Testimonies of Healing

One of the greatest blessings of my life was to move next door to a Christian Scientist, for even before I knew she was one I felt the influence and healing power of her understanding of Truth. About four weeks after learning that she was a follower of Christian Science I was gradually led to take it up for myself.

Three years ago I had an attack of heart trouble, and two physicians, one of whom was a specialist, stated that it was serious. As I was greatly reduced, relatives hardly expected me to be a well man again.

At times I find myself lamenting the fact that my growth in the understanding of Christian Science does not appear to be as rapid as desired, but when this sense of discouragement arises I have only to review my experience in Christian Science by a comparison with the old order of things before I had tested its efficacy, to convince me that the question, "What has Christian Science really done for you?" is too broad to be fully and briefly answered. I sought healing through it over three years ago, and only because I had exhausted all material remedies, having spent several thousand dollars in experimenting for a period of years with first one system and then another, for relief from a complication of ailments.

Christian Science means a great deal more to me than a satisfactory method of healing. The healing has been proved to me conclusively, both in my own case and in that of loved ones; but the physical benefits, as thorough and beautiful as they have been, are insignificant compared to that peace and happiness which my understanding of the true God has brought me, though the healing brought the greater blessings by proving to me the truth of Christian Science.

It is with a joyful heart that I wish to tell of how I found my way to Christian Science, and I trust that many another wanderer in the dark will find comfort and enlightenment through God's gracious help and ever-present love. From the time I was thirteen I suffered with headaches, which as I grew older became aggravated, so that I would be unable to do anything for days at a time.

I LEFT England for California over fifteen years ago. Even then, though only about twenty-one years old, I had a slight touch of the liquor habit, and this habit grew upon me rapidly, so much so that my people in England heard of the life I was leading.

I was a sufferer for thirty years from troubles which seemingly could not be cured, and complications from heart, nerves, and stomach, with frequent and severe headaches and rapidly failing eyesight, were always threatening me. I had been constantly under medical treatment, was a slave to the drug habit, and relying on some drug to induce sleep.

It is with a grateful heart that I testify to the great blessings which have come to me and which I am still experiencing through Christian Science. Since early childhood I had suffered severely with headaches and facial neuralgia, which appeared almost every week and often would last for several days, causing me great distress.

In Christian Science I have indeed found the "pearl of great price," and enjoy a peace which passes all understanding. It has been such a revelation to me that I gladly testify with a heart full of gratitude to its uplifting powers.

In January. 1908, I contracted a severe cold and had a cough accompanied by very alarming symptoms.