Testimony of Healing September 4, 1915 Issue

It is with a heart full of gratitude that I send this testimony...

M. Thirkell

It is with a heart full of gratitude that I send this testimony of what Christian Science has done for me. It has changed a life of ill health and misery to one of peace and joy. More than twelve years have passed since Christian Science was first offered to me; but at that time I would have none of it, though, like many another, glad to turn to it when all else had failed.

I was suffering from a severe form of stomach disorder and had lived for more than a year almost entirely on liquids, so that I was starving for a good meal. Then too I had been in a hospital having treatment under four different medical men, but instead of getting better was gradually becoming worse. After all this suffering I was told that I must either submit to a severe operation, from which there was little hope of recovery, or a malignant growth of the stomach would probably result. I tremble to think of what might have been the consequences if Christian Science had not set me free. I went to the Christian Science church to hear the testimonies, but without any faith in this religion. Though every person there was strange to me, I was led to speak to a practitioner, who was able to set me right at once. After talking with her I put aside all my medicine and began to eat anything I fancied without suffering any ill effects. Then after a week's treatment one of the worst symptoms of my complaint disappeared never to return, and as I have gained understanding my healing has progressed.

This healing means a great deal to me; but what means more is the fact that my only child has been completely restored to health. She was suffering from severe attacks of acute stomach trouble, having had seven in three months. We would put her to bed quite well, and before morning she would waken in a high fever, sometimes followed by convulsions. Each attack left her weaker, and we lived in constant dread. Finally I applied for Christian Science treatment, and relief came almost at once. Instead of lasting from four to seven days as formerly, the attack lasted only twenty-four hours, and the child has never had another. She has not had a dose of medicine since April, 1913, whereas before that she took it almost daily. She has been able to put off glasses which the specialist said she would need to wear for a few years.

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