When I was a small child, my mother was led to Christian Science for physical healing. In it she found not only physical healing but spiritual peace and joy, and was transformed from a nervous, miserable, unhappy woman to the picture of health and happiness. Soon after she began the study of Christian Science my brothers and I were healed of mumps in one treatment, and I distinctly remember the sudden ceasing of pain and the realization that we were well. All the next day we played in the snow with no bad results.
Several years later I went to teach in a small town where nothing was known of Christian Science, but it was thought to be something good people should avoid. One morning at breakfast time I accidentally poured boiling water over my hand and arm. Material remedies were offered and material laws declared, but after a few moments of quiet realization of the truth there was not a single manifestation of any kind to indicate what had happened. For several years Christian Science has been a constant help in overcoming discouragement and making my work as a teacher effective.
Severe headaches, bowel disorder, burns, sprains, colds, pleurisy, a bladder trouble, and a throat affection have been quickly and permanently healed. Every member of our family has experienced the healing power of Christian Science. Malaria was healed in a night; blood-poisoning, a gun-shot wound, chicken-pox, internal hemorrhages caused by a severe fall,—all these have yielded to the power of Truth as taught in Christian Science.
