In the Christian Science Bible Lesson

In the time of the prophet Joel, a great plague of locusts ravaged the land and destroyed the crops of grain and the fruit.
As a child I was never called strong, and I had many sicknesses when a girl.

"For about two years..."

For about two years I was treated by materia medica for a disease which was diagnosed by a physician of this city as tuberculosis of the ankle.
For fourteen years I was a sufferer from a very objectionable disease of the blood.
From a child I had weak lungs.
In grateful acknowledgment of many benefits received through Christian Science, I gladly give my testimony to the healing power of Truth.
 
In order to understand what is meant by the discovery of Christian Science, it is necessary first of all to understand what is meant by Christian Science itself.
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There is, perhaps, no question occupying the attention of the public today, a correct understanding of which is more essential to its welfare, than that which is summed up in the phrase "mental healing.
Christian Scientists have always spoken of medical doctors with respect.
During the month of April, 1895, I had the misfortune to sustain a fracture of my left leg.