Testimony of Healing March 21, 1914 Issue

I became interested in Christian Science in the summer of...

Frank B. Mathews

I became interested in Christian Science in the summer of 1905 through the healing of friends. Since then I have had occasion to use it in some of the most trying human experiences, and have never failed to find Truth an ever-presesnt help in time of need. I wish to give the proof of what I have just said in the case of a healing that seemed very wonderful and beautiful.

One Monday morning, early in December, 1911, my wife received a post-card from her sister in Richmond, Va., saying that their mother was suffering from a serious kidney disorder, and that word would be sent promptly if any change took place which might necessitate her coming. That afternoon a letter was received which said that the condition of to mother had become so alarming on the previous Friday that a specialist had been called in. He had pronounced the trouble acute Bright's disease, and advised her immediate removal to the hospital, where proper care could be given. She was then in a state of delirium. The doctor's orders were obeyed, but within twelve hours after she was taken to the hospital, acute lung trouble, in which both lungs were said to be involved, also set in, and the case was pronounced by the physicians beyond their skill.

In less than half an hour after receiving the letter my wife had a telegram, saying she should come at once if she wished to see her mother alive. It was to mortal sense a severe shock, but after reviewing the conditions, she decided not to go. She sent a telegram to her sister, saying that she could not come, but asked her to try Christian Science. Not feeling sure that her sister would consent to this, even as a last resort, I took up treatment here, and in twenty-four hours the disease was completely met. This was Tuesday. On the following Friday consciousness returned, and on the next Monday the mother was taken home. There was no relapse, neither were there any complications or ill effects of any kind. In the past summer she has enjoyed privileges that she never thought possible on account of her sense of limitation.

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