I have for a long time had a desire to write to you on matters relating to scienceEditorial Note: Christian Science; it seem as though I too should be in the good work; although I am in business at
present such may not always be the case. Financially I suppose science would be a
better success than most anythingAs Written:any thing else, but setting that aside I would
prefer As Written: pefer
to feel that I was doing some good and striving to advance the Truth. I find it is
very hard for Mrs Spofford to attend to her outside patients; frequently having to go a long distance in the
evening through mud or rain to attend someoneAs Written:some one and often is quite weary but never sick. What I wish is that I might be sufficiently taught to at least attend to all of
the outside patients wherever we may be situated. I do not think it is possible to make much money in East
Tennessee because it is not here, that is most of the people are poor and times are
such now that money is not to be found. Mrs Spofford is having wonderful success and has recently completed cures that had been given up by the MDs cases which cannot be denied and patients which proclaim it far and near I think
she meets with success in nineteen cases out of twenty and has improved rapidly in
the last two or three months, and when W W Wright says We met with but little success he lied for he should have said I, and told the reasons; which were,
principally As Written: principaly
that he was
practicing As Written: practising
mesmerism or trying to which he
acknowledges As Written: acknowledgs
by his own statement; another was that he had
the love of Mammon in front, and God, behindMatt 6:24 ¶No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other;
or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and
mammon. . I hope that you will give him as near as you can what he deserves through the papers;
and then call on
your As Written: you
patients to give in their testimony of what cures have been done by their treatment
have them put it in the papers two or three each week so as to keep it before the people, and then they may call it mesmerism or what they have a mind to it will make
no difference. The people would make short work of him if he should come here and
say anything against my wife or the treatment she gives.
Mrs Spoffod does not know that I am writing As Written: writig to you and I do not really know what her opinion would be in regard to my studying As Written: studyng and I do not wish you to let her know that I have written to you. I would like an answer at your earliest convenience and write in such a way that she will not think that I written to you in regard to the matter. If you think that I would not be likely to do the CauseEditorial Note: The cause of Christian Science any good say so and I will give up all thought of studying if otherwise then I will do the best I can when the time comes for the trial.
With my best wishes for the advancing of the Truth I remain