Testimonies of Healing

I became interested in Christian Science some twelve years ago, through experiencing the healing power of the Christ-truth in destroying for me internal troubles which had baffled the physicians for three years. I soon began to investigate the teaching, read the text-book and other literature by our dear Leader, Mrs.

Last winter a gentleman, suffering from pulmonary tuberculosis, asked for Christian Science treatment. It was given absently.

For the benefit of those who think that we Christian Scientists rely too much upon Science and Health and not enough on the Bible, as our basis or support in healing the sick, I wish to tell of an experience which occurred in my household some time ago. My little boy went out one morning to hunt squirrels.

Over four years ago Christian Science was recommended to me for rheumatism, from which I suffered great pain and lost much sleep. I was completely and permanently healed in one week.

For over a year I have thought at times of writing for the Cause of Truth. but have been prevented by such considerations as these: Your most important demonstrations have not been made.

When I was only five years old my mother died from what the doctor called consumption. Ever since I can remember I have had a cough, and I spent many hours of the night sitting up in bed coughing.

I Have been trying for four years to condense my testimony into suitable space for one of our publications, but each added year brings with it so much of blessing that the half can never be told. As the effort to put it into few words seems futile and I can hesitate no longer after the article, "Now and Then," by our Leader, and "Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse," I can only say in the spirit of Martin Luther, Here it is, I cannot do otherwise.

While the testimonies of healing, both in the Journal and the Sentinel, have been very helpful to me, I used to have a feeling of regret that I could not add mine to the list, because I did not come into Christian Science in that particular way. Since then I see that perhaps I have all the more reason to rejoice, because I was liberated from evil habits and vicious thoughts which, at first, I did not care to part with.

When I look back over the past six years, I wonder how I ever existed without the help of Christian Science, and yet I am only just beginning to realize some of the helpful truth for myself. This I hope and pray to do more fully each day that I may help others, as I have been helped, to know that all true peace and happiness must come from within and not from, nor on account of, material environment.

In October, 1897, I had an inflamed eye and went to a physician who gave me atropin to inject. In a short time I could not see with that eye, and I then went to a clinic in Berlin where I was told to take a certain remedy thirty times.