Christian Science has until lately seemed obscure to me—as though "the middle wall of the enclosure" had not been broken down.
I was three years ago healed quickly, after eighteen years of invalidism during all which time I "was nothing profited, but rather into the worst state came," through treatment of the best physicians in the United States and Canada. After being healed in Christian Science, notwithstanding that I could demonstrate for myself and others, I had many doubts and fears. This was because some points were not presented to me in a simple enough manner. Thus I often found myself unable to give a reason for the hope that was within me. So I began to pray earnestly by demonstrating over myself, for a clearer understanding. As nearly as I can, I will here explain the way over which I passed; for the help of those who, like myself, need to be fed with milk, not with meat.
As I understand it, "the fall" consisted in loss of spiritual perception, and its replacement by material sight— a knowledge of evil. In this sense Good was not entirely hidden from its children. They retained some knowledge of Him—"a remnant." Adam saw himself clothed in a body of flesh—having in the loss of spiritual perception, gained the sight of materiality,—and flesh existing to material vision alone. He was ashamed of this, and hid himself from God. Then God called, "Adam where art thou?"—the flesh being a veil between God and man.
