Testimony of Healing January 30, 1971 Issue

Over thirty years ago Christian Science was presented to me...

Frances T. Hames

Over thirty years ago Christian Science was presented to me at a time of great need. While reading Science and Health by Mrs. Eddy, I was healed of an internal condition pronounced incurable by the doctor who had attended me.

I had been confined to bed at intervals for about a year, and was not getting any better, when the doctor said that he could do no more for me and that I would be an invalid for the rest of my life. Because I had two small children at the time, this pronouncement was most disturbing, leaving me without hope. Some months later a very dear friend, who had been living in another city, came to see me unexpectedly. She had just found Christian Science, and told me of the wonderful healings taking place in this religion. She offered to have literature sent to me. I agreed to accept the literature, but it was farthest from my thought that reading something could help my sick body.

Copies of the Sentinel came to me by mail periodically, but I read very little. However, each time that I did read a sentence or paragraph I must have found a reference to Science and Health, for I began to think of the word "Health" in the title of the book. I had a borrower's card for the public library, and one day I found this book there and borrowed it. At this time I knew nothing about the Church of Christ, Scientist, or Reading Rooms.

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