Boston, December 11, 1904, Sunday Afternoon.

Dearly Beloved Leader:—We had such interesting services to-day that I want to send you a few words of loving gratitude, for I know we were included in you prayers and received the divine blessings therefrom. There was a marked interest in the service, especially in the Lesson-Sermon, which was given the closest attention by the congregation. The subject, "Is the universe, including man, evolved from atomic force?" is a deep one, but it was clearly and interestingly worked out by the Bible Lesson Committee,—the six sections taking up in turn the creations from Spirit, from dust, from a rib, from an egg. the immaculate conception, and the new birth,—each topic being developed by most aptly chosen selections from the Scriptures and your wonderful "Key." It was very impressive to me and a great privilege to read it.

I want to thank you for having the solo sung before the Sermon. It is a great improvement in many ways, the service, virtually closing with the Sermon, leaves the predominating thought with the congregation. I am sure it will increase the efficacy of our services.

I frequently hear of the good the services are doing. Last Sunday afternoon a lady called here to tell of her healing at church that day and to express her gratitude. She had been suffering from disease that she had not been able to handle, and during the morning service was so much relieved that she went again in the afternoon and was entirely healed. At the Wednesday evening meeting a lady said that on the previous Sunday while dressing for church she burned her eyeball and cheek with an overheated curling iron, which burned the hair and fell across the face. The eye and cheek were blistered and very painful at first, but she insisted on going to church, and during the Sermon she was healed. On Wednesday there was scarcely a sign of the burn left. A lady living near the church, who had attended the services occasionally but was not a Christian Scientist, had an attack of sciatic rheumatism from which she was wont to suffer. Some one suggested that she go to our church that evening, as it might help her, so she hobbled there and to her surprise returned home perfectly healed.

I could tell you more, but perhaps I have already taken too much of your time. Allow me, however, to add a word of deep appreciation for the change in the requirements for public practitioners, also for the By-laws and messages you are giving us.

With much love from Mrs. Hering,
Yours loving student,
Hermann S. Hering.

Second Church of Christ, Scientist.
Buffalo, N. Y., November 20, 1904.

Beloved Leader:—We cannot too often express our appreciation of the By-laws, as given to us in the Manual of The Mother Church. Many times when we are in doubt as to the best way of carrying on certain branches of the work, by referring to the Manual we always find a sure guide which has been tested through years of experience. Realizing the importance of teaching the children in accordance with absolute Christian Science, the teachers of our Sunday School had decided to meet last week, to see how each teacher was conducting the work in his class and to establish uniformity in the work. Great was our delight to find just what we needed, published in the Sentinel of the week in which this meeting was held: namely, the new By-law with reference to Sunday School teaching. It clearly outlined our work for the future, and enabled us to determine the best way to carry on the Sunday School work to-day. The right way to do all our work is established, and is safe and sure. It is the Christianly Scientific way, and in so far as we are Christian Scientists we will recognize it and walk therein, and the children will follow.

This is only another instance of the patient wisdom which has enabled you to establish successfully the various departments of our work, and we gratefully acknowledge our appreciation of it, and express an earnest desire to be loyal followers of our divinely-guided Leader.

Faithfully yours,
(Miss) Katherine M. Damm.
Superintendent Sunday School.

Philadelphia, November 21, 1904.

Our Beloved Leader:—At this season, when the thought of our brethren at large is specially directed to thanksgiving, we feel impelled to express not only our sense of thankfullness to God for the ever-increasing acquaintance with Him, but also our deep sense of loving gratitude to you for your faithful, unselfish devotion to the work through which this true knowledge has been, and is being, revealed to us. We also desire to assure you of our earnest longing and purpose to be strictly obedient, both to the letter and the spirit of all the admonitions which continually come to us from divine Love through your communion with Him.

Gratefully your loving followers,
Charles H. Fahnestock.
Virginia Peck Fahnestock.

Rochester, N. Y., November 20, 1904.

Rev. Mary Baker G. Eddy, Concord, N. H.

Dear Leader:—Acting in accordance with the expressed desire of the teachers of the Sunday School of First Church of Christ, Scientist, I hereby convey to you the deep sense of gratitude and appreciation felt in our Sunday School for amended Section 5 and Secion 6 of Article XIX. of the Manual. The directions contained therein come as an answer to the prayer of our hearts for more definite instruction as to conducting the work of our Sunday School. Already we are realizing the blessing of obedience. As we are firmly convinced of the wisdom which guides our Cause through you, we pledge our loving obedience to your instructions.

Obediently yours,
Otis D. Reed, Supt.

St. Louis, Thanksgiving, 1904.

Beloved Leader:—Your article, "Holiday Gifts," was a loving benediction to my thought and a most gracious one to the entire Field I am sure, in that our interests will all be as one at the Holiday season, and I want to tell you that at our last business meeting, unanimous action was taken by this branch of The Mother Church to raise $10,000 for our Christmas gift to The Mother Church, realizing that, by abiding in the Vine, we cannot keep from being a fruitful branch. It will please you, I know, when I tell you of the pure thought which was felt in our services, and which is healing the sick, and for this realization of the presence of divine Love my heart is lifted up in praise and thanksgiving to our heavenly Father-Mother God for His wonderful blessings to First Church of Christ, Scientist, in St. Louis.

As we realize more perfectly the true idea of Church, it becomes a healing atmosphere of thought, wherein we drink and partake of His purity. "Every good and every perfect gift cometh down from above."

With a heart full of love, I am loyally,
Kate Joy Gray.