Testimony of Healing July 22, 1905 Issue

In 1887, a dear friend who seemingly was not at all well,...

Sara E. McCrum

In 1887, a dear friend who seemingly was not at all well, and could not get relief from physicians, medicine, or change of climate, told me she was going to try Christian Science, which was the first mention of this method of cure that I had heard. At the same time, she persuaded me to take the lessons with her, which were to be given by a pupil of Mrs. Eddy who was visiting in our home town in Ohio. My father readily gave his consent, and my sister and I attended the lessons with my friend, together with some ten or twelve others. My friend at the same time took treatment, and was healed.

I had early become a member of an orthodox church, but much that was taught there seemed inconsistent. I thought, however, it was my benighted understanding that caused my dissatisfaction, that hoped to see light some time in the future. This hope was realized when I took the lessons, and light was thrown on much that I could not understand before. Years passed, with varying degree of interest, during which time I dabbled in mental science, theosophy, etc., but did not seem to make any progress; until in 1902 I found myself in Buenos Aires and my oldest child had a trouble which sent him to the hospital for a month, when I came to the conclusion that there was something in Christian Science which I had not got. In the mean time I had been receiving from my mother and my friend occasional copies of the Sentinel and Journal, and as I had Science and Health, I set to work to study alone as best I could, with the aid of the Bible. Shortly after my son left the hospital, we went to London, where we remained some months, and I attended services as regularly as possible at Second Church of Christ, Scientist, meeting many kind friends whose conversations and suggestions were very helpful, so that when I returned to Buenos Aires, I felt I had made some little progress, and possessed a happiness and peace of mind I had never known before. I need not tell of the many demonstrations made in the family, but will say that when error shows itself, even the children hold the thought of divine Love.

Until a few months ago, no Christian Science services had ever been held in Buenos Aires. About that time, a family from Santiago, Chili, stopped here on their way to the States. The wife and mother of the family had been instantaneously healed of cancer in San Francisco, three years ago, and upon her return to Santiago had successfully started Christian Science work there and had accomplished a beautiful work.

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