Testimony of Healing January 25, 1908 Issue

I have felt for some time that I should like to give the...

Hazel M. Colyer

I have felt for some time that I should like to give the Field my testimony of healing, but I have allowed the error of procrastination to put it off from time to time. Within the recent past I have had another demonstration, which has meant so much to me that I felt it was a privilege as well as a duty for me to tell the world of what Christian Science has done for me. From birth I had weak eyes, and when but a child my eyes became crossed and I found it impossible to read. I was taken from one specialist to another, and had my glasses changed regularly every two months. These glasses had to be made so as to make my eyes seem straight, when one looked at me. The various eye specialists who examined me wanted to perform an operation on my nose and throat, as well as the one upon my eyes, but would guarantee no perfect results, and as my physical health was such as not to warrant the risk, my parents decided not to have the operation performed until I was a little older.

Two years ago last October there was a special occasion for which I was very desirous of leaving off my glasses, but realizing how impracticable that would be, and having no encouragement from the specialists, other than that I should wear glasses all my life, and that my eyes, being crossed, could only be helped by an operation, I almost gave up in despair. I appealed to my older brother and sister, who were striving to live in accordance with the teachings of Science and Health. I did not take off my glasses at once, and my brother did not think it wise to do so, fearing it would cause too much excitement in the household, as the minute I took them off my eyes seemed to cross. I had read that "there is a time for all things," and I knew that when it was time to lay off my glasses divine Love would show me the way, as there was much fear to be overcome. One Sunday evening I was reading the Lesson for the next week, and suddenly the entire page became one blur, and I could see nothing. I became filled with fear, but my sister, being wiser than myself, suggested that it was time to lay off my glasses. I did so, and for the first time in over eight years my eyes were straight and I could read perfectly. It was not only a surprise, but a delight to the entire household.

About two weeks ago I was not feeling as I should, and could not seem to find out where the trouble lay; so I called upon a practitioner and explained the case. After about a week's treatment I felt quite myself again, but my mother had much fear, and as she has not taken up Science yet, she wanted the doctor who was attending her that morning to question me. I felt that the truth of Science stood preeminently before all else, so I told him exactly how I had felt, and when I got through he exclaimed, "What you had was nothing less than typhoid fever!"

Send a comment to the editors

NEXT IN THIS ISSUE

Testimony of Healing

Christian Science was brought to my notice five years...