Letters & Conversations

Hanover (Germany), December 1,1897. Dear Journal :— Last June I returned from America, where I had gone the preceding November in order to enter the class of a teacher and representative of the glorious teaching of our beloved Mother.

It is three years since I first appealed for treatment, and was almost instantaneously healed of many chronic and acute claims, some of them of years' standing. For five months I had lain in bed with complications of stomach trouble, complete nervous prostration, neuralgia, etc.

More than twelve years ago, I was a slave to tobacco, and as I was conscientious and ashamed of the habit, it became a torment to me. My sisters, brothers, and myself were musicians, and at that time did a great deal of public playing together.

The claims of sickness had been upon me for over thirty years. Twice I was healed through faith; once of a tumor, and once of running ulcers; but sickness in other forms soon appeared, and I could not understand why, when I had faith enough in God to heal me of a disease, I could not keep well.

New York, October 4, 1897. REV.

Nearly four years ago my eyes became very seriously affected, and I was told that they needed rest. After resting my eyes for six months they became worse, and I went under treatment at Indianapolis.

Extract from a Letter. Now I must allude to a demonstration which came to me the day after I received your kind letter.

Salt Lake City, July 14, 1897. Our Beloved Mother and Leader: — When "Miscellaneous writings" first came out, I thought of writing to you and expressing my gratitude for the immediate help it was to me.

Like a great many who served as soldiers, four years and five months, during the war of the Rebellion, when I got back home I had to bring some claims with me, which grew in strength year by year until, in 1887, I had to give up all kinds of work. Five or six doctors gave me up, and told my wife to move me to this place, which she did in July, 1888.

406 Lyon St. , Grand Rapids, Mich.