I did not begin to study Christian Science for physical healing, but I did so because I liked what I saw of this religion as applied by a Christian Science practitioner in whose home I lived for several years soon after leaving college. My first reading of Science and Health by Mrs. Eddy impressed me with the profound truth of her teachings, and I was eager to learn more of them.
Soon I was relying upon the practitioner's help for physical problems, which were always quickly solved. After a few years, however, my interest in Science waned somewhat, and because of many worldly attractions, I devoted little time to the serious study of it. Although I attended church services and relied upon my religion for physical healing, I was not making any substantial growth Spiritward.
Eventually certain personal circumstances created within me a sense of emptiness and unhappiness. I felt that I was drifting, and as a first step toward establishing more definite motives and aims in my life, I became a member of a branch Church of Christ, Scientist, and of The Mother Church. This action resulted in a determined effort to learn more of God and of man's relationship to Him. I accepted church work and found much joy in discharging the duties assigned to me.
