Dear Journal: I wish to write a few lines for the benefit of the sick and suffering, and to let all know what Christian Science has done for me.
I have been an invalid for eight years, and have suffered untold misery. Three years ago I fell and hurt my side. This filled my cup of suffering, and I have been growing worse ever since. My case baffled the skill of the best physicians, until I longed for death, and made preparations therefor. My friends and relatives called in an able council of physicians. After careful examination they pronounced my case as hopelessly beyond all medical aid, and described it as dropsy of the heart. They said both lungs were badly affected, and that my side was nearly useless.
At this juncture I heard of Mr. Filbert, of Council Bluffs, Iowa, as making some cures that seemed to me incredible; but upon the insistence of my son and friends, I consented to have them take me to Mr. Filbert. I was taken to the train, and came to Council Bluffs. When I arrived, they carried me to the house of a friend, and called the Scientist. He came to see me, and I asked him if he had any idea he could cure me. He told me, "All things are possible with God." I said, Yes, I believed that. So I took my first treatment. To my great surprise I felt easy and rested, and slept well that night. He called again the next day. During the treatment, I felt as though something was making a circle around my heart; and then I felt as though something burst, and water was trickling in the region of the heart. To my utter surprise, I had no fear when this occurred; and this is something I can not understand to this day.
