Testimony of Healing December 7, 1918 Issue

The Bible says, "Freely ye have received, freely give."...

Clare K. Williams

The Bible says, "Freely ye have received, freely give." I feel that if I could give a very small portion of the benefits we have received in Christian Science, I could be accounted worthy to be one of the workers in the vineyard. Until about four years ago I was in bondage to medical laws, and when children came into our home endeavored to have perfect health by adhering to those laws. Thinking that forewarned was forearmed we were always watching for symptoms of disease, and, as Job says, the thing which I greatly feared came upon me, for our children were quite susceptible to the popular diseases and my health became impaired. For several years I suffered from pains caused by so-called intestinal indigestion, which some doctors pronounced incurable, also from appendictis. I tried various forms of treatment and seemed to improve for a short time, but after the birth of the last child I became worse, and the doctor said one of my breasts should be "watched," as it had symptoms of a malignant growth. That quite discouraged me and I had great fear of never being well again.

When baby was six weeks old a friend spoke to me about Christian Science. I was very much opposed to what I thought it to be, but finally decided to try it. She gave me the telephone number of a practitioner, whom I then called up telling her my troubles. She very lovingly encouraged me and told me to read Psalms 91, 121, and 46. This was about four o'clock in the afternoon. That night about twelve o'clock my husband woke me saying one of the children was sick with a very sore throat. I jumped out of bed. Heretofore I had needed assistance in getting up, but I felt so light and free and wonderfully exalted—truly old things had passed away and all things had become new! I looked at remedies prepared for the child, but could not touch them, so took her to bed with me and in the morning we both awoke feeling perfectly well. Hemorrhoids, which the doctor though should be removed by an operation, had also disappeared. The older children contracted some kind of poisoning which caused running sores on their legs, and the baby had what is known as weeping eczema. When the practitioner called a few days after my healing I asked her to treat them, with the result that the older children were all right in less than a week. The baby, however, grew worse. Finally one morning when I was rather discouraged the practitioner asked what I was doing to the baby. I told her I was only using external remedies. She then asked me if I thought God needed assitance and said, "You were willing to trust yourself and the older children to God; don't you think He can care for baby too? Throw those things away and give the truth a chance." I obeyed, and next morning the sores were dry and in a week the baby was well. I then destroyed every medical book and threw away all material remedies and have used none since.

These demonstrations were not sufficient to induce me to give up my orthodox faith and study Christian Science. I intended calling in a practitioner for help when I needed it, but soon found that with five children, and with my faith in material remedies gone, I felt at sea. I became ashamed to ask for help for every little thing, so bought the textbook, "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures." On page 66 Mrs. Eddy says: "Through great tribulation we enter the kingdom. Trials are proofs of God's care;" so after a few such demonstrations as the following, I commenced the study of the Lesson-Sermons daily and subscribed for the periodicals. I am most grateful for the understanding I have gained of the truth. During the past year we have been quite free from sickness.

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