Accession: 402.51.037
Editorial Title: Albert B. Dorman to Mary Baker Eddy, April 24, 1885
Author: Albert B. Dorman 
Recipient: Mary Baker Eddy 
Date: April 24, 1885
Manuscript Description: Handwritten by Albert B. Dorman on his printed stationery from Worcester, Massachusetts.
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My dear Teacher

I want to write you another word of encouragement, for I know it does you good to hear of genuine demonstration of Truth. Last Sunday evening about 9.30, I was called as the last resort, to a case, so to speak, of life or death, and that right away, a case where three hours would given the error sufficient time to destroy itself and do its work. Briefly I will state that I never saw such a radical working of Truth, and setting things to right, as was brought about in this case. It was a case that the people would say was real sickness, the doctors were there four and five times a day, all last week, it was truly remarkable, even to me, to see such mighty power brought to bear upon the case, to produce immediate harmony. I had all the neighbors’ As Written: neighbors minds against me, they only looking for the Worst. But God and harmony was and is the real and discord and sickness the unreal. I knew that God's man was not to be seen and there was nothing there but the real and harmonious. The doctors did not know what was the matter. I knew there wasn't As Written: was'nt anything the matter. Now I will close, will say that it was grand. Yesterday morning the patient wanted steak and baked potato As Written: potatoe and she had it.

Your AffectionateAs Written:Affect. Student
Albert
402.51.037
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Reproduced from the archive of The Mary Baker Eddy Library
My dear Teacher

I want to write you another word of encouragement, for I know it does you good to hear of genuine demonstrations of Truth. Last Sunday evening about 9.30, I was called as the last resort, to a case, so to speak, of life or death, and that right away, a case where three hours would given the error sufficient time to destroy itself and do its work. Briefly I will state that I never saw such a radical working of Truth, and setting things to right, as was brought about in this case. It was a case that the people would say was real sickness, the doctors were there four and five times a day, all last week, it was truly remarkable, even to me, to see such mighty power brought to bear upon the case, to produce immediate harmony. I had all the neighbors Corrected: neighbors’ minds against me, they only looking for the Worst. But God and harmony was and is the real and discord and sickness the unreal. I knew that God's man was not to be seen and there was nothing there but the real and harmonious. The doctors did not know what was the matter. I knew there was'nt Corrected: wasn't anything the matter. Now I will close, will say that it was grand. Yesterday morning the patient wanted steak and baked potatoe Corrected: potato and she had it.

Your Affect.Expanded:Affectionate Student
Albert
 
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