In 1917 when I was married, I stopped attending my former church. After only a short time I became troubled by what some said would be the consequences of leaving this church—so troubled that I felt very little freedom or joy. A close friend told me about Christian Science and recommended that I talk to a Christian Science practitioner. The nervous condition I had been suffering from was healed just through her explanation of God as the one Mind. This helped me understand that only good thoughts have a divine origin, and any suggestion that is less than good is therefore not real, since it could not originate in God.

Over the years I have gained a more sure conviction that there is no power other than God. This was a point that troubled me greatly for quite some time. But the help and guidance I have received through joining a branch Church of Christ, Scientist, and The Mother Church, and taking class instruction in this Science, have furthered my understanding of God's omnipotence. I know, because of the many healings I have witnessed in demonstration of man's true, spiritual selfhood, that I have found the truth of being in Christian Science.

One autumn day a friend came to my home to do some canning. When she arrived, one of her hands was bandaged, and she told me that it was badly infected. She was quite depressed and confused over the problem, for she felt that although she had prayed as she had been taught in Christian Science, her prayers had not been answered.

I reassured her that Christian Science heals, and we spoke of the many proofs of healing we had both had in our lives. I also mentioned a passage from Science and Health by Mrs. Eddy that I had been thinking about (p. 228): "The transmission of disease or of certain idiosyncrasies of mortal mind would be impossible if this great fact of being were learned,—namely, that nothing inharmonious can enter being, for Life is God." I knew a clear apprehension of this powerful truth alone could bring healing.

After we finished our work we continued to talk of God, and of the real spiritual man, who remains eternally perfect in His likeness. Then my friend returned home. I knew that she was healed, as I continued to ponder the statement from Science and Health given above. And later my friend told me that all evidence of the infection was gone when she got home.

My young nephew came to live with us for about four months, and during that time some children with whom he often played were quarantined. Shortly afterward he complained of feeling ill, and the symptoms all pointed to the same disease. I went into his room to speak with him, and I told him to pretend that his bed was divided in half right down the middle. One side of the bed was where he could be happy and think about all the truths he had learned of God and of how He cares for and constantly protects His children. But the other side of the bed represented the lie that said he was sick and not the child of God. Then I told him that he must choose to stay only on God's side. It wasn't long before he was up and having dinner with us. He was completely well and happy.

I know that the healing truths of Christian Science help me as well as the whole world.

MABEL A. KETCHAM
Afton, Wisconsin