Testimony of Healing December 4, 1920 Issue

Having so many times received help from the testimonies...

W. E. Sperry

Having so many times received help from the testimonies in the Journal and Sentinel I desire to share with others some of the blessings received through Christian Science.

My first attendance at a Christian Science service was indeed not of my own accord, but to satisfy the rather persistent but loving requests of a member of my family. I am sure no one was ever more averse to Christian Science than was I, having on numerous occasions very vigorously and openly condemned it. Consequently, it was with no little reluctance that I finally consented to attend a Wednesday evening meeting. I shall never forget that first meeting. Its personnel, many of whom I knew to be people very prominent in the political, business, and social affairs of the community, so impressed me that I was forced to acknowledge that Christian Science must surely be something to be desired. This admission was, however, quickly overcome by my strong prejudicial attitude. I well remember how at the opening of the meeting I has no desire to hear the words read from the desk, but each one seemed especially for me, and in spite of my resistance they sank to the very depths of my thought, causing a seeming stir that surely made me "of all men most miserable."

As the meeting progressed, however, I somewhat relinquished my inimical attitude and found myself really becoming interested, and at the conclusion I was forced to admit that I had had an entirely wrong concept of the teachings of Christian Science. Although conceding this, I was not desirous of talking further on the subject, as I was quite sure I could never become reconciled to it and really had no intention of attending a second meeting. Nevertheless the next Wednesday evening found me again in attendance and soon the midweek meeting was looked forward to with anticipation, for the testimonies were to me certainly "gladtidings." I soon found myself reading the Christian Science textbook. Finally I became aware that certain discordant physical conditions were no longer manifesting themselves.

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