Testimony of Healing September 10, 1904 Issue

Six years ago last month I was healed instantly after suffering...

S. I. Van Derslice with contributions from D. A. Clippinger

Six years ago last month I was healed instantly after suffering for five years. This occurred one Saturday, and on Sunday I attended Second Church of Christ, Scientist, and for three years thereafter never missed a single service. The next day after I was healed I borrowed a copy of Science and Health and studied it every night, giving myself very little time for sleep, as I worked at my trade in the daytime. After three weeks of diligent study I had demonstations in my own family over membranous croup, pneumonia, fever, and many other ills. Since then I have seen the power of Truth demonstrated over many so-called incurable diseases.

I am a student of Science and Health and am grateful to God and to Mrs. Eddy for removing the mist from before my eyes so that I can see God as Love and man as His idea, governed by Principle instead of personality. The good I obtain from our periodicals is more than I can express.—S. I. Van Derslice, St. Joseph, Mo.

Like many others, I first came to Christian Science for physical healing, and it was the last resort. Several years before, my right wrist gave out and I was told it was from excessive piano practice. I gave up the piano practice but my wrist did not improve, on the contrary, it gradually grew worse and extended over the entire right arm and right side, and finally to my head. My right arm became almost useless, and at times it was difficult to work. I was forced to learn to write with my left hand, and even learned to use the baton with my left hand. In my work as a teacher of singing, my piano playing was confined almost entirely to my left hand. All this time I had the best medical aid obtainable, but continued to grow worse until I broke down completely and gave up teaching. After a rest of some months, without improvement, I was urged to try Christian Science.

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