Testimony of Healing June 18, 1979 Issue

As a boy I attended a Christian Science Sunday School, where...

Raymond B. McMullin Rockford

As a boy I attended a Christian Science Sunday School, where I gained some knowledge of this Science, although I did not pursue its study. Later on, when I was in great need, it was natural to return to this teaching. Over a long period I had enjoyed drinking, fairly moderately, until some years ago I found this routine had changed. I had begun to indulge in the habit daily, frequently to excess. It soon became obvious that if I continued this way, my health and job would suffer.

I had a copy of Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy, which I began reading. I also started attending a local branch Church of Christ, Scientist. For long periods this desire for spiritual truths enabled me to stop drinking, but always the habit reasserted itself, and I would indulge it even more freely.

At this time, my sister, who was aware of my need, gave me a copy of A Century of Christian Science Healing. I came across a testimony by a man who lived in my neighborhood. This Scientist, who was now a practitioner, had survived a long period of internment in the Far East during wartime. Despite subjection to harsh and rigorous treatment, he had emerged unscathed. I felt that this man could perhaps help me end my bondage.

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