Testimony of Healing August 3, 1918 Issue

When I first heard of Christian Science I was in a very...

Caroline G. Rowland

When I first heard of Christian Science I was in a very weak state of health, and had been so for a long time. I began immediately to study the literature, and during the first week I knew for a certainty that it was the truth, for I was instantaneously healed of severe pain.

At that time my hair was falling out and there were bald patches on my head, although two doctors had tried to help me. One morning I put aside the lotion and decided to try Christian Science. I began by wondering what the Bible had to say about one's hair. The only words I could recall were those from Matthew: "The very hairs of your head are all numbered." At first I thought there was not much to be learned from that, but such a sense of the infinitude of God, good, was gained from it that I did not need to seek farther. The demonstration seemed to be made from that moment. I went on with my studies of Christian Science, and gave up looking at the bald places.

A few weeks later I discovered a new growth of hair over each bald place. I felt overjoyed that I had gained another proof of the power of Truth; and after overcoming my fear of speaking in public I gave my testimony at a Wednesday evening meeting. When the meeting was over a gentleman said to me that he felt much interested in my testimony as he was formerly a medical practitioner—but was now studying Christian Science—and he knew the medical belief about it all. I replied that I did not know what it was, and he said that perhaps if I had known, the demonstration would not have been made. Then I took a wrong step, for I agreed with him; and unconsciously I retained that wrong thought for three years, gathering more so-called material knowledge all the while. Suddenly I became aware of another bald patch on my head, and my heart sank within me. Error whispered that perhaps I would not make the demonstration this time, as I knew so much more about the condition; but I remembered the counsel, "Agree with thine adversary quickly," and struck straight off at that lie. I very quickly saw that no amount of so-called material knowledge could ever hinder the activities of Truth. The result was that I soon lost all sense of fear, and my hair to-day has a normal growth.

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