Such a valuable lesson in obedience was learned through a bitter experience, that I gladly give public expression of my deep gratitude to God for Christian Science, for my deliverance from what seemed to be the clutches of death.
On a Sunday night I was suddenly and violently attacked with ptomaine poisoning while riding on an elevated train, and I was obliged to leave the train three different times, being unable to continue to my destination. Fortunately my daughter was with me, and with her assistance we succeeded in reaching our home, when she telephoned to a practitioner, who gave me absent treatment. The error seemed to rob me of consciousness and to paralyze me, so that I fell to the floor, but God was with me, and I was soon restored. Every bit of the poison was expelled, and in a short time I was free from all pain and suffering. The next day I was able to be up for several hours, the second day I was up half a day, and the third day I resumed my household duties. I can truly say that God is my life.
This experience has taught me the value of those words of our Leader on page 442 of Science and Health, to which she has admonished us to give daily attention: "Christian Scientists, be a law to yourselves that mental malpractice cannot harm you either when asleep or when awake." My healing has been permanent, and I can confidently say that Christian Science saved my life, and I am a living witness to its healing power. It is certainly the greatest blessing that ever came to my home, and the greatest of all gifts to humanity.
