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In my early teens I suffered from polio, and after nine months...
In my early teens I suffered from polio, and after nine months in a hospital, where I had daily treatment for a lame and withered leg, I was sent home as improved as I could ever expect to be. I was able to walk, though my leg gave way every few yards and I often stumbled.
Such was my sorry state when my mother, in her distress about my condition, wrote of it to an American aunt. This aunt proved to be a Christian Scientist and immediately recommended that my mother take me to a Christian Science Church. With the help of The Christian Science Journal she was able to put us in touch with a neighboring Christian Science Society and also arrange for a practitioner to get in touch with us.
At that time we had not even heard of Christian Science, but as a last resort my mother took me to church the next Sunday. We were introduced to a practitioner, who agreed to treat me through prayer. She visited us regularly to talk to me of Science. From the first I was able to accept its teachings. Even to a young girl it seemed such a logical religion.
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January 25, 1975 issue
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A Matter of Conscience
ELIZABETH BICE LUERSSEN
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"The tongue of the learned"
ROBERT C. PEACOCK
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Practicing Perfection
CLAIRE HAGENLOCHER STUBBE
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Emergency!
GARY JOHN JEWKES
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Watching Our Responses
JEANETTE F. SUTTON
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Joining Church: What's It All About?
ROSALIE B. TREWORGY
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SUDDEN LIGHT IN DARKNESS
Richard Henry Lee
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Our True Parent
JUNE McCLENEGHAN FOWLER
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Proving Dominion
AMY DAVISON FIELD
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What's a Game Without Rules?
LIZABETH HERMINE FURST
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You Can Pray for Yourself
Eric Larsen
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Observation and Being
Carl J. Welz
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The Effectiveness of Our Present Understanding
Geoffrey J. Barratt
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Words are inadequate to express my gratitude for Christian Science
Anker Fred Howmann
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In my early teens I suffered from polio, and after nine months...
Margaret Elizabeth Lees with contributions from Harry Scott Robins, Lila I. Robins
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For many years I have gained great comfort from reading the...
Dorothy G. Stichbury with contributions from Alida L. Thomas