Testimony of Healing February 26, 1921 Issue

I did not come into Christian Science for any physical...

Charles L. Troutwine

I did not come into Christian Science for any physical healing for myself, but in order to help my mother in her study of this wonderful truth. It has always been our custom to live up to our highest understanding of the truth contained in the Bible, and the memory of our connection with a church in former days will always be cherished as a stepping-stone to a better and higher understanding of God's Word.

For every experience in Christian Science I am grateful, but especially so for one along the line of protection. In June of last year I was caught in an elevator and my left arm was so wedged in that I was lifted off my feet and was being carried from the third to the fourth landing, when I suddenly realized that it was up to me to prove once more what I so dearly love,—the truth. I can honestly say there was no fear, for there was no time for fear. Instantly the thought came to me of a testimony I had given on the previous Wednesday evening, and the truth which I had then expressed flashed through my thought in a moment, when suddenly the elevator stopped and I was able to release myself. The workman who witnessed this experience came to me and excitedly asked what he could do, and I told him to "simply be quiet." I then went down to the second landing and found that the drive belt had allowed the cable to unwind, causing the elevator to stop and I knew this was only possible through one thing, the protective power of Truth. My gratitude can be realized.

Every day brings its joys, and the opportunity for further proof, which I know is only possible by living more and more in accordance with the Word of Life as contained in the Bible and made clear to us through the study of "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" and Mrs. Eddy's other works.

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