Testimonies of Healing

One day shortly before Christmas, during a very severe frost,, I was out bicycling with my brothers (they were riding). When we were coming home the younger one said, "I'll race you," and quite forgetting the condition of the roads, which were like iron, I agreed.

My first knowledge of Christian Science came through a friend who invited me to attend one of the regular Wednesday evening meetings. I was told that my eyes could be healed, and that I should be able to read, which I had not done for upwards of seven years.

Feeling it a duty incumbent on every Christian Scientist, and fully cognizant of the fact that I have allowed error to hinder me too long already in giving my testimony, I beg a small part of your space, in the hope that others may derive the same benefit from my experience that I always receive from the "Testimonies from the Field. " About six years ago I came to Colorado—a well nigh broken down invalid, after having spent seven years in the Southern states, in the hope that change of climate would restore me to health.

I became addicted to alcoholic drink in 1887 and continued in this dissipation until the spring of 1894; previous to this time I was under the influence of liquor at least one half of my waking hours, although forming good resolutions every time I was sick from its use, which was very frequently, as when anything seemed to worry me, I would try to drown my trouble in drink. In April of 1894 I came to Duluth, barely sober enough to walk without staggering, having been up all the 'night previous drinking with convivial companions.

For over twenty years I was a sufferer from headaches, which were always several days in duration and so severe as almost to paralyze me. I was sometimes delirious for twenty-four hours before relief came.

For the past year a desire to attend the communion at the Mother Church in June, 1902, has been ever with me. The way has never seemed more obstructed.

Four years ago, we first learned that my wife had an internal cancer. We were then living in Colorado where we could not get very good medical help.

In 1886 I suffered from severe headaches and lost thirty five pounds in weight. Following the advice of my physician, I gave up a good situation as general office man, thinking my trouble was caused by close confinement.

I have often wanted to give my testimony regarding the great benefits I have received from Christian Science, but have always been held back by the thought that nobody. would care particularly for such experiences as mine; however, in the last two years, constituting the time of my practice, I have not known one testimony that has not in some particular been a great help to me as well as to my patients.

WE feel that we should like to tell the Field of the meetings that we are holding in Richmond, Surrey, England, and to show our gratitude by expressing the encouragement we have received by the growth of the work. In the autumn of 1900, a few people began to meet in a private house to study the Bible Lesson from the Christian Science Quarterly.