Testimony of Healing March 11, 1916 Issue

The power of Christian Science to heal the body did not...

Edwin Marquand with contributions from Julia E. Barnard

The power of Christian Science to heal the body did not prompt my first interest in it. For several years I had been much disturbed in regard to my religious beliefs, for although a member of a church, I was not at all satisfied with its teachings. One night, shortly before hearing of Christian Science, I declared positively that I would not pray any more, as my prayers were never answered, and I seemed to get along just as well when I forgot or was too tired to pray as when I did.

This resolve not to pray again until I knew what I was doing, was my first real prayer, for I did want to know, and that prayer was answered. Soon after this a Christian Science practitioner was called to the house for a member of the family. While I did not accept a great deal that he said, yet I did most heartily wish that I could be as sure of anything as he evidently was. But even that glimpse of Truth was apparently forgotten until a few weeks later, when I was invited to attend service at The Mother Church one evening. What I heard was a revelation to me. I do not remember much of the meeting, but never from that time to this have I doubted that Christian Science is the same truth that Jesus taught.

The text-book, "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" by Mrs. Eddy, was immediately purchased, and I carried it with me everywhere, reading it whenever I had a moment of leisure. I had never been regarded as well and strong, but just at this time, because there was no particularly painful condition present, I thought there was no need for physical healing. I stopped carrying medicine around with me, however, and found that I did not need to keep up the diet my physician and prescribed; that I could be an hour late at dinner without suffering the next day, and in fact could eat anything at any time.

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