I want to state that I did not come to Christian Science...

I want to state that I did not come to Christian Science to be healed. I came because I was unhappy, and Christian Science made me happy. The orthodox religious beliefs failed to rid me of an abominable temper, a desire for continual travel, discontent, hate, and all the other qualities which, compounded together, are a veritable hell. They did not even teach me how wrong these qualities were, but seemed to regard them as something peculiar to mankind, and the temper as something to be held in check only in so much as not to let it lead me to do anything indiscreet or not genteel. I remember telling a friend of the dissatisfaction with which I held all this, and she kindly offered to give me some literature to read which would surely help me. She gave me some Sentinels and Journals, and these were so much to the point that I inquired about Science and Health, which was so often mentioned in these publications. The friend kindly let me have one to peruse, and I read and re-read it, and then bought one. It has proved more helpful than I anticipated. Christian Science is ridding me of all those qualities that do not belong to God or His creation, and it has lifted me so far out of the former conditions that I sometimes wonder if they ever existed.

The perusal and study of Science and Health has done even more than rid me of a bad temper, etc., it has healed me of my diseases. After reading for about a fortnight, I found myself healed of hereditary constipation, of dreadful and overpowering headaches, and of all the lesser ailments which seemed to take up so much of my time. I never can tell of all the many blessings that have come to me from the study of Science and Health, but I can truly state that Christian Science has brought me to God, and I now know that nothing can ever separate me from divine Love.

I desire to express my gratitude to dear Mrs. Eddy, the Discoverer and Founder of Christian Science, for her unselfed and loving labor in bringing this saving truth to mankind. A few words of thanks must also be given for our Manual, the Concordance, and all the life-giving messages which our beloved Leader has sent to the Field.

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March 11, 1905
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