I first learned of Christian Science through some friends, and soon afterward heard a lecture on the subject in Springfield, Mass., where I was then living. This lecture interested me so much that I decided to try Christian Science treatment and see if I could be relieved of some of the suffering. Accordingly, my wife looked up a practitioner the next day and made an appointment for me to see her on the following Saturday afternoon. I had been troubled for a long time with one knee, which would swell very badly, so that I could get around only with crutches. For nearly six months of every year I was unable to work on account of this trouble, besides suffering a great deal, not being able at times to touch my foot to the floor.
Previous to this I had had an accident, and several ribs were fractured. I was always in extreme pain as a result of this injury, the doctors saying that it was of such a nature that they could do nothing to relieve me. After a few moments' conversation with the practitioner, in which she lovingly explained the allness of God and man's relation to Him, as understood in Christian Science, I felt convinced that I could be healed, and asked her to treat me. At the time I was also suffering from a double rupture, for which I had worn a cruel brace for seven years. This difficulty had, however, been with me so long that it seemed to be a part of me, and I did not think to mention it to the practitioner. I was given a treatment, and walked out of the practitioner's office a free man, entirely healed of all these ailments, although I did not realize that the rupture had been cured until the next morning, when I forgot to put on the brace. I have not worn it since. This healing took place on May 18, 1912, and I have never again had the least trouble from any of these difficulties.
Besides experiencing these physical healings I have been made a better man through the study of Christian Science, and I cannot express in words the thankfulness I feel for God's goodness and love. I would also like to express my gratitude to Mrs. Eddy for Science and Health, in which she has made the way so plain that all may follow it.— Everett, Mass.
