Accession: 589.60.008
Editorial Title: Mattie Williams to Mary Baker Eddy, March 18, 1884
Author: Mattie Williams 
Recipient: Mary Baker Eddy 
Date: March 18, 1884
Manuscript Description: Handwritten by Mattie Williams on embossed lined paper from Columbus, Wisconsin.
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Columbus Wisconsin As Written: Wis
March 18th 1884
My dear teacher,
Mrs Eddy –

I thought you might be interested to know how we found our friends at home. We had a pleasant and profitable trip home

We found some hearts open and hungry As Written: hungrry for the word of Truth the Seed of the Kingdom, and we began Sowing as we journeyed homeward. Mr Williams and my two boys George and Charles met me at the Station with large pleasure As Written: peasure Sleigh. He my husband was not ashamed to meet me a great change has come over him. he can scarce leave me now. last evening he did not go to his place of business had remained home with me.

All is well all will be well the reign of harmony has began in my own dear house. God is with us. I feel his anointing, as I did not in Boston Oh: my dearest Sister in Christ, how precious to sit at the feet of Infinite Love and be taught as was Mary of old;Luke 10:38 ¶Now it came to pass, as they went, that he entered into a certain village: and a certain woman named Martha received him into her house. Luke 10:39 And she had a sister called Mary, which also sat at Jesus’ feet, and heard his word. Luke 10:40 But Martha was cumbered about much serving, and came to him, and said, Lord, dost thou not care that my sister hath left me to serve alone? bid her therefore that she help me. Luke 10:41 And Jesus answered and said unto her, Martha, Martha, thou art careful and troubled about many things: Luke 10:42 But one thing is needful: and Mary hath chosen that good part, which shall not be taken away from her. To be alone with Christ and listen to his Sweetest Words! Life! Truth! Love! ever present and Supreme Heavenly vigilant. I now realize As Written: realiye something of the import of the prophet’s As Written: prophets words when he told us of “The Wonderful the Mighty God the everlasting Father the Prince of Peace”Isa 9:6 For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. , Whose kingdom was an everlasting onePs 145:13 Thy kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and thy dominion endureth throughout all generations.

I am this hour filled with wonder and amazement when I survey the wondrous As Written: wonderous love of God. What have I to fear; the World is at my feet; Man controlled by God, a vessel meet for the Masters useII Tim 2:21 If a man therefore purge himself from these, he shall be a vessel unto honour, sanctified, and meet for the master’s use, and prepared unto every good work. Emptied that So the might fill me emptied of nothingness - And here I am a volunteer in the Standing army of our blessed Christ

“And as the mountains are around Jerusalem As Written: Jeruselem So the Lord is around about His people hence forth and forever”,Ps 125:2 As the mountains are round about Jerusalem, so the Lord is round about his people from henceforth even for ever. We in Him. He our native element our Life

“In Him we live move and have our being”Acts 17:28 For in him we live, and move, and have our being; as certain also of your own poets have said, For we are also his offspring. Remember me to the dear ones who make up your family Circle, and the dear ones we had the pleasure of meeting in the Association

I shall occasionally drop you a line. but do not think of a written reply. One pure thought from you my Sister. (and I know you have none other.) is all I ask.

Lovingly in Christ
Mattie Williams
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Columbus Wis Corrected: Wisconsin
March 18th 1884
My dear teacher,
Mrs Eddy –

I thought you might be interested to know how e we found our friends at home. We had a pleasant and profitable trip home

We found some hearts open and hungrry Corrected: hungry for the word of Truth the Seed of the Kingdom, and we began Sowing as we journeyed homeward. Mr Williams and my two boys George and Charles met me at the Station with large peasure Corrected: pleasure Sleigh. He my husband was not ashamed to meet me a great change has come over him. he can scarce leave me now. last evening he did not go to his place of business had remained home with me.

All is well all will be well the reign of harmony has began in my own dear house. God is with us. I feel his anointing, as I did not in Boston Oh: my dearest Sister in Christ, how precious to sit at the feet of Infinite Love and be taught as was Mary of old;Luke 10:38 ¶Now it came to pass, as they went, that he entered into a certain village: and a certain woman named Martha received him into her house. Luke 10:39 And she had a sister called Mary, which also sat at Jesus’ feet, and heard his word. Luke 10:40 But Martha was cumbered about much serving, and came to him, and said, Lord, dost thou not care that my sister hath left me to serve alone? bid her therefore that she help me. Luke 10:41 And Jesus answered and said unto her, Martha, Martha, thou art careful and troubled about many things: Luke 10:42 But one thing is needful: and Mary hath chosen that good part, which shall not be taken away from her. To be alone with Christ and listen to his Sweetest Words! Life! Truth! Love! ever present and Supreme Heavenly vigilant. I now realiye Corrected: realize something of the import of the prophets Corrected: prophet’s words when he s told us of “The Wonderful the Mighty God the everlasting Father the Prince of Peace”Isa 9:6 For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. , Whose kingdom was an everlasting onePs 145:13 Thy kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and thy dominion endureth throughout all generations.

I am this hour filled with wonder and amazement when I survey the wonderous Corrected: wondrous love of God. What have I to fear; the World is at my feet; Man controlled by God, a vessel meet for the Masters useII Tim 2:21 If a man therefore purge himself from these, he shall be a vessel unto honour, sanctified, and meet for the master’s use, and prepared unto every good work. Emptied that So the might fill me emptied of nothingness - And here I am a volunteer in the Standing army of our blessed Christ

“And as the mountains are around Jeruselem Corrected: Jerusalem So the Lord is around about His people hence forth and forever”,Ps 125:2 As the mountains are round about Jerusalem, so the Lord is round about his people from henceforth even for ever. We in Him. He our native element our Life

“In Him we live move and have our being”Acts 17:28 For in him we live, and move, and have our being; as certain also of your own poets have said, For we are also his offspring. Remember me to the dear ones who make up your family Circle, and the dear ones we had the pleasure of meeting in the Association

I shall occasionally drop you a line. but do not think of a written reply. One pure thought from you my Sister. (and I know you have none other.) is all I ask.

Lovingly in Christ
Mattie Williams
 
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