By permission of Col. Sabin, editor of the Washington News Letter, we herewith publish extracts from a very interesting article written by the Colonel, entitled, "Personal Experience," being an account of his coming into an understanding and acceptance of the teachings of Christian Science. The Colonel, among other things, says:—
"I have been requested by a number of persons to give my experience in coming into the thought dominating Christian Science. So far I have declined to do so for the reason that I did not desire to bring myself, or my personality, into notoriety, but it has been urged that if I would give my experience it probably would be the means of bringing some others as unfortunate as I was, a little over a year ago, to the study of this subject and to a knowledge of the Truth. This, dear reader, is my only excuse for giving you the following personal experience in my journey after this knowledge, which has ended in my being a firm believer in the truth of the tenets of the church called the Church of Christ, Scientist.
"To the best of my recollection it must have been in May, 1897, that a gentleman who was in the employ of a corporation of which I was president, called my attention to a wonderful case of healing which had come to him, through the then, to me, unknown denomination of Christian Scientists. This gentleman was working for the News Letter, and was a personal friend. I had heard him talking with one of my partners about some religion or other of which he seemed to have a superabundant amount. One day he approached my desk and commenced to talk his religion to me. I did not desire to say anything which would have a tendency to make him think less of his religion, yet I had no desire to know or hear anything about it, for the reason that I had become indifferent on all points pertaining to orthodoxy and the churches. I had been to church once in ten years, and that time out of courtesy, because the minister was a friend of mine from the West. The churches did not satisfy me. I will add, however, that I was raised by a father and mother who were devoted Christians, great believers in the Bible, and in the light they had, were consistent, good Christians. I had been baptized when I was fifteen years old into what is known as the Christian or Campbellite church. Failing to receive any special benefit from that church I next joined the Methodist; subsequently dropped it. The yearning for spiritual light and knowledge was not satisfied.
