Testimonies of Healing

It is a little over five years, since I first had Christian Science treatment, and during those years there has been a steady improvement. Of course, like all others who have left the old for the new.

August 4, 1899, I received a request from one who was then in the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston for help in Christian Science, stating that all medical aid had failed, and she wanted treatment for a malignant and incurable disease. She said she was taking no medicine and would rely solely on the help Christian Science could give.

I have enjoyed so much reading the testimonies in both Journal and Sentinel, that I feel as if I must add my voice to this great and mighty throng in their endeavor to establish truth and destroy error as taught us in our textbook, "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures," for I have been most wonderfully and quickly healed of a tumor. About five years ago there appeared on my left side a lump, but as it grew slowly I paid no attention to it.

My heart overflows with gratitude for the quick and perfect demonstration in my household recently. The measles attacked our two-year-old boy.

I have long been wanting to send in my acknowledgment of what Christian Science has done for me, but always felt as though there were nothing of real importance to write about, but as it is the little pearls that count I will relate an experience which I had this morning. For a day or two I had a claim accompanied with a great deal of weakness.

I would like to give a little illustration of how naturally the unbiased child-thought accepts and assimilates Truth, while we older ones are struggling with our doubts and fears. Our little girl, two years and four months old while playing the other day, struck her eye against something.

My case was a puzzle to doctors. Having been a strong man in appearance, I seemed to be a good subject for them to experiment on.

It is nearly two and one half years since I embraced Christian Science. During the whole time I have tried to be a faithful student in the work, depending entirely upon spiritual means for my life and health.

In January, 1896 I was induced to take Christian Science treatment for eczema, from which I had suffered for nearly a year, during which time I had been in a hospital six months without any relief. Through the influence cf a nephew I commenced treatment with a Scientist, but with great misgiving.

I would like to give my testimony of what Christian Science has done for me. In September, 1895, I underwent an operation for catarrh of the head, the physicians inserting a rubber tube two and three quarter inches long.