We have raised your Standard out here. We have got organized at last the greater part of us. Mr Morrill wanted me to go and see Mrs Emerson and coax her to join us. She was very active and interested at first before organized but when we decided to admit no one but your Students. She lost her interest and declined to join us. I notice that is the case with those that are teaching (and she is teaching) because they cannot bring their Students in they do not want to come themselves. They think if there is an association where only your Students can go that the will not be likely to get as many Students themselves.

There are some who prefer Teaching to Practicing because they make more money that way. I think I felt something that way myself before I knew anything to teach. but since I have found how little I know and how illy fitted I was to practicing this ScienceEditorial Note: Christian Science I have lost all desire to teach. Every oneCorrected:Everyone who comes to me in regard to teaching Studying I tell them there is no one in Chicago fit to teach this ScienceEditorial Note: Christian Science I know that there is not. They voted Dr Roger Sherman in for V. Pres.Expanded:Vice President but he declined They then were very anxious that I should take it and came several times to see me in regard to it but as I had always believe Miss Brown to be a little jealous of me I thought it would have a tendency to disarm her jealousy of me if I were to reccomendCorrected:recommend her to and insist on their having her which she knew that I did. none of them knew her personally except Miss Beecher and Dr Sherman and she was delighted beyond measure with the Office. There are eleven members Mr Morrill has no doubt written you all the particulars there are three others who are expecting to join Mrs Philbrick. Mrs Geterfeldt and Mrs Morrill that will be fourteen. As Mrs Emerson has done Mr Bradford Sherman. Wife. And Sister. decline to join. As Mr Bradford Sherman. is Teaching very extensively (he has taught several from Iowa you will be likely to hear from some of them) that may be the reason he declines to join us. There was a Lady in Fargo DacotaCorrected:Dakota by the name of Bristol who wrote to me in regard to studying I referred her to you.

Since I have gone to work to help them with the association my Office Business has entirely fallen off. and were I wholly dependent on my practice I could not have paid my expenses for the last four weeks. I am perfectly well myself and the Patients I visit are doing well. I have done good work better than I used to do. I cured a young Lady of a cross Eye and weakness of the Optic nerve I straightened her Eye in three treatments and she left off her Spectacles the fourth treatment. It was of seventeen years standing the case was. Every oneCorrected:Everyone thought it was wonderful but it never brought me one Patient. I have heard of a lot who have been sent by different one and have not come. I do not know what to think of it. My Business has never been so poor since I practiced as for the last four weeks. I have kept my courage pretty well and have tried to overcome this thing myself for I am ashamed to be always complaining and writing discouraging letters and have not wanted to be asking for help. I was intending to come to Boston this Fall but I am afraid I shall not be able to do it has been so dull with me. but I am determined I will enclose two dollarsEditorial Note: $2.00 in 1884 is the equivalent of $55.38 in 2017. in this letter. seventy five centsEditorial Note: $.75 in 1884 is the equivalent of $20.77 in 2017. for my quarterly dues. And the remainder for the Christian Science Journal for September. I am sometimes afraid that I never shall overcome all of these obstacles in the way of my success because I studied with others before I studied with you. Tell me if you think I will. I see in the Bible that it says “whoever leads into captivity shall be led into captivity”Rev 13:10 He that leadeth into captivity shall go into captivity: he that killeth with the sword must be killed with the sword. Here is the patience and the faith of the saints. Now I understand that to mean that whoever uses there understanding to con of that belief mortal mind to influence or control another or in other words lead them Captive by recognizing any power in it. And making it real to themselves in so doing they lay themselves liable to its influence over themselves. And as I am very careful to never do that knowingly I have that to console me that I must be from its wholly free from it myself sometime not far distant I hope.