When I first heard of Christian Science I disliked to give up my old ideas, but the words of that hymn,—
Sing them over again to me,—
Wonderful words of life,
kept ringing in my ears day and night for weeks. For two years previous to this my family were sick most of the time. Our youngest child, then two years old, had never had a well day in her life. We had given her up to die several times. But she was treated by a Christian Scientist and was healed, as were numerous ills of the other children. Still I was not quite satisfied to give up the old ideas for the new.
But soon, at the birth of a child, I had proof sufficient to know it was the Truth. The birth was without pain and the spiritual uplifting that came with it no one but a Christian Scientist can know. When I saw how the babe was soothed and was so harmonious in every way I resolved to investigate, and took class instruction from one of Mrs. Eddy's loyal students.
We have had many a battle with error, but as our Leader says in "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures." "Divine Love always has met, and always will meet, every human need."
Our three children had scarlet fever; one case seemed very stubborn and did not yield to treatment as it should. The tongue was swollen so the child could not shut her mouth or swallow, but Truth finally was victorious, and in a very short time she was well. Last June, a year ago, I had both arms and my jawbone broken. I had the arms set by a surgeon; he said the bones would begin to knit the ninth day, and would probably be very painful, but the second day I felt the bones knitting together. Having had a broken bone before, I knew the sensation. We had quite a battle with error that night, but at last, when morning dawned, the Truth was also bright, and the healing was quickly accomplished. There was no pain and I used my right arm to feed myself the sixth day and removed the splints before the ninth day. The second Sunday I filled my place as Second Reader in our church, and in three weeks did most of the work for my family. My arms and jawbone are as stout as ever.
A little girl of a neighbor had whooping cough so severely that blood would come from her eyes when she coughed. She was healed in one treatment.
Scarcely a day passes but some error is uncovered to destroy. Words cannot express our gratefulness for this beautiful Truth. And may that Mind which was also in Christ Jesus be with all God's children everywhere.
Le Roy, Kan.
