Accession: L12444
Editorial Title: Mary Baker Eddy to Ellen Brown Linscott and George B. Day, November 10, 1888
Author: Mary Baker Eddy 
Recipient: Ellen Brown Linscott  George B. Day 
Scribe: Ebenezer J. Foster Eddy 
Date: November 10, 1888
Manuscript Description: Handwritten by Ebenezer J. Foster Eddy for Mary Baker Eddy on unlined Massachusetts Metaphysical College stationery.
Archival Note: This document includes two letters, both in Ebenezer J. Foster Eddy’s handwriting.
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BostonEditorial Note: Boston, Massachusetts, Nov. 10th 1888
My Dear Student:-

I enclose you the copy As Written: coppy of a letter that I sent to Mr. Day. What do you think of it?

I also send you an extract from the letter of a loyal student receivedAs Written:recieved todayAs Written:to-day: "I heard that Mr: D." — referring As Written: refering to Mr. Day — "talked some better after he returned, but said in the Sunday school that the spiritual explanation of the bible were "balderdash and humbug" or some such expression. There seems a tendency on the part of error to have students think they are bornAs Written:borne leaders and then begin to say and think if they do not have their way the causeEditorial Note: Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy is going down." et ceteraAs Written:&C What do the loyal students say and do about such things?

I would like to have you send me Mr Day's sermon, if printed, that he preached after his return in which he spoke complimentary of Science and HealthEditorial Note: Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy.

Yours with love
M. B. G. Eddy
Per Dr Foster

Boston, Oct 30th 1888
Rev. Mr. Day.
Dear Student:–

I have a favor to ask, one that reverses the evidence of sense with the demand of ScienceEditorial Note: Christian Science. And this request may be startling, because I have so recently proffered one to you the very reverse of this one.

But what I gained from your frankness– that I honor– in the class, causes this request. My pain and disappointment at seeing your state of mind is better imagined than described. As it is, I must bear it. Old Theology and the Schools cling to you to such an extent, even yet, that I fear you will leave us eventually and then you may be tempted to do as malicious mind prompts all to do, take with you many of my best students who are not watching as they will sometime learn the need of doing — away from what I know to be the only real Christian Science. To guard against this sadder result, this is my present petition, in all love and respect proffered to you. If you feel that Christian ScienceAs Written:Chris. Sci. as laid down in Science and HealthEditorial Note: Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy is not what is genuine, you cannotAs Written:can not surely feel justified in promulgating it. Therefore I ask, yea, I beg you to resign your place now in this field to someoneAs Written:some one who is sound in this Science, and let us still be friends, and you a fair foe, if indeed you must be this to the truths of Christian Science.

Please ponder this in your heart alone and name it not. Any council from others on this question is not safe. Go to God alone for wisdom to enable you to deal with this subject justly, and as you would love to contemplate your action in time to come. Please do me the justice to see at what a sacrifice I give you up, in this field of labor, one in which I had hoped to reap such a harvest from your labors for our cause. But of two evils this last named is the least to chooseAs Written:chose. As ever most truly your Friend

M. B. G. Eddy

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BostonEditorial Note: Boston, Massachusetts, Nov. 10th 1888
My Dear Student:-

I enclose you the coppy Corrected: copy of a letter that I sent to Mr. Day. What do you think of it?

I also send you an extract from the letter of a loyal student recievedCorrected:received to-dayCorrected:today: "I heard that Mr: D." — refering Corrected: referring to Mr. Day — "talked some better after he returned, but said in the Sunday school that the spiritual explanation of the bible were "balderdash and humbug" or some such word expression. There seems a tendency on the part of error to have students think they are borneCorrected:born leaders and then begin to say and think if they do not have their way the causeEditorial Note: Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy is going down." &CExpanded:et cetera What do the loyal students say and do about such things?

I would like to have you send me Mr Day's sermon, if printed, that he preached after his return in which he spoke complimentary of Science and HealthEditorial Note: Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy.

Yours with love
M. B. G. Eddy
Per Dr Foster

Boston, Oct 30th 1888
Rev. Mr. Day.
Dear Student:–

I have a favor to ask, one that reverses the evidence of the sense with the demand of ScienceEditorial Note: Christian Science. And this request may be startling, because I have so recently proffrered one to you the very reverse of this one.

But what I gained from your frankness– that I honor– in the class, causes this request. My pain and disappointment at seeing your state of mind is better imagined than described. As it is, I must bear it. Old Theology and the Schools cling to you to such an extent, even yet, that I fear you will leave us eventually and then you may be tempted to do as malicious mind prompts all to do, take with you many of my best students who are not watching as they will sometime learn the need of doing — away from what I know to be the only real Christian Science. To guard against this sadde [?] Unclear or illegible r result, this is my present petition, in all love and respect proffered to you. If you feel that Chris. Sci.Expanded:Christian Science as laid down in Science and HealthEditorial Note: Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy is not what is genuine, you can notCorrected:cannot surely feel justified in promulgating it. Therefore I ask, yea, I beg you to resign your place now in this field to some oneCorrected:someone who is sound in this Science, and let us still be friends, and you a fair foe, if indeed you must be this to the truths of Christian Science.

Please ponder this in your heart alone and name it not. Any council from others on this question is not safe. Go to God alone for wisdom to enable you to deal with this subject justly, and as you would love to contemplate your action in time to come. Please do me the justice to see at what a sacrifice I give you up, in this field of labor, one in which I had hoped to reap such a harvest from your labors for our cause. But of two evils this last named is the least to choseCorrected:choose. As ever most truly your Friend

M. B. G. Eddy

 
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