Accession: 577.59.007
Editorial Title: J. Newton Stone to Mary Baker Eddy, January 7, 1886
Author: J. Newton Stone 
Recipient: Mary Baker Eddy 
Date: January 7, 1886
Manuscript Description: Handwritten by J. Newton Stone on lined printed stationery from Georgetown, Kentucky.
Final Edits
Original Document

Click image to magnify
Full
Back
Close
View Document
View Image
577.59.007
-
Reproduced from the archive of The Mary Baker Eddy Library

I received your letterEditorial Note: This letter is not extant. yesterday & the Jan number today & saw the market places. They are beautiful. I felt very proud to get a letter from you. You may rest assured I think of you every day but am sorry to say I am not progressing very fast as I have so much work to do I don't As Written: dont have time to study and practiceAs Written:practis. I am trying to sell out my business so I can devote all of my time to the ScienceEditorial Note: Christian Science & hope I will succeed soon. I get a letter from sister Betty very often she seems to be advancing As Written: advansing rapidly. Mr & Mrs FlunoEditorial Note: Francis J. Fluno and Ella V. Fluno are in LexingtonEditorial Note: Lexington, Kentucky & I think getting along very well. I went to see them when they got there & took the Dr out & introduced As Written: introdused him in the best society & got him 2 patients to begin with & go to see them as often as I can. They are very much pleased with Lexington & My sister there is taking great interest in them so you see I have done more for them than for myself but if I can sell out I will go to ChicagoEditorial Note: Chicago, Illinois & stay with sister Betty for a while & study & treat with her. I healed my niece with sore throat with one treatment yesterday. She said I couldn't As Written: couldent do it. I told her she would forget by the next morning that she had a sore throat. I asked her the next morning & she had forgotten she had it. I read all I can & have from one to three patients at a time but can't As Written: cant handle more until I close out my business. I hope you will pray for my good luck to sell & to be able to heal like yourselfAs Written:your self. Oh,, how proud I would be if I could be the instrument through which m any can be healed. Remember me kindly to all of our class that you may see, & Dr Fry also, & your Two Girls. I hope somedayAs Written:some day I may be able to write you a letter you may be proud of. It is my desire to devote my whole time to the scienceEditorial Note: Christian Science & hope the time is not far distant. With your prayers As Written: prairs I think I will succeed faster.

Hoping to hear from you again sometimeAs Written:some time I remain as ever your friend in scienceEditorial Note: Christian Science & love
J N Stone
577.59.007
-
Reproduced from the archive of The Mary Baker Eddy Library

I received your letterEditorial Note: This letter is not extant. yesterday & the Jan number today & saw the market places. They are beautiful. I felt very proud to get a letter from you. You may rest assured I think of you every day but am sorry to say I am not progressing very fast as I have so much work to do I dont Corrected: don't have time to study and practisCorrected:practice. I am trying to sell out my business so I can devote all of my time to the ScienceEditorial Note: Christian Science & hope I will succeed soon. I get a letter from sister Betty very often she seems to be advansing Corrected: advancing rapidly. Mr & Mrs FlunoEditorial Note: Francis J. Fluno and Ella V. Fluno are in LexingtonEditorial Note: Lexington, Kentucky & I think getting along very well. I went to see them when they got there & took the Dr out & introdused Corrected: introduced him in the best society & got him 2 patients to begin with & go to see them as often as I can. They are very much pleased with Lexington & My sister there is taking great interest in them so you see I have done more for them than for myself but if I can sell out I will go to ChicagoEditorial Note: Chicago, Illinois & stay with sister Betty for a while & study & treat with her. I healed my niece with sore throat with one treatment yesterday. She said I couldent Corrected: couldn't do it. I told her she would forget by the next morning that she had a sore throat. I asked her the next morning & she had forgotten she had it. I read all I can & [?] Unclear or illegible  have from one to three patients at a time but cant Corrected: can't handle more until I close out my business. I hope you will pray for my good luck to sell & to be able to heal like your selfCorrected:yourself. Oh,, how proud I would be if I could be the instrument through which may any can be healed. Remember me kindly to all of our class that you may see, & Dr Fry also, & your Two Girls. I hope some dayCorrected:someday I may be able to write you a letter you may be proud of. It is my desire to devote my whole time to the scienceEditorial Note: Christian Science & hope the time is not far distant. With your prairs Corrected: prayers I think I will succeed faster.

Hoping to hear from you again some timeCorrected:sometime I remain as ever your friend in scienceEditorial Note: Christian Science & love
J N Stone
 
View Image
 

Back Text

Shown for development purposes only
This letter is not extant. Christian Science Francis J. Fluno and Ella V. Fluno Lexington, Kentucky Chicago, Illinois Christian Science Christian Science