I received your As Written: you tender loving answerEditorial Note: This letter is not extant. to my letterEditorial Note: This letter is apparently not extant. and it did my heart good I also received the notice in regard to School government. It is true we shall have to be a peculiar peopleI Pet 2:9 But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light: to distinguish ourselves from these who are pretending to be Christian Scientists,
I like the name of School of Christian Science better than any other. but that miserable man Hazzard who is advertising As Written: advertizing everything and everywhereAs Written:every where has that name, and I do not want to be confounded with Him. when I learned that, I looked over the Journal to see what name to take, I saw Mrs Lathrop had Institute, and then there is a place they call the Metaphysical As Written: Mitaphysical Institute, I saw Mrs Larminy of ChicagoEditorial Note: Chicago, Illinois had University and as there was none by that name here, I chose that, no other reason entered my As Written: ny mind. Mr Sawyer suggested As Written: sudgested Seminary, but that has so long suggested As Written: sudgested a female boarding school, I do not like that, as I wrote to Mr Sawyer I prefer the name Academy, and there is none here by that name, I hurried to get settled so as to have the notice in the last Journal If I had known I could have taken a less expensive place for the present, but have a good location. But if there is any reason why my notice should not go in this month, I want to know it at once, My Darling Teacher I do not want to bring one breath of discord to you, nor it is not that I think of it myself. But I am often made to feel that I have not the confidence of all your students A very sweet lady who became very much interested in Christian ScienceAs Written:C S. last summer visited BostonEditorial Note: Boston, Massachusetts, I gave her the address of several person As Written: persen and she called on several and she said almost without an exception, they expressed a doubt fear concerning me. to use her own language, "They seem to be suspicious of you"
"They say you have studied so thoroughly As Written: thoroghy anatomy they think disease to me is too real, My dear Teacher do you think that because As Written: becase I have perhaps studied the hidden parts of the body a little more than some, that, that should be any more real than the nose upon the face Which every scientistEditorial Note: Christian Scientist believe As Written: beleive they see. That would not keep them from treating a belief of broken nose, or catarrh.
I know my dear Teacher that you do not feel so towards me, although you may at one time have had reason and as long as I know that you know the truth nothing can move me, such thoughts held over me do not do me any good, I don't As Written: dont know that they do any harm it perhaps makes me watch closer, and analyze As Written: anlize every thought, I should not have spoken of this, if Mrs. H's As Written: H–s notice was all, but about As Written: abot once in three month I get letters filled with advice and fears, and I have written As Written: writen as many as six letters before I could got my answer down to say Just what I wanted to, To get rid of the old AdamEditorial Note: “old Adam” is a Christian theological term indicating unredeemed and unregenerated human nature. enough to thank them for their sisterly advice As Written: advise and say that I knew that they meant it so, you know that I would not willingly give you one unpleasant thought and it would not distress me if I knew it did not you. Then I shall never think of it again. The good work goes on It does As Written: dose my heart good to see how readily some dear good friend have accepted this beautiful truth There is once in a while one who chemicalizesEditorial Note: “Chemicalization” is a term Mary Baker Eddy used to refer to a temporary stirring up of symptoms or process of “fermentation” as errors of various types are being destroyed. but I know they will come out right Mrs Reed, who has a very fine young ladies' As Written: ladies College invited me to give them a health lecture, which I did I brought it all into science of Health, and Mrs Reed asked me to give another next Friday, She is a power in new york, a lovely woman Her Husband was sylvenus Reed, Pastor As Written: Paster of St. As Written: st Peter's As Written: Peters Church Albany As Written: Albay n. y. It did my heart good to see so many beautiful young ladies so eager to hear more, I told them of the possibilities not only for health but for the development of every As Written: evey faculty– I told them how the inspiration came to my niece As Written: neice who through scienceEditorial Note: Christian Science had been inspired with a voice, that she never had before, and now she does As Written: dose not care to take lessons for she says As Written: sais it comes to her Just what to do, Rev Mr Chapin is still going on in the good way I went down to call our Mrs Stetson last night, but did not find her in. She does As Written: dose not find new york so ready as Boston, you have not been here for years, paving the way, The people here hardly know what it means, unless they have the beautiful side shown them and can be led in it through love some will be hard to reach but Truth will prevail