Accession: L05496
Editorial Title: Mary Baker Eddy to Minnie B. Hall De Soto, September 5, 1886
Author: Mary Baker Eddy 
Recipient: Minnie B. Hall De Soto 
Annotator: Minnie B. Hall De Soto  Unknown 
Date: September 5, 1886
Manuscript Description: Handwritten by Mary Baker Eddy on lined Massachusetts Metaphysical College stationery from Boston, Massachusetts.
Archival Note: This letter includes a notation in the handwriting of Minnie B. Hall De Soto and one in unknown handwriting.
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My dear girl,

When will you take my advice and start an Institute yourself? Mesmerism is outwitting As Written: outwiting you While you are chafing As Written: chaffing over the work of outlaws in this ScienceEditorial Note: Christian Science you forget that they are getting round you by stating first their spurious claims. Now if you had started As Written: startted when I said they would have been put on the defensive and not you. But your delay has reversed it and given them the advantage

Lovingly
MBG Eddy

Let Mr Donehue read this the above and he will see and help in the right direction

Handshift:Minnie B. Hall De SotoInstitute was chartered by State of ColoradoAs Written:Colo, Aug. 23, 1886 and published in Journal VolumeAs Written:Vol 4. ChicagoEditorial Note: Chicago, Illinois at fault in issuing Institute Charters. 1st class taught June 8 1886.
Handshift:UnknownMinnie B Hall. Murphy.
L05496
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Reproduced from the archive of The Mary Baker Eddy Library
My dear girl,

When will you take my advice and start an Institute yourself? Mesmerism is outwiting Corrected: outwitting you While you are chaffing Corrected: chafing over the work of outlaws in this ScienceEditorial Note: Christian Science you forget that they are getting round you by stating first their spurious claims. Now if you had startted Corrected: started when I said they would have been put on the defensive and not you. But your delay has reversed it and given them the advantage

Lovingly
MBG Eddy

Let Mr Donehue read this the above and he will see antd help in the right direction

Handshift:Minnie B. Hall De SotoInstitute was chartered by State of ColoExpanded:Colorado, Aug. 23, 1886 and published in Journal VolExpanded:Volume 4. ChicagoEditorial Note: Chicago, Illinois at fault in issuing Institute Charters. 1st class taught June 8 1886.
Handshift:UnknownMinnie B Hall. Murphy.
 
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