Letters June 22, 1907 Issue

LETTERS TO OUR LEADER

with contributions from Augusta E. Stetson, J. R. Mosley, Septimus J. Hanna, Camilla Hanna, Board of Directors, Evelyn Knowles, Frederick N. Cooke, Harry Sylvester, Williard S. Mattox

Boston, Ma., June 9, 1907.

My Precious Leader:—I am glad I know that I am in the hands of God, not of men. These reports are only the revival of a lie which I have not heard for a long time. It is a renewed attack upon me and my loyal students, to turn me from following in the footsteps of Christ by making another attempt to dishearten me and make me weary of the struggle to demonstrate my trust in God to deliver me from the "accuser of our brethren." It is a diabolical attempt to separate me from you, as my Leader and Teacher, and thus deprive you of your faithful student and her faithful students, who are living, as far as they can demonstrate, according to your teachings in Science and Health. They are striving to emulate your holy life, and to trust in God, as you do, in every hour of sorrow or joy. My disloyal students are determined to destroy me and my work. Their efforts to prevent me from loving and obeying you, as Leader and Teacher, are futile to terrify me. I shall follow your example of trust in God, so far as I can, and God will never forsake me, nor any who put their trust in Him.

Oh, dearest, it is such a lie! No one who knows us can believe this. It is vicarious atonement. Has the enemy no more argument to use, that it has to go back to this? It is exhausting its resources and I hope the end is near. You know my love for you, beloved; and my students love you as their Leader and Teacher; they follow your teachings and lean on the "sustaining infinite." They put their trust in God, and recognize you as the messenger who brings to them the message of salvation from sin, sickness, and death, through making their atonement with the creator, the one God, who is the source and supply of every need. They who refuse to accept you as God's messenger, or ignore the message which you bring, will not get up by some other way, but will come short of salvation. I see the subtle suggestion of the enemy and am not afraid. My trust is in God I know, and my students know that we must work out our own problems as you work out yours—but we shall follow your teachings and strive to emulate your example and love you as our Leader. Your Father is our Father. He will protect us as He has and ever will protect you. We have much to do to stand in this hour, but we trust in God.

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