Testimony of Healing January 8, 1921 Issue

I have been a student of Christian Science a comparatively...

James B. Forbes

I have been a student of Christian Science a comparatively short time, but am desirous of testifying to the wonderful demonstration of healing which took place in my home about a year and a half ago, resulting in my becoming a student.

We had been married a little more than a year when a baby came, and no baby was ever loved and wanted more than that baby was, in fact we practically worshiped her. She seemed to be healthy and normal as any baby, and all we were anxious for was to have the board of health pass on her as one hundred per cent perfect. At the age of two weeks, my wife took her to the board of health, and much to our surprise they said she was far from being strong and healthy. The one question they laid stress on was, "Does she vomit?" Naturally we then looked for her to vomit, and before many days she did, to such an extent that we became alarmed and consulted another doctor, who said the board of health was doing wrong, and completely reversed the instructions as to diet, but the baby grew worse, and still another doctor was consulted, but with no better results.

Finally we took her, at the age of six weeks, to the Babies' Hospital where they informed us that she was suffering from an internal obstruction and that an operation was the only thing that would save her, to which we consented. After two weeks they informed us that she was cured and ready to go home, but the only thing that would keep her alive was mother's milk, which her mother was unable to give to her. The day after we got her home she began to vomit again worse than ever, and we were afraid we were going to lose her after all. It was at this stage that Christian Science was proposed to us by my brother, who is a student, and while not understanding Christian Science I said I would try anything. The next day being Sunday, my brother and I went to church, met a practitioner, and made an appointment for that afternoon for my wife and myself. After a heart to heart talk with the practitioner, I caught a glimpse of the truth, and then and there gave the baby into God's care, and after a treatment we went home with lighter hearts. That night for the first time since the baby came, we put out the lights and went to bed and slept the whole night through. Almost immediately after the first treatment the vomiting stopped, and the baby began to eat and sleep better; within three weeks she no longer needed treatment, and the healing has been permanent.

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