor vigorously, I have the faith to believe that Mr Gordon and Cook, will realize As Written: reallize that they have helped, instead of hindered the work of divine ScienceEditorial Note: Christian Science.

The "testimonial" of Mrs Huntley of Grand Rapids, MichiganAs Written:Mich, - published in the April Journal, is the result of our efforts; She is a cousin of a student, through whom I sold her Science & HealthEditorial Note: Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy.

Our Friday EveningAs Written:Evn'g talks are awakening considerable interest in this CityEditorial Note: Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and we hope, are to result in good. When they ply me with their numerous questions; how much I feel the need of assistance from you, but I know also what a prodigious amount of labor you are performing and must walk in the strength HeEditorial Note: God gives.

Faithfully Your Student
S. J. Sawyer.
237AP2.38.004
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Reproduced from the archive of The Mary Baker Eddy Library

I send you by to daysCorrected:today's mail a "Milwaukee Sentinel," containing an article on "Christian Science". I had it published, believing it would be the best method of reaching the largest number. Of course you recognized it as copied from the March Journal, with the addition of our Institute.

Do not think that this is the only article I have had published in our home papers, because we are giving frequent calls to our Friday evn'gExpanded:evening talks.

The "Boston Congregationalist", and the "Advance" are taken here, by quite a number of our Church people.

I am preparing an answer to the statements made in them, and shall have it published here, in a daily and weekly paper. In my answer I shall quote largely from your reply, because I believe it will do more good, in fact I sometimes think I will have your reply published in full, and only offer a few introductory statements.

Now if our ChicagoEditorial Note: Chicago, Illinois friends will attend to their field of labor vigorously, I have the faith to believe that Mr Gordon and Cook, will reallize Corrected: realize that they have helped, instead of hindered the work of divine ScienceEditorial Note: Christian Science.

The "testimonial" of Mrs Huntley of Grand Rapids, MichExpanded:Michigan, - published in the April Journal, is the result of our efforts; She is a cousin of a student, through whom I sold her Science & HealthEditorial Note: Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy.

Our Friday Evn'gExpanded:Evening talks are awakening considerable interest in this CityEditorial Note: Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and we hope, are to result in good. When they ply me with their numerous questions; how much I feel the need of assistance from you, but I know also what a prodigious amount of labor you are performing and must walk in the strength HeEditorial Note: God gives.

Faithfully Your Student
S. J. Sawyer.
 
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