Testimony of Healing November 26, 1904 Issue

In November, 1901, I had a dear friend from Indianapolis,...

Elizabeth Battelle Holden

In November, 1901, I had a dear friend from Indianapolis, Ind., make me a visit. Her coming caused exclamations of delight and wonder in our family when we saw her so free and happy, but more astonished were we when she told us she had been healed through Christian Science, as she had the year previous walked with crutches, and been a great sufferer. I laughed at her statements as absurd, yet realized she was telling the truth, for I could not doubt what my eyes beheld. Her purpose in coming was that I might apply the same truth that had set her free, yet I argued and rebelled, making all kinds of excuses,—that my trouble was chronic and different from hers,—but my protests were overcome by her persuasion, united with my entire family's earnest desire to give it a trial.

When I went to the reading room my body was filled with pain and my mind distressed and anxious. There I found a practitioner who talked very beautifully to me, helped me to believe that I would be restored to health, and gave me courage to trust in God. I had been a sufferer for thirtyfive years, had very severe headaches, besides many other troubles caused from spinal meningitis, which I had in my early married life. I had taken morphine, by physician's advice, as the only means to find even relief. All the different schools of medicine, besides electricity, had been tried, but without any benefit. In addition to these troubles I had for the past fifteen years, catarrh of the bladder, suffered constant pain, unless asleep, so that most of the time I was in bed, and absolutely unable to walk or stand without extreme pain. In the summer of 1900, I was operated on with some relief for a few months, only to have the suffering return.

In this condition Christian Science found me, and I was beautifully and positively healed of the catarrhal condition after nine weeks' treatment. Since that time my life has been one endless song of gratitude and praise to divine Love that prompted my friends to come and tell me of Truth's power; gratitude to the dear practitioner who was so faithful and loving to me, and to our God-inspired Leader, who has so tenderly showed us how to apply the Word. I am also grateful for help from other dear Scientists.

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