Testimony of Healing December 18, 1971 Issue

How grateful I am that I had the privilege of attending a Christian Science...

Beatrice Maddox with contributions from Delmar W. Maddox

How grateful I am that I had the privilege of attending a Christian Science Sunday School when very young! The truths taught there gave me a firm foundation upon which to build my life.

When about seven years old, I was stricken with a disease later diagnosed as epilepsy. My father was not a Christian Scientist, and he reluctantly agreed to allow my mother to engage a Christian Science practitioner to treat me through prayer. When I did not seem to improve, my father took me to a medical doctor. Many tests were given, involving several trips to the hospital, but there was no relief of the problem under medical attention, and Christian Science treatment was begun again.

The practitioner came to our home almost daily, and he talked to me of God, of the teachings of Christ Jesus, and of Mrs. Eddy and her lifework. He particularly had me study the answer to the question "What is man?" on page 475 of Science and Health by Mrs. Eddy. The first sentence reads: "Man is not matter; he is not made up of brain, blood, bones, and other material elements."

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