The first few words that were spoken to me on the subject of Christian Science opened up such glorious possibilities, a new world of light and joy such as would be impossible for me to describe. The beautiful teachings of Jesus came to me in glimpses; and I stood still in wonder, that the world had not before seen what held us all in bondage. If a belief presented itself, just a few words, from the Scientist who was treating in my family, would destroy it: and I thought, can I ever hope to reach the understanding which brings such peace to me! Even then, I felt that there was no limitation in Christian Science. I subsequently studied, and found that Truth adjusts all things. In experiences which in the former thought would have brought great sorrow and desolation, I have been lifted above material sense; above and out of self, till I know, of a truth, that there is no power outside of God—no separation, no sorrow, no pain.
Public sentiment in this vicinity is changing, and people are recognizing the spiritual healing. A lady said to me, "I feel very differently about Christian Science from what I used to; for, as I see it now, it means a life of self-purification. This change seems to me to have come from faithful, earnest work in thought and deed. The Bible Lessons bring new Light each week, each one seeming to be an answer to the question of the hour. Indeed, the thought in the lesson of January eighteenth, of Trust, Obedience and Realization, has taken me far beyond any former lesson, and I know that there is no power that can hold me from a full realization of the all Good.—
Words are as inadequate to express what Christian Science has done for me and my family, as they are to describe the qualities of the divine mind of God. It has cured sickness, by teaching us a proper recognition of life. It has exploded all religious views that existed only as theories; and has given in their stead, a practical Christianity accompanied with demonstrative principles which, if honestly and sincerely investigated, are sufficient to convince all that we are the free-born sons of God.—
