Testimony of Healing October 7, 1911 Issue

I was reared in an orthodox faith in which I believed...

Mary Gertrude Berghell

I was reared in an orthodox faith in which I believed implicitly, and dearly loved the church even after I found that some of the clergy were not infallible and sometimes fell into grievous errors. When I discovered that they could make mistakes, I began to think for myself, and this I did most thoroughly, beginning with an effort to prove logically the existence of God, and from this came all which followed in my experience.

I suffered dreadfully during the struggle, and used to look with earnest longing on those who simply believed, and wished I might do the same. In the mean time I gave up a Sunday school class which I had been teaching and rarely attended the church. I could no longer teach what I did not know, and I did not wish to take an active part as a member of an institution in which I did not wholly believe. I decided to search the Scriptures, for in them rested my only hope, and at last I found a verse in John's gospel which I determined to work out in my experience "If any man will do his will, he shall know of the doctrine." I would earnestly endeavor to obey all the good I knew, and I trusted that then I should know more of good. Through obedience would come revelation. Thus I found rest in becoming "poor in spirit," and I was led to the kingdom.

After this I observed a family who I had been told were Christian Scientists, and whose daily home life was so harmonious that I asked for the loan of the Christian Science text-book, "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" by Mrs. Eddy. I read it at a time when I had had three operations on my eyes and was threatened with a fourth. For a yer I had been able to use my eyes very little, and at that time could not read at all at night and only for a few minutes at a time during the day, although I was wearing glasses constantly. I took the book one evening at about seven o'clock, and read until midnight; the next evening I did the same, and feeling that it was incongruous to wear glasses, I took them off. Later, I wore them a little, and then a Scientist told me I had better destroy them. I did so, and never had any temptation to wear them, nor have I had any further trouble with my eyes.

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