Testimony of Healing October 12, 1907 Issue

After ten years of bondage to materia medica in all its...

Eva Smith Hamlin with contributions from Jennie Kozak

After ten years of bondage to materia medica in all its forms, I found myself at Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, in December, 1903, as a court of last resort. At this time I was suffering supposedly from liver and kidney troubles, an eruption, a very severe form of headaches, etc. A bowel trouble had tormented me for eight months, during which time I had been on a strict diet, losing thirty-five pounds. There was a painful kidney trouble, for which I had been operated upon with only temporary relief, and I had been wearing an elastic bandage for this trouble two years. All these things, however, paled before another distressing condition, which had kept me in fear and suffering for ten years. It remained unchanged, to haunt me all this time, in spite of an operation and continuous medical treatment. After five weeks in the hospital I felt I was losing rather than gaining, and was heartsick, homesick, and discouraged.

One night, after a whole day spent in tears, Christian Science flashed upon my thought. I knew nothing of it, except that friends in Grand Rapids, Mich., were Scientists and well and happy. I wrote them at once, asking them if it could help me. Their loving reply came promptly, giving me the name of a practitioner in Baltimore, and filling me with hope and confidence. At the earliest possible moment I stole out to find him, and never shall I forget the peace which came to me that morning when he read the 23d Psalm, and made me understand that it could be my experience. I had three Christian Science treatments in Baltimore, and two in Washington. Upon reaching Rochester, my home at that time, I gathered up all my medicines and appliances upon which I had been dependent for ten years, and threw them away. I knew at that moment what emancipation meant, and since that time I have been a free, well woman, now nearly three and a half years. Although my physical healing was complete and wonderful to me, the inspiration of Christian Science lies in the understanding of God which it teaches, and the beauties of the Bible, which unfold as we study the spiritual lessons it contains. I am deeply appreciative of Christian Science, which is a blessing to me hourly; and grateful to Mrs. Eddy, whose spiritual vision enabled her to discern the truth and show us the way to heaven, harmony. My dearest wish is to bear such fruit that others may be led to seek this pearl of great price, which is found only in the knowledge of God and His Christ.

Eva Smith Hamlin, New York, N. Y

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