The psalmist prayed, "Teach me thy way, O Lord, and lead me in a plain path;" and such was the prayer of my aching heart for many years, until Christian Science came with the healing power of Truth, and opened up to me the way to health and happiness. Since that time the path has been made plainer, and I have striven to follow, although the way has been beset many times by severe trials; yet, knowing that I was traveling toward my Father's house, I have never faltered. The healing has come to me, and through me to suffering humanity. Grateful indeed am I to the giver of all good, and to our revered Leader for bringing to light the way, so long obscured by the mists of doubt and superstition.
When Christian Science was recommended to me, I sought its help almost immediately. The first treatment, given the afternoon of my first attendance at a Christian Science service, in 1903, healed me of a chronic disorder of many years' standing, a condition said by an eminent surgeon to be practically incurable. At the conclusion of my fourth treatment the practitioner told me I need not come any more; that I should faithfully study the Bible and Science and Health, and that my cure would be complete. It was very hard for me to understand this, when I was still suffering from rheumatism in the left hand and foot, for which I had been under special treatment in materia medica for the past two years; but I remembered the blessing already received, and was obedient. It was not many weeks before I could move my body with greater ease and freedom, and within a year the healing came. During that time I was freed, by the reading" alone, from throat and lung trouble, and have never had an attack of either since. Indeed, I have had but few physical ills to overcome since first learning of Christian Science.
On page 2 of Science and Health we read: "Prayer cannot change the Science of being, but it tends to bring us into harmony with it." Conditions which, to mortal sense, had caused the deepest depression and consequent nervous debility, still exist, and yet I can truly say that I am happier than I ever realized I could be under such circumstances. I have learned to trust God more, to be charitable, less suspicious, and above all, to strive daily to do His will. It was a blessing to be permitted to receive class instruction from one of Mrs. Eddy's students. My prayer has been answered, and all through Christian Science. It has been my joy to witness the healing in a number of cases of varying forms of error.
