Accession: 294.42.007
Editorial Title: Alfred Lang to Mary Baker Eddy, March 24, 1886
Author: Alfred Lang 
Recipient: Mary Baker Eddy 
Annotator: Mary Baker Eddy 
Date: March 24, 1886
Manuscript Description: Handwritten by Alfred Lang on embossed lined paper from Lawrence, Massachusetts.
Archival Note: This letter includes a notation in the handwriting of Mary Baker Eddy.
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Yours receivedEditorial Note: This letter is not extant. this morning. Yes, I realized that you were unavoidably detained from our last association. Many expressed sorrow, and disappointment, but I suppose we shall be subject to that experience till we get out of sense into Soul. I have just interviewed Rev Mr Gill, in relation to entering your Class on monday, March 29th, at 10 O'clock As Written: Oclock . A M..

He has unequivocally said, he will go.

[*]Archival Note: The following text was later added to the document by another annotator, disrupting the surrounding thought. Handshift:Mary Baker Eddy write him to come the first of class [*]Archival Note: End floating text.

Handshift:Alfred Lang He appears quite enthused with the idea, and thinks it providential that he did not study last summer, the why you will subsequently understand. I do most earnestly pray, that As Written: theat he may develop under your instruction all that I have reason to expect. I wish to inform you that Mr Gill has interviewed Miss Morse more or less upon As Written: uppon the subject of Christian ScienceAs Written:C. S. since she studied with you. Let us hope, that her influence if any she has, has been for good. Allow me here to take the liberty to ask the privilege which you gave me on a former occasion of sitting in your presence with your class during As Written: dureing one or more of its sessions as you may elect. If it is not agreeable to you to have a listener in your As Written: you class please don't As Written: dont allow me the privilege, and the harmony shall remain unviolatedAs Written:inviolated.

I think such a class as your next promises As Written: promeses will develop very much for the cause of Truth.

Believe me yours as ever in Truth.
Alfred Lang
294.42.007
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Reproduced from the archive of The Mary Baker Eddy Library

Yours receivedEditorial Note: This letter is not extant. this morning. Yes, I realized that you were unavoidably detained from our last association. Many expressed sorrow, and disappointment, but I suppose we shall be subject to that experience till we get out of sense into Soul. I have just interviewed Rev Mr Gill, in retlation to entering your Class on monday, March 29th, at 10 Oclock Corrected: O'clock . A M..

He has unequivocally sa [?] Unclear or illegible id, he will go.

[*]Archival Note: The following text was later added to the document by another annotator, disrupting the surrounding thought. Handshift:Mary Baker Eddy write him to come the first of class [*]Archival Note: End floating text.

Handshift:Alfred Lang and He appears quite enthused with the idea, and thinks it providential that he did not study last summer, the why you will subsiequently understand. I do most earnestly pray, theat Corrected: that he may develop under your instruction all that I have reason to expect. I wish to inform you that Mr Gill has interviewed Miss Morse more or less uppon Corrected: upon the subject of C. S.Expanded:Christian Science since she studied with you. Let us hope, that her influence if any she has, has been for good. Allow me here to take the liberty to ask the privilege which you gave me on a former occasion of sitting in your presence with your class dureing Corrected: during one or more of its sessions as you may elect. If it is not agreeable to you to have a listener in you Corrected: your class please dont Corrected: don't allow me the privilege, and the harmony shall remain inviolatedCorrected:unviolated.

I think such a class as your next promeses Corrected: promises will develop s very much for the cause of Truth.

Believe me yours as ever in Truth.
Alfred Lang
 
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Lawrence, Massachusetts This letter is not extant. The following text was later added to the document by another annotator, disrupting the surrounding thought. End floating text.