That Christian Science sets aside timeworn theories and man-made laws has been beautifully proved in my experience. The young man who later became my husband, and who had been suffering for many years from a nasal condition, asked me if I was sure Christian Science could heal him. My answer was, "Yes, if you do your part." I explained to him how to use the Bible and the textbook, "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" by Mary Baker Eddy, in connection with the Lesson-Sermons in the Christian Science Quarterly and lent him my small copy of Science and Health. My mother bought him his first Quarterly and lent him a Bible.
He took these books home with him and that night put away all the remedies and medicine he had been using, and from then on he has been an earnest student of Christian Science and my stanch supporter whenever I have needed to have my thoughts turned Godward. Through my holding steadfastly to the truth, our four children were born quickly and painlessly. In the case of the fourth child, who was born at home, neither the doctor nor the nurse he had asked us to call arrived until after the baby was born. The birth was almost effortless, despite medical theories that it must be otherwise. The child was born about midnight on a Saturday. Monday morning I was out of bed, and Wednesday evening I attended our church service.
The regular study of our Lesson-Sermons and our Leader's writings enabled me to carry on with my full household duties, church committee work, and my church soloist duties right up to the time of the birth and then to rise with strength unlimited to carry on as usual. There never was any sickness or discomfort during the waiting period, and complete freedom was experienced from all the erroneous material laws.
