Testimonies of Healing
It is now over seven years since I first heard of Christian Science, and during that time I have had many very wonderful proofs of the power of Truth to cast out error. Previous to hearing of Christian Science, I often suffered from ill-health in various forms and was considered anything but strong.
It is now a little over four years since I first heard of Christian Science. At that time I was in a deplorable moral state.
It is with a great sense of gratitude in my heart, for the "better country" into which Christian Science has led me, that I joyfully bring my thank-offering of experience, hoping it may help some fellow-traveler who is still in the "far country. " The blessings which this truth has bestowed upon me and mine, during the last fifteen years, cover almost every phase of human experience.
For a long time I suffered from mental depression and intense nervousness caused by numerous complications of ill-health. I was taken with abdominal trouble, and at the same time was told by my physician that I would have to undergo an operation.
It is with deep gratitude that I send my testimony to tell a few of the many blessings which I have received during my short study of Christian Science. I had from infancy attended an orthodox church regularly, and loved it, but, although I received a certain amount of happiness, for years trouble and sadness were always at hand, with never a ray of light to be seen, till finally I gave up the church (after trying various others), only to become a hard and bitter skeptic.
As "a just acknowledgment" I submit my tribute for the Journal . Some six years ago, at a time of deep despondency, in the recognition that materia medica.
I had been troubled with my kidneys off and on for a number of years. Early in 1900 I grew worse, and after taking medicine from doctors I was obliged to give up work on the railroad where I was employed.
It is about seven years since I first heard of Christian Science, and for the many blessings it has brought into my life I desire to express my sincere gratitude. For some years before commencing the study of Science and Health I had been obliged to wear glasses, but these were soon laid aside, not being any longer necessary.
My grandson was healed in Christian Science in this city between six and seven years ago. Previously he had been bedfast four months, coughing almost constantly.
It is with a feeling of deep gratitude that I give this testimony. I was, without warning, stricken with paralytic trouble in my face.