Testimony of Healing January 1, 1916 ISSUE

In the fall of 1910 I was healed through Christian Science...

Allie Morgan

In the fall of 1910 I was healed through Christian Science treatment of a very bad chronic condition of the digestive organs; of an extreme condition of nervousness, resulting at times in nervous exhaustion; also of a structural defect of the eyes, for which I had worn glasses for ten years. The oculists told me I would have to wear them all my life, as there was no cure known for this trouble. An inward-growing goiter has likewise disappeared. I had suffered acutely from it the winter before, and the doctor then prescribed a remedy, at the same time warning me that if I ever neglected to apply it there would occur a very rapid growth which would probably prove fatal in a few hours.

After my first treatment in Christian Science the glasses were laid aside, and they have been worn for a moment since. I use my eyes far more than ever before and am never conscious of any feeling in them, whereas before they were almost constantly a source of pain. That night I suddenly realized that my throat was not troubling me, and after considerable argument with myself I decided to retire without applying the usual medicine. This was my first peaceful night, and the next morning I ate the first meal of solid food in many months. I have never since used material remedies, but have depended upon divine Love alone to give and keep me in perfect health. In about two weeks all evidence of the growth had entirely disappeared, and the throat has never trobled me since.

Previous to this time I had tried many remedies and treatments in the modern methods of cures, besides the regular schools of medicine, being a faithful devotee of physical culture, hygiene, gymnasium, and outdoor sports, with the result that the doctors had assured me there was no possibility that I could ever gain a normal condition of health. At the time I turned to Christian Science I was on the verge of another nervous breakdown, which I had been assured would be my last, as the doctors were positive I could never pull through another, and the end seemed very near.

I had consented to take a Christian Science treatment at the insistence of friends, but did not even hope that I would be benefited by it. Soon after receiving this instantaneous healing, however, I awakened to the fact that it was not so much a method of physical healing as a religion that was being offered me. Then I began to read our text-book, "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" by Mrs. Eddy, to see for myself what of fanaticism there was in it, firmly determined that I would give up even the physical healings which I had already received, if that were possible, rather than accept Christian Science as a religion if it proved to be what I had always believed it, although I had never read any of its literature.

I read the book through in a few days, and was considerably puzzled over the fact that in this reading I had found nothing of that for which I had been looking. Realizing that I had read it hurriedly, I determined to read it again, slowly and carefully, overlooking nothing. This I did, the second reading taking two weeks. When I had finished, I not only had to acknowledge that there was nothing of fanaticism or absurdity in it, but with a joy unspeakable I realized that I had at last found that for which I had been searching so many years and which I had given up all hope of ever finding on this earth,—an explanation of God and His creation which could reasonably be accepted and then proven to be true. I then began the study of Christian Science in earnest.

No words can express the joy which this study has brought into my life. I am thankful for the physical healing, but this was merely incidental to the finding of the truth about God. It is because of this spiritual enlightenment that my heart goes out in loving gratitude to Mrs. Eddy for her unflinching faithfulness to the truth which she perceived, until she had demonstrated it beyond all cavil and given it to the world in such a form that every one may avail himself of its blessings. I am striving to let my daily deeds testify to the genuineness of my gratitude.

Allie Morgan, San Francisco, Cal.

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