Our testimony meetings have been so crowded lately that sometimes there has not been standing room, and people had to remain outside the door, where they could hardly hear anything, while others went away disappointed. To meet this difficulty, until we can move into larger quarters, we have now two testimony meetings in the week, on Wednesday and on Friday. Both are well attended, and it has had the good effect of causing more people to feel the need of doing their part, and giving their testimonies. The following is an account of one of the meetings:—
A gentleman arose, and said he had been asked a little while ago whether Christian Science could help a little child who had been sent home from a hospital as incurable, with cataracts forming in her eyes, ulcers, and granulated eyelids. He promised to go to see the mother, and found her a despairing woman, holding her little girl in her arms, and shading her from the light with a shawl. He talked to her about Science for some time and gave the child a treatment, and before he left she was peeping at him playfully from behind the shawl. At the third or fourth visit he found the little girl playing out of doors with other children in the bright sunshine,—perfectly healed.
Then a gentleman gave the following interesting account of the beginning of Christian Science work in the Scotch village in which he is living, Caldercruix, between Glasgow and Edinburgh, the inhabitants of which are at work in a paper mill and calico–printing works, or in coal mines. He said, "It is about fifteen months since Christian Science was first mentioned in the district, and during this time we have had many demonstrations of divine Love in the overcoming of sin and disease. We now have our Sunday service, at which we have an attendance of eighteen, and our numbers have been augmented on other occasions by strangers to the number of twenty-four. Among the cases of healing I may mention that of a young man who had a craving for strong drink, and who, through talking to some Scientists and studying "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures,' has been perfectly healed. Another case was that of a young woman who was subject to unlcerated throat and large swellings of the glands of the throat. This trouble asserted itself one night, and the next day seemed to be very severe, but by declaring Truth, as understood in Christian Science, she was completely cured, without having to resort to material means, or staying in bed, as she had always had to do. She has also overcome sleeplessness and severe toothache by her understanding of Christian Science." Of himself he said, "I was a perfect slave to tobacco, and on becoming interested in Science, I asked a Scientist if I had to give up smoking. I was told that I should not, but that it would give me up. I really thought that was the funniest thing I had ever heard. But the desire to smoke is now a thing of the past, and has gone from my life like a dream. My physical health, which was at a very low ebb when I came into Science, is just about as good as I could wish now, but it is for the moral healing that I am most grateful. Is it any wonder that Christian Scientists overflow with love and gratitude for their beloved Leader, Mrs. Eddy, who, through her purity, and godly life has been fitted to give this wonderful revelation from God to suffering and sinful humanity?"
