Testimony of Healing June 12, 1909 Issue

I desire to give this testimonial, as I feel sure it will...

Katharine von Rosenberg

I desire to give this testimonial, as I feel sure it will comfort some anxious parent. A short time ago our little seven-year-old boy suddenly complained of severe pain in his left leg. I examined him, and found to my great astonishment that this leg was noticeably shorter than the other, also that it was very crooked. I talked to him and gave him a treatment in Christian Science, and he was soon asleep. The next morning the pain was gone, also the fear and distress which he had manifested the evening before. He, however, limped very badly and presented such a crippled appearance that several members of the family insisted upon my taking him to a specialist. I did so, and explained first of all that we were Christian Scientists and therefore did not wish any medical treatment whatever; but that the family were desirous of knowing just what the trouble was, so I had brought the child for an examination.

The diagnosis gave a very serious outlook, the hip-joint being pronounced immovable, etc. The doctor said that this disease crept on very slowly, and was months in developing, but the crisis came suddenly from over-exertion or a fall. He took no trouble to conceal his astonishment and disgust at the stand I had taken, and tried to frighten me if possible. He said that I must remember it was my own flesh and blood I was dealing with, that I must bring the child again in a week, and he hoped I would then listen to him and have the boy put into a plaster cast. For the present he desired me to use certain material means, and keep the child lying in bed. I replied that the first two things I should not do, but as the child was naturally very active I would keep him quiet for a few days.

I then went to a Christian Science practitioner, but she was not in; so I returned to our home in the country and continued to give the child treatment for three days. During this time he sat up in bed all day and played. After that some home duties called for my attention, so I wrote to the practitioner to give the boy absent treatment. The child then got up every day, and only occasionally rested on the sofa. The following week, or to be exact, just ten days from the first visit, I again took him to the doctor, and he was a surprised man when on examination the hip was found to be in perfect condition, and the leg the same length as the other and perfectly straight. Then the doctor said he must tell me that when he saw the child the week before he was very much frightened, and that he could only rejoice with me over the successful result. He said, however, that the flat foot needed attention, and I must have a steel brace put in his shoe. It is needless to say the brace was not put in, and in another week the instep had regained its normal arch and the ankle-joint its flexibility.

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