"Freely ye have received, freely give." I certainly have received freely, and I hope that what I have to give in this testimony will be read by those who, like myself, have attempted the intellectual approach to Christian Science. I assure anyone that it cannot be done with any degree of success. I tried that approach and found my position untenable.
After I had been healed instantaneously of such habits as the use of profane language and tobacco in its different forms, I received healings of such bodily ailments as hemorrhoids, rectal abscesses, constipation, chronic catarrh, and all tendency to colds. All of these healings came simply from reading Science and Health.
I reasoned, however, that this Science was but another cult of mental healers, somewhat more successful than the rest, because of its religious aspect; but no more efficacious except in reaching greater numbers because of its larger membership. I conceded the fact that the movement was not commercial or mercenary in any way, and I continued to attend regularly the Sunday services and Wednesday testimony meetings and to purchase and read the authorized literature.
