We recieved Corrected: received your letterEditorial Note: This letter is not extant. and we both- were very glad to hear from you- I saw Miss B—Editorial Note: Possibly Ellen Brown Linscott a day or two before receiving it and I said nothing to hurt her feelings or that would make any hardness I told her that you were dissatisfied with us generally that we had not done better out here but as [?] Unclear or illegible  I spoke of myself and others as well it gave no offenc se– I know now because I have been through it what the endeavors it is to make us feel dissatisfied with you and take offence Corrected: offense whether we have occasion or not more especially when we have no occasion the object being to separate your Students from you or vice versa Miss B— is I think faithful to our causeEditorial Note: The cause of Christian Science. and a hard worker- she makes mistakes no doubt as others among the Students do She came to me in trouble in fear of losing a Patient I helped her out and the Patient got well– and things in general were better with her this was three weeks ago– Mrs Hopkins has left Swarts theyEditorial Note: A. J. Swarts and Katie Swarts discharged her she has gone to Detroit to Mrs Plunkett- Swartz has just formed a large class it begins the 17 or 18 I think forty in number I heard They are in great need of money they have are just about moving and he had to hire money to pay his rent in advance– They were paying Mrs Hopkins one hundred and fiftyEditorial Note: $150.00 in 1886 is the equivalent of $4,670.04 in 2022. per month and Mrs S— made a fuss and said they could not afford to pay it I do not think they a have done much teaching since Mrs Hopkins has been with them- I understand Charles is not doing as well now he began to build him a house and has been obliged to suspend it for lack of means- I hear you want to know of a Lady by the name of Bolter I have heard of her and She has called on me She is rather a rough uneducated Person and has carried on a Fruit and confectionaryCorrected:confectionery Stand in Theatre Building here and her Husband is a Showman She has mingled with or been brought in contact with rough People but I have heard that her Character has not been impure I think that she is honest and I never saw any one Corrected: anyone so earnest as she is nor anyone so enthusiastic over your BooksEditorial Note: Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy she keeps it side by side with the Bible and spends all her spare time in the Study of them She is going to sell out her Business and devote her life to this She is a very strong Character of some kind and I am interested to know how she will turn out She seems to me to be the Stuff that Faith healers are made of- She is Scotch Blood- If she makes anything I think it will be an instantanous Corrected: instantaneous healer there is so much zeal there it fairly bracded me to talk with her— Miss Bradshaw called She felt hihly Corrected: highly pleased with the Lessons- I have been highly favored to have such nice People to Teach those that you have not seen are all just as nice as those you have seen- Miss Bradshaw will make a fine speaker when she gets around to the work she has a gift in that direction– Arens did not make a very impression while here One Gentleman that was present said he showed himself very ignorant and when they asked him questions that he was all mixed up and could not answer satisfactory and that he became disgusted and came out–

The People here have a very good idea generally and want to know by whom they are treated whether it is some one Corrected: someone you endorse or not– that reminds me that I have not had my testimonial renewed for this year and Mr Noyes- has not yet received his- Will I need to return the old one to you?

Mr Noyes has got his Office and will have it ready for use monday it is in the heart of the Business part of the City and He is the only ScientistEditorial Note: Christian Scientist that there is down town Corrected: downtown - Swarts- Charles and Whitehead are down there- I will send you his card he will be in his Office afternoons till he sells out his Business when he will be there altogether– he sends his Love to you and he thinks there is no one can Teach but you-