I cannot express my gratitude in words for the many healings I have received through Christian Science, which has given me a better understanding of God and of the mission of Christ Jesus, and a religion that is practical. I am grateful to our revered Leader, Mary Baker Eddy, for "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" and for the periodicals. I am also grateful for the loving-kindness of friends and the faithful work of practitioners; indeed, for every channel through which the healings of Christ Jesus are again demonstrated and made practical.
Before coming into Christian Science I tried materia medica, also exercises of various kinds. I was on a fruit diet for three weeks, and ate little except vegetables for over six months. Besides this, I followed chiropractic treatments for over a year, all without avail. One chiropractor put me on a milk diet for thirty-one days, having me drink between eight and nine quarts of milk a day. On going back to work I drank five quarts of milk a day for some time. Finally the chiropractor admitted he was doing me no good. I asked him what he thought of Christian Science, and he said that he had heard of many people being healed through it and that it might help me; he had done all he could do for me.
I was grateful for this just acknowledgment. It was the turning point, and wrought a great change in my life; for the study of Christian Science was then begun in earnest. My first healing was of sin. I did not like to read anything pertaining to God's name, so at first tried to jump past the word "God"; but I found that, in Christian Science, passages from the Bible and references to God's name were used so often that there were no jumping places; it was all about God and the teachings of Christ Jesus.
