Watch and prayMatt 26:41 Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak. Mark 13:33 Take ye heed, watch and pray: for ye know not when the time is. Mark 14:38 Watch ye and pray, lest ye enter into temptation. The spirit truly is ready, but the flesh is weak. , a lying multitude is in wait to catch you. I see it all. Saw it over a year ago when I wanted Sawyer and the ShermansEditorial Note: Bradford Sherman and Roger Sherman to furse in establishing a school in ChicagoEditorial Note: At this period, students of Mary Baker Eddy had begun establishing “Institutes” in certain cities for the purpose of teaching Christian Science. which I knew would be the battle groundCorrected:battleground. Why? Seventeen years ago a mad manCorrected:madman that I curedEditorial Note: See A10088 to read another reference to this healing. [?] Unclear or illegible  went from ChicagoEditorial Note: Chicago, Illinois to LynnEditorial Note: Lynn, Massachusetts to tell me I would take one Richard Kennedy for a student!. I cured his madness at once; his name was Appleton, he had escaped from SomervlleEditorial Note: Somerville, Massachusetts Mad HouseCorrected:madhouse. Months afterwards I did take him, K. – for a student had forgotten all that when I took him, – he it is who is instituting in connexion with his tools all the impending ruin that hangs over Chicago.

Now act strong and under my direction and you will beat him The mediums in Chicago told poor Appleton that message to bear to me. What now are they doing? sSent Mrs. Plunket to tell me – God would put me down! and by questions Mr Fye found out this doom announeced was because I would not confess that Dr. Quimby was the originator of my works!!! Now they go to work day and night to kill me but I am in good health mediums and they all are at work to [?] Unclear or illegible  carry out her predictions! Kennedy was known by a student of mine to have started this movement years ago, by taking up mediums mentally and telling them that Quimby was present and told them he was the originator of my works! He is the Red dragon spoken of in the ApocalypseEditorial Note: The Great Red Dragon appears in chapter 12 of the Book of Revelation in the New Testament..

Now take my advice and we all shall have a glorious victory Send me your most talented and educated members of the [?] Unclear or illegible  Asso.Editorial Note: The Christian Scientist Association of Chicago, Illinois was a branch of the Christian Scientist Association of Boston, Massachusetts. or others to teach and let then thenCorrected:them start a CollegeEditorial Note: At this period, students of Mary Baker Eddy had begun establishing “Institutes” in certain cities for the purpose of teaching Christian Science. first. Will Roger Sherman make this move? a And head the College? or had he and you all rather make choice of another, and others, for a faculty If he would do it I should not need to teach him over again.

I recommend that this be done at once and a strong effort made to hold the little fort you already have erected.

Can you not keep Mr – the Astrologer,– have forgotten his name?

Try hard to do so he will be a formidable foe.

Repeat all that is necessary of this letter or read it if you can to the little band of brothers and sisters. I would unite in friendly offices with Dr. Sawyer of MilwaukeeEditorial Note: Milwaukee, Wisconsin to this end. Mesmerism is trying to separate you all to [?] Unclear or illegible  get the more on its side