Accession: 305.43.006
Editorial Title: John S. Norvell to Mary Baker Eddy, November 1, 1886
Author: John S. Norvell 
Recipient: Mary Baker Eddy 
Date: November 1, 1886
Manuscript Description: Handwritten by John S. Norvell on lined paper from Beatrice, Nebraska.
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Reproduced from the archive of The Mary Baker Eddy Library
Rev. Mary B. G. Eddy. Boston MassachusettsAs Written:Mass
My Dear Teacher

I came down and preached for the ScientistEditorial Note: Christian Scientists Twice Yesterday. and we had Grand enthusiastic As Written: enthusastic meetings. the Scientist are determined I shall stay with them and Preach for them all the time but I cannotAs Written:can not do that. I shall divide my time with them and OmahaEditorial Note: Omaha, Nebraska for a while however. we have a meeting of the AssociationEditorial Note: This Association was a branch of the Christian Scientist Association in Boston, Massachusetts. tonightAs Written:to night. and tomorrow I go to Omaha and Lecture there Wedn. of this week. the field is enlarging all the time and I have taken it Squarely for scienceEditorial Note: Christian Science now. I am fully committed As Written: comited to it and am meeting with good success. Mrs Fenn of Omaha, and others are very anxious that I should take a class for two special reasons. 1st The field is so large and so many are ready and waiting for instruction, and in the second Place Prof. Swarts(?) The Mental Science Teacher. The wolfMatt 7:15 ¶Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves. ,- The snakeGen 3:1 Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the Lord God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden? Gen 3:2 And the woman said unto the serpent, We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden: Gen 3:3 But of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die. Gen 3:4 And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die: Gen 3:5 For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil. Gen 3:6 And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat. Gen 3:7 And the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves aprons. Gen 3:8 And they heard the voice of the Lord God walking in the garden in the cool of the day: and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the Lord God amongst the trees of the garden. Gen 3:9 And the Lord God called unto Adam, and said unto him, Where art thou? Gen 3:10 And he said, I heard thy voice in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked; and I hid myself. Gen 3:11 And he said, Who told thee that thou wast naked? Hast thou eaten of the tree, whereof I commanded thee that thou shouldest not eat? Gen 3:12 And the man said, The woman whom thou gavest to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I did eat. Gen 3:13 And the Lord God said unto the woman, What is this that thou hast done? And the woman said, The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat. Gen 3:14 And the Lord God said unto the serpent, Because thou hast done this, thou art cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life: .— is doing us great damage. And working hard to occupy As Written: ocupy the field for he builds only on the foundation of others, he goes only to the fields where Christian ScienceAs Written:ch. science has been introduced and Mrs Fenn is anxious I should help to Gather up those who would be led aright and I will consent to do so if it meets your approbationAs Written:aprobation, by the way I. have never receivedAs Written:recd my credentials. from the colledge yet, and I signed As Written: sighned the constitution. et ceteraAs Written:&c, of the Association and Payed the fees but have never been informed whether I was receivedAs Written:recd or not, hoping to hear from you soon I remain

your loving As Written: loveing and Grateful studentAs Written:studant,
J. C. Norvell

Till further notice, at Carroll Iowa

305.43.006
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Reproduced from the archive of The Mary Baker Eddy Library
Rev. Mary B. G. Eddy. Boston MassExpanded:Massachusetts
My Dear Teacher

I came down and preached for the ScientistEditorial Note: Christian Scientists Twice Yesterday. and we had Grand enthusastic Corrected: enthusiastic meetings. the Scientist are determined I shall stay with them and Preach for them all the time but I can notCorrected:cannot do that. I shall divide my time with them and OmahaEditorial Note: Omaha, Nebraska for a while however. w [?] Unclear or illegible e have a meeting of the AssociationEditorial Note: This Association was a branch of the Christian Scientist Association in Boston, Massachusetts. to nightCorrected:tonight. and tomorrow I go to Omaha and Lecture there Wedn. of this week. the field is enlarging all the time and I have taken it Squarely for scienceEditorial Note: Christian Science now. I am fully comited Corrected: committed to it and am meeting with good success. Mrs Fenn o [?] Unclear or illegible f [?] Unclear or illegible  Omaha, and others are very anxious that I should take a class for two special reasons. 1st The field is so large and so many are ready and waiting for instruction, and in the second Place Prof. Swarts(?) The Mental Science Teacher. The wolfMatt 7:15 ¶Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves. ,- The snakeGen 3:1 Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the Lord God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden? Gen 3:2 And the woman said unto the serpent, We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden: Gen 3:3 But of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die. Gen 3:4 And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die: Gen 3:5 For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil. Gen 3:6 And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat. Gen 3:7 And the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves aprons. Gen 3:8 And they heard the voice of the Lord God walking in the garden in the cool of the day: and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the Lord God amongst the trees of the garden. Gen 3:9 And the Lord God called unto Adam, and said unto him, Where art thou? Gen 3:10 And he said, I heard thy voice in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked; and I hid myself. Gen 3:11 And he said, Who told thee that thou wast naked? Hast thou eaten of the tree, whereof I commanded thee that thou shouldest not eat? Gen 3:12 And the man said, The woman whom thou gavest to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I did eat. Gen 3:13 And the Lord God said unto the woman, What is this that thou hast done? And the woman said, The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat. Gen 3:14 And the Lord God said unto the serpent, Because thou hast done this, thou art cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life: .— is doing us great damage. And working hard to a ocupy Corrected: occupy the field for he builds only on the foundation of others, he go [?] Unclear or illegible es only to the fields where ch. scienceExpanded:Christian Science has been introduced and Mrs fFenn is anxious I should help to gGather up those who would be led aright and I will consent to do so if it meets your aprobationCorrected:approbation, by the way I. have never recdExpanded:received my credentials. from the colledge yet, and I sighned Corrected: signed the constitution. &cExpanded:et cetera, of the Association and Payed the fees but have never been informed whether I was recdExpanded:received or not, hoping to hear from you soon I remain

your loveing Corrected: loving and Grateful studantCorrected:student,
J. C. Norvell

Till further notice, at Carroll Iowa

 
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