I have Having just lately heard of you, and of the cures performed through Christian Science, by means of a stray copy of your Journal, and I want to know more about it,- so I You will find eEnclosed ten centsEditorial Note: $0.10 in 1886 is the equivalent of $2.75 in 2020. for which please send me your little tract entitled "Historical Sketch of Metaphysical Healing".

Now I have no doubt whatever of the Lord's ability to heal the sick through the laying on of handsMark 16:17 And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues; Mark 16:18 They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover. , or by the word spoken by his servantsMatt 8:5 ¶And when Jesus was entered into
Capernaum, there came unto him a centurion, beseeching him, Matt 8:6 And saying, Lord, my servant lieth at home sick of the palsy, grievously tormented. Matt 8:7 And Jesus saith unto him, I will come and heal him. Matt 8:8 The centurion answered and said, Lord, I am not worthy that thou shouldest come under my roof: but speak the word only, and my servant shall be healed. Matt 8:9 For I am a man under authority, having soldiers under me: and I say to this man, Go, and he goeth; and to another, Come, and he cometh; and to my servant, Do this, and he doeth it. Matt 8:10 When Jesus heard it, he marvelled, and said to them that followed, Verily I say unto you, I have not found so great faith, no, not in Israel. Matt 8:11 And I say unto you, That many shall come from the east and west, and shall sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven. Matt 8:12 But the children of the kingdom shall be cast out into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth. Matt 8:13 And Jesus said unto the centurion, Go thy way; and as thou hast believed, so be it done unto thee. And his servant was healed in the selfsame hour. Luke 7:1 Now when he had ended all his sayings in the audience of the people, he entered into
Capernaum. Luke 7:2 And a certain centurion’s servant, who was dear unto him, was sick, and ready to die. Luke 7:3 And when he heard of Jesus, he sent unto him the elders of the Jews, beseeching him that he would come and heal his servant. Luke 7:4 And when they came to Jesus, they besought him instantly, saying, That he was worthy for whom he should do this: Luke 7:5 For he loveth our nation, and he hath built us a synagogue. Luke 7:6 Then Jesus went with them. And when he was now not far from the house, the centurion sent friends to him, saying unto him, Lord, trouble not thyself: for I am not worthy that thou shouldest enter under my roof: Luke 7:7 Wherefore neither thought I myself worthy to come unto thee: but say in a word, and my servant shall be healed. Luke 7:8 For I also am a man set under authority, having under me soldiers, and I say unto one, Go, and he goeth; and to another, Come, and he cometh; and to my servant, Do this, and he doeth it. Luke 7:9 When Jesus heard these things, he marvelled at him, and turned him about, and said unto the people that followed him, I say unto you, I have not found so great faith, no, not in Israel. Luke 7:10 And they that were sent, returning to the house, found the servant whole that had been sick. , but it seems to me h He teaches us to use means, as in the case of King HezekiahII Kings 20:1 In those days was
Hezekiah sick unto death. And the prophet Isaiah the son of Amoz came to him, and said unto him, Thus saith the Lord, Set thine house in order; for thou shalt die, and not live. II Kings 20:2 Then he turned his face to the wall, and prayed unto the Lord, saying, II Kings 20:3 I beseech thee, O Lord, remember now how I have walked before thee in truth and with a perfect heart, and have done that which is good in thy sight. And Hezekiah wept sore. II Kings 20:4 And it came to pass, afore Isaiah was gone out into the middle court, that the word of the Lord came to him, saying, II Kings 20:5 Turn again, and tell Hezekiah the captain of my people, Thus saith the Lord, the God of David thy father, I have heard thy prayer, I have seen thy tears: behold, I will heal thee: on the third day thou shalt go up unto the house of the Lord. II Kings 20:6 And I will add unto thy days fifteen years; and I will deliver thee and this city out of the hand of the king of Assyria; and I will defend this city for mine own sake, and for my servant David’s sake. II Kings 20:7 And Isaiah said, Take a lump of figs. And they took and laid it on the boil, and he recovered. , which you will remember came up in a recent S. S. LessonEditorial Note: This may allude to the International Uniform Sunday-School Lessons (“the International Series”). These were lessons devised by a Protestant Sunday School Union for use in Sunday Schools in English-speaking countries. The lessons generally utilized no more than 10 or 20 Bible verses, focused on the chronology of the Old and New Testaments., and of the leper who was commanded to wash in the JordanII Kings 5:1 Now
Naaman, captain of the host of the king of Syria, was a great man with his master, and honourable, because by him the Lord had given deliverance unto Syria: he was also a mighty man in valour, but he was a leper. II Kings 5:2 And the Syrians had gone out by companies, and had brought away captive out of the land of Israel a little maid; and she waited on Naaman’s wife. II Kings 5:3 And she said unto her mistress, Would God my lord were with the prophet that is in Samaria! for he would recover him of his leprosy. II Kings 5:4 And one went in, and told his lord, saying, Thus and thus said the maid that is of the land of Israel. II Kings 5:5 And the king of Syria said, Go to, go, and I will send a letter unto the king of Israel. And he departed, and took with him ten talents of silver, and six thousand pieces of gold, and ten changes of raiment. II Kings 5:6 And he brought the letter to the king of Israel, saying, Now when this letter is come unto thee, behold, I have therewith sent Naaman my servant to thee, that thou mayest recover him of his leprosy. II Kings 5:7 And it came to pass, when the king of Israel had read the letter, that he rent his clothes, and said, Am I God, to kill and to make alive, that this man doth send unto me to recover a man of his leprosy? wherefore consider, I pray you, and see how he seeketh a quarrel against me. II Kings 5:8 ¶And it was so, when
Elisha the man of God had heard that the king of Israel had rent his clothes, that he sent to the king, saying, Wherefore hast thou rent thy clothes? let him come now to me, and he shall know that there is a prophet in Israel. II Kings 5:9 So Naaman came with his horses and with his chariot, and stood at the door of the house of
Elisha. II Kings 5:10 And Elisha sent a messenger unto him, saying, Go and wash in Jordan seven times, and thy flesh shall come again to thee, and thou shalt be clean. II Kings 5:11 But Naaman was wroth, and went away, and said, Behold, I thought, He will surely come out to me, and stand, and call on the name of the Lord his God, and strike his hand over the place, and recover the leper. II Kings 5:12 Are not Abana and Pharpar, rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel? may I not wash in them, and be clean? So he turned and went away in a rage. II Kings 5:13 And his servants came near, and spake unto him, and said, My father, if the prophet had bid thee do some great thing, wouldest thou not have done it? how much rather then, when he saith to thee, Wash, and be clean? II Kings 5:14 Then went he down, and dipped himself seven times in Jordan, according to the saying of the man of God: and his flesh came again like unto the flesh of a little child, and he was clean. ; means in the latter case, not at all to the sick man's mind. As I lie here upon my sick bed I have been thinking a great deal about it, and wishing so much I could see you and talk, with you, but as I cannot will tell try and write you about my case, and would like to know if you think you can help me,

