It has been my desire for some time to express my gratitude for the many blessings I have received through Christian Science. Last fall (1921), while driving through a field in a buggy with my husband and three little girls, we ran over a corn planter, which was hidden by weeds. The buggy turned over, and my arm was broken in two places. I at once began to repeat the "scientific statement of being," as given on page 468 of the Christian Science textbook, "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" by Mary Baker Eddy. I suffered no pain, although a doctor said it was a bad break, and that the arm would have to be kept in splints for six weeks. I had a few absent treatments from a Christian Science practitioner, and was able to attend to my household duties in less than a week, with very little difficulty, besides caring for my nine-months-old baby.
In 1915 our house and all the buildings on the farm were blown away in a tornado. There were five in the house at the time, including myself and our little girl, who was then eight months old. No one was hurt, except for a few bruises and cuts, although the house was completely demolished and scattered for more than a mile.
I am truly grateful for the knowledge I have of God through Christian Science, as I find it a wonderful help in rearing our little girls. At one time when playing in the yard they became interested in a beehive and began poking at it with sticks, with the result that a large number of bees flew on them and stung them in several places. The second girl was only three years of age, and I extracted at least eighteen stingers from her head and arms. I talked with her for a few minutes, and told her she was God's child and that a little bee had no power to cause pain. She soon fell asleep; and when she awoke she was all right. Her face and arms did not swell in the least.
I am indeed grateful to God and to our revered Leader, Mrs. Eddy, for the wonderful truth of Christian Science.— Centerville, Kans.
I gladly testify to the truth of all my daughter has written. Much more could be said about the help and protection she has had in many ways. She was a very delicate child of eight years when I took up the study of Christian Science. She had coughed all her life, and doctors had told me there was no medicine that would heal her. I was in despair, and lay awake many nights thinking she would hardly live through the night. It was then that this truth came to me, and healed me of fear; and she also was healed.
I think what we are most grateful for is the great revelation that comes to us when we learn that God does not send sickness and evil upon us. I was brought up very strictly in a so-called orthodox church, and taught to be resigned to God's will. How thankful I was to learn in Christian Science that God's will is always good! I was healed of many ills in a very short time through the study of "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" by Mary Baker Eddy, in connection with the Bible. We find that if we would know God we must learn to think aright, think thoughts of God, of Truth, of health and holiness, instead of sickness, disease, and discord.
It was in 1903 that I began to try to think correctly; and in all these years I have been kept in almost perfect health. I have not been sick in bed even for one day. Many ills have come up; but they have been quickly overcome, sometimes through the help of a loving practitioner, and often by reading and applying the truth myself. I am more than grateful that Christian Science came to me when my children were small. I have never been afraid to trust them to the great Physician's care. Many times, I have overcome fear by knowing that they were God's children, and that it was not His will that any should suffer.
I am grateful that we learn the promises in the Bible are true, and can be applied to our daily needs. I consider it a great privilege to be a member of The Mother Church, also of a branch church in Kansas City. At present we have the pleasure of attending service in a home in Mound City, twelve miles from us. When roads are bad, we have service in our home. Our Leader, Mrs. Eddy, has set us an example in patience and perseverance, purity and holiness; and if we follow in the way she has pointed out we shall find the Christ-way. I am indeed grateful to God that I was led to this truth and am learning something of the real man. —
Centerville, Kans.
