Your note of Sept 1stEditorial Note: This note is not extant. was rec'dExpanded:received and read with many thanks for the kindly feelings you tried to convey to me:

However much we may differ as regards my no longer wishing to be remain a member of the Asso. or the wisdom of not wishing to be called a "Christian Scientist". I am sure you will at least respect an honest statement. Al'thoExpanded:Although from your stand point of view it will read very unscientifically:

For almost three two years I have been struggling hard to bring out the art of healing by the teachings you gave me: I left you strong in the faith that I had at last found one human being through which a great truth was revealed to my hunguryCorrected:hungry, ever, searching mind, to ever remain a beacon light. After almost three two years of conscientious struggling I must confess that I have been unable to do much, if any real healing to the flesh - but have cured quite a large number of imaginary diseases - But several have died while under my care - and I regret to say rather than administer a soothing powder, have let them suffer, beliving Corrected: believing if "Christian Science" could not releave Corrected: relieve them I must not do any material thing.

Before I studied with you, I was able to comfort the sick by an hundred simple harmless means, all of which I gave up beliving Corrected: believing it was wrong and sinful to use as I have said any thingCorrected:anything but mental thought.

It has been very trying to sit by the bed side of the dying, and not do all in my power to releave Corrected: relieve their sufferings and comfort them in some tangible way - as they were too sick to hold in any other way: So I thought I had no right to remain a member of this Asso. feeling it was not wise to abide by thereCorrected:their by lawsCorrected:by-laws.

Five times out of ten, to illuminate the mind with a sense of being a law unto its selfCorrected:itself will be all that is needed to bring the patients mind into healthy action.

But what about the other five, that are suffering so much they cannot grasp the but the one thought ReleafCorrected:Relief!! no matter how hard I may have tried to break that law with "Christian Science" and they still suffer on.

Shall I leave them? No! Dear Mrs. Eddy while I live I feel it my duty, to do all in my power to that is legitimate, and at least have the happy conscience of knowing I did what I could-

For you will admit that the wisest know but very little after all.

I will not burden you with my thoughts, they are only a drop in this great sea of human thoughts.

I have always felt a great love for you & always shall. realizing you must suffer, not for Christ, but because we live in a material world and more or less in fighting to annhilate Corrected: annihilate it will still find, we still have the same material law with us in this dream -

I am sorry to disappoint you in any way, but must be true to my selfCorrected:myself, as far as my knowledge goes, feeling sure, there is no room for enmity between us, I still wish to hold our friendship as lovingly as ever-