My first experience with Christian Science was in June,...

E. L. Hopkins with contributions from E. L. Hopkins

My first experience with Christian Science was in June, 1907, when I was taken suddenly ill with typhoid fever. One of the best doctors of Oklahoma City, where we were living at the time, was called in, but his medicine did me no good, so a neighbor who was interested in Christian Science asked us to try it. We concluded to do so, and accordingly called a practitioner, with the result that I was soon a well man. I thereupon took up the study of Science and Health, and it has made the Bible a new book to me.

We are now living in the Ozark country of Arkansas, a long way from any Scientists, as far as I know; but God is here, and we find Him an ever-present help. Our son was on the road as traveling salesman for several years, and my wife asked a practitioner if it would be all right to put him in God's care. Her answer was, "Certainly; if you put him absolutely in God's care it will be the best thing you can do." We were indeed glad to do so, with the result that he never was in a railroad accident, but there were many that he missed by being detained or by taking a train earlier than planned. I am truly thankful for the many blessings received through Christian Science, and for Mrs. Eddy's writings.

E. L. Hopkins, Oakland, Ark.

The greatest desire of my heart is that my words may help some person groping in darkness. The Lesson-Sermons do us much good every day in the week, and on Sunday we go over them just at the time the churches do and find that Truth is always with us.

One night about nine o'clock I was taken with a severe attack of influenza, so that I was unable to sleep, and the next morning I was no better. As my husband's business necessarily took him away from home, he wanted to call a practitioner; but I said it was time we took a stand for ourselves, since our heavenly Father was always present, the best physician any one possibly could have, and by holding fast to the truth I would be all right. I was too ill to hold a book to read, and when my husband came home at six o'clock I was still no better; but I carried the thought all the time that God would help me, and through the night the work was done. I got up in the morning feeling well, and was indeed happy to have found such a loving heavenly Father. I am trying so to live that I may be worthy to be called a Christian Scientist.—Mrs. E. L. Hopkins.

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