Testimony of Healing December 5, 1925 Issue

It was in 1906, in my mother-in-law's house, that I first...

Margaretha C. Eekhout with contributions from Dirk A. Eekhout

It was in 1906, in my mother-in-law's house, that I first heard of Christian Science. I was seeking for the truth, and while looking into the textbook, "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" by Mary Baker Eddy, all I read seemed so wonderful to me that I ordered a copy at once. However, when the book arrived, I seemed to have no time to read it, so I put it on the bookshelf ; but when my summer visitors came I invited them to read this interesting book.

Half a year later, when sitting by the fireside longing for something worth reading, I remembered my copy of Science and Health; so, thinking I would investigate its contents more thoroughly, I began to read it. I became so interested that I could hardly lay the book aside. I found all it contained natural and beautiful, and I accepted all as the truth; so much so, that I said to myself that now I could never become ill! After a while came the test. To my astonishment I caught the mumps. However, by reading the textbook as much as I could, I soon made my first demonstration, and was healed.

At this time my husband was very indifferent to what I told him about Christian Science, but he left me free to do as I liked; so, after some years, I joined the Christian Science church at The Hague and went to London for class instruction, which were both of great help to me. For thirteen years I was the only Scientist in the place where we lived; and I shall never forget the comfort I gained from the LessonSermons and our Christian Science periodicals. In all those years I never took a drop of medicine, nor stayed a day in bed, though I sometimes asked the help of a Christian Science practitioner and received treatment for some ailments which yielded slowly to the touch of Truth.

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