Please find enclosed 1.00Editorial Note: $1.00 in 1886 is the equivalent of $28.83 in 2021. for renewal of the subscription to the Journal I think the year must have expired some time since, as I have not the least idea when I commenced it, and thought possibly we were notified at the expiration of the year, Please let me know when the year expires and I will take note of it. I thank you kindly for still continuing it.
I have not forgotten my promise to exchange pictures with you but my husband did not wish me to send the ones I had as they were taken some three years ago. and I thought to go to the city to have some taken, but I am so hurried whenever I go that it seems next to impossible to get the time, and think I may have to have them taken here. but I have not forgotten it and you may expect it soon now. Did Dr Dunlap go to you, I wrote him what you asked me about his Spiritualistic views, and I fancy he took some offense as I have never heard a word from him although I have written him twice, and he seems to be absent from the city. I think he has gone somewhereAs Written:some where to study ScienceEditorial Note: Christian Science, as he was all absorbed in it, and I believe As Written: beleive him to be a sincere christian Man no matter what he was styled, for he certainly was an earnest seeker after Truth. but there is so much envy abroad in the land, some thought because he had investigated Spiritualism he was not willing to be convinced of anything else. I suppose you hear of the advanced step taken by the Mind healers here. Of course they are not up to your idea yet. but I believe As Written: beleive are facing the right direction One ReverendAs Written:Rev has denounced his creeds, and taken up the advanced thought, was churched, and denounced and now preaches the true doctrine to all who wish to avail themselves of it & almost every house in the city of OaklandEditorial Note: Oakland, California, especially Christian people, are discussing it. Mrs Rice's Sister Miss Rawson is here this winter, and says she never saw in the East such strides taken as here she says the people are more liberal more willing to be convinced. I sent you a couple of papers "Father's Love, formerly published by the Holiness Association, They have taken up the ScienceEditorial Note: Christian Science and preach publish and practice it. and every month I see an improvement in it. but as I said before are not up to your idea yet. but they are earnest and determined and believe As Written: beleive it to be the true light that shall lighten the worldJohn 1:9 That was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world. . (the Second coming of Christ, Truth) Those of us here have not had much opportunity to make it practical, as it is a pretty hard town as Christians are the smallest part of the population. Catholics predominating but we are studying and fortifying ourselves, hoping we shall drop a seed here and there that shall bear fruit an hundred foldMatt 13:8 But other fell into good ground, and brought forth fruit, some an hundredfold, some sixtyfold, some thirtyfold. Mark 4:8 And other fell on good ground, and did yield fruit that sprang up and increased; and brought forth, some thirty, and some sixty, and some an hundred. 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. if not now, after many days I did think to go East as I felt the Associations would be very beneficial, but unless I could stay a year, think it would not benefit me much We are taking such an interest on this coast I feel the time is not far distant when we shall have our own organization, church etc here. There is more money on this coast and people are more liberal and when the time arrives that we need a church I know we shall not lack the funds But I must not write more for I feel your time is too valuable to spend in reading anything but business correspondence.
Wishing you
GodspeedAs Written:God speed