Testimony of Healing July 7, 1917 Issue

On June 9, 1914, I was a physical, mental, and moral...

A. Eugene Fosdick

On June 9, 1914, I was a physical, mental, and moral wreck from the continued use of alcohol. With the exception of a few months I had been a hard drinker for over seventeen years. On three occasions I had been treated in hospitals for alcoholism, and having what doctors would call a strong constitution and wonderful vitality, I had been able to recover somewhat from the effects of this terrible habit, but only to succumb again and again. Gradually my strength became weakened, and with my will-power gone I was no longer able to control my appetite or actions, so that for months previous to the above date I failed in many ways, and my promises to relatives or friends were no longer sacred.

When I did not expect to live twenty-four hours I decided to go to a Christian Science practitioner, more to please my mother and at her request than from any hope of help. For several years she had tried to interest me in Christian Science, but I had no idea of what divine Love really was and my concept of God at that time did not appeal to me. Upon my visit to the practitioner I was instantaneously healed of an aggravated case of kidney disease, heart trouble, and other ailments common to a drunkard. Best of all, the few kind words and the advice given me aroused a new interest in life. I read and studied earnestly the literature given to me, and that night slept as I had not done for years.

I continued treatment for the liquor habit, and nineteen days later, while reading an article in an old copy of the Sentinel, I suddenly realized that all desire for drink was gone, and I threw away the supply of liquor I had on hand. For hours I walked the streets with joy and happiness singing in my heart, because for some reason I knew that I was free forever from this terrible habit. I returned to my home city and continued to read and study, and also attended the services of the local Christian Science church regularly. Since boyhood I had been a slave to tobacco, but this habit left me suddenly, nearly four months after my healing of the liquor habit, and I have had no desire for the weed since then.

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