When I was first interested in Christian Science, our daughter, who was very young, was ill one night with a fever. I had only read a few Christian Science Sentinels, but an article in one of them on the overcoming of fear had impressed me deeply. The thought came to me that if there was really anything in what I had been reading, it should be proved now. I picked up the Sentinel and read this article over and over. While my thoughts were "absent from the body, and...present with the Lord" (II Cor. 5:8), the child was healed. Placing my hand on her head, I realized that all fever had disappeared. I shall never forget the start I gave when I knew that I had indeed touched the hem of Christ's garment. This experience showed me the truth of Mrs. Eddy's statement on page 376 of Science and Health, "Destroy fear, and you end fever."
At one time we were living in a large house with a basement. I woke one night to find my room on the second floor filled with smoke. I immediately rushed to the first floor. There the smoke was even thicker, and, gasping for breath, I made my way to the basement, where I found that the smoke was coming from the laundry. I went to an outside door to get a breath of air, and then to the laundry. The maid had left the electric iron on, and the ironing board was ready to burst into flames. This awakening in time was a beautiful proof of God's protecting love, and we have had many other proofs of divine protection.
Christian Science has met our needs for many years, and I could never express the gratitude I feel toward Christ Jesus, the Way-shower, to our revered Leader, Mrs. Eddy, and to the practitioners who have helped me; also for all the activities of this movement, in which it is my privilege to have a small part— New York, New York.
