Testimony of Healing March 24, 1934 Issue

I have felt for some time that I should send in my testimony,...

Maude Huntington Gaines

I have felt for some time that I should send in my testimony, as it was through the reading of the testimonies in the Journal and Sentinel that I became interested in Christian Science. The healings were very interesting to me, as at all times I lived in a state of fear for my children, watching for symptoms of diseases of all kinds.

While I was away from home my father was healed in Christian Science of a very bad case of concussion of the brain, after which his letters were all about Christian Science, until finally I threw them into the fire; but he continued to write and send me copies of the Sentinel. Finally I read the New Testament very throughly and made up my mind that Jesus meant that we also should do the works that he did. I became very desirous of seeing the textbook so often spoken of in the periodicals, but those around me were so astonished at this wish that I was afraid to say much about it. Then we moved into another house and there, to my surprise as well as to my joy, I found a copy of that blessed textbook, "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" by Mary Baker Eddy. This was one of the greatest joys of my life, yet little did I know how much it would mean to me in the future. As soon as we were settled, I read almost continuously, doing only those things about the house that had to be done.

I soon noticed a great change in myself; I became quiet and calm and happy. The birth of a son soon after this was most harmonious in every way; and added to this was the joy of being free from worry. Our son is now seventeen and rarely has been sick. My other children were born with Science help, and I am grateful to say that each time I have had a painless delivery. These children have never known anything but Science, and all attend the Christian Science Sunday School.

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