Testimonies of Healing

I have been a student of Christian Science for about four and a half years, and have been richly rewarded for every effort. The knowledge gained of this beautiful truth, so lovingly presented to us in "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" by our revered Leader, Mrs.

I did not take up the study of Christian Science for physical healing, although I had been afflicted with headaches since childhood and had suffered from throat troubles so long that they seemed a part of me and I never expected to be healed. The tonsils had been removed, but still the throat trouble continued.

In May, 1906, when I had reached the end of my physical and mental endurance, and after all known resources had been exhausted in an effort to find the true God, Christian Science was presented to me by one whom I had known only a few days, and a copy of "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" by Mrs. Eddy was loaned to me.

This is to certify that my mother's statement is true, only we cannot begin to tell of the great blessings we have realized through Christian Science and the text-book, "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" by Mrs. Eddy.

In May, 1915, I was taken with shortness of breath, and a swelling of the feet which gradually extended into the abdomen, leaving the feet and legs very sore and hard, so that I could walk only a few steps, and that with pain and difficulty. One doctor said that the shortness of breath was due to heart, trouble, while another pronounced the swelling dropsy.

After I had taken medicine for some twenty years and had sought health by other means for a long time, Christian Science was brought to my notice, and as material remedies gave only temporary relief I decided to try it. The study of the Bible with the spiritual interpretation given in Science and Health and Mrs.

Though I have only recently taken up the study of Christian Science, the wonderful results obtained and the great blessings already derived impel me to do my share in spreading the knowledge of Truth. I had long ago given up the study of the Bible, being unable to accept any of the numerous interpretations, which I labeled as doctrines of fear.

REARED in the thought that I had inherited a delicate constitution, I reached maturity the victim of many false beliefs. As a child I was unable to attend school regularly, and because of physical weakness had to refrain from many of the active sports of youth.

As nearly as I can tell, it was in September, 1911, that I first heard of Christian Science, and words fail to express my thankfulness to God for it. We are likewise grateful to Mrs.

Our Master, Jesus the Christ, said in his Sermon on the Mount, "Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you. " This injunction seemed utterly impracticable, for I felt that whereas I might forgive a wrong done unto me, I would never be able quite to forget it.