I am the Lady who called on you the last of May - & who came from the west - Michigan alone to Learn - "Christian Science: I expected to learn enter a class with you - but in making the Fruitless trip to BostonEditorial Note: Boston, Massachusetts & trying to be healed there & not succeeding - I am more anxious than ever to enter with you & also- a Friend of mine who's means are as limited - as my own wishes to enter with me. Now my husband has arranged to be at home with the children until the 20th of Sept as I have four & all small but one - & a young girl to do the work who is only sixteen - & of course could not leave them a loneCorrected:alone more than a week or two - I would not like to do that", but would if necessary.

Now Mrs Eddy I want to ask of you a favor & hope you will treat this Poor letter - with as much mercy as Possible if I could only talk with you a few minutes I could tell you so much better than by writing what I have to say. I am suffering so much Pain to dayCorrected:today & have been several days that I hope you will excuse all mistakes & my only hope of ever being well - or able to do any good in this world is through this ScienceEditorial Note: Christian Science. & although a stranger to you I beg of you to give me a favorable answer, if you only knew what I have suffered, being a woman your selfCorrected:yourself - & also having suffered greatly - I Pray you will be mercyfulCorrected:merciful to me a Sinner"Luke 18:9 And he spake this parable unto certain which trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and despised others: Luke 18:10 Two men went up into the temple to pray; the one a Pharisee, and the other a publican. Luke 18:11 The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, God, I thank thee, that I am not as other men are, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this publican. Luke 18:12 I fast twice in the week, I give tithes of all that I possess. Luke 18:13 And the publican, standing afar off, would not lift up so much as his eyes unto heaven, but smote upon his breast, saying, God be merciful to me a sinner. Luke 18:14 I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other: for every one that exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted. - as our Father in heaven is mercyfulCorrected:merciful."Luke 6:36 Be ye therefore merciful, as your Father also is merciful. for I feel & believe that I can be healed both bodily & mentally if I can only be allowed the Blessed Privelege Corrected: privilege of Learning of you".

When I called on you I was in darkness having & struggled for years to come into the Light - but being brought up by & with unbelievers it has been a hard (struggle & I am a loneCorrected:alone in this in all my Family - & I want to) so live that I may be a Light into others & not a stumbling Block in their way. & I think you can help me to come into the true light - more than any Person on Earth, as you.. or your Books "Science & healthEditorial Note: Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy - have helped me to understand my selfCorrected:myself & my creator better than any- & all else I have Ever read or heard", & which with my Bible is my only reading matter for the Past 3 months, you may remember & saw & spoke to you at your church in June "Oh how I did long to talk to you a loneCorrected:alone & tell something of my selfCorrected:myself & surroundings through life & how I wished I could have asked you to help me then". Now Mrs Eddy” I want to ask you after having spent nearly 300 hundred dollarsEditorial Note: $300.00 in 1885 is the equivalent of $7,906.93 in 2019. an or will have after I make my second trip to Boston. Could you accept or would accept the sum of 50 dollarsEditorial Note: $50.00 in 1885 is the equivalent of $1,317.82 in 2020. & allow my selfCorrected:myself & Friend to enter your class in Sept She having a boutCorrected:about S the same amount I have to come & go on, as both of our husbands do not believe in this ScienceEditorial Note: Christian Science." & mine was Bitterly opposed to my going in the first place & coming home no better than I went a wayCorrected:away he is more skeptical. than ever; now would you be so kind & Say aside your rules for this once - & if you can Put any trust in the words of a stranger we will Pay you the rest - as soon as we can Possibly raise the amount. & hope you will consider this well before replying & make the terms as reasonable as you Possibly can - & we will Pledge our selvesCorrected:ourselves to do Just as I have stated - & will be more thankful than I can find words to express - & hope for an answer as soon as convenient you dontCorrected:don’t now nor can ever know how howAs Written:how I hate "to ask this of you a stranger" & I hope you will forgive me of this has in any way offended you"