I very much regret not being able to be in Boston on the Sabbath, and appreciate your kind remembrance and attention towards me in telegraphing, but I had a patient I did not want to leave and so stayed at home.

I received the last Journal. Have seen one of the Taylor books but have had time to only glance at it. We must try students 6 mos or a year before they are admitted to the association or have some way to remedy this trouble of expelling. But we must still feel strong, and those who go running about will only find that they are still without the Truth the God power, and could they demonstrate the ScienceEditorial Note: Christian Science they would be satisfied and stay with us. I am a friend and brother to all who are honest and will try and show them the way, but those who stand up for Arnes when they know what he has done I can’t As Written: cant relish that at all. I have no fear now and think that many times when I have felt bad it was very much my own fault. I shall not give the devil the credit of so much power, but shall watch myself and make the best of myself and work into scienceEditorial Note: Christian Science, looking at such things as too little importance for us to be afraid of. If we fear a thing, let it be a lie or not we are governed by it as long as we fear it. To fear anything As Written: any thing is to give power to it and through fear we can make mountains or nothing and in that way lose Love, God. I want to see you and will try and be in B.Editorial Note: Boston sometime As Written: some time this week. I hope bro Buswell send As Written: sent it to him.

I feel that we must make our Association of more importance and stand on our dignity a little more, for we are at the head and should act accordingly. Don’t As Written: Dont for a moment think of weakness my dear Teacher (excuse advise) for there isn’t any such thing. I think we shall soon be where we shall feel contented. What we want it to do all we can to let the people know that there is a “fountain head” and a regular school and something more than a matter of $30Editorial Note: $30.00 in 1884 is the equivalent of $768.69 in 2018. in order to become a healer. I hear of another person teaching for $1Editorial Note: $1.00 in 1884 is the equivalent of $25.62 in 2018. a lesson. Why don’t As Written: dont they heal and if they must teach, charge something for it, and take good care in selecting students? The trouble is I think, they can’t As Written: cant heal. I very much dislike to say a word against a bro or sister but if the ScientistsEditorial Note: Christian Scientists would have a trifle more pride in the work and strive to make it as popular as the “regular” and if they would they could make it the ScienceEditorial Note: Christian Science in a very short time and something more than a schoolboy affair of it. Of course the true healer will necessarily stand at the head and be respected and his work in demand and the most we can do is to Watch ourselves make our work tell the story, strive to get deep in ScienceEditorial Note: Christian Science, circulate our pape, keep over church and make our School of more importance. I don’t As Written: dont want to fight but simply strive to be of so much more value all of us as to be readily seen by the people. I must say as I feel that if we watch ourselves more and mesmerism less, we will get along very much faster for as we progress in ScienceEditorial Note: Christian Science we forget our beliefs (mesmerism not excepted) and get very near or quite the perfect healer. I do not find healers outside the Association using C.S.Editorial Note: Christian Science, and I very much hope they will not for that is what designates us from all else and I like the name. Well I have taken your time too long and will close