By today's mail I send you a few credentials not to impress you with my abilities (though perhaps I have been as successful as most persons in my Profession,) But because I wish to know more of the Divine As Written: Devine Science of which you teach.
Through being mistaken for one of your Students who bears the same name, I was led to investigate her, and through her and Miss S. K. Binkford, I have gained some knowledge of your scienceEditorial Note: Christian Science my life since 1862 has been almost entirely devoted to mission work. consequently I am not as well off in this world's goodsI John 3:17 But whoso hath this world’s good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels of compassion from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him? as some others last year was spent in the infected Cholera districtEditorial Note: This apparently refers to what is known as the fifth Cholera pandemic, which happened during the years 1881-1896. and I found it impossible As Written: impocible to keep within my means when there was so much suffering and need of aid. Still reading your booksEditorial Note: Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy, has filled me with an uncontrollable longing to know more of your divine As Written: devine Healing. While reading yourAs Written:you Science of HealthEditorial Note: Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy, there came over me an illumination of Soul, that I had never expected to experience. For years I have never left the bedside of the sick without asking God to help me and many times have been forced to feel that only through Him As Written: him have they been saved. But it never occurred As Written: occured to me that He alone had power to Heal, and to save. If I felt sure As Written: shure that I could be instrumental through your scienceEditorial Note: Christian Science and the power of God, in Healing in the way you teach, I would come to you at once and trust in God for the rest, I see in your Journal you kindly extend favors to Clergymen As Written: Clergyman perhaps favoring me would be "casting bread upon the watersEccl 11:1 Cast thy bread upon the waters: for thou shalt find it after many days. which might returnAs Written:returne an hundred foldMatt 13:1 The same day went Jesus out of the house, and sat by the sea side. Matt 13:2 And great multitudes were gathered together unto him, so that he went into a ship, and sat; and the whole multitude stood on the shore. Matt 13:3 And he spake many things unto them in parables, saying, Behold, a sower went forth to sow; Matt 13:4 And when he sowed, some seeds fell by the way side, and the fowls came and devoured them up: Matt 13:5 Some fell upon stony places, where they had not much earth: and forthwith they sprung up, because they had no deepness of earth: Matt 13:6 And when the sun was up, they were scorched; and because they had no root, they withered away. Matt 13:7 And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprung up, and choked them: Matt 13:8 But other fell into good ground, and brought forth fruit, some an hundredfold, some sixtyfold, some thirtyfold. Matt 13:9 Who hath ears to hear, let him hear. Luke 8:4 ¶And when much people were gathered together, and were come to him out of every city, he spake by a parable: Luke 8:5 A sower went out to sow his seed: and as he sowed, some fell by the way side; and it was trodden down, and the fowls of the air devoured it. Luke 8:6 And some fell upon a rock; and as soon as it was sprung up, it withered away, because it lacked moisture. Luke 8:7 And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprang up with it, and choked it. Luke 8:8 And other fell on good ground, and sprang up, and bare fruit an hundredfold. And when he had said these things, he cried, He that hath ears to hear, let him hear. Luke 8:9 And his disciples asked him, saying, What might this parable be? Luke 8:10 And he said, Unto you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God: but to others in parables; that seeing they might not see, and hearing they might not understand. Luke 8:11 Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God. Luke 8:12 Those by the way side are they that hear; then cometh the devil, and taketh away the word out of their hearts, lest they should believe and be saved. Luke 8:13 They on the rock are they, which, when they hear, receive the word with joy; and these have no root, which for a while believe, and in time of temptation fall away. Luke 8:14 And that which fell among thorns are they, which, when they have heard, go forth, and are choked with cares and riches and pleasures of this life, and bring no fruit to perfection. Luke 8:15 But that on the good ground are they, which in an honest and good heart, having heard the word, keep it, and bring forth fruit with patience. . If I am presuming I feel your kind heart will understand and forgive I feel sure As Written: shure that God will prosper you in your Divine As Written: Devine work. and that when Pastors and people better understand you, their prejudice will be laid aside
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