Testimony of Healing December 9, 1911 Issue

It has been my desire for some time to testify to the...

George A. Fechter

It has been my desire for some time to testify to the great benefits which have come to me in Christian Science. This great truth was presented to me in the early part of June, 1909, at a time when the best of medical skill had failed to relieve my suffering. There seemed to be nothing that would give me even temporary relief, to say nothing of a permanent cure; in fact, I was told by a number of the best physicians that they feared my time would be short on this earth. But the understanding which has come to me through the study of the Christian Science text-book, "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" by Mrs. Eddy, has reversed these decisions, for I am thoroughly healed, and my health is now better than it has ever been.

My case was one of seventeen years' standing. At the age of thirteen I was taken with a pain in my right side, and after our home doctor was given a fair trial without much improvement, my father decided to take me to a hospital where the best of physicians could be had. After a thorough examination they advised my father to let me remain for two weeks and take treatment, and this he consented to; but after two weeks they telegraphed to him to come, and upon his arrival he was told that the only thing for me was a surgical operation. To this he consented, and I was operated upon the following day. I recovered from this operation in due time, but was told that I must be very careful for at least one year. I believed that I might get entirely well, but as time went on I found myself again suffering from the same trouble, only worse.

When I was fifteen years of age I again sought relief at the hospital, and again I submitted to an operation, but with the same unsatisfactory results. After giving the physicians at the hospital a long and fair trial, I turned away, satisfied that they could not cure me. I then tried nearly every remedy I could hear about which promised to cure such cases as mine, but no cure followed any of these long trials. I then tried specialists in the various eastern cities, spending in this way a great deal of money, but still no cure. Finally I became discouraged with medicine, and tried several drugless systems without gaining the desired result. After having given these methods fair trial without much relief, I again turned to materia medica for help. I was examined by about six different physicians, all of whom I knew personally, and each one expressed different views as to my ailment, also different methods which might relieve me. I finally concluded to follow the advice of one of these, a surgeon in whom I had great confidence and a very noted man in his profession, both in this country and abroad. This surgeon operated on me in May, 1908. It was a very severe operation, and I was told by the nurse after my recovery that after the work was done the doctors did not think I would ever awake again.

For a time I seemed to be fairly well, but in the early part of 1909 I grew worse again, my ailments being more complicated and more painful than ever before, and I again turned to the physicians for help, but none of them seemed to be able even to give me relief. The doctors finally decided to operate once more, the operation to be performed on the next Tuesday, it then being Saturday. I went home very much discouraged, did not sleep at all during the night, and the next day (Sunday) I went to the surgeon who was to do the work and asked him to give me a few days to think it over, saying I would see him the following Monday. I was then advised by a friend to give Christian Science a trial, and I at once looked through the telephone book for a Christian Science practitioner. That same evening I called at his house, took treatment, and went home feeling that I would soon be better. I was advised to procure a copy of Science and Health and read it, and I did so. I began the study and kept it up almost day and night. After two weeks I discontinued the treatment, telling the practitioner that I would try to work it out myself. This I did, and only now and then asked for help. At the end of one year I was completely healed, and during this time I have occasionally been the means of helping others.

To say that I am very thankful for this great truth does not half express my feelings toward our dear Leader, Mrs. Eddy, for her noble and most precious life-work, which has brought health and happiness to thousands throughout the world, people who have been healed in Christian Science after all else had failed. Christian Science explains God as no other teaching has done since the time of Christ Jesus, and the proof of its correctness is that all manner of disease is healed, as of old, through the word of God. Jesus said that his followers would do the works which he did, and even greater works. We learn in Christian Science how these mighty works are done, and all may avail themselves of this great truth and prove it for themselves.—George A. Fechter, Topeka, Kan.

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