Testimony of Healing November 27, 1920 Issue

Christian Science has become the conscious mainspring...

Mrs. Ray Cox Flint

Christian Science has become the conscious mainspring of my life and I am deeply grateful to be able to give my testimony of its healing power. During my entire life I had been subject to colds and an almost chronic hoarseness,—and when grown took up a career in public life where I had to use my voice unsparingly. About eight years ago, this difficulty culminated, after constant medical attention, in my being told by a throat specialist of New York City that I had partial paralysis of the vocal cords due to a strain from using my voice while suffering from one of these colds. I visited the specialist daily and he performed a very delicate operation through which he hoped to remove the obstruction. This operation did not relieve the hoarseness at all, and after several consultations the final judgment was that my voice would never again be strong enough for public use.

This was very serious, as it seemed to mean not only my own career, but the livelihood of my mother and younger sister. I was very much depressed, but my mother, who was a courageous and hopeful woman, suggested that I try Christian Science. She personally knew nothing of it, but had heard of some of its wonderful results, and as for myself—whenever the name Christian Science had come to my thought in the rush of my life work, it had struck me as some fad against which I had no particular prejudice; neither did I have for it time or inclination.

In some way my mother found a practitioner, and together we went to his office. He told me to get "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" by Mrs. Eddy, and read it, which I did. I found interest in what I called its "philosophy" but I did not take in, consciously, any part of the great revelation, nor did I experience any pronounced change in my condition, but I continued having treatments and reading the book. Almost imperceptibly, it seemed, my voice grew a little clearer, so I decided to again try its use in public. On this occasion I was still very hoarse but managed to continue my work. I also continued to read Science and Health. This reading went on intermittently for about three years.

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