Testimony of Healing February 13, 1904 Issue

It would be different for me to condense into one article...

Florence Louise Frank

It would be different for me to condense into one article the many benefits I have received from Christian Science, but I will tell of one demonstration which was to me a beautiful proof of divine protection. Some years ago, when I was on my way to Germany. I became conscious the first day of the passage, of severe pains in my back, also that I was growing feverish and so weak that it was with difficulty that I managed to move about. My thoughts seemed so befogged and my memory so entirely gone, after a few days, that even my Bible and Science and Health conveyed no meaning to me. The one thought that seemed clear was that "God is Love and God is All" (Science and Health, p. 366), and I tried to cling to this precious thought. I went to every meal and was on deck all day, I knew of no Scientists on board and did not wish the error known, for I was sure that those in whose care I was put would insist on medical aid.

When we landed we had cold, rainy weather, and I was obliged to be out a good deal. By the time I reached Dresden, my destination, it was just two weeks since I had sailed and I had not slept a single night, and the error was voicing itself louder all the time, so that those with whom I was staying became rather fearful. I wrote to a practitioner for help, and the next evening as I was retiring, received word that she was working for me. I shall never forget the feeling of peace and love that then came to me. Like a tired child I laid my head on my pillow and slept the entire might. The next day the fever was broken, and in a short time I was quite myself again. Later on my hair came out to such an extent that those with whom I was staying showed it to a doctor and related the case to him. He declared it was a form of typhoid fever, and when he learned that I had had no medical aid, and that I was enabled to be up the entire time, he was more than astonished.

Nothing is as dear to me as Christian Science, and when I think of its infinite blessings and realize how empty existence would seem without it, my heart goes out in gratitude to our noble, loving Leader. Mrs. Eddy, through whose selfless life and patient toil we are enabled to know and demonstrate this truth.

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