I want to ask you to be patient with my sister's great desire to speed onward- She don't yet realize that she has to grow b [?] Unclear or illegible efore receiving Normal course. I received letter from her to-dayCorrected:today – wants to meet me in BostonEditorial Note: Boston, Massachusetts & go through Class with me- She will be like gold when she comes from your class & there will be nothing that can hold her back – She has already made some beautiful demonstration'sCorrected:demonstrations — Advise her precious Teacher and I hope she can enter your next class - I had hard work to get my letter from Church - have been begging for it a year - They have now expelled me - but said they all cryedCorrected:cried – Bro. Newton told them – Not to shed tear's Corrected: tears for me – they would have it to come to also – & said he, "My little Sister is getting so used to being expelled from error she rather enjoys it"– I wrote the Church a letter and Bro. Day said how he would like to be present at the reading & thought it aught Corrected: ought to be pupblished– Dear Teacher What I am about to tell you I do so reluctantly - I had the misfortune of incurring A Students Corrected: Student's displeasure (You will know who) by defending Mr- Day & asking him to proceed with his instructions – When he had been deeply humiliated by unjust Criticism – I will say here he is just lovely & our dear little flock would not know a discordant note if it not for this one– The r [?] Unclear or illegible esult I have had very strange attacks every Sabbath for three – & Elsie Was taken with attack of Animal – suddenly Magnatism – she had [?] Unclear or illegible  been so impressed with the lesson on the Good S [?] Unclear or illegible hepherdJohn 10:11 I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep. John 10:12 But he that is an hireling, and not the shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, seeth the wolf coming, and leaveth the sheep, and fleeth: and the wolf catcheth them, and scattereth the sheep. John 10:13 The hireling fleeth, because he is an hireling, and careth not for the sheep. – that she raved [?] Unclear or illegible  with delirium in belief & cryed Corrected: cried out –"Mother save my beautiful sheep – the hirelings are choking them" their faces were awful – & Mother the Good Shepherd is gone they are choking me too–" No my child & I [?] Unclear or illegible  my thought over her strong – "Lo I am with you alway-"Matt 28:19 ¶Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: Matt 28:20 Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen. & convinced her the Good Shepherd was every–whereCorrected:everywhere –" From feive until three o'clock at night I seemed to have a fight with ApolyanRev 9:11 And they had a king over them, which is the angel of the bottomless pit, whose name in the Hebrew tongue is Abaddon, but in the Greek tongue hath his name Apollyon. him-selfCorrected:himself – & when the little one slept with peace, I thanked God – and fell on my bed prais [?] Unclear or illegible ing Him – The last attack was on myself & Mr- Bell- Conquered that also & feel brave & strong – but Oh! dear Teacher what does it mean – that I could not get relief until I took this one up and handled her strong – when relief came immediately I do not you these things willingly - I have been patient under much and have treated these impressions as Malicious Argument – but it keeps coming by force like a voice of Warning – and does not our Bible teach us - that the harsh, domineering sarcastic spirit – is not the Christ–Spirit– & all opposite – to gentleness, Meekness & long-suffering - My sweet Sister of Lex-Editorial Note: Lexington, Kentucky is working hard to get another class for Dr- Fluno so they can go to Normal class in fall If she succeeds he can afford, to go – & they are forming an ass–Expanded:association that is why she is so anxious to studdyCorrected:study all she can —

I know you will be patient and love us all as we yearn to step higher into the real [?] Unclear or illegible ization of Truth –

Forgive this long letter & if I do wrong to write these things forgive that also – and attribute it to my strong desire to know & be guided by the right motives – And do not think I do so for want of charity or to complain – I accept all things & every new trial – sends me higher into the realization of Truth – And I can bear them joyfully –