I have had an interview to dayCorrected:today with Rev Mr Gill a methodistCorrected:Methodist Clergyman of our CityEditorial Note: Lawrence, Massachusetts, of acknouledged Corrected: acknowledged ability, who appears anxious to study C. S.Expanded:Christian Science with you. I said to him that you had offered to teach Clergyman free of charge. He is going to BostonEditorial Note: Boston, Massachusetts on mondayCorrected:Monday the ninth instExpanded:instant, possibly he may call on you. Mr Gill is a Christian gentleman and scholar. and as I remarked to him to dayCorrected:today he is just the man that is so much needed to day toAs Written:to proclaim the truth, as revealed through Christian Science, and I beleiieve him to be just fearless enough to do it, if when once he beleiieves it to be the truth, he is a man of large individuality and courage, he will not be likely to shrink from following his convictions. He is of a logical turn of mind a very ready extemporanous Corrected: extemporaneous speaker, and one of if not the strongest pulpit mean in our CityEditorial Note: Lawrence, Massachusetts, he is quite advanced in his thought, more so than is favourably Corrected: favorably received by theologians,

I hope you will be favourably Corrected: favorably impressed with him We had an unpleasant meeting at our last association, I was entirely unprepared for anything of the kind. My dughter went there hopeing Corrected: hoping to be lifted into a higher spiritual atmosphere, She has taught a class. and had a fearful l experience with mesmerism. She herself, all her patienet [?] Unclear or illegible , the most of the class, and many individuals of their families were under beleifs Corrected: beliefs much of the time, but Truth conquered as it always will, when rightly applied, some of the class are already doing verry Corrected: very good work. I trust the trouble in our association will be adjusted; without bringing it again before our regular monthly meetings there are m some of our number who go from a distance attended with a sacrefice Corrected: sacrifice of time and money, hopeing Corrected: hoping and expecting to receive a spiretual Corrected: spiritual blessing if we fail we are disappointed. I see the great achievement is in understanding how to handle the serpentEx 4:2 And the Lord said unto him, What is that in thine hand? And he said, A rod. Ex 4:3 And he said, Cast it on the ground. And he cast it on the ground, and it became a serpent; and Moses fled from before it. Ex 4:4 And the Lord said unto Moses, Put forth thine hand, and take it by the tail. And he put forth his hand, and caught it, and it became a rod in his hand: , let us be as wise as he, and as harmless as dovesMatt 10:16 ¶Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves. .

Beleiveing Corrected: Believing that you will ever be guided by love and truth.