Your letter written the 12thEditorial Note: This letter is not extant. just came to hand, my son George having carried it in his pocket two or three days by mistake. I am sorry I did not have it sooner, that I might have sooner acknowledged the same. I wrote you on Monday morning sending you a copy of the little paper I wrote for our Friday evening meeting Your words concerning writing surprised me, but I do appreciate your precious words, I have never written because I thought I could write well, but my heart is so full it will now and then overflow. I seem to find relief in putting my thoughts on paper. I feel very much like a child just learning to walk, many a fall I get but the hand that holds mine is Divine, and His hand will lead me where I may not see the way Clouds of error are about me, still sweetly I am resting, yea trusting, "And where He leads I will follow". "My sheep hear my voice and they know me, the voice of a stranger will they not follow,"John 10:4 And when he putteth forth his own sheep, he goeth before them, and the sheep follow him: for they know his voice. John 10:5 And a stranger will they not follow, but will flee from him: for they know not the voice of strangers. In a letter written to Mrs Woodhead last week I told her what I thought of Dr. Evans Primitive Mind Cure, "Though an host should encamp against me yet will I not fear"Ps 27:3 Though an host should encamp against me, my heart shall not fear: though war should rise against me, in this will I be confident. ,

My dear Mrs Eddy my prayer is that I may be counted worthy to suffer reproachI Tim 4:10 For therefore we both labour and suffer reproach, because we trust in the living God, who is the Saviour of all men, specially of those that believe. for the dear SaviorsEditorial Note: Jesus Christ Sake - I will here tell you who wrote me about that book. Mrs Nellie Blonguist nee Miss Cate of ManchesterEditorial Note: Manchester, New Hampshire, She and I have corresponded ever since we left the class in BostonEditorial Note: Boston, Massachusetts. She has written me many beautiful letters. I do not think she intended wrong, maybeAs Written:may be she had not read the whole contents of the book when she wrote me. I will copy her exact words "I find Dr Evans last work Primitive Mind Cure helpful reading." I did not at first perceive the cloven footEditorial Note: A cloven foot has long been associated with the devil or Satan., but I did at once perceive that he covered the teachings of Mrs Eddy and mixed in now and then his unrighteous leaven, his sensuous soul, his three fold nature and finally Mesmerism without even a veil to hide its horrible ugly visage -

I told Mrs Fuller and my friends here what I thought of the book. Mrs Fuller says she told Dr and Mrs Sawyer and they think the Same I saw a notice in Mind And NatureEditorial Note: This was a periodical being published at the time by the Cosmic Publishing Company in Chicago, Illinois. Its full title was Mind in Nature: A Popular Journal of Psychical, Medical, and Scientific Information., by the editor of "Science of Mind and Mind Cure,"Editorial Note: This is a reference to a monthly periodical published by A. J. Swarts titled The Mind Cure and Science of Life (later renamed Mental Science Magazine). I wondered the editor did not give his name - I wrote a line enclosed As Written: inclosed a dime for two numbers of magazine as the Feb and May NumbersAs Written:Nos would be sent to my name for that seem, What was my surprise when the name of Prof Swarts met my eyes on breaking the wrapper. I immediately wrote Mr Woodhead. What I thought of the hash served out in that form. he wrote me he thought the Magazine a unique Scientific work, and he thought I had received my dimes worth, Mrs Woodhead in her last letter referred me to Prof FrasersEditorial Note: John Fraser very excellent As Written: excellint article in the June NumberAs Written:No of Mind in NatureEditorial Note: This was a periodical being published at the time by the Cosmic Publishing Company in Chicago, Illinois. Its full title was Mind in Nature: A Popular Journal of Psychical, Medical, and Scientific Information. on “Immortality and Modern thought” She said she thought him plain and concise. I wrote her that I had just read I I Mengers very excellent article in The Century, and I was surprised that Mr FraserEditorial Note: John Fraser should give neither quotation marks or those of omission. If Mr Menger wished to give a synopsis of his paper he doubtless would prefer to make his own selection - I presume I shall stir the lion in his lair. But with the Psalmist I can say, "I fear not what flesh can do unto me”Ps 56:4 In God I will praise his word, in God I have put my trust; I will not fear what flesh can do unto me. I shall not mention what you have said concerning Mr Smith - I wrote Miss Platt this morning she will next week Start for Boston, wish I might go first to the see your dear face, clasp your hand, and listen to your voice again -

Should you ever come as far West as ChicagoEditorial Note: Chicago, Illinois again I will God wiling see you then. You will soon enter upon your vacation, but your dear hands will not be relieved only as they are sustained and upheld by the ever present power of Omnipotence - I thank you again for your words of blessing.