Testimony of Healing May 3, 1930 Issue

When Christian Science was first presented to me it was...

Maude C. Stall

When Christian Science was first presented to me it was rejected, but in a moment of extremity, years afterward, when physicians had said nothing more could be done by them, I called on a Christian Science practitioner for help and received a healing in three weeks from a long siege of sickness. The doctors had called it autointoxication of the intestines, and many times relief could be had only by the use of opiates; and at last the difficulty became so severe that to obtain relief at all it was necessary to remove the food from the stomach by artificial means. In this condition life seemed hardly worth living, and I prayed that it might end. To-day I am a robust woman, a living proof of the power of Christian Science, through God, to heal.

After my first visit to the practitioner I was able to eat a full meal, the only solid food in months. This was the first proof I had of God's ever-presence, of His loving care; and the joy it brought helped me to go on in perfect faith that all things discordant would be overcome. Constipation of long standing was met in one treatment, also headaches that occasioned days in bed, and acute attacks of indigestion which formerly required the attendance of a physician all night and ended with a drug for relief. A facial condition which was very unsightly was also met, although this healing was slow. As faults of character and disposition were overcome, this condition cleared; and with great happiness I saw it disappear.

While I am extremely grateful for the physical healings, they are not to be compared with the spiritual uplifting and the regeneration of self which has taken place. Many other beautiful demonstrations of healing have been made in the years of study and understanding of this truth. One which stands out very clearly was a burn from the explosion of a chemical, received in the face, arm, and chest; the relief from pain came after declaring the truth for about half an hour. The elimination of fear when the explosion happened, the audible voicing, "I am not afraid, Father!" and the consequent lack of fear that the sight would be affected or the face scarred, although I could not open my eyes and, to mortal sense, the skin was deeply burned, and perfect faith in God's dear love to save—these protected me from dire results. This occurred the first of the week, and the following Sunday I went to church without a blemish showing, the only noticeable difference being a little more color in the face.

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