Since Christian Science came into my life, fifteen years ago, I have had abundant proof that it is the Comforter which Jesus promised to the world. As the first glimpse of the spiritual nature of God and of His creation dawned, I experienced instantaneous release from the necessity of wearing glasses. These had been worn to relieve severe headaches. Since that time I have been able to do a vast amount of reading with perfect freedom.
It has been demonstrated to me that the application of the truth as taught in Christian Science is sufficient to heal grippe, threatened physical breakdown, ill temper, discontent, faultfinding, erroneous teachings gained through theosophy, and ignorance of God. I have proved that health and happiness are the continuous gifts of God, in no sense dependent upon materia medica. As I have seen that God is the source of all good, I have been lifted from a condition of limitation and lack of opportunity to a sense of freedom and confidence, which has been expressed in educational advantages, protection from false philosophy, advancement in my profession, and other opportunities which have brought unnumbered blessings.
I matriculated in an eastern college immediately after having class instruction in Christian Science. Later followed a wilderness experience in which the efficacy of Christian Science was proved beyond the shadow of a doubt. I was seized with great fear at the time of the epidemic of influenza, and soon became ill with the disease. I requested absent treatment and began to apply the teachings of Christian Science to overcome the almost overwhelming suggestions of loss of life, health, tuition for the semester, a scholarship which had been awarded to me, and fear of the exhaustion of my bank account. The first healing was the overcoming of the fear that death was at hand. Next, I discovered that although the nights were sleepless, I was sufficiently sustained by Christian Science to be able to attend nearly all my classes. This brought much encouragement, as it precluded the repetition of the work of the semester and made it possible to retain my scholarship. Later, I was freed from fear of losing my reason and of committing suicide. After some physical improvement had been experienced, I realized that there was considerable fever at night, and that it did not lessen. I lost my voice to the extent that I was not able to sing a note. These symptoms of the development of tuberculosis made me almost frantic; but I clung to Christian Science, and the work of the faithful practitioner made it possible for me to go on.
