Testimony of Healing July 20, 1974 Issue

Until after my marriage I attended a church of another...

Dorothy Alexandra Speight with contributions from Arthur Speight

Until after my marriage I attended a church of another denomination. Although my first child was born perfectly normal and healthy, he began to suffer attacks of bronchitis each time he cut a tooth. At that time a young neighbor had a healing in Christian Science that deeply impressed me. I went to her home, and she showed me a copy of Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy. I accepted her offer to take me to her church. I felt that if she could be healed then my child could be healed also. That was the beginning of my interest in Christian Science.

A little later we left that district and moved to a small country place where there was a Christian Science Society I was able to attend. During this time my son was healed. Then followed two more children and many healings and demonstrations, but the greatest joy was in my husband's acceptance of this religion.

There is one healing of my own I would like to relate. Suddenly one night I was unable to sleep because of intense stomach pain and sickness for some hours. I was unable to get relief from my own prayers, and the next day a Christian Science practitioner was called to treat me. However, there was no apparent improvement. Our children's marriage partners, who are not Scientists, became alarmed, and a doctor was called. He said that I should go into hospital for an X ray and probable operation for gallbladder removal. I was against this and told him I was a practicing Christian Scientist and wanted to rely solely on Christian Science, explaining that it was because of the great anxiety of my in-laws that he had been called. He was most understanding and accepted my decision.

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