Testimony of Healing February 4, 1905 Issue

The revelation of Truth has come to me through the...

C. A. Hutchinson

The revelation of Truth has come to me through the understanding of Christian Science, and where there was once a wilderness of disquiet, disease, discouragement, and discontent, there is now a haven of rest, peace, and joy, with increase of confidence and courage. Since coming into Christian Science, almost two years ago, many problems, physical and mental, and several diseases, chronic and acute, have been overcome through the knowledge of divine Truth, as revealed in Christian Science. For this my heart goes out in loving gratitude to our beloved Leader, to my dear teacher, and to our regular publications, for an enlarged understanding of God, as well as to every friend who has lovingly given me a "cup of cold water" in His name.

I will relate a case of physical healing which, at the time, seemed very wonderful, but now only divinely natural. My little girl, then four years of age, had a severe and painful swelling on one side of her neck. At first I paid but little attention to it, thinking it was what is commonly called "a crick," produced by sleeping in an uncomfortable position. This was before I knew anything of Christian Science, and I immediately, upon complaint from her, applied the remedy I had at hand, which was camphorated oil, it being at that time deemed an indispensable article in our home.

The oil, however, failed to alleviate the pain or decrease the swelling, and, becoming alarmed, I called in our physician. After examining her, he pronounced it "swelling of the glands, caused from having contracted cold," and said he could not tell exactly, but it might develop into an abscess, and if so it would have to be lanced. I had always had a horror of any kind of surgery, and determined I would not allow it, if it could possibly be avoided. For a week she was under his treatment, growing worse all the time, having high fever, eating very little; in fact, looking and feeling quite miserable. When the doctor saw that he was not meeting the case, he suggested that I take her to a specialist, who was a mutual friend.

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