Testimony of Healing May 25, 1899 Issue

Work among the Colored People

E. W. H.

A lady writes from South Carolina the following interesting account of her work among the negroes on her plantation. This account is a strong hint of the work that may be done, and ultimately will be done, among the colored race. These simple children of Nature—God—are receptive to this Truth, and although their first applications seem small, they, nevertheless, prophesy of the larger and greater demonstrations which are certain to follow.

I am trying to do for the negroes on my rice plantations. They are very poor, in belief, and very ignorant and full of superstitions, but they are responding to the call of Truth, and make their slight understanding of Christian Science of real practical use. At our Wednesday evening meetings they give their little demonstrations, like young children. One will tell how he crossed the river in a small boat when it was very stormy, to go to his work, when in the old thought he never could have done it, but remembering what we had read in Science and Health, referring to page 384, line 10, he had gone over without fear.

Another, of how his cart broke down, and with his understanding of what we had read him and told him of Christian "Signs" (he meant Science, but I thought what he said beautiful) he had gone to work and fixed it, when before he would have left it. If you think at any time you can make use of these little demonstrations, I should be glad. The young girl who teaches my children (and who was healed by Mrs. M. D. of Boston) and I are the only Christian Scientists in this county. I had such a beautiful demonstration getting our Mother's glorious message in our county paper, that I send it to you with my first attempt at writing for publication.—Mrs. E. W. H.

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