After reading the testimonial of healing of eczema on page 578 of the December Journal, I felt that I had not done my duty to Christian Science, as I had failed to acknowledge my healing of that disease, having not even told of it at our testimonial meetings here.
Eczema is hereditary in our family, and I had suffered more or less from it all my life, and at the time when I first heard of Christian Science I had two small spots on my face due to that disease. At that time I had no idea of ever taking Christian Science treatment, but I used to attend their meetings here, and considered them very entertaining, but I could not believe that what I heard were actual facts.
At this time my mother was suffering from diabetes, and three physicians, one of whom was my brother, had pronounced her case hopeless. I knew that Christian Science could not injure her, even if it failed to benefit, so I persuaded her to take treatment, which she did, and she was healed in three weeks. Before my mother began treatment I had had the eczema for about four months, using various ointments and medicines that had helped me before, but all failed, and instead of getting better I gradually grew worse.
