Testimony of Healing January 14, 1911 Issue

When in an almost helpless condition, as a result of overwork...

Perry H. Hasbrouck

When in an almost helpless condition, as a result of overwork and worry, I was urged to try Christian Science treatment. The medical schools had been carefully tried and at great expense, but without avail. With little faith in Christian Science a practitioner was sought and treatment begun. There was immediate relief, and in a short time it was possible for me to go to work again. From that time on there was a steady improvement and a return to a normal condition.

One of the things about Christian Science which from the first impressed me most was the statement of several business men and women whom I had met, that they were finding the application of the true teachings of Christian Science to be of great assistance in working out their business problems. This seemed rather strange at first, as ordinarily we do not think of a religion as containing any fixed principles that may be applied to business transactions; but as we advance in the understanding of Christian Science and start in to apply this knowledge, even in a small way, we are greatly helped. Christian Science teaches that honesty and truthfulness are absolutely imperative to real success. It shows us that it is not necessary to misrepresent in order to secure a sale, and that if we expect to succeed in any field of activity we must stick fast to the truth. Christian Science develops better mental conditions and shows us how to bring out the good qualities in ourselves and in others. It helps us to overlook to a great degree the faults of others, and as we see more clearly that the error manifested by a person is the result of a lack of truth in that person's consciousness, it is much easier to see the error as impersonal. We also discover the foolishness of judging from appearances, as these are generally deceptive.

Of all the help that we receive in Christian Science there is none greater than the destruction, even in part, of the many fears and worries of a business man. Many people who have no knowledge of what Christian Science really is wonder at its rapid growth all over the world, but the Christian Scientist knows from personal experience that the reason why the membership of the Christian Science churches is so rapidly increasing is because the world is finding therein a most beautiful and practical religion, which appeals to mankind because it is not composed of creeds and philosophy, but of demonstrable truth.

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