Accession: V00855
Editorial Title: Mary Baker Eddy to Fannie M. Silsbee, November 28, 1884
Author: Mary Baker Eddy 
Recipient: Fannie M. Silsbee 
Date: November 28, 1884
Manuscript Description: Letterpress copy of a draft of a letter handwritten by Mary Baker Eddy.
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Your letterEditorial Note: See 506.56.035. received. There can be no misunderstanding about your feelings toward me, actions speak louder than words you have treated me as ill as you could through neglect but I can love my enemiesMatt 5:43 ¶Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy. Matt 5:44 But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you; Matt 5:45 That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust. Luke 6:27 ¶But I say unto you which hear, Love your enemies, do good to them which hate you, Luke 6:28 Bless them that curse you, and pray for them which despitefully use you. and do love you in that way.

You had not finished handling the question of mesmerism I have a duplicate of the letterEditorial Note: Likely V00845. I sent you saying you cannot destroy error with error and hate with hate that you have As Written: ha fulfilled the law in that scripture "Whatsoever a man soweth that shall he also reap"Gal 6:7 Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap. Gal 6:8 For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting. according to Jesus' teachings as well as mine. I told you to throw nothing back but love and truth, you replied to me you didn't understand me. It is evident that you did not, and I was ready to give you further instructions by which you could gain the mastery of it as my other students have done.

Now you have only made peace with the mal-practitioners so they let you alone till you do your duty by your teacher and the causeEditorial Note: The cause of Christian Science. then you will be at their mercy again and know not how to handle the question.

V00855
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Reproduced from the archive of The Mary Baker Eddy Library

Your letterEditorial Note: See 506.56.035. received. There can be no misunderstanding about your feelings toward me, actions speak louder than words you have treated me as ill as you could through neglect but I can love my enemiesMatt 5:43 ¶Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy. Matt 5:44 But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you; Matt 5:45 That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust. Luke 6:27 ¶But I say unto you which hear, Love your enemies, do good to them which hate you, Luke 6:28 Bless them that curse you, and pray for them which despitefully use you. and do love you in that way.

You had not finished handling the question of mesmerism I have a duplicate of the letterEditorial Note: Likely V00845. I sent you saying you cannot destroy error with error and hate with hate that you ha Corrected: have fulfilled the law in that scripture that "Whatsoever a man soweth that shall he also reap"Gal 6:7 Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap. Gal 6:8 For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting. according to Jesus' teachings as well as mine. I told you to throw nothing back but love and truth, you replied to me you didn't understand me. It is evident that you did not, and I was ready to give you further instructions by which you could gain the mastery of it as my other students have done.

Now you have only made peace with the mal-practitioners so they let you alone till you should do your duty by your teacher and the causeEditorial Note: The cause of Christian Science. then you will be at their mercy again and know not how to handle the question.

 
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See 506.56.035. Likely V00845. The cause of Christian Science.