Testimony of Healing August 13, 1904 Issue

In gratitude for the blessings which Christian Science...

In gratitude for the blessings which Christian Science has brought to me, the time has come when I should acknowledge it. In the year 1890 my wife spoke to me about being treated in Christian Science. This was the first I had ever heard of it. I thought favorably of her doing so, as she was then suffering from what had been called by the best doctors, heart trouble. To my surprise, in a very short time after the first treatment, she was restored to perfect health, and still continues without a symptom of the old trouble.

On April 22, 1895, I was taken with paralysis of my lower limbs,—from my hips down to my feet. I managed to perform my office duties during the first day, and finally arrived home at night in a very bad condition. The next morning, thinking I would get along all right, I started to take the train for Boston. I had not gone far when I had to give up, and get a carriage to take me back home. Upon arriving, the driver was obliged to carry me to my apartment, as I could not stand alone, and was in great pain. My wife asked if she should call a doctor, or if I would like to be treated by Christian Science. I chose the latter. Being in great distress I gave no thought as to which I wanted.

She went to see same practitioner who had helped her, and I was given an absent treatment, and before her return, which was not more than a half hour, the pain had all left me, and I fell asleep. In a short time the one who treated me came, and after talking with me, explained what Christian Science teaches: namely, that divine Mind is the healer, and that this Mind governed the body, and that man is God's child. I was told to look to the spiritual, and not at the material body. This gave me food for thought. I was also asked to read Science and Health in connection with the Bible.

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