Letters January 1, 1910 Issue

LETTERS TO OUR LEADER

with contributions from Clara B. MacMillan, The Board of Directors, Mary Baker Eddy, Agnata F. Butler, Eleanor M. Searle, Pattie Egan, Annie Charles Smith, Eveline M. Field, P. Ramsay Laird, Ellen L. Percy, L. E. Spann, Irene Talbot, Katharine M. Tuckerman

Omaha, Neb., Dec. 14, 1909.
Mrs. Mary Baker Eddy.

Beloved Leader:—Ever since I have understood the meaning of Christian Science, I have marveled that there should have been even one person in the world pure enough to discern the eternal, omnipresent good through the mists of error and materialism which covered the "whole face of the ground;" and how sure you must have been that this light was from above, to enable you to hold to it with such unflinching faith, when all the rest of the world was believing in its opposite. How much more sure you must be now, since God has sustained you through so many trials, and surrounded you with an army of faithful workers, ready to help you and to obey your slightest wish—not from any sordid motive, not because of any demand made by you, but because of the deep gratitude they feel for you and for your gigantic labors for mankind, which no man can measure.

It was my great privilege to study with your beloved student, Mr. Kimball, and through his instruction I gained an understanding of this truth, the value of which cannot be estimated. His loyalty to you was always paramount, and he warned us to beware of anything which would alienate us from you, our Leader. You have taught us that when we are thinking of personality we are not thinking of Principle; you have admonished us to be great only as good, and to let our lives attest our sincerity,—and this is my constant desire.

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