Testimony of Healing January 15, 1916 Issue

Some years ago, while I was suffering from a nervous...

Anna W. Didlake

Some years ago, while I was suffering from a nervous breakdown, a friend gave me her copy of Science and Health to read; but I could not understand the book, so put it aside. Five years later I turned to it in an extremity. I had married meanwhile and had two little boys. The baby in his second summer was very ill with teething troubles, and medicine had no effect. Another friend, a Scientist, recommended that we have him treated by a Christian Science practitioner. I accordingly called on one that evening and explained my baby's need, for he had wasted away and I was afraid of losing him. Two treatments were given, though I feel confident the first one healed him, as he was better and able to go in his carriage to the practitioner's home the next morning. In a week he was fat and rosy again.

By this time I was sure I had found the truth, and began the study of Science and Health, but only desultorily. A year later the same little boy was healed instantaneously of croup by the loving work of the practitioner, and then I began to study in earnest. Both boys passed quickly and easily through measles and whooping-cough, the truth being our only remedy. Some seemingly endless difficulties have been terminated under my growing perception of the light, and many blessings have come to us all through the understanding of divine Love as taught in our text-book, "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" by Mrs. Eddy. The truth, when rightly applied, has been adequate to meet every need, whether physical, domestic, mental, or financial. Today I give thanks for the progress made, and though it has been slow and every hour presents new problems, I feel confident of the rule, and the right answer is inevitable.

My health has improved, until from a nervous, dyspeptic girl I have developed into a normal, healthy woman, one little chronic ailment after another, such as headaches, stomach disorder, and the like, having dropped away almost imperceptibly. The recent birth of a son, while not painless, was a blessed experience. Not long ago I had what would have been called acute lung trouble under medical treatment, but with the help of a dear friend and practitioner I did not go to bed; instead, I continued to do all my own work and was healed in about a week.

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