Testimony of Healing May 19, 1917 Issue

It was in August, 1909, that I first heard of Christian Science

Elizabeth Kate Baker with contributions from Elizabeth Baker

It was in August, 1909, that I first heard of Christian Science. For eight years I had suffered from acute stomach trouble, colitis, hemorrhage, adhesions, also a displacement which caused great pain. I was unable to eat any solid food and sometimes was kept up artificially. I was sent to three different hospitals and one nursing home, underwent three operations, and had the advice of nine doctors, but was told that no more could be done for me. My mother was warned to be very careful with me, lest I lose my reason. At times I would be in bed as long as four months, and when able to go out had to be taken in an invalid chair.

When all hope had apparently vanished I was told about Christian Science, and after getting the text-book, "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" by Mrs. Eddy, I applied for treatment. My healing was slow, but with constant study and the help of the practitioner one ailment after another left me. The discharge I had been troubled with for years ceased, and I could eat anything. After some time I was able to return to business, much to the surprise of all my friends. The displacement did not yield for three years, when after a very severe attack I realized the ever-presence of God so clearly that I knew the healing had come, and from that time there has been no further trouble.

One day I was suddenly taken with a paralytic stroke, which affected my head and one side of my face, and I could not hear a sound. This condition was considered hereditary. I was unable to work for myself in Science, so I asked for treatment. For three days I remained very ill, but the fourth day there came a clear realization that God was my life, and I was healed instantaneously. An abnormal condition of the kidneys has been overcome, and I am better than ever before.

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