Testimony of Healing January 18, 1900 Issue

Heart Disease, Dropsy, and Liver Complaint

D. E. Fritz

In February of the year 1888, there came a climax in my life, where I found myself facing dissolution,—a dissolving of the elements, both physical and financial.

The former so overruled the latter that the only thought was to go on, leaving the "beggarly elements" behind.

This seemed the better way, for the thought was strong that my family was better provided for in case of my death, than in life. Of course this was manifested in many symptoms, heart disease being the name given it by the physicians who were consulted. Our old family physician and dear friend of many years, doing everything he could to keep me here, after two thorough examinations, diagnosed my case as heart disease, dropsy, and liver complaint; and knowing these to be hereditary, he urged me again and again to apply for a pension in order that my wife might the more promptly receive it after my demise. He being pension examiner at that time, his advice was significant. I became more and more reduced, and could no longer take even the medicine, and lost all hope when he acknowledged the medicines were doing no good. This was the situation in June, 1888, when my daughter wrote to a Christian Scientist of Cincinnati, a relative, and friend of many years, that if she wished to see father alive she must come immediately. She came to us direct from the Christian Science Convention, held in Chicago that year. It was her first call to "come over into Macedonia and help" after that great feast; and we know now that we were direct recipients of the blessings of that demonstration of Love.

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