While reading the Journal one day, it dawned upon me that I had been like a sponge—absorbing all I could and giving out nothing. I am certain every Christian Scientist has a testimony to give to "Testimonies from the Field," and he should not be backward in writing it, since almost every experience given in that department of the magazine finds anxious and hungry ones awaiting it. I have been reading the Journal since the fall of 1894, and have been helped and cheered by the many beautiful things it has contained. My mite to our dear Journal is one demonstration of many which was made for our four -months -old baby girl. On Christmas, 1898, there seemed to be symptoms of a very severe cold manifested by the little one, and toward evening they assumed such alarming proportions that we concluded it would be necessary for me to put an extra conductor on my train that night, and stay with the case until the demonstration was made. This I did, returned home, and went to work.
It was a trial of our faith, as we had always sent for our teacher's help, even for less manifestations of error than this seemed to be. But now I was put to the test, for our teacher had gone East, and I had to know that Wisdom and Love were ever-present and omnipotent. It was a case of membranous croup, and appearances tried hard to make us believe each breath would be the last. All I could do was to work against fear and declare God's allness, deny the error and know that divine Love would do the work. By twelve o'clock our fears were almost entirely destroyed, and my little patient rested very well the remainder of the night. In the morning there was great improvement, and the second or third day there was not the slightest sign of any cold. It was a demonstration of Truth over error, and I was very thankful for it, as it showed me the nothingness of error. I myself could do nothingexcept stand firm, declare Truth, deny the error, and know that it is God who does the work.
I would say in conclusion, that I have since been in places where I have had to declare God's allness, and have found that He is true to His promise: "And lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world;" and from Joshua, first chapter, "Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest." We have the same assurance in our Leader's words in the beginning of the Preface to "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures." In proportion as we lean on the sustaining Infinite will we be able to demonstrate with scientific certainty this Christ-Truth, which was given to the world nineteen centuries ago, and which is again revealed to the world in our text-book by Mary Baker G. Eddy.
