As a student of the University of Illinois, I wish to tell briefly of my short experience with Christian Science. I was not healed of any bodily ailment, but I have been healed of mental conditions to which I had been subject for some time. I have been obliged to earn most of my expenses, since coming to the University four years ago, and because of this heavy work while attending school, I became greatly discouraged. As time passed I worried more and more, and last spring and summer I was so completely discouraged that I did not care to live. Life appeared as a great hardship to me; my conversation was given over to harsh and thoughtless criticisms of certain people; I felt that I hated mankind, and was continually finding fault with some one or something. At one time I even found myself beginning to believe that the Bible was untrue; but, thanks to Christian Science, all this mental disquiet has passed away.
One Sunday morning in August, 1907, I attended the service at First Church of Christ, Scientist, of Champaign. That Sunday morning a great transformation was begun in my life, and since then I have been improving steadily. I now realize that I am drawing nearer and nearer to Truth. At first I did not see every point in Christian Science readily, but for the past few months I have come to understand its teachings more clearly. I am now doing as much work as ever before, but I do not mind it as formerly. I have lost the old fear, and am able to trust God and to look to Him for everything. It is very pleasing to think that now I need never worry again, and that discouragements are impossible when I have divine Love to protect me. I have learned to love and not hate, and that I need have no evil thought of anything. I have been made happy, and I am becoming more and more so each day. I wish to express my deep thankfulness to God, and my gratitude to Mrs. Eddy, who has opened up the way for all mankind in this healing religion, Christian Science.— Urbana, Ill.
