In appreciation of the understanding of God and of man's relation to Him that Christian Science confers, the following testimony is written with the hope that it may save others from submitting to operations. We have been students of Christian Science for twelve years, and have depended on this method of treatment in every case, knowing that "the word of God is quick, and powerful."
In the spring of 1914 I was stricken suddenly and violently with some form of bowel disorder. The case was accompanied by all the symptoms of a disease for which physicians prescribe an immediate operation. We had proven many times that the operation of Truth in the human consciousness is effectual to heal sickness, so my case was entrusted to God, through Christian Science treatment. It was a tedious illness, but one by one the distressing symptoms disappeared, and out of the darkness of fear and belief in pain I emerged to new and glorified understanding of my right as a child of God to be mentally clear and fearless, and in consequence well and free from pain.
Through this experience many qualities of divine Mind were brought nearer to perfection in my consciousness, such as patience, humility, love, and faith in God. Love's power and presence were proven to me in numberless ways by the kind friends who patiently waited for me to see the light; and it was also proved that in order to eliminate an ailment it is not necessary to know the name which materia medica might give it. I was perfectly healed, and the healing has been permanent.
