Testimony of Healing December 30, 1933 Issue

In October, 1922, I was suffering from the effects of a...

Viahnett S. Martin with contributions from Ernest J. Martin

In October, 1922, I was suffering from the effects of a series of operations, preceded by a Caesarean operation. In addition I was in bondage to thick-lens glasses without which I could see nothing. I had worn them for five years, after hearing that they would always be necessary unless I wished to have an operation, the success of which was not assured.

I knew nothing of Christian Science beyond a deepseated antagonism to what I honestly believed it to be. The wife of the grocer near by mentioned Christian Science to me many times, until I began to feel irritated, and was none too polite. Had I not the word of several doctors? How could the simple reading of a book heal anyone? Having been trained as a nurse, I turned a deaf ear to these loving words, until one day she mentioned that she too had been a nurse. This aroused my curiosity. I was less resistant. Finally I agreed to borrow Science and Health at the library and to read it before discussing the subject any further.

The chapter on Prayer eased my heart's hunger, and I realized that here at last was that for which I had been searching many years during my unsatisfied attendance at an orthodox church. I reread the chapter many times before reading further. Then I read all the other writings of Mrs. Eddy which I could borrow—for now I was afraid I would come upon some statement which I could not accept, and I did so hope such would not be the case.

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