One year ago last April Christian Science was brought to us and I was cured of a great many troubles. I had suffered all my life with backaches, and was at that time suffering from the effects of a miscarriage brought on by a congestive chill and fever. For six weeks I was unable to raise my head from the pillow. When at last I recovered sufficiently to stand alone I was very emaciated and life was hardly worth living in such a miserable state. I spent most of my time on the lounge. The doctor began electrical massage, but with very little relief, as I suffered constantly from a pain in my back and another in my side. I could not walk without pain. I was continually taking medicine. The third doctor said I must begin a month's treatment in preparation for an operation. My husband would not consent to this so I continued with more medicine. Finally I stayed in bed a week with no relief.
About this time my husband was told of Christian Science by a friend who had received a great deal of help from it, and he came to me and asked me if I would take treatment. I had never heard of Science as anything but Spiritualism, but we began the treatment with but little, if any, hope of help. I was healed of all my aches and pains in one treatment; or rather, after a few hours, I fell asleep and awakened a new woman. We bought the book, Science and Health, and after reading a little I began to have my own small demonstrations. That the battle is not to the swift and strong, but to the steady in heart, has been proven to me often. I have overcome, by the grace of God, many seeming troubles. I thank our dear Mother always for her book Science and Health. It has given me a new life and I can now read my Bible with a little understanding. I had stopped opening the blessed Book because it was Greek to me, but I love to read it now.
Austin, Tex.
