Testimony of Healing April 7, 1906 Issue

After years of invalidism, and treatment from many...

QUEEN MULLINS HUTTON

After years of invalidism, and treatment from many kind physicians without any lasting benefit, I went to see a specialist, who informed me that a surgical operation was the only thing which would relieve me, but he said I need not expect to be very strong afterwards. I finally consented and the operation was perfomed, which consisted of the removal of some of my organs. After going through all this, I was still a "wanderer in the wilderness," weaker than ever, and at the expiration of eighteen months had never been able to sit up all day. The specialist finally told me I need not come back any more. I then tried to get encouragement from home physician, but he too said, "You may recover, and you may not; people who are operated upon never amount to anything afterwards;" and he added, "Your case is chronic." I met with gloom and despair, and no one knows the suffering I experienced, — it seemed at times that I could not live from one day to the next. I tried everything imaginable in the way of material remedies. Finally I gave up all hope, made preparations to die, and gave directions in regard to my funeral. All this time I had wondered why my prayers were not answered, as I had prayed so earnestly for health, for I longed to be useful to humanity. I had often remarked to my husband and friends that there was something lacking in the teachings of the churches, for the Bible said plainly that God "healeth all thy diseases;" and "The prayer of faith shall save the sick."

About this time a dear friend spoke of Christian Science, and told me of many wonderful cures. I remembered that one of my neighbors, who was nearly seventy years of age, had told me of being healed instantaneously of a sprained ankle through Christian Science, and at that time I had thought it wonderful, but I had been led to believe that Christian Science was nothing but the exercise of human will power. I had even remarked to my physician before my operation, that I was trying to be a Christian Scientist but that it would not work. I, however, made up my mind that I would take the word of no one either for or against it, and accordingly I went to see a practitioner. I purchased the text-book, "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" by Mrs. Eddy, and returning home began to search for a God who answers prayer ; if I were worshiping an unknown God, I wanted the living God. When I reached line 12, page 14, in the chapter on "Prayer," I read and re read the statement and knew it was the truth. Immediately I went down stairs and gathered up everything in the way of medicine and threw it away. I sought to make an entire consecration of myself, and was instantaneously healed of inflammation of the bladder, chronic constipation, and other troubles.

This occurred over a year ago, and I have taken no medicine since, for it would be like going from understanding to ignorance of my God-given rights, to return to medicine. I have better health than I ever had in my life before.

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