Article October 4, 1900 Issue

Found the Truth in Christian Science

BY H. E. W.

As a little child I was several times considered dangerously ill. As I grew older and gained more of self-possession, I passed a few years free from sickness, but was led to believe that I had more ambition than strength, and as a rule would be too tired to sleep for some time after going to bed. I was told not to play so hard. Passing on in years play changed to work, and the claim of overwork was presented and finally believed. However, energy and ambition prevailed over everything but fear of consequences; when this fear held possession the body was laid low for a time.

Pain, weakness, etc., could cause suffering, but could not hold me down, and for years my going about, work, etc., was done with limbs trembling under me. Every exertion meant exhaustion that seemed very near to death. Doctors declared I could never be strong; that it was not in me. By careful perusal of various treatises and conversation with different doctors, each giving a different theory, various forms of disease were developed and found no cure, until for years I never was free from suffering of some sort. The world seemed a place of misery and suffering, life a burden and mystery, the what and why of things a question never answered, yet faith believed all would be made clear some time. Many times one with a little different disposition would have stepped over the narrow line called death. But I never wanted to die; I wanted to know. I believed Christian ought to heal as Jesus did, but how?

Looking back now I can see where Bible thoughts often restored me to health, that is, to comparative health; raised me up from conscious danger to where I could go on for a time. Loss and sorrow were added as time went on. Looking out upon the world from this standpoint it seemed a pitiful condition that humanity was in. This led me to try to forget my sorrow and suffering, to try to be cheerful and brighten the world for others as I could.

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