Accession: L14201
Editorial Title: Mary Baker Eddy to Gertrude Murray, December 8, 1898
Author: Mary Baker Eddy 
Recipient: Gertrude Murray 
Date: December 8, 1898
Manuscript Description: Handwritten by Mary Baker Eddy on unlined printed Pleasant View stationery from Concord, New Hampshire.
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Concord. New HampshireAs Written:N.H. Dec. 8, 1898.
My dear Lady Dunmore:

YoursEditorial Note: This letter is not extant. at hand. Your convenience as to hours should certainly be consulted and is not confined to those hours in America. I was pleased to hear from you and beg to be pardoned for my silence. Your letters when leaving us were soul full of sweetness. I have longed to thank you for them but every hour of mine has been filled with efforts to feed the hungry hearts turning to Christian Science for daily bread

The Press has been stirred here by the case in LondonEditorial Note: This is probably a reference to the Harold Frederic case. It is unclear how familiar Harold Frederic, a popular author living in England, was with Christian Science. However, after his death on October 19, 1898, there was much controversy surrounding his apparent reliance on Christian Science treatment. For a period of time before his death, he had requested the help (i.e., the prayers) of a Christian Scientist, but resumed medical care in the days leading up to his death. In the months following his death there was an inquest into his use of Christian Science and charges were filed against the two women who were caring for him. The charges were later dropped, but the case made sensational headlines both in England and in the United States. you wrote of so cheerfully.

No harm can touch the dear ones indicted.

The gift to me for my carriage I must acceptAs Written:axccept, coming as it will from you,– and prize most highly.

My notice in our weeklyEditorial Note: This is a reference to a statement by Mary Baker Eddy in the November 10, 1898, issue of The Christian Science Weekly (later renamed the Christian Science Sentinel). In an article titled “Early Chimes,” she writes “This year, my beloved Christian Scientists, you must grant me my request, namely, that I be permitted total exemption from Christmas gifts.”  was simply to gain time by such refusal.

Remember me most cordially to Lord Dunmore, tell him his letter is dear, and accept my thanks for both yours and his. Give my love to your dear daughters, Ladies MurryEditorial Note: Lady Victoria A. Murray and Lady Mildred Murray.

Tell my student Mrs. Field King I hope she is blessed that I am glad to hear of the prosperity of your dear church and the fidelity of students in London

With love
Mary Baker Eddy
Lady Dunmore.
#61 Great Cumberland Place,
W. London,
England.
CONCORD. N.H.
 DEC [?] Unclear or illegible 
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Concord. N.H.Expanded:New Hampshire Dec. 8, 1898.
My dear Lady Dunmore:

YoursEditorial Note: This letter is not extant. at hand. Your convenience as to hours should certainly be consulted and is not confined to those h [?] Unclear or illegible ours in America. I was pleased to hear from you and beg to be pardoned for my silence. Your letters when leaving us were soul full of sweetness. I have longed to thank you for them but every hour of mine has been filled with efforts to feed the hungry hearts turning to Christian Science for daily bread

The Press has been stirred here by the case in LondonEditorial Note: This is probably a reference to the Harold Frederic case. It is unclear how familiar Harold Frederic, a popular author living in England, was with Christian Science. However, after his death on October 19, 1898, there was much controversy surrounding his apparent reliance on Christian Science treatment. For a period of time before his death, he had requested the help (i.e., the prayers) of a Christian Scientist, but resumed medical care in the days leading up to his death. In the months following his death there was an inquest into his use of Christian Science and charges were filed against the two women who were caring for him. The charges were later dropped, but the case made sensational headlines both in England and in the United States. you wrote of so cheerfully.

No harm can touch the dear ones indicted.

The gift to me for my carriage I must axcceptCorrected:accept, coming as it will from you,– and prize most highly.

My notice in our weeklyEditorial Note: This is a reference to a statement by Mary Baker Eddy in the November 10, 1898, issue of The Christian Science Weekly (later renamed the Christian Science Sentinel). In an article titled “Early Chimes,” she writes “This year, my beloved Christian Scientists, you must grant me my request, namely, that I be permitted total exemption from Christmas gifts.”  was simply to gain time by such refusal.

Rem [?] Unclear or illegible ember me most cordially to Lord Dunmore, tell him his letter is dear, and accept my thanks for both yours and his. Give my love to your dear daughters, Ladies MurryEditorial Note: Lady Victoria A. Murray and Lady Mildred Murray.

Tell my student Mrs. Field King I hope she is blessed that I am glad to hear of the prosperity of your dear church and the fideleity of students in London

With love
Mary Baker Eddy
Lady Dunmore.
#61 Great Cumberland Place,
W. London,
England.
CONCORD. N.H.
 DEC [?] Unclear or illegible 
 
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This letter is not extant. This is probably a reference to the Harold Frederic case. It is unclear how familiar Harold Frederic, a popular author living in England, was with Christian Science. However, after his death on October 19, 1898, there was much controversy surrounding his apparent reliance on Christian Science treatment. For a period of time before his death, he had requested the help (i.e., the prayers) of a Christian Scientist, but resumed medical care in the days leading up to his death. In the months following his death there was an inquest into his use of Christian Science and charges were filed against the two women who were caring for him. The charges were later dropped, but the case made sensational headlines both in England and in the United States. This is a reference to a statement by Mary Baker Eddy in the November 10, 1898, issue of The Christian Science Weekly (later renamed the Christian Science Sentinel). In an article titled “Early Chimes,” she writes “This year, my beloved Christian Scientists, you must grant me my request, namely, that I be permitted total exemption from Christmas gifts.”  Lady Victoria A. Murray and Lady Mildred Murray