Letter to Mrs. Eddy

Lewis B. Coates

Salt Lake City, May 7, 1900.

Beloved Mother and Teacher:— Pardon me if this letter takes your attention from any important work. For some time it has been recurring to me to write you and say that many times when a good sense of the omnipotence of Good dawns upon me; when I catch clearer glimpses of "all is Mind," and when I see the necessity of such a revelation before mortals can be saved, I can but think that the revelation and establishment of Christian Science is the greatest blessing the world has yet seen.

It seems to me that your revelation solves the enigma of mortal existence, dives to the depths and explains the Science of Being, and that no other writings extant do that. It seems that the other Prophets have not even hinted at this. This revelation had to come. A Scientific Christianity is a necessity; anything short of that is illogical and absurd.

The hard-fought battles I have experienced here during the past ten years, have given me a hint of what the Founder of Christian Science has had to meet. Often my heart has gone out to you in deep and tender compassion, and at times I have felt like Peter, that I would use the sword; then Love would say, "Put up thy sword," for you will not succeed that way; bear the cross and God will lead to victory.

Nothing short of the wisdom and mercy of Love can revile not and know just when to answer not a word.

No mortal on earth, Mother, could do what you have done, unless God were with him. The age is rapidly acknowledging this fact.

Jesus voiced Truth to a cruel age, so much so that he did not go into detail; but left undying words for mortals to study. Now we have the complete way revealed.

Many times when the clouds away, and something comes to me in demonstration, I feel sure that the thought is in "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures," and ere long I find it there expressed better than I could have given it; showing me that that book is the revealed way, or word of God.

Our work here is going on about as usual. We have increased about fifty per cent within two years, or since the dedication of the church.

In kind remembrance, I remain,

Your grateful student,
Lewis B. Coates.

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