Several years ago I was instantaneously healed of the...

G. Roy Eastman

Several years ago I was instantaneously healed of the liquor habit by Christian Science treatment. I had heard something of Christian Science, as my wife had been reading the text-book, "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" by Mrs. Eddy, having purchased the book about a year previous, when my brother was healed of blindness in one eye after noted specialists had given up the case as hopeless. What I had heard, though, seemed to make me antagonistic, so at the time of my healing I had no faith in Christian Science whatever.

One afternoon, however, becoming thoroughly disgusted with myself after having drunk more than usual because of saloon sociability, I went to my office and attended to the most important mail, then looked up a Christian Science practitioner. I did not think of taking treatment, but having no confidence in drug cures and honestly admitting to myself that I did not know what Christian Science was, I wanted to find out something about it. After explaining my mission and stating that my only trouble was the habit of drinking too much, the practitioner asked if I would like to be free from the habit. This was a hard question to answer, as for years it had seemed that all my pleasure was associated with drink, and the reply was that I did not believe I wanted to quit entirely but would like to be more moderate in my desires.

An explanation of Christian Science was then given me, and from a business point of view it seemed logical and sound in argument, but the beautiful words which were so natural to the expounder seemed unnatural to a worldly, material consciousness. However, it promised healing, freedom, joy, and gave convincing testimony of a loving God, Principle, Spirit, Mind, "who healeth all thy diseases" and is "no respecter of persons." Treatment was asked for and given, and I was requested to call again the next morning. That afternoon and evening I drank as usual, but the next morning refrained from doing so, as I had promised, and promptly at nine 0'clock called to keep the engagement. I had been listening only a short time to the continued explanation of Christian Science when I expressed the desire to be entirely freed from this bondage. Another treatment was given, and for the first time in years I went to work free from any desire for liquor.

For a long time a party of four had spent the noon hour in a private saloon-room playing cards for drinks and lunch, so at noon this habit took me there. As we were steady customers, decanters were brought and we mixed our own drinks, the one sitting nearest doing the serving. This fell to me, and I fixed drinks for the others but none for myself, as liquor now seemed repulsive. This was my last appearance at that place. In the afternoon I was a little nervous, but this condition was overcome in a few days, and then with quietness began the work of filling in the time which before had been wasted in drinking.

As is usual in Christian Science healing, there comes a desire to "know the truth," for, as Jesus said, "the truth will make you free." The practitioner had recommended that I buy a copy of Science and Health, and I did so, but it was read through without understanding. In the mean time my brother had given me "Unity of Good" by Mrs. Eddy, and I had read and reread it without understanding. Just about the time I finished Science and Health one of the paragraphs in "Unity of Good" unfolded, and I wondered why it had not been clear to me before. Then Science and Health began to unfold, and with increased understanding came more healings. I had used profane language habitually, and whereas before it was unnoticed, it now became disgustingly noticeable; but the habit disappeared entirely in a very short time.

With the first dawn of Truth the craving for fiction completely vanished, and I have never since desired or had any time to give to this class of reading. Card and pool playing also ceased to have any attractions for me, as well as hunting and fishing. Then the smoking habit of nearly thirty years' duration disappeared, but not until I took a firm stand against it mentally. One morning, while waiting for a car, I unconsciously snatched the cigar out of my mouth and threw it as far as I could, when a moment before it had seemed like an unusually good one. Immediately came the realization that this desire had left me, and on arriving at the office I threw away all my smoking paraphernalia.

Since being healed I have had no desire to use liquor or tobacco in any form. Every honest student who is daily putting into practice what is revealed through the systematic study of the Bible and the Christian Science text-book, "rejoices in the proof of healing," as stated on page 569 of Science and Health,—"in a sweet and certain sense that God is Love."—G. Roy Eastman, Tacoma, Wash.

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