Testimonies of Healing

It is with a deep sense of gratitude for all the joy that it has brought into my experience that I testify to the healing power of Christian Science. My family began the study of this Science when one of my brothers was healed of double pneumonia.

For several years I longed for a clearer understanding of God, and this desire has been fulfilled in the teachings of Christian Science. There comes a time in the experience of every Christian Scientist when we must learn to stand alone with God.

For the benefit of any who have a problem similar to one I had, I should like to relate the following experience. Tobacco was as much a part of my life as were my daily meals; my after-breakfast and after-dinner cigars were as essential to me as the meals themselves.

Speaking of Israel's rebellions and God's mercies, the Psalmist declared, "He saved them from the hand of him that hated them, and redeemed them from the hand of the enemy. " As one who has been redeemed from the hand of the enemy, I wish to take this opportunity to acknowledge what Christian Science has done for me.

" Oh that men would praise the Lord for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men!" I consider it a great privilege, as well as a sacred duty, to acknowledge through the periodicals the benefits I have received through the study and practice of the truth as revealed in Christian Science. I have been a recipient of these benefits for many years, and words are inadequate to express the gratitude I feel.

In our textbook, "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures," Mrs. Eddy has given us, in the chapter entitled "Fruitage," one hundred pages of testimonies of healings brought about through the reading of the textbook.

" In Christian Science, a denial of Truth is fatal, while a just acknowledgment of Truth and of what it has done for us is an effectual help," writes Mary Baker Eddy on page 372 of "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures. " "For some time I have been wanting to bear testimony to the wonderful healing I experienced through Christian Science.

Twelve years of constant adherence to Christian Science have brought many proofs of the truth that sets men free from bondage to material sense. Truth has healed me of many ills, such as pleurisy, colds, influenza, resentment, and ear trouble.

Prior to May, 1904, I had heard the name Christian Science, but knew nothing of its significance or its promise. It was while I was on my way to an appointment with a physician for an examination and treatment for eye trouble that I noticed on a doorway in the office building the words, "Christian Science Reading Room-Welcome.

As a child I craved something higher than the orthodox churches gave me. I asked many questions which were never answered to my satisfaction, and so I kept going from one church to another until I finally gave up going to church entirely.