Testimonies of Healing
At the age of three weeks my daughter showed signs of a back defect. Upon having the child examined by physicians I was told that her back was imperfectly formed and that there were no nerves at all.
Mrs. Eddy gave mankind a priceless gift through her discovery of Christian Science, and I have had the privilege of knowing something of this truth since early childhood.
Christian Science came into my life at a time when all the material joys and aids that I had been looking to for happiness and security had failed me, and I was learning that "trials teach mortals not to lean on a material staff,—a broken reed, which pierces the heart" (Science and Health by Mrs. Eddy, p.
Words cannot express the gratitude I feel for Christian Science and its healing power. Many years ago I was very successful in the business world.
In my grammar school days I suffered from fainting spells, the cause of which the doctors could not alleviate or cure. My parents had heard of Christian Science and decided to turn to it for help in this need.
Christian Science was first brought to my attention when I was about twelve. My cousin was visiting me from the East, and somehow the subject of heaven came up.
It is with reverence I express gratitude for our Way-shower, Christ Jesus, who, through demonstrating his oneness with God, overcame every obstacle and revealed the perfect man and for our Leader, who through her selfless devotion to Principle discovered the Science of Christianity and explained it in the Christian Science textbook for the redemption of mankind. Prior to taking up the study of Christian Science, I was reared by Christian parents and through membership in an orthodox church gained a love for the Bible.
At dusk one evening, an excited group of teen-age boys came to inform me that our son had fallen and thought he had a broken hip. As I hastened to the lad, the passage from Isaiah (26:3) , "Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee," was foremost in my thought.
During a period of years I entertained the fear of impending insanity. I looked in all directions for comfort.
I am unspeakably grateful for the many blessings I have received from the study and application of Christian Science. I was born and brought up in a home where this religion was practiced, and I had the joyous privilege of attending The Mother Church Sunday School as a boy.