Testimonies of Healing

I will relate the healing by Christian Science of two persons of defective eyesight; the first, a youth eighteen years of age, whose parents, when he was nine years old, were advised by their family physician to have him wear glasses as a relief for nearsighledness and headaches. From that time until a little more than a year ago, the oculist, his parents, and he considered it imperative for him to use glasses constantly, changing the focus from time to time as his advancing years seemed to render it necessary.

With an earnest desire to tell the world all that Christian Science has done for me I commence this communication, but pause, hardly knowing (so much is there to tell) where to begin. For many years I had suffered severely with sciatica.

Like many others I had heard of Christian Science, but had only been told ridiculous things in regard to it, so had given it no attention until about four months ago when a friend told me of the wonderful healing that had been done in her family. At that time I was suffering from a serious trouble which I had had for six years.

My thought has been full of a beautiful demonstration that I had a few months after I had begun to understand the Truth as taught by our Leader, through which I gained a better understanding of God's children. At the request of his parents I treated a little fellow three and a half years old.

When but a child I had a severe attack of lung fever. I was under the physician's care for several weeks.

A year ago last summer, word came to me of an injury a lady had sustained in falling from her wheel. I received the message in the evening, and went immediately to work.

One of my early cases was that of a lady who had suffered from an illness beginning with a congestive chill, followed by gastritis, peritonitis, and continued hemorrhages. The second time this occurred she was under the care of six physicians, who said if she ever had another attack like it, she could not live through it.

I am glad to testify that I have been healed by Christian Science. I had suffered for four years from hemorrhage caused by growths, and other female troubles.

In January, 1898, I went to Montreal and submitted to an operation, being under the influence of ether two and one half hours. I had not been well for a year previous.

My husband and I have been trying to live Christian Science for the past five years. About four years ago we had the privilege of class instruction from one of the Leader's loyal students.