Testimony of Healing August 13, 1932 Issue

About four years ago I was forced to withdraw from a...

Thomas H. Pyle

About four years ago I was forced to withdraw from a very profitable business on account of a severe nervous breakdown, with attendant disorders including partial deafness. According to the so-called physical senses I was in a deplorable condition, unable to get any sleep without stupefying myself with liquor, unable to digest the plainest foods, losing weight and strength daily, my reasoning faculties and memory impaired; and I was filled with an ever growing sense of fear of complete loss of sanity. I was a burden to myself and to all the members of my family. Osteopathic and chiropractic treatments were resorted to, as well as treatment by other doctors. I also consulted specialists, who X-rayed my teeth, head, and body. Although the various courses of treatment prescribed by these doctors, specialists, and manipulators were faithfully followed, the improvement was hardly noticeable. Had I not had a family depending upon me for support, I should never have had the courage to continue my efforts in search of health.

A number of years prior to this time I had gained a slight knowledge of Christian Science; but as time went on I became careless and, later, indifferent, until this catastrophe befell me. I was in a desperate frame of mind when I again turned to Christian Science, all other means having failed me. I do not now recall how I came into possession of The Christian Science Monitor, which was the cause of my seeking the help of a practitioner, but I am profoundly grateful that the Monitor was brought to my notice, because, after discarding all material remedies and turning to God for help, I was entirely healed by Christian Science. My mental faculties were completely restored and strengthened; and all the other distressing conditions were overcome through the work of loving practitioners and diligent daily study and application on my part of the healing truth taught by Jesus, and later by Mary Baker Eddy.

During this period of seeming darkness and storm it was more and more forcibly borne upon me that I could not experience my God-given health and happiness while following a so-called material life, with its pitfalls of strife, envy, vanity; and, like the prodigal son, I yearned more and more for the consciousness of my Father's presence, for the sense of security in His guidance and protection. And, while I am deeply grateful for the physical healing, I am still more grateful for the accompanying elevation of thought and the priceless sense of His love and power, and for the lesson I learned after so much unnecessary suffering.

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