Accession: 020A.09.005
Editorial Title: M. Bettie Bell to Mary Baker Eddy, December 6, 1885
Author: M. Bettie Bell 
Recipient: Mary Baker Eddy 
Date: December 6, 1885
Manuscript Description: Handwritten by M. Bettie Bell on lined paper from Chicago, Illinois.
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My dear Teacher

I was cordially welcomed in my precious family Thursday morning and found both BabiesEditorial Note: Daisy and Elsie M. Bell complaining with belief of remitting fever – They are entirely well this morning and very happy – You can't know how rejoiced I am with my recent instruction can handle the question of Animal MagnetismAs Written:Magnatism with surprising success – don't know why I was in belief so bewilderedAs Written:be wildired and clouded.— truly "The Lord is my Shepherd I shall not want"Ps 23:1 The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. — many thanks for your patience, charity and tenderness – my Brother remarked oh! Sister if I could just see her every day - I could be a better man - & he never was so loath As Written: loth to leave a strange place– so lovely were the hearts and the influence around us - would that we could always be in such loyal companionship as that of our Teacher and her lovely Students - Remember me kindly to your good girls– I shall love to think of them pleasantly. Please also remember us to kind Dr- Fryre and ask him please deliver a Message to Mrs. Stetson. She was coming to Chicago & promised to let me have the pleasure of entertaining her- She will have every opportunity to successfullyAs Written:success fully carry on her work & I will take great delight in entertaining her in my home and not only be doing myselfAs Written:my-self a great pleasure - but can save her expense in this expensive CityEditorial Note: Chicago, Illinois- Already patients in neighborhood that will pay her liberally to cure them- I would not trouble the Dr– with this message if I knew her address – Tell her please to drop me a line & say when she will come– Accept of our love and deep. unspeakable gratitude for the spiritual feastings, and pray God give us strength and grace for all our work–

Affectionately–
Mrs. J. H. Bell.
020A.09.005
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Reproduced from the archive of The Mary Baker Eddy Library
My dear Teacher

I was cordially welcomed in my precious family Thursday morning and found both BabiesEditorial Note: Daisy and Elsie M. Bell complaining with belief of remitting fever – They are entirely well this morning and very happy – You can't know how rejoiced I am with my recent instruction can handle the question of Animal MagnatismOriginal:Magnetism with surprising success – don't know why I was in belief so be wildiredOriginal:bewildered and clouded.— truly "The Lord is my Shepherd I shall not want"Ps 23:1 The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. — many thanks for your patience, charity and tenderness – my Brother remarked oh! Sister if I could just see her every day - I could be a better man - & he never was so loth Corrected: loath to leave a strange place– so lovely were the hearts and the influence around us - would that we could always be in such loyal companionship as that of our Teacher and her lovely Students - Remember me kindly to your good girls– I shall love to think of them pleasantly. Please allso remember us to kind Dr- Fryre and ask him please deliver a Message to Mrs. Stetson. She was coming to Chicago & promised to let me have the pleasure of entertaining her- She will have every opportunity to success fullyCorrected:successfully carry on her work & I will take great delight in entertaining her in my home and not only be doing my-selfCorrected:myself a great pleasure - but can save her expense in this expensive CityEditorial Note: Chicago, Illinois- Already patients in neighborhood that will pay her liberally to cure them- I would not trouble the Dr– with this message if I knew her address – Tell her please to drop me a line & say when she will come– Accept of our love and deep. unspeakable gratitude for the spiritual feastings, and pray God give us strength and grace for all our work–

Affectionately–
Mrs. J. H. Bell.
 
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