That Christian Science does heal I am sure; and not only does it heal, but when understandingly applied it also prevents erroneous thought from manifesting itself outwardly.
A statement made by a Christian Science lecturer, which is always with me, is so clear, that every case of sickness healed by Christian Science lessens somewhat the whole world's fear of death. Is it not plain that if all sin and sickness were healed, there would be no death to overcome, as death is but the outcome of sin and sickness? If causes are corrected and overcome, how can there be any effect therefrom? That sickness is wholly a false mental state has been proved to me many times; and a lovely example of this is that while the healing work has been going on by a faithful practitioner, I have felt the mental freedom before I experienced the physical healing—sure proof that healing is mental.
I have been healed through Christian Science treatment of quinsy sore throat, influenza, colds, sprained ankle (in three days), and a very distressing throat trouble that took three months' treatment before I found relief. But above all the blessings of healing, I am grateful for the love that fills my heart towards all my fellow-men as a result of the study and practice of Christian Science. I have felt kindly towards those who have not felt so towards me, and have experienced mental peace when I saw storms of error around me. A statement in "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" by Mary Baker Eddy, on page 396, is so consoling: "It breaks the dream of disease to understand that sickness is formed by the human mind, not by matter nor by the divine Mind."
