Of all the piles of letters to answer I take yoursEditorial Note: See 382.50.039. first. The inclosed Corrected: enclosed slip giving me an idea of what you are doing gives me new life. Shall I tell you a bit of history here? For several months there has been a constant chemicalEditorial Note: A reference to “chemicalization.” Chemicalization is a term Mary Baker Eddy used to refer to a temporary stirring up of symptoms or process of “fermentation” as errors of various types are being destroyed. in Boston, at last it broke out in the inclosed Corrected: enclosed a most abusive attackEditorial Note: This is likely a reference to an article entitled "Boston Miracles," which was published in the Boston Advertiser on January 16, 1884. in the AdvertiserEditorial Note: Boston Advertiser on Christian Scientists by charging them in couched terms with all the fraud of the mistaught rabble that have come forth of E. J. Arnes. Just then Mrs. Choate had sent in her resignation from membership of Church and Association, at my request, and was working against the new members that were coming in—to keep them out. By laying awake pretty much all night for one week and working day and night I succeeded in preventing her breaking up our church and Association and hope she will reform and be a good girl some time. I had ten new members admitted to my Church last Sunday. The sacrament was silent, but they all thought most impressive. One gentleman present, an Episcopal Clergyman, so chemicalizedEditorial Note: A reference to “chemicalization.” Chemicalization is a term Mary Baker Eddy used to refer to a temporary stirring up of symptoms or process of “fermentation” as errors of various types are being destroyed. under my appeals that my student who had him for a patient said it fairly “hoisted him out of his old beliefs” But he almost swore in church when I spiritualized the blood of Christ and explained His body It did him good, that is all. Our Hall was full and they all looked earnest and interested

Now darling, about the Journal—I have had the moral courage as usual to risk consequences and take the paper into my hands as Editor and Publisher. When I did it I was so hurried with calls in every direction I could not sleep, but I said, who knows the dear one I am writing to better than I? and did he not promise me. That’s enough. So I stood like a pillar in the Association with those who never did anything for the causeEditorial Note: The Cause of Christian Science holding against letting the paper go wholly into my hands But a few honest ones refered Corrected: referred to what the Association had voted before. I would engage to edit it, namely, that if I gave my services for one year the next year it, the paper, was mine to both edit and publish. I have given those services, and if Mr. B.Editorial Note: Probably Arthur T. Buswell. had done one tithe of what he could have do done we should have had 1000 more on our subscription list as easily as one hundred. Only think of it! The first Magazines and Newspapers in the land exchange with me their large weeklies and monthlies for my bimonthly folio. My spirit calls for thee to help this great cause. Boston and the West are astir with it. “Come to Macedonia and help usActs 16:9 And a vision appeared to Paul in the night; There stood a man of Macedonia, and prayed him, saying, Come over into Macedonia, and help us. Acts 16:10 And after he had seen the vision, immediately we endeavoured to go into Macedonia, assuredly gathering that the Lord had called us for to preach the gospel unto them. ” is the call now as when Paul made it. Shall write your wife today. When will you be here and take the publishing of the Journal into your sole keeping. That is your fort. Healing is not as much so as that. You and I can do wonders for this world through that paper I know it