Accession: 666B.72.043
Editorial Title: Nancy A. Evans to Mary Baker Eddy, July 7, 1885
Author: Nancy A. Evans 
Recipient: Mary Baker Eddy 
Annotator: Calvin A. Frye 
Date: July 7, 1885
Manuscript Description: Handwritten by Nancy A. Evans on embossed lined paper from Iron Mountain, Michigan.
Archival Note: This letter includes a notation in the handwriting of Calvin A. Frye.
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Handshift:Calvin A. FryeAnsweredAs Written:Ans July 12

Although never having seen As Written: seene you yet feel As Written: feeal as though was well acquainted with you. I have been As Written: ben a great As Written: grate sufferer As Written: sufer for 30 years with FemaleAs Written:Fimale WeaknessAs Written:Weaknes, had tried everythingAs Written:every thing all sorts of supportersAs Written:surporters, and had the body healed by faith but it would come onto me again, until As Written: untill I had just been As Written: ben waiting As Written: wating to die: have been As Written: ben a Christian for many years and did enjoy the spirit of God all the time; and did know that God was able to make me strong so that I could endorse hardness as a good soldier As Written: sodier of the Cross. When I just happened As Written: haptend to go to OcontoEditorial Note: Oconto, Wisconsin last September and found your booksEditorial Note: Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy. I bought As Written: bot them and endorsed them without knowing what was in them. took them home and read As Written: red and reread As Written: re red them with the Bible until As Written: untill I healed myself and helped others. I labored As Written: labourd with and reasoned As Written: reseld with God until As Written: untill I received As Written: recieved the true experience As Written: exspirence of Christian Science, and then awayAs Written:a way went all my old beliefs and old experience As Written: exspirence and I was filled As Written: filed with Life Truth and Love and so happy that not a cloud doeth arise to hide my Savior As Written: Savour from my Eyes. Oh it tis most grand and Glorious I would like to go to BostonEditorial Note: Boston, Massachusetts next September when the ladies go from Oconto if I had the means but have no means of my ownAs Written:one. I live with my son who is a RailroadAs Written:R Road Agent although he is very kind and dutiful son, yet he does not see the need As Written: kneed of my going to Boston to learn Christian Science for he does not understand it: and he is not willing As Written: wiling to give me the Money to learn the ScienceEditorial Note: Christian Science; am fifty five years old but seems As Written: seame to be now just about sixteen, I can run and not weary, and Walk and not faintIsa 40:28 ¶Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard, that the everlasting God, the Lord, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary? there is no searching of his understanding. Isa 40:29 He giveth power to the faint; and to them that have no might he increaseth strength. Isa 40:30 Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall: Isa 40:31 But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint. and how Grand and beautiful as all of Gods ways when we just get a little understanding of him instead As Written: insted of a belief it is such As Written: sutch a grand and beautiful way all fear gone; nothing but perfect love remains now Mrs Eddy if you can write me just what I had better do; as in other words would you be willing to take me for one Hundred dollarsEditorial Note: $100.00 in 1885 is the equivalent of $2,649.22 in 2020. if I could raise that amount have been a Widow for many years, and suffered As Written: sufered much As Written: mutch in belief all my life: but it seems As Written: seams as though I was just beginning As Written: begining to live now; and am so anxious to learn more about it that have taken the liberty to write these few lines to you, if it would not be a waste of your most valuable time would you please to answer these few lines and believe me,

ever your friend and many thanks
N A Evans
Iron Mountain MichiganAs Written:Mich
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Handshift:Calvin A. FryeAnsExpanded:Answered July 12

Although never having seene Corrected: seen you yet feeal Corrected: feel as though was well acquainted with you. I have ben Corrected: been a grate Corrected: great sufer Corrected: sufferer for 30 years with FimaleCorrected:Female WeaknesCorrected:Weakness, had tried every thingCorrected:everything all sorts of surportersCorrected:supporters, and had the body healed by faith but it would come onto me again, untill Corrected: until I had just ben Corrected: been wating Corrected: waiting to die: have ben Corrected: been a Christian for many years and did enjoy the spirit of God all the time; and did know that God was able to make me strong so that I could endorse hardness as a good sodier Corrected: soldier of the Cross. When I just haptend Corrected: happened to go to OcontoEditorial Note: Oconto, Wisconsin last September and found your booksEditorial Note: Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy. I bot Corrected: bought them and endorsed them without knowing what was in them. took them home and red Corrected: read and re red Corrected: reread them with the Bible untill Corrected: until I healed myself and helped others. I labourd Corrected: labored with and reseld Corrected: reasoned with God untill Corrected: until I recieved Corrected: received the true exspirence Corrected: experience of Christian Science, and then a wayCorrected:away went all my old beliefs and old exspirence Corrected: experience and I was filed Corrected: filled with Life Truth and Love and so happy that not a cloud doeth arise to hide my Savour Corrected: Savior from my Eyes. Oh it tis most grand and Glorious I would like to go to BostonEditorial Note: Boston, Massachusetts next September when the ladies go from Oconto if I had the means but have no means of my oneCorrected:own. I live with my son who is a R RoadExpanded:Railroad Agent although he is very kind and dutiful son, yet he does not see the kneed Corrected: need of my going to Boston to learn Christian Science for he does not understand it: and he is not wiling Corrected: willing to give me the Money to learn the ScienceEditorial Note: Christian Science; am fifty five years old but seame Corrected: seems to be now just about sixteen, I can run and not weary, and Walk and not faintIsa 40:28 ¶Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard, that the everlasting God, the Lord, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary? there is no searching of his understanding. Isa 40:29 He giveth power to the faint; and to them that have no might he increaseth strength. Isa 40:30 Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall: Isa 40:31 But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint. and how Grand and beautiful as all of Gods ways when we just get a little understanding of him insted Corrected: instead of a belief it is sutch Corrected: such a grand and beautiful way all fear gone; nothing but perfect love remains now Mrs Eddy if you can write me just what I had better do; as in other words would you be willing to take me for one Hundred dollarsEditorial Note: $100.00 in 1885 is the equivalent of $2,649.22 in 2020. if I could raise that amount have been a Widdow for many years, and sufered Corrected: suffered mutch Corrected: much in belief all my life: but it seams Corrected: seems as though I was just begining Corrected: beginning to live now; and am so anxious to learn more about it that have taken the liberty to write these few lines to you, if it would not be a waste of your most valuable time would you please to answer these few lines and believe me,

ever your friend and many thanks
N A Evans
Iron Mountain MichExpanded:Michigan
 
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Oconto, Wisconsin Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy Boston, Massachusetts Christian Science $100.00 in 1885 is the equivalent of $2,649.22 in 2020.