I had been suffering for quite a while with an abdominal...

Selma Kretzschmar

I had been suffering for quite a while with an abdominal complaint, with nervousness and sleeplessness, and in the beginning of November, 1908, was taken ill with peritonitis. We summoned two physicians, who declared that in view of the seriousness of the case I must go to a hospital. I did so; and while there remedies were applied day and night. The lungs were also affected, and there was much loss of blood thereform, Eight weeks later I was brought home in a hopeless state. According to the physicians' statement, the condition had become chronic, and other ills had set in. We had consulted two other physicians, and nothing was left untried in order to afford relief, but it was all of no avail.

During this dark period (in June, 1909), my husband, through divine Providence, heard of Christian Science. We asked a practitioner to call, which she did most willingly. I had spent six months in bed and had had to leave the household in the care of strangers. At the Scientist's first visit my husband expressed the desire to take me to the country as soon as possible, and we spoke about all we would need to take with us,—warm clothing and many other things,—so that I might be able to stand the strain of the journey; but the lady remarked that we would probably need none of these, and so it proved. After the first treatment there was such a marked change that I put aside all the material remedies which had covered my table. I experienced a sense of strength such as I had not known formerly, and at once partook of any kind of food desired, as the bowel trouble was completely overcome. I was filled with joy, and realized that with divine Love as my shepherd, I could not want. (See Science and Health, p. 578.)

On the morning of the following day I got up alone, my husband being at the office and no one else at home, put everything in order in the house, and packed up my things, as my husband expected to return by nine o'clock in order to start on the trip contemplated. When that part of the work was done, I wondered why he had not returned, and looking at the clock saw that it was only eight. I could not help feeling surprised that I should have been able to attend to everything so easily and quickly, and so was my husband upon his return. We were expected to call at the Scientist's home before we left, and it seemed incredible to me that I should be able to walk there, but to my husband's great joy I did so with ease. We made the call, and then started on the railraod trip, which lasted several hours, but experienced no unpleasant effects. After we arrived, my relatives, to their great surprise, could not succeed in having me go to bed immediately. Absent treatment was kept up, and I had a most pleasant vacation, taking daily walks and reading assiduously the Bible and Der Herold der Christian Science, both of which became indispensable to me. We frequently had pleasant callers, still I gladly anticipated the hour when I could be alone with my books.

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