Accession: 543.57.003
Editorial Title: Joseph W. French to Mary Baker Eddy, December 30, 1883
Author: Joseph W. French 
Recipient: Mary Baker Eddy 
Annotator: Mary Baker Eddy 
Date: December 30, 1883
Manuscript Description: Handwritten by Joseph W. French on embossed lined paper from Manchester, New Hampshire.
Archival Note: This letter includes a notation in the handwriting of Mary Baker Eddy.
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Mrs M. B. G. Eddy, Author and Founder of Christian Science;
Dear Madam:-

I congratulate you upon your course in this good causeEditorial Note: The cause of Christian Science. which sinks mortal error and sin, establishes the realms of truth and brings to light the clearer views of God, immortality, and love.

With my little experience I can see the swift progress of Mental Healing and the disappearance of Materia As Written: Maleria Medica.

I was taken bleeding at the lungs and tried homeopathy and allopathy doctors but kept growing worse and was on the verge of giving up this world when a friend of mine directed me to Mrs M. F. Berry; and there I found my health again under her treatment. Truly blessed are they that choose Science and HealthEditorial Note: Christian Science. This is referring to Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy..

I am very anxious to become one of your students, but not having the necessary funds, and being a laboring man working for small pay, the prospect of taking the course does not look very encouraging, unless something unexpected should transpire to bring in the money.

I think I could soon earn the money in practising Metaphysics if I understood the ScienceEditorial Note: Christian Science.

Aside from this money is not the object for which I am striving, I would be willing to heal those that could not pay, for the sake of pushing forward Christian As Written: Cristian Science.

I wish it were possible for me to learn now and pay as fast as was convenientAs Written:conveinent. Please send me your lowest terms for course of study. You saw me at Mrs Berry's and said I ought to be in the College.

I am young and have got a small family and may have the means sometime to come down and learn. Be that as it may, I remain

Yours trulyAs Written:truely,
J. W. French
Handshift:Mary Baker EddyAnsweredAs Written:Ans 8th Jan
543.57.003
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Reproduced from the archive of The Mary Baker Eddy Library
Mrs M. B. G. Eddy, Author and Founder of Christian Science;
Dear Madam:-

I congratulate you upon your course in this good causeEditorial Note: The cause of Christian Science. which sinks mortal error and sin, establishes the realms of thruth and brings to light the clearer views of God, immortality, and love.

With my little experience I camn see the swift progress of Mental Healing and the disappearance of Maleria Corrected: Materia Medica.

I was taken bleeding at the lungs and tried homeopathy and allopathy doctors but kept growing worse and was on the verge of giving up this world when a friend of mine directed me to Mrs M. F. Berry; and there I found my health again under her treatment. Truly blessed are they that choose Science and HealthEditorial Note: Christian Science. This is referring to Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy..

I am very anxious to become one of your students, but not having the necessary funds, and being a laboring man working for small pay, the prospect of taking the course does not look very encouraging, unless something unexpected should transpire to bring in the money.

I think I could soon earn the money in practising Metaphysics if I understood the ScienceEditorial Note: Christian Science.

Aside from this money is not the object for which I am striving, I would be willing to heal those that could not pay, for the sake of pushing forward Cristian Corrected: Christian Science.

I wish it were possible for me to learn now and pay as fast as was conveinentCorrected:convenient. Please send me your lowest terms for course of study. You saw me at Mrs Berry's and said I ought to be in the College.

I am young and have got a small family and may have the means sometime to come down and learn. Be that as it may, I remain

Yours truelyCorrected:truly,
J. W. French
Handshift:Mary Baker EddyAnsExpanded:Answered 8th Jan
 
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