You were deprived of a mother in early years and now because of your goodness God has tenderly given you both teacher and mother. Why? Because in affections and aims you are good. But I have a cross to take upMatt 16:24 ¶Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me. Mark 8:34 ¶And when he had called the people unto him with his disciples also, he said unto them, Whosoever will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me. Luke 9:23 ¶And he said to them all, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me. Luke 14:27 And whosoever doth not bear his cross, and come after me, cannot be my disciple. in regard to doing my - duty [?] Unclear or illegible  [?] Unclear or illegible to-dayCorrected:today. Divine Love seems t compelling me to write this letter to you but not by any means to injure another but for the sole purpose of helping you. my student but to forearm you against the unseen error.

When I was a "wee bit" on returning from school I found a pitch pine kno [?] Unclear or illegible t in the woods and carried it home for I liked to see the it blaze in the open fire placeCorrected:fireplace.. Mother asked me where I got it? I said "In Mr Gault's woods." She said "Did you ask him for it?" I replied "No." She said "Carry it right back again, Mary, it is stealing for you to do that and God forbids you to stealEx 20:15 Thou shalt not steal. ." I asked "Must I carry it back now I am tired"? She replied "Would you have God and mother thinking till tomorrow that you have broken His commandment"? Imnediately Corrected: immediately my fatigue was gone I ran back with the knott and tried to place it just where I found it. This lesson has lasted me all my years.

If you will tell me who owns a copyright of the design of to cross and crown that I [?] Unclear or illegible  have copyrighted and is on my books I will destroy my [?] Unclear or illegible  die die or obtain the owner's consent to use it.

Now dear one, your teacher has evidently not been taught rightly herself in her early education or she would not [?] Unclear or illegible  infringe as she has my copyrights even [?] Unclear or illegible  on small matters. Her glory that seeketh its ownI Cor 13:4 Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, I Cor 13:5 Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil; good easily besetmentsHeb 12:1 Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us, are vain gloryCorrected:vainglory self justificationCorrected:self-justification putting by putting down others to down [?] Unclear or illegible  other students that she may have the [?] Unclear or illegible uppermost seatLuke 11:43 Woe unto you, Pharisees! for ye love the uppermost seats in the synagogues, and greetings in the markets. and [?] Unclear or illegible  untruthfulness fulness which wrongs oneself and others. These her easily besetting sinsHeb 12:1 Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us, I have striven to destroy. I love her good qualities and again and oft again have admonished her against the se abovenamed [?] Unclear or illegible  sins and things. Yet she has only somewhat overcome them in part and in appearance. Therefore I have left speaking so much to her and [?] Unclear or illegible wait on God to do his work. My present duty is seems to be to spare you if I can from the from supposed [?] Unclear or illegible influence silently imparted to you from her atmosphere contaminating effect [?] Unclear or illegible  on yourself of those errors [?] Unclear or illegible  in my student which she herself may not recognize they are so inherent.

Scientifically I clearly as scientifically recognizes that she sometimes she mentally treats her students and others from selfish for her personal and secular benefit as she believes and with secular [?] Unclear or illegible  motives; and worse [?] Unclear or illegible  at times when my students when my students [?] Unclear or illegible  others [?] Unclear or illegible  seem to her to be to standing in her way that she mentally manipulates even them. my students. [?] Unclear or illegible  It matters not that she denies this [?] Unclear or illegible  when I know that it is true and what I know through in [?] Unclear or illegible  Christian Science is [?] Unclear or illegible  unmistakable God has given me the ability to read mortal mind [?] Unclear or illegible  that mortal mind [?] Unclear or illegible  shall not long deceive me.Editorial Note: See V03420. aAlthough she writes [?] Unclear or illegible  as if this this [?] Unclear or illegible  mind could influences me I daily prove that it cannot. Still certain students [?] Unclear or illegible  will do and continue to [?] Unclear or illegible and believe wrong [?] Unclear or illegible things and and believe wrongly [?] Unclear or illegible  trample on my feelings in this respect and wound them afresh even while professing to love me.. All this But thing I [?] Unclear or illegible  can and will forgive all these wrongs in her and others and I only but I name it them to you in order to save you from following. in her such footsteps.

Success is not all of life and is it sometimes [?] Unclear or illegible it is a a very dangerous part of it. Should one strive to be heard in the street when our Master did not?Isa 42:1 Behold my servant, whom I uphold; mine elect, in whom my soul delighteth; I have put my spirit upon him: he shall bring forth judgment to the Gentiles. Isa 42:2 He shall not cry, nor lift up, nor cause his voice to be heard in the street. Matt 12:18 Behold my servant, whom I have chosen; my beloved, in whom my soul is well pleased: I will put my spirit upon him, and he shall shew judgment to the Gentiles. Matt 12:19 He shall not strive, nor cry; neither shall any man hear his voice in the streets. Should one seek the applause of the worldGal 1:10 For do I now persuade men, or God? or do I seek to please men? for if I yet pleased men, I should not be the servant of Christ. since our MasterEditorial Note: Jesus Christ did not and said "Ye cannot serve two masters"Matt 6:24 ¶No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and
mammon. Luke 16:13 ¶No servant can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and
mammon. . The journalists all over our land shouted their welcome to me after 30 years of disparagement. [?] Unclear or illegible  And But I did not [?] Unclear or illegible  seek their [?] Unclear or illegible  their welcome congratulations then [?] Unclear or illegible  or now God gave [?] Unclear or illegible  them to me and I [?] Unclear or illegible  trust it [?] Unclear or illegible  was only after I had earned it them in His good sight. and He If indeed He has made me the wayshower in for this age ought I not then to say to [?] Unclear or illegible all others go thou and do likewise".Luke 10:36 Which now of these three, thinkest thou, was neighbour unto him that fell among the thieves? Luke 10:37 And he said, He that shewed mercy on him. Then said Jesus unto him, Go, and do thou likewise. I do not approve of too much effort to call people's [?] Unclear or illegible  attention to our causeEditorial Note: The cause of Christian Science. but– to let our good works do it this.

Again Tthanking you deeply deeply for your [?] Unclear or illegible  loving loving [?] Unclear or illegible  unselfish to do good I regret that I have her in have only endeavored to show you the right way of doing it. in a few things.. I ask it purposes and for the good you do [?] Unclear or illegible  also realizing as I do that Mrs Stetson has done well in [?] Unclear or illegible  many things much but and say needs to change in [?] Unclear or illegible  that whereof I write. that you [?] Unclear or illegible  you one favor namely that I will close [?] Unclear or illegible  by saying it is best that you do not mention to her [?] Unclear or illegible  you show not this letter, read the contents [?] Unclear or illegible  of this letter but [?] Unclear or illegible  try to do her good by reason of it, and after reading and digesting it to your [?] Unclear or illegible  own benefit, return it to me without retaining so much as a [?] Unclear or illegible  copy of it. Here I must add that if she knows what I have written or suspects what I have written is the contents of my letter she would may mentally treat you to [?] Unclear or illegible  change you and so [?] Unclear or illegible  change its beneficial remove its effects on you and that would harm both of you