Testimony of Healing March 30, 1940 Issue

Mrs. Eddy writes in the textbook, Science and Health...

Alton Francis Smith

Mrs. Eddy writes in the textbook, Science and Health (p. 165), "Physiology is one of the apples from 'the tree of knowledge.'" My mother took up the study of Christian Science about the time I entered the first grade in school. I was instructed to avoid the subject of physiology, and I was obedient. However, during thirteen years of schooling, it was impossible not to glean something about it, and the teaching of the functions of the human blood managed to lodge itself in my mind.

About six years ago I realized that I had this knowledge to contend with. I had four warts on my right hand. Many times I tried to meet this case with what understanding I had; and at times I made progress, but the warts would always spring up again, much to my discouragement. One day I thought deeply on the problem, and decided to handle the claims and results of false education. I began with "the scientific statement of being," as found on page 468 of our textbook. I got only as far as the first sentence, "There is no life, truth, intelligence, nor substance in matter." If matter has no life, it has none to lose, I immediately reasoned; and this enabled me to see clearly just for one moment that the belief of inactivity had no foundation.

I felt a healing touch over my whole body. I immediately forgot about warts and blood corpuscles, and I did not think to look at my hand closely until late the following day. Then I was astounded to see all the warts completely gone.

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