I have just receivedAs Written:rec'd your letterEditorial Note: This letter is not extant., and as Mrs. Rand is not in town, I write you again, as I do not understand why you refuse to take her as a pupil, and feel sure that there is misunderstanding somewhere. The case is this. It was impossible for Mrs. R. to raise the money to study with you last year, so she gave it up, but when we found that Miss Bartlett was coming to LisbonEditorial Note: Lisbon, New Hampshire to teach a class who could not go to you, I advised her by all means to take the course, and then go to you as soon as possible. Miss Bartlett was very anxious she should go to you instead of herself, and advised her to do so if possible. Now I had not the slightest idea that I was doing wrong to propose that she study with Miss B. In fact I supposed you wanted every good person enlisted in this work as soon as possible. Mrs. Rand has done excellent work, has healed the wife of a clergymanAs Written:clergy man in Colorado, of consumptionEditorial Note: tuberculosis. and. has had several other patients there. Her only brother resides there. and his family and her patients are constantly urging her to come to them and teach this Truth, and she has deprived herself of everything possible to save the money to go through your class. She also intends to take the Normal course, and hopes to be able to do that in season to go to Col. this fall, but she wants to be a thorough teacher, and is not willing to take that responsibility without instruction from you. I feel deeply interested, for I'm sure if I had advised her to wait a year and then go to you, she would have done so, and it would be a great sorrow to me, to know that I had done anything worthy of your censure, or to hinder the spreading of this great truth. Perhaps you feel that the Normal course would be sufficient for her. If so, please let me know immediately, as she is expected home soon, and will want to know how to make her plans. She hoped to be in the class with Anna Osgood who is also a student of Miss Bartletts. I trust you will excuse the liberty I take in writing you, but my excuse is, that if I have been instrumental in depriving Mrs. Rand of your instructions, I want to bear it, and learn wisdom by experience.
| Accession: | 333.45.002 |
| Editorial Title: | Janette E. Weller to Mary Baker Eddy, April 5, 1886 |
| Author: | Janette E. Weller |
| Recipient: | Mary Baker Eddy |
| Date: | April 5, 1886 |
Final Edits
Original Document
Copied document link to clipboard.
Copied document link to clipboard.
I have just rec'dExpanded:received your letterEditorial Note: This letter is not extant., and as Mrs. Rand is not in town, I write you again, as I do not understand why you refuse to take her as a pupil, and feel sure that there is misunderstanding somewhere. The case is this. It was impossible for Mrs. R. to raise the money to study with you last year, so she gave it up, but when we found that Miss Bartlett was coming to LisbonEditorial Note: Lisbon, New Hampshire to teach a class who could not go to you, I advised her by all means to take the course, and then go to you as soon as possible. Miss Bartlett was very anxious she should go to you instead of herself, and advised her to do so if possible. Now I had not the slightest idea that I was doing wrong to propose that she study with Miss B. In fact I supposed you wanted every good person enlisted in this work as soon as possible. Mrs. Rand has done excellent work, has healed the wife of a clergy manCorrected:clergyman in Colorado, of consumptionEditorial Note: tuberculosis. and. has had several other patients there. Her only brother resides there. and his family and her patients are constantly urging her to come to them and teach this Truth, and she has deprived herself of everything possible to save the money to go through your class. She also intends to take the Normal course, and hopes to be able to do that in season to go to Col. this fall, but she wants to be a throrough teacher, and is not willing to take that responsibility without instruction from you. I feel deeply interested, for I'm sure if I had advised her to wait a year and then go to you, she would have done so, and it would be a great sorrow to me, to know that I had done anything worthy of your censure, or to hinder the [?] Unclear or illegible spreading of this great truth. Perhaps you feel that the Normal course would be sufficient for her. If so, please let me know immediately, as she is expected home soon, and will want to know how to make her plans. She hoped to be in the class with Anna Osgood who is also a sudtudent of Miss Bartletts. I trust you will excuse the liberty I take in writing you, for but my excuse is, that if I have been instrumental in de thr depriving Mrs. Rand of your instructions, I want to bear it, and learn wisdom by experience.