Testimonies of Healing

At the beginning of the great war. I was physically ill and was undergoing a seemingly worrying experience generally: my income was reduced owing to war conditions, and it seemed necessary for me to call on my physician.

A Few years ago I became suddenly ill with an ulcer of the abdomen, and for four weeks lay in bed suffering severely. To this was added peritonitis.

The testimonies in our periodicals have been so helpful to us that I feel it a duty as well as a privilege to express a few words of gratitude through them, hoping that some one may be benefited, for, in the words of one of our hymns (No. 86), Ceasing to give, we cease to have, Such is the law of love.

Prior to taking up the study of Christian Science I was most severely opposed to what it seemed to be, and condemned it bitterly. As time went on, however, I began to feel less opposition toward it, and finally, much to my own surprise, found myself willing to listen to an explanation of it.

I am a living witness to the demonstrable truth of Mrs. Eddy's statement: "Christian Science is always the most skilful surgeon, but surgery is the branch of its healing which will be last acknowledged" (Science and Health, p.

I wish to express my gratitude for the benefits I have realized through the understanding of Christian Science. It is many years since I began reading "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" by Mary Baker Eddy, having purchased a copy after hearing Christian Science and Mrs.

Love met my need, my hunger for Truth, many years ago, when I saw the truth about man. I was healed of a serious trouble for which I had been operated upon three times and had "suffered many things of many physicians.

Christian Science came to me at a time when I was seriously questioning many of the doctrines of the church of which I had been a member from boyhood. What is usually called a "religious faith" had meant much to me, but in the course of time my thought had become impregnated with many doubts.

With a deep sense of gratitude I wish to testify to the healing power of Christian Science. Some time ago I was suddenly stricken with meningitis, and for three days was unconscious, during which time a premature birth took place without my knowledge.

I sometimes wonder which of the many blessings I have received since gaining some knowledge of Christian Science, during the last ten or twelve years, I am most grateful for. Perhaps it is for the healing of very severe headaches that began to torture me early in life, being among the earliest recollections of my childhood.