Testimony of Healing December 26, 1903 Issue

When I was about the age of twelve, my father, who was...

Clara P. Schreck

When I was about the age of twelve, my father, who was a devout Christian, desired me to unite with an orthodox church, of which he and my mother had been members for many years.

From early childhood I had been taught the Scriptures, and to love God, and at this time felt no change of heart. I was, however, admitted into the church, and shortly after overheard my father say that he was sorry not to see the joy and peace which should follow this step expressed in my countenance. I never forgot that remark, and often wondered why I did not feel differently.

As the years passed, with their varied experiences and trials, I felt a longing for something purer, higher, and holier. Everything seemed so temporary and changing that many times the desire came to me for some good that would be real and lasting!

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