[?] Unclear or illegible  In the first place, I may as well tell you that I have been poorly for so long a time,- that I am scarcely ever free from pain, only as I forget it, by getting interested in something, and then only for a short time do I get any releifCorrected:relief. Have had a great many doctors, sometimes they have helped me for a time, but the old difficulties come back, each time more aggravated, so it seems to me. tThe disease that I have been prostrated from, just now, the Doctor calls, a female weakness together with a rectal trouble and some urethral difficulty Thise last named seems the most serious just now, and dates back several years to as the time of my having a second attack of diptheriaCorrected:diphtheria. Ever since, whenever I get grew weak or takeook cold I have felt it more or less, but never have had so severe an attack as this,–

This is the fourth week I have been unable to do anything, and a great part of the time unable to sit up. Perhaps I ought to add that nervous prostration and general debility are additional features of the present attack;— thes [?] Unclear or illegible e were brought on, no doubt, by the care and anxiety. My husband received an injury in the Summer of 1884, which so affected him physically and mentally, that he has been unable to think for himself, much of the time, and finally grew so much worse that he was taken to the Asylum for treatment, some twohree months since.

In trying to take up his work and keep up my own, and at the same time take the care of him, I undertook too much, more than I realized, at the time, but "Necessity knows no law", and I fel kept up till he was taken away. You can imagine the dark days that followed!— I will not weary you with further details - only to state that if you think you can see any help for me I should be so glad to hear from you.

I would not inflict this pencilled Corrected: penciled scrawl upon you, if I felt strong enough to re-write;— I have written it a little at a time.

May the Lord direct your answer is my earnest prayer, and bless you in all your work for Him and for humanity.—