Testimony of Healing January 17, 1920 Issue

Twelve years ago, after my mother, who had been my...

Helen J. Allen

Twelve years ago, after my mother, who had been my most intimate companion through childhood and early womanhood, unexpectedly passed away, I felt a great desire to look into and understand metaphysics. Feeling that my help should come through the church to which I had belonged for a number of years, I plunged into what is called church work; but I felt it was not through missionary bazaars and such things that I would learn more of God and His plan. In answer to my prayers a neighbor lent me some Christian Science literature and it appealed to me at once. It never occurred to me that reading this literature would result in my leaving my church, but when the Christian Scientists began holding services in the town I felt one should attend the church where he receives the greatest help, and so joined the local society and The Mother Church. Later I had class instruction.

For seven years Christian Science, when applied, met my every need; but I had not come to it for physical healing, and while I had no sickness of any consequence in all this time and gave the credit for that to scientific right thinking, yet there was occasionally a lurking fear that if I should be very ill I would feel I ought to have a doctor. Four years ago I had the opportunity to work this out. In a strange city, far from old friends but in the home of loving Scientists, I seemed to have serious symptoms. Error did its best to convince me that I would die if a doctor were not called—that it was a great pity I was not at home, where the family, who were not Scientists, would take matters into their own hands and relieve me of the responsibility; but, of course, I had asked for help from a Christian Science practitioner. Then one morning, when every breath brought pain, I realized clearly that it was not for me to outline nor to be concerned about the outcome; all that concerned me was that I should be faithful to the teachings of Christian Science. Improvement began immediately and I knew that I would never be tempted again to want a doctor. The healing was complete inside of two weeks.

I hesitate to think what my life would have been during the last eleven years without Christian Science. As it is, every day is a joy.

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