Testimonies of Healing

In January, 1904, Christian Science came to my home at the advice of a friend from Chicago who is a Scientist. At that time a sister who had been an invalid for twenty years was visiting me.

For twenty years I was a sufferer from catarrhal, bowel, and rheumatic trouble. Through almost constant treatment by my husband, who was an allopathic physician, and two specialists, I would get partial, temporary relief.

When I was child seven years old a most serious attack of fever was followed by a supposedly contagious disease, and this by a condition of the entire body so serious that for many months I was helpless. From this I so far recovered as to be able to attend school for several years, but was sickly and suffering most of the time.

Fourteen years ago I was stricken down with a disease which twelve different physicians called incurable. I was treated by six of them (residents of this city), from three months to a year and a half each, with no beneficial results, indeed I was gradually growing worse all the time.

From my earliest recollections I was well and happy; not a wave of trouble ever passed over my mortal sense of life till I reached the age of thirteen years. About this time I was suddenly snatched from the tender care of kind parents, from my brother and sister, taken away from all trace of civilization and plunged into an Indian camp, a helpless captive among savages in whom no element of the cruel and revolting seemed lacking.

When a small child I had a fall which injured the hip and resulted in disease of the joint. This was greatly aggravated by other conditions, and for more than twenty years I was a great sufferer.

Sixteen years ago I was a physical wreck, being afflicted with the severest forms of disease, the heart, lungs, and stomach being involved, and there was said to be an internal growth. I had been treated during three years by several of the best physicians of Harrisburg.

Five years ago I was healed of a most severe illness by Christian Science. For about three years I suffered from complications, said to be caused by overwork at the piano and teaching music.

I have been too long in expressing, through our publications, my gratitude for the "newness of life" which has been vouchsafed to me through Christian Science. Many times I had refused so much as to see a Christian Scientist, but at last I yielded to my husband's earnest entreaty, and consented to receive one and talk about the Science.

I was afflicted with asthmatic trouble for more than forty years. The only relief to be obtained was from the use of morphine, and the physician was obliged to increase the dose constantly to have any effect.