Accession: L00100
Editorial Title: Mary Baker Eddy to The First Church of Christ, Scientist, April 17, 1895
Author: Mary Baker Eddy 
Recipient: The First Church of Christ, Scientist 
Annotator: William B. Johnson 
Date: April 17, 1895
Manuscript Description: Handwritten by Mary Baker Eddy on unlined Pleasant View stationery, from Concord, New Hampshire. This letter also includes notations in William B. Johnson’s handwriting.
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⇉ Handshift:William B. Johnson Received
April 18, 1895
⇉ Handshift:Mary Baker Eddy CONCORD, New HampshireAs Written:N. H.
To The First church of Christ, Scientist, Boston
My dear Students

Adopt at this meeting a by-law that all members who withdraw from your church or who have been put out of it and thereafter apply to be taken back into it and are anxious to live according to its requirements be received on probation for 2 years. Then if found unworthy you can deal with them as you think best for our CauseEditorial Note: The cause of Christian Science..

But I also require you to remember Jesus words "Go ye and learn what this meaneth I will have mercy and not sacrifice.Matt 9:13 But go ye and learn what that meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice: for I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance. "

You will bring my white hairs into remembrance As Written: rembrance in years to come when you remember the unchristian acts that keep me in perpetual broils.

I order that after this by-law is passed that you vote to accept the application of J. C. Woodbury to join this church

Concord N. H.

April 17 1895

⇉ Handshift:William B. JohnsonA by-law in accord with this request was passed AprilAs Written:Apr 6, 1895 but the records not being entered at the time this letter came the two years probation As Written: probatin clause was added

W. B Johnson- This letter was read in the meeting Apr 20th. and Mrs Woodbury's application accepted, and she was received on probation for two years.

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⇉ Handshift:William B. Johnson Received
April 18, 1895
⇉ Handshift:Mary Baker Eddy CONCORD, N. H.Expanded:New Hampshire
To The First church of Christ, Scientist, Boston
My dear Students

Adopt at this meeting a by-law that all members who withdraw from your church or who have been put out of it and thereafter apply to be taken back into it and are anxious to live according to its requirements be received on probation for 2 years. Then if found unworthy you can deal with them as you think best for our CauseEditorial Note: The cause of Christian Science..

But I also require you to remember Jesus words "Go ye and learn what this meaneth I will have mercy and not sacrifice.Matt 9:13 But go ye and learn what that meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice: for I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance. "

You will bring my white hairs intoto rembrance Corrected: remembrance isn years to come when you remember the unchristian acts that keep me in perpetual broils.

I order that after this by-law is passed that you vote to accept the application of Mrs.J. C. Woodbury to join this church

Concord N. H.

April 17 1895

⇉ Handshift:William B. JohnsonA by-law in accord with this request was passed AprExpanded:April 6, 1895 but the records not being entered at the time this letter came the two years probatin Corrected: probation clause was added

W. B Johnson- This letter was read in the meeting Apr 20th. and Mrs Woodbury's application accepted, and she was received on probation for two years.

 
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