About a year ago I was led to Christian Science through intense and continuous suffering. All my life I have been considered very delicate and nervous, and had two serious breakdowns. The first time I went to California to seek health, the second time to a sanitarium, and while I seemed to receive temporary help, the old conditions returned. I tried one physician's remedies for four consecutive years for bowel trouble, but was no' better at the end of the time than when I started. For three years previous to coming into Christian Science, I had a constant pain, and the doctors finally decided that it would be wiser to have the appendix removed.
I hesitated, hoping to avoid this, and for eight months I lived on a very rigid diet, but conditions did not improve. The pain became so intense, and such extreme nervous symptoms appeared, that a surgeon was called for consultation. He said there was a very serious condition of the kidneys, and that an operation was necessary. After the surgeon had given his opinion. I sought that of another physician and he practically corroborated the opinion previously expressed. Our family physician then began "building me up" for the operation. The day being set, I asked if I could be completely cured, and was told, "Medicine is not a complete science." This started me to thinking, and I decided I would give up the operation and try a complete change and rest. Again I was but very temporarily helped, and my condition was such that I preferred not to struggle for such an existence.
Christian Science was then suggested, and I decided to try it, so as to leave no stone unturned. The result was that the first treatment completely destroyed my fear, and in five weeks I realized that I was a well woman. Above and beyond the physical healing, such a sweet sense of security has come to me in knowing that "now are we the sons of God;" and that "no wisdom is wise but His wisdom; no truth is true, no love is lovely, no life is immortal but what He gives; no good is, but the good He bestows" (Science and Health, p. 275). My gratitude is deep indeed for the knowledge of this Principle, the source of all being, and that source divine Love. Words are inadequate and almost unnecessary to express appreciation of our beloved Leader, Mrs. Eddy. Her work speaks for itself. A life like hers needs no human commendation. We can only strive to follow her leading and live close to the Christ-thought, and in this way reflect the light she has shown us.— Pittsburg, Pa.
