Accession: 305.43.011
Editorial Title: John S. Norvell to Mary Baker Eddy, March 4, 1887
Author: John S. Norvell 
Recipient: Mary Baker Eddy 
Date: March 4, 1887
Manuscript Description: Handwritten by John S. Norvell on unlined paper from Weeping Water, Nebraska.
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I am now in the midst of a class. and was never happier in my life than now, having As Written: haveing a very interesting As Written: intresting Time in the class, 14 new students, and then I have had and am having As Written: haveing some wonderful As Written: wonderfull Demonstrations since I saw you, one severe case of Fever yielded in two Treatments, one case of Bright's As Written: Brights Disease in Belief is so helped that after the 3rd Treatment The wife writes me "I feel that my husband has been given back to me again for all else has failed, and while he is not well yet he is so much better than we ever expected he would be and then he has receivedAs Written:rec,d such a spiritual Blessing" and asks if all patients are thus blessed spiritually I answered her that in almostAs Written:all most all cases there comes the Spiritual uplifting, and just now I am having As Written: haveing such blessings that the People are constrained to say "we have seen strange things todayAs Written:to day" Now Dear Teacher you remember that little escapade we had in the class and the charge that was brought against me . well that same source As Written: sourse has carried to the west the declaration that there was great clashing Between Mrs Eddy, and Mr Norvell and that now there is Inharmony between them and that I am set adrift and it is a Leaven As Written: Leven that is working some places. Now in your letter in answer to this will you Just please As Written: pleas state whether or not there is clashing and inharmony between us, if so I do not want to occupy the field either as a Preacher As Written: Preache or Teacher of Christian Science for there is so much Discord in it here in the west Now, that I do not want to be and will not be knowingly a factor in causing more, or keeping it alive. I do want Harmony, and am striving to bring it out in my life, work, and Teaching, an Immediate As Written: Imediate reply will greatly oblige me,

Your earnest Faithful Student
J. S. Norvell
at the above address
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I am now in the midst of a class. and was never happier in my life than now, haveing Corrected: having a very intresting Corrected: interesting Time in the class, 14 new students, and then I have had and am haveing Corrected: having some wonderfull Corrected: wonderful Demonstrations since I saw you, one severe case of Fever yielded in two Treatments, one case of Brights Corrected: Bright's Disease in Belief is so helped that after the 3rd Treatment The wife writes me "I feel that my husband has been given back to me again for all else has failed, and while he is not well yet he is so much better than we ever expected he would be and then he has rec,dExpanded:received such a spiritual Blessing" and asks if all patients are thus blessed spiritually I answered her that in all mostCorrected:almost all cases there comes the Spiritual uplifting, and just now I am haveing Corrected: having such blessings that the People are constrained to say "we have seemseen strange things to dayCorrected:today" Now Dear Teacher you remember that little escapade we had in the class and the charge that was brought against me . [?] Unclear or illegible  well that same sourse Corrected: source has carried to the west the declaration that there was great clashing Between Mrs Eddy, and Mr Norvell and that now there is inInharmony between them and that I am set adrift and it is a Leven Corrected: Leaven that is working some places. Now in your letter in answer to this will you Just pleas Corrected: please state whether or not there is clashing and inharmony between us, if so I do not want toa occupy the field either as a Preache Corrected: Preacher or Teacher of Christian Science for there is so much Discord in it here in the west Now, that I do not want to be and will not be knowingly a factor in causing more, or keeping it alive. I [?] Unclear or illegible do want Harmony, and am striving to bring int out in my life, work, and Teaching, an Imediate Corrected: Immediate reply will greatly oblige me,

Your earnest Faithful Student
J. S. Norvell
at the above address
 
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