Christian Science is leading humanity out of its mortal beliefs of inharmony, sin, disease, and death into a recognition of God's reign of complete harmony. When the first faint glimpse of this truth was made manifest in my consciousness, I was healed of the smoking habit of long standing and of the desire for alcoholic drink, which was fast becoming a serious problem.
These healings took place several years ago when I was in the very depths of despair. In spite of having a loving wife and three good children, as well as many material possessions, I was very unhappy. In an effort to escape, I had begun to drink excessively. Although I had a responsible position, I was not doing the work properly. Nervousness and irritability led to many inharmonious incidents, both at work and at home.
One evening, at the height of my despair, I turned to my wife with tears in my eyes and told her that I was going to try Christian Science because I had to find an answer to my despair. I had known of Christian Science for a number of years through other members of my family who had studied "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" by Mary Baker Eddy, and I had read a few pages in this book.
