Testimony of Healing October 13, 1917 Issue

As a member of a so-called liberal church I found myself...

Carrie E. Stoughton

As a member of a so-called liberal church I found myself in early life quite satisfied with its teachings; in fact I never doubted that it was the true religion until sorrows and trials came, and then I learned that it held no balm for the troubled heart. For a number of years I was organist in another orthodox church, and there also I found nothing that offered a solution to my problems. I became very much depressed in thought, and seeing that sooner or later all had laid upon them heavy burdens of grief, sickness, poverty, or other ills, I came to the conclusion that God, if there was a God, did not care for His children, and that death ended all. Although these beliefs were forced upon me, I was ashamed to have them and told no one, trying to maintain an outward show of happiness while despair reigned in my heart.

About seven years ago I was offered a position as organist in a Christian Science church and accepted it, little thinking I would find there an answer to all my questions, for I had laughed at Christian Science. In less than two months a change took place in my thought, for these people manifested so much of health and happiness that I decided to investigate, and my only fear was that Christian Science would prove to be as disappointing as the theories I had looked into when I found myself drifting into atheism. I sough a practitioner and told him I would like to know something about Christian Science. He asked, "What do you think about God?" I had condemned myself for not being able to believe in God, so with shame and reluctance I told him of my unbelief. He smiled reassuringly and said: "Do not be troubled about that. I was healed of the same thing." immediately I felt a sense of relief, and for an hour I plied him with questions, being so impressed by his answers that treatment was asked for.

I had suffered from stomach trouble and nervousness for years, but through Christian Science I was healed in three days. While I was grateful for the physical help, it was as nothing compared with the joy that came to me as a result of the mental healing. Christian Science means more to me than anything else that has come into my life. I know it "meets the heart's great needs," for during the past few years a peace and happiness has been experienced that I had come to think would never be mine. There have been trials and testing times too, but when rightly met they have proven to be opportunities for growth and advancement.

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