Testimony of Healing November 23, 1946 Issue

I have been a student of Christian Science...

William E. Ellwanger with contributions from Esther B. Ellwanger

I have been a student of Christian Science all my life and have had many glorious glimpses of the omnipotence of God. For these I am most grateful. However, it was not until recently that I realized the necessity of heeding Mrs. Eddy's statement in her Message to The Mother Church for 1900 (p. 2), "The song of Christian Science is, 'Work —work—work —watch and pray.'" In heeding it I have been freed from many beliefs and accusations of mortal mind.

Over a year ago, while in the service, I began to be bothered by a skin irritation. If I had denied the error when it first appeared I should have experienced no further trouble. As it was, I allowed myself to become mesmerized to the point that my body was raw from scratching, and was swollen. The trouble was called New Guinea crud, or jungle rot.

I was finally sent to a hospital in Denver. I got in touch with a practitioner, who made me realize that I was not in the hospital to get treatment or help, but rather to express God and to get a better understanding of the infinite Mind. This immediately freed me from unhappiness because of my surroundings and made me more responsive to the law of God, good. It was here that I learned to "work—work—work—watch and pray," for it was only by constant denial of error that I could realize my at-one-ment with God and be free from the body.

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