Christian Science came to me slowly. I was brought into contact with it some twelve years ago, when my wife was healed of illness from which the doctors said she could not recover. It was a wonderful demonstration, and I realized the fact at that time, but it seemed that I was anxious simply that she should be healed, and after the healing took place, I looked upon it more as we look upon a person being sick and being treated by physicians. When they get well, we pay the bill and think no more of it. My wife became interested in Christian Science, and of course I was kept in the way with it. But I neglected taking it up and still I had a thought during all this time, a conviction that Science was true, because I saw the demonstration; and it grew upon me, and the question would come to me, why not accept this Truth? But I put it off, and kept doing so, until by-and-by the question came so often and so strongly and positively that I made up my mind that I would investigate it. and if it were true, I wanted to know it. In order to satisfy myself in regard to it, I decided to take up Science and Health and read it, study it, and demonstrate. If I could demonstrate, then I would believe. I took up the book and read it as we would read any ordinary book through. I got some satisfaction, but it was not what I wanted. I then took it up by chapters and paragraphs, and the more I studied, the more I had to study and did study.
Not long after, an opportunity came for me to make a demonstration. A young lady who was working for us as stenographer came to my desk one morning to take dictation. She commenced weeping and I asked what the trouble was. She said she was in such pain that she could not take my dictation and would have to go home. She had been troubled for some time and had been in terrible pain. The thought came to me at once, why not help her out of her trouble? I said kindly to her. '"Wait a little while. Think of good things, think of God." It was less than three minutes when she turned to me and said with smiles upon her face, "Mr. N., I can take your dictation."
She took the dictation. Afterwards she said, "Mr. N., I am feeling perfectly well. I never felt happier in my life than now. What is it?" I said, "I have simply been giving you a Christian Science treatment."
