Letters to our Leader
Chicago, Ill., June 16, 1906.
Beloved Teacher:—Excuse this intrusion, but I thought you might like to hear of the following recent incident. Going into the Room of the Pastor Emeritus in your church, in front of a student of mine was a Catholic priest. Raising high his hat, he said, "I think we all should pay due respect and reverence in this the most beautiful room I ever saw." He seemed very much interested in everything.
Methinks your last message has opened wide the door of love. All who are ready and willing can find the way, even beginning with the first footstep, an honest recognition of true value. Did you know, dear Teacher, I was healed from consumption? being the third generation that manifested this dread disease. The perfect healing came from your Normal Class lessons in 1888. Again I thank God, and you, for the full deliverance from this and many other things. Lovingly and gratefully your student,
H. Elizabeth Roberts.
Boston, Mass., June 13, 1906.
Beloved Leader:—Oh, if you had been present tonight to hear the testimonies from all the distant lands, the gratitude and the love and the marvels that were told—oh, the joy that this Communion time and dedication has brought to us. We are returning full of hope to accomplish more, and to consecrate ourselves more wholly than ever before. I sat down to write this letter to you, to tell you that I feel so happy to have been allowed the privilege of taking charge of your Room at The Mother Church. To hundreds and hundreds I have had the joy of showing it. I have been in charge there daily this week, and it has been one of the most precious privileges I have ever been allowed. Oh, if you could only hear and see the love and gratitude that the people expressed. Father and mother left this afternoon, and I leave on Monday next. I must have one more service in this glorious church. It is truly a marvelous demonstration.
With love, your grateful student,
Victoria Murray.
New York, June 17, 1906.
Mrs. Mary Baker G. Eddy.
Beloved Leader:—I have felt to-day, in thinking over the dedication of the Extension of The Mother Church and what it meant to the Cause of Truth and the world, that I should like to write you a line or two and thank you for the privilege of being a Christian Scientist, and thank you for the loving kindness which you have manifested in presenting and preserving the integrity of the Cause of Christian Science.
I have been a member of The Mother Church for the past six years and during all that time the sustaining strength of Truth has been most helpful in every way, and when I glance back at the work you have been doing for the past forty years I realize in some degree the struggle in which Truth has sustained you. It has been my privilege to have carried the truth in all sections of our city life, and when at times I have met obstacles, one second of reflection on what you have done has restored to me the poise necessary for Truth's work.
May God continually and abundantly bless you and strengthen you, is my earnest prayer.
Sincerely,
Robert E. Carey.
West Newton, Sunday Evening.
Dearest Leader:—I cannot close my eyes without sending you a message of love and gratitude. All thoughts turned to you to-day, and all wished that you might be in our midst and see this marvelous visible manifestation of the church triumphant. We could not get into the church until the three-o'clock service, because of the multitude. We sat in the topmost balcony, where we were unable to see the Readers but we heard every word. The acoustics are fine! Although this was the fourth service, the Readers' voices rang out full and clear. Mr. McCrackan read your Message most impressively and beautifully—and what a Message! Surely, dear Leader, you would have been gratified could you have seen your grateful followers in that beautiful edifice. Some of them had waited since early morn to gain admittance to the three-o'clock service. A policeman said to one I know, "I have served thirty-two years, but have never seen anything like this. If all were Christian Scientists I should lose my job." The world has put a high estimate on Christian Scientists, but when we look to you and your example, and see what you have accomplished, we see how much there is for us to do, and we pray for meekness and humility, knowing that by these qualities, which you exemplify, can we be fit worshipers in this temple which is the fruit of your labors.
Lovingly,
Mary Tomlinson.
Santa Monica, Cal., June 15, 1906.
Mrs. Mary Baker G. Eddy,
Pleasant View, Concord, N. H.
Beloved Leader:—In behalf of the church, we, the Board of Directors of First Church of Christ, Scientist, of Santa Monica, Cal., desire to express to you our heartfelt thanks and warm appreciation of your Message, read at the dedicatory service of the Extension of The Mother Church, in Boston, June 10. The Message was printed in The Los Angeles Times, one of the leading newspapers of the fair "city of the angels," and read at our Wednesday evening meeting by our First Reader. The pure words and deep meaning, so beautifully expressed in the Message, was a great uplift to us all, and we long to do more and better work as the days glide by, and become more worthy of the holy name of Christian Scientists.
Yours with tender love.
Mrs. S. Dunn,
Mrs. Achsah D. Osborn,
R. F. Dockery,
Mrs. May D. Dockery,
Mrs. Violet J. Carpenter.
Boston, Mass., June 11, 1906.
Beloved Leader:—My heart is so full this morning that it seems it would burst were I not to send these few lines to you, to convey at least a slight expression of my love and gratitude to God, and to you, for this beautiful Communion service, and all who have worked so indefatigably to give this vast gathering the life-sustaining truth whereby they can go forth and heal the sick and sinful.
I know God will keep His light shining, through you, for us all, to guide us on forever. For your beautiful message, "Choose Ye," I thank you.
Benj. H. Norton.
London, England, May 30, 1906.
Dear Mrs. Eddy:—We are sending eighty-one dollars, all the money in hand from our Sunday School, to the Building Fund of The Mother Church; first because we rejoice in the privilege of helping to build it, then because we wish to give you a token of our love and obedience.
I remain yours lovingly, for the teachers and children of Third Church of Christ, Scientist, London,
Lucy E. Mann, Superintendent.
[Telegram.]
Atlanta, Ga., June 14, 1906. Mrs. Mary Baker G. Eddy,
Pleasant View, Concord, N. H.
Beloved Leader and Teacher:—The heart of every Scientist who is not at the dedication and Communion echoes a fervent "Amen, and amen" to the Church's reply to your loving and wonderful message. Devotedly,
William M. Goodwin.