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 1	                    TO FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST, SCIENTIST,
  	                                                  IN DENVER 

 3	    Beloved Pastor and Brethren: — "As in water face
  	answereth to face," and in love continents clasp hands, so
  	the oneness of God includes also His presence with those
 6	whose hearts unite in the purposes of goodness. Of this
  	we may be sure:  that thoughts winged with peace and
  	love breathe a silent benediction over all the earth, co-
 9	operate with the divine power, and brood unconsciously
  	o'er the work of His hand. 
  	    I, as a corporeal person, am not in your midst:  I, as a
12	dictator, arbiter, or ruler, am not present; but I, as a
  	mother whose heart pulsates with every throb of theirs
  	for the welfare of her children, am present, and rejoice
15	with them that rejoice. 
  	    May meekness, mercy, and love dwell forever in the
  	hearts of those who worship in this tabernacle:  then
18	will they receive the heritage that God has prepared for
  	His people, — made ready for the pure in affection, the
  	meek in spirit, the worshipper in truth, the follower of
21	good. 
  	    Thus founded upon the rock of Christ, when storm
  	and tempest beat against this sure foundation, you,
24	safely sheltered in the strong tower of hope, faith, and
  	Love, are God's nestlings; and He will hide you in His
  	feathers till the storm has passed. Into His haven of
27	Soul there enters no element o...f earth to cast out angels,
  	to silence the right intuition which guides you safely
  	home. 
30	    Exercise more faith in God and His spiritual means
 
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 Miscellaneous Writings --- Letters: TO THE FIRST CHURCH       
                                                         SCIENTIST, IN DENVER                   

 1	and methods, than in man and his material ways and
  	means, of establishing the Cause of Christian Science. 
 3	If right yourself, God will confirm His inheritance. "Be
  	not weary in well doing." Truth is restful, and Love is
  	triumphant. 
 6	    When God went forth before His people, they were
  	fed with manna:  they marched through the wilderness:
  	they passed through the Red Sea, untouched by the bil-
 9	lows. At His command, the rock became a fountain;
  	and the land of promise, green isles of refreshment. In
  	the words of the Psalmist, when "the Lord gave the word:
12	great was the company of those that published it." 
  	    God is good to Israel, — washed in the waters of
  	Meribah, cleansed of the flesh, — good to His Israel
15	encompassed not with pride, hatred, self-will, and self-
  	justification; wherein violence covereth men as a gar-
  	ment, and as captives are they enchained. 
18	    Christian Scientists bring forth the fruits of Spirit,
  	not flesh; and God giveth this "new name" to no man
  	who honors Him not by positive proof of trustworthiness. 
21	May you be able to say, "I have not cleansed my heart
  	in vain." 
  	    Sir Edwin Arnold, to whom I presented a copy of
24	my first edition of "Science and Health with Key to the
  	Scriptures," writes: — 

  	                           Peace on earth and Good-will!
27	                           Souls that are gentle and still
  	                           Hear the first music of this
  	                           Far-off, infinite, Bliss! 

30	    So may the God of peace be and abide with this church. 
  	                      Affectionately yours,
  	                                        MARY BAKER EDDY 
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