Testimony of Healing September 21, 1912 ISSUE

Nearly five years ago I was engaged as organist by First...

John T. Curlett

Nearly five years ago I was engaged as organist by First Church of Christ, Scientist, in this city. I accepted the offer very reluctantly, for I was a zealous member of another denomination and had a great horror, or terror, of entering a Christian Science church. I would indeed have refused, had I not been in need of the salary offered me. At that time my sight, which had been defective since childhood, was giving me a great deal of trouble. Glasses, which had recently been prescribed for constant use by a reputable oculist, had given me but little relief, and the condition had become so bad that I kept my eyes closed whenever I could, and suffered considerably when I used them.

During the first nine or ten months of my service as organist for the Christian Science church, my sight continued very bad. I had by that time been awakened to the truth of Christian Science sufficiently to be freed from susceptibility to colds, and had been cured within a few hours of an attack of illness; also, instead of any superstitious dread of this religion, there was a joyous anticipation of the time when I should be admitted to fellowship in it. The defective sight, however, was a heavy burden. At this period I mentioned the difficulty to a kind practitioner, and he talked with me on the subject, from the Christian Science view-point, for about fifteen minutes. Two days later I was compelled to do some work of a kind which had always been a severe tax on my sight, but on this occasion, when I began the work I found my glasses quite troublesome, as if they did not fit, until finally I was forced to remove them. I finished the work with no greater difficulty than usual, and experienced no pain from it. I have not used the glasses since that day, and have had good sight ever since.

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