Christian Science found me in the "Slough of Despond." For ten or twelve years I had been dissatisfied with doctrinal belief, although I had served in various capacities in an orthodox church and had been reared in a religious home where old-fashioned family worship was held daily and the Bible was the main guide in life.
During our two years and a half of earnest study and application of the truths found in Christian Science and with loving help from a dear practitioner, we have experienced healings of severe headaches, kidney trouble, constipation, torpid liver, colds, bronchitis, influenza; for these physical healings we are truly grateful.
I should also like to relate two mental healings which have meant much to me. When I first became a student I resented seeing the name "Christian Science," also Mrs. Eddy's name, mentioned in each and every article written, even though I was convinced of the truth of her discovery, and I knew this resentment would prove a stumblingblock to my progress. I was healed of this feeling through clinging to the meaning of the word "science," which reveals unfoldment or progress; and now I know a more fitting name than Christian Science could not have been given. As to Mrs. Eddy's name, as I continued my study and had demonstrable proof in my own experience, all my resentment gave way to sincere gratitude and I hold only deep reverence for this noble woman.
