Testimony of Healing June 27, 1903 Issue

About ten years ago, I heard of Christian Science through...

Peter De Claire

About ten years ago, I heard of Christian Science through a friend, who told me that a new church had been organized here under the name of Christian Science; and it was said that this healed the sick. I had a good hearty laugh at it and said, "I shall not believe that until I see it with my own eyes." And I paid no more attention to it until about five years ago.

About two months ago, a neighbor of ours, a German whom we have known for twenty years, came to us. He had been troubled with rheumatism and had spent a great deal of money for doctors and drugs without receiving help. We advised him to turn to Christian Science, although we ourselves did not believe in it, but wished to see how it would affect him. To our great surprise he was perfectly healed in four treatments. He came to my house shortly after, and in order to convince me of his healing, he danced up and down the room like a young man, although he is over sixty years of age. This made a great impression upon me, and yet I still would not believe it. My wife had suffered for several years, was afflicted with several diseases, the worst was rheumatism, and year in year out the bottles of medicine, pills, plasters, etc., were always kept on hand; however, she kept growing worse instead of better. About four weeks ago, she was suffering a great deal, could not sleep, nor even stay in bed at night, and we did not know which way to turn for help. I myself could not sleep and suffered with her. Then I, the unbelieving Thomas, advised her to go to Christian Science, and said that if it would help her I should put everything else aside and accept the doctrine of Christian Science, which seemed to me a tremendous step, for my wi'e and I had from our earliest childhood been brought up in a form of religious doctrine which taught that it alone could save.

My wife was healed in a very short time, perfectly healed, freed from all pain; she is now happy and enjoys good sound sleep. I myself felt better after I had listened to Christian Science a few times. We are yet far from regarding ourselves as good Christian Scientists, for it takes time to grow in understanding, yet our hearts are over-flowing with gratitude for what Christian Science has done for us, and words fail to express it.

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