I shall never be able to tell in words all that Christian Science has done for me. It found me when a girl in a weak and delicate condition. It healed me physically; and from then until now I have been strong and healthy. It gave me the God whom I could trust in all times of need, and to whom I was not afraid to trust my two girls. He has kept them in good health; and the understanding they have gained of Him in the Christian Science Sunday School has been a "pearl of great price."
While I am most grateful for this, a recent experience has caused my heart to overflow with gratitude to Mrs. Eddy for the revelation of the divine Principle of Christian Science. In 1920, I was wandering, as the Psalmist so well expresses it, "in the wilderness in a solitary way," with "no city to dwell in," bereft of all that was most dear to me (as it seemed at that time), and with no one but God to turn to for guidance. I went out like Abraham, not knowing whither I went, seeking "a city which hath foundations, whose builder and maker is God." I was driven from one place to another looking for peace and harmony, until I awakened to the fact that I was looking for them in place and people. Then I realized that I had already found them in Christian Science and nothing could take them from me; and through all the dark experiences I have been turned more closely to God. I know the peace and joy that I have gained through this experience could have come in no other way than by strict adherence to the Bible and the divine rules as laid down in our Church Manual and other works on Christian Science by Mary Baker Eddy. My prayer each day is that I may prove my gratitude by my life—by doing the works.— Rocky Mount, North Carolina.
