About fifteen years ago we were living quite near the Christian Science church in this city, so a friend asked me if I would like to go to a Wednesday evening meeting, and I said I would; but as she was not a Scientist I put off going from time to time. When spring came we moved away, and I thought no more of it. For the next ten years I was almost an invalid, being scarcely able to do even a little housework. I had what several different doctors diagnosed as a fibroid tumor, but they could do nothing for me and said the only cure was an operation. I was very loath to be operated on as I had great fear, especially as one doctor, who had attended me for years, said the shock to my nerves would be so great it was doubtful if I would ever be well; also I had two little children and did not wish to leave them even for a while. In order to put it off as long as possible I tried every remedy I knew of and different kinds of treatment. For eight years I was obliged to wear a support, as I seemed unable to walk without one. Bowel disorder, liver troubles, and various other ills developed, and nothing helped me.
Strangely enough, it seems to me now, I never thought of Christian Science; and yet I always had great faith in God. When the time came that there seemed to be nothing else for me but an operation I prayed that something might save me from it and a few days later a neighbor called and brought with her some Christian Science literature. I read this eagerly, and as she had an extra copy of Science and Health I bought it at once. From that time I used no more medicine and decided never to have the operation. As soon as we moved to the city I sought a practitioner and after two weeks' treatment felt like a different woman. The bowel trouble, neuritis in the left side, and other ailments disappeared, and the third week the practitioner asked me to lay aside the support, saying I did not need it. At first it did not seem as if I could walk without it, but I did, and then learned that God was my strength and that all things are possible with Him.
Still I could scarcely believe the abnormal growth was gone so quickly, until a greater proof of God's love was shown me. The doctors had all said that it would be fatal for me to have any more children; however, after taking up the study of Christian Science, I gave birth to a perfectly healthy baby, and never felt better in my life. The doctor who had attended me so many years came purposely to see the child, and said it was a wonderful case, as the record showed only one person out of a hundred lived who had had a trouble such as mine.
