Testimony of Healing September 13, 1900 Issue

Many Blessings Received

Henry Marx

Christian Science was brought to my notice in February, 1898. I did not accept on account of physical help, but I went to church the first time to please my brother, and that Sunday happened to be the dedication of our church. I was not in the habit of going to church, but after attending the service there that Sunday morning, I was so impressed with the happy looks of the people, that it was impossible for me to stay away, and I went to church again that evening through a heavy snowstorm. My wife was a Lutheran, and her father was a Lutheran minister. I was just thinking of joining the Lutheran Church to please my wife; I even went so far as to take confirmation lessons from the minister, as I could not be a communicant without being confirmed. I told the minister that I would be confirmed, but I would not promise never to leave that church. After attending the first service I had my name withdrawn, and of course the minister asked me the reason of this step. I told him Christian Science is what I want. I gave my last money to buy "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures," Hymnal, and the Quarterly. I soon began to realize the meaning of the text: "Seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness, and all things shall be added unto you."

Shortly after my wife and I received class instruction from a loyal student of Mrs. Eddy. We are members of the church in Detroit, and this spring I had the blessing of attending the Communion service at the Mother Church in Boston, and we were both received as members.

It would be impossible to tell of the many blessings that we have received since we accepted this Truth that makes men free, but I will speak of two. One was a case of an accident that happened last May at the shop. I am a tinsmith and one Friday morning I was going to do some soldering and in trying to remove the cork from the muriatic acid bottle it exploded and the whole contents went in my eyes and face. The pain was intense, and for one hour I was unable to open my eyes. The fear of becoming blind presented itself, but was destroyed by realizing the Scientific Statement of Being and John, 6:63, "It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life." After that one hour the fear and pain were entirely destroyed; when I arrived home my wife treated me. The following Sunday our teacher gave me one treatment. The following Wednesday, when I gave my testimony in church, every evidence of the burn had disappeared.

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