Feb 2nd / 85
I presume you are not surprised at receiving As Written: recieving notes from strangers, I have been very much puzzled as to what course to pursue. I learned the Art of healing as I supposed, but for some reason I have not made a success of it – Why, I cannot tell. I listened carefully to the lectures, also read your works on Science and HealthEditorial Note: Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy but for some reason do not succeed as I wish to nor as I ought to if there is any efficacy in if, and I do believe there is, If I could spare the money I should go to Boston and take one course from you but at present I cannot, - I have just graduated from a Medical College then I heard of Metaphysics and I learned that as I had 2 particular friends whom physicians could do nothing for I thought perhaps Metaphysics could, one stammered As Written: stamored the other was so bad with Rheumatism had been twice to Hot Springs but of no account, I commenced treatment he got along nicely till As Written: til all pain and swelling As Written: swilling was gone then I could get him no farther, he could not gain any strength knees seemed too As Written: to weak to hold him up and as soon as I stopped As Written: stoped treatment he relapsed then I went to Sherman in Chicago he said he had been to Boston to learn something new and if I would give him $50Editorial Note: $50.00 in 1885 is the equivalent of $1322.46 in 2019., he would teach me how to keep them from relapsing. I felt if I had been taught right in the first place there would have been no trouble and that all he wanted was to make some money I knew if thy followed Jesus’ As Written: Jesus example which they claim to do, that money was not the main object of life, and with them it is. I did not know but if I could read Science and healthEditorial Note: Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy again I might get something from that but I only have the 2nd Volume, do you think if I should get the 1st Vol, it would help me any, or could you assist me in any way till As Written: til I can get to a point where I can go to Boston. I don’t As Written: dont like to be beat in this way the Professors in College laughed at me for running As Written: runing after such nonsense as they term it, but I would like to be able to show them it was not nonsense; I am puzzled for I fought against the disease with my mind strictly on the perfect but they gave me a formula by which to be guided except that I must argue against the disease, if you can put me on the right tract or can send me a work that will help me out I shall be glad. –
I sometimes think I don’t As Written: dont understand aright my relation to God, & I am so afraid As Written: affraid that I shall put myself in a place I ought not to and be sacrilegious As Written: sacriligeous I don’t As Written: dont know what to do, do you consider us in the same relation to God you do Jesus? and what do you call Matter? is it this body of Flesh and bones, I will not trouble you further As Written: farther , but hope to hear from you soon
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