Testimonies of Healing

I first became interested in Christian Science by reading a criticism of it which made me wish to know what it really was. I had a friend that I knew was interested in its teaching, so I went to her and asked to borrow a copy of Science and Health.

SEVERAL years ago I came into Christian Science, or rather was taken to it, and was healed. My ailment was the direct result of an accident aboard a large ship.

In studying Jesus' query, "Were there not ten cleansed? but where are the nine?" I felt as if I was classed among the nine, for it has been about eight years since I came to Christian Science for healing, and although I have been very thankful, I have never before sent in a testimony. For a long time I had a desire to unite with The Mother Church, but as I could not demonstrate much for myself, this seeming lack prevented me from taking the step.

In Psalms we read: "What shall I render unto the Lord for all his benefits toward me? I will take the cup of salvation, and call upon the name of the Lord. I will pay my vows unto the Lord now in the presence of all his people.

It is with a grateful heart that I try to tell of the blessings I have received in Christian Science. A few years ago I was suffering from lung trouble, and in 1910 my doctor told me he had done all he could for me.

In many ways I have tried to show my thankfulness to God for Christian Science, but I have neglected to send my testimony for publication. Now I wish to tell of some of the ills from which I have been freed.

For thirteen years I was very much afflicted nervously, and during the first few years I had to go to a sanitarium twice. While there, an abdominal fever set in; and though I was dismissed one year later, I was not actually restored, for during the following period of about twelve years the trouble asserted itself for six months every year.

Many times I have been asked to send my testimony for publication, for I was healed in Christian Science after nearly thirty years of suffering, and it seemed as if I should express my gratitude, as others are doing who are rejoicing in a similar experience. I suffered torture from sciatica; also was compelled to wear low shoes for fifteen years on account of cramping muscles, any pressure about the ankles causing unbearable pain.

It is now nearly six years since I became interested in Christian Science and bought its text-book, "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" by Mrs. Eddy, with the thought that three dollars was all I could lose.

In the spring of 1910, the subject of Christian Science was presented to me in a very practical way. For eight weeks I had been confined to my home, with a trained medical nurse employed and an attending physician each day.