Testimonies of Healing
At the time of my first healing in Christian Science, I was sad and lonely because of the passing on of a dear one. I was also suffering much pain in my back, a condition which doctors said was serious, and which made it necessary for me to give up my position.
In II Corinthians 5:17 we read, "If any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new. " Although I was reared in a Christian home, many Bible verses were not clear to me.
" Those who know no will but His take His hand, and from the night He leads to light" ( Miscellaneous Writings by Mrs. Eddy, p.
I found Christian Science fifty years ago. I was then in great distress, darkness, and pain.
In 1906 my wife and I became interested in Christian Science, through the kindness of my employer's wife at the time of our marriage, and we began attending Christian Science services immediately thereafter. During the years which followed, our four children grew to manhood and womanhood without our having called upon the services of medical doctors, except at childbirth as required by state law.
In gratitude to our Father-Mother God for our Teacher and Way-shower, Christ Jesus, and in honor to Mary Baker Eddy, who followed the Master so closely that she was able to receive and impart to this age scientific Christianity, I should like to tell some of the good that has come to me through Christian Science. In Science and Health ( p.
During the past ten years I have had many wonderful proofs of the healing power of Christian Science. When entering the Navy, I was sent to the Hospital Corps School, where I was to take a six weeks' course in nursing and field sanitation.
" Bless the Lord, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name. Bless the Lord, 0 my soul, and forget not all his benefits: who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases.
Some years ago, at a time of mental strain and physical weakness, when the world seemed all woe and weariness, and life's burdens heavier than I could bear, I prayed to be given strength to carry on. Christian Science was the answer to that prayer.
With deep gratitude I testify to the healing efficacy of Christian Science. I was healed of a trouble which defied medical aid, was lifted out of darkness into light, and this liberation has brought me happiness beyond words to describe.