When I first heard of Christian Science I was very sick in belief. The doctors said one lung was wholly ossified; that my heart was in such condition I was liable to die any moment; and that I besides, had other troubles that required surgical operation, without which I should never be able to stand or walk.
I was taken to a hospital in Boston, and examined for this operation. The surgeons said they could not perform it with my heart and lungs in such condition; so I thought all I could do was to wait patiently as possible for death to release me from my sufferings.
Some kind friends, having heard of the wonderful works of Christian Science, persuaded me to try that, holding out as an inducement that, as no medicine was given, it could do me no harm, even if it did me no good. I finally decided to try it for a short time.
