Testimonies of Healing

Christian Science was introduced to my family at a time of great need. My mother had been deserted by my father, and she was ill from the fear and anxiety occasioned by the sudden responsibility of supporting and rearing four children under ten years of age.

" Divine Science rolls back the clouds of error with the light of Truth, and lifts the curtain on man as never born and as never dying, but as coexistent with his creator" (Science and Health by Mrs. Eddy, p.

The power of God's loving and tender care for His children is becoming more and more evident to me as a result of the daily study and practice of the teachings of the Bible and of Science and Health by Mrs. Eddy.

Before I became a student of Christian Science, tonsillitis kept me in bed two or three days each winter. One summer, after having had class instruction, I was attending a college session at a conservation camp in northern Wisconsin when I manifested a severe case of tonsillitis.

I should like to tell of two widely different experiences that have given me great confidence in trying times throughout the years. The first was a demonstration I had wanted to make myself: a test case.

Mrs. Eddy's explanation of God is the most wonderful gift given to the world since our Way-shower, Christ Jesus, was here.

When I first heard of Christian Science, I had confidence that it would help me with my problems in a practical way. I am grateful to have had the opportunity of attending the Christian Science Sunday School for several years in Germany and in England.

Gratitude for Christian Science and a strong desire to join the Church of Christ, Scientist, freed me one Sunday afternoon of the smoking habit, which had held me in bondage for over twenty years. Several months previous to this healing I had been awakened to the power of the Word by a brief visit to a Christian Science Reading Room.

When I was still quite a little girl, I was impressed by the marvelous healing of my grandmother. I had never known her when she was not ill and in bed, and I always had to keep very quiet whenever I was near her.

Toward the end of my university studies, I was in need of a summer job to obtain funds for further education. In spite of a severe labor surplus in my field, due to the recent cancellation of a very large military contract, I was guided into proper employment at a good salary.