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| Accession: | 502.56.001 |
| Editorial Title: | Martha Perkins to Mary Baker Eddy, November 29, 1881 |
| Author: | Martha Perkins |
| Recipient: | Mary Baker Eddy |
| Date: | November 29, 1881 |
Manuscript Description: Handwritten by Martha Perkins on lined paper from Essex, Massachusetts.
Editorial Note: Perkins writes that she has received Eddy's letter (not extant). She is very glad
that Eddy wrote because Perkins did not believe she would. In her letter, Eddy had
said that Perkins would "waken" from her current illness, and Perkins hopes it will
be soon. She is suffering from pneumonia and experiencing pain in her right lung and
a hard cough. Perkins mentions that Miranda R. Rice has cured her of it before, but Perkins is unable to reach Rice now. She asks Eddy
to heal her, as she has tried herself and been unsuccessful. She believes she will
die if something is not done quickly. Perkins writes that she is struggling with a
great fear of pneumonia, ever since having chronic pneumonia several years ago. Perkins
also mentions that she was planning to go to Boston and hear Eddy speak during the
winter. She wants to know who is currently in charge of the Church of Christ (Scientist)
and hopes it still exists. Perkins never sees anyone who understands Christian Science,
and she only knows what she heard from Miranda R. Rice. She hopes that Christian Science
is progressing and wishes she could understand it better. Perkins expresses a desire
to study with Eddy if she had the wealth to do so. She keeps studying Eddy's books,
but she has had many illnesses to contend with, including a curved spine that she
hopes will be healed sometime. She closes by affirming her conviction that Eddy will
help her, so she will have faith.
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