Testimony of Healing March 11, 1905 Issue

The sentinel at the post of duty reminds me of negligence...

J. Franklin Jones

The sentinel at the post of duty reminds me of negligence in sending my testimony, to tell of blessings received in Christian Science. I humbly offer the following, to add to the volume of thanksgiving sweeping heavenward. Through the reading of Science and Health and the spiritual illumination which followed, I was healed of ulceration of the stomach and kindred troubles, a restless sense of existence, agnosticism, etc. The torture I had endured with the stomach trouble I will not attempt to describe. The attending physician declared that I could live but a short time, and I felt there would be a limit to my endurance of the torture, but the disease was dissipated into nothingness through Christian Science, which brought me peace.

Like many others I had been seemingly lost in the sea of error, without a compass, yet earnestly and honestly seeking a haven. I had investigated all kinds of religions and philosophies that came under my notice, with the exception of Christian Science, which was not then deemed worthy of inquiry, and yet it held the very truth I was searching for—the light which "shineth in the darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not." Three years of stubborn resistance to Truth, with increasing suffering, followed—then the light came, and with it a new experience. Now, after nine years of Christian Science experience, under severe tests, it can be truthfully said that it has not failed me in any hour of need.

My daily prayer is that I may be found worthy of the hallowed name, "A Christian Scientist," and have a deeper sense of gratitude for our beloved Leader, whose tireless vigils have made our burdens less wearisome, and who keeps the torch of Truth upheld firmly where the darkness is most dense. My love for our Leader can but be measured by my obedience to the truth she has taught us. No words can convey the joys of spiritual communion with God, in the light of Christian Science. Demonstration alone gives it adequate expression, and I would say to every sufferer, "O taste and see that the Lord is good."

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