In a family a few miles from a neighboring city there were two children,— a girl of twelve and a boy of five. The boy had been an invalid from babyhood. He could not walk and couldn't put his hands to his face, or feed himself at all. The mother was taken sick and passed away. They lived on a farm and there was a good deal of work to do. As they were poor, they couldn't hire help and this little girl had to take her mother's place and do all the work and take care of this invalid brother. She heard of Christian Science, and thought how nice it would be if her brother could be healed so that he could take care of himself and help her. She thought of it some time and talked to him about it; and one morning she went to a neighboring town, and drove up and down the streets of the city until she saw a sign of Christian Science on the window. As the boy couldn't get out of the carriage very well, she sent for the Scientist to come down. The Scientist talked with the boy a few minutes and then declared the truth. The little hands that had never before moved, or but very slightly, obeyed the divine will and moved. They went above the boy's head. After some further talk with the child, she spoke the truth aloud, and the little feet moved. The child stood up in the carriage and walked for the first time.
The sister was delighted. She said it was the first time she had ever seen her brother move or stand up. That showed to me how earnestly a child receives the truth, and it also encouraged me to believe that what one does, we all can do.
I should like to tell of what Christian Science has done for me. Two years ago, the 5th of October, I fell quite ill, which, by the way, was not my first illness. For seven years my health had been very poor, but this was the climax, you might say, and for fifteen months I was an invalid. During that time I underwent a severe operation and all thought I would recover, but in six months I was still an invalid and it was decided that I should have to undergo another operation before I could possibly get well. But just at that time Christian Science came into my life and the results have certainly been wonderful.
