0.0 – Christian Science Publication Contents Mary Baker Eddy Healings Category: Book Beg Pg#: 650 Series: 1875 & 1910 Textbooks Beg Line#: 0 Book: Science & Health with Key to the Scriptures ~ 1910 Final Ed. End Pg#: 650 Section: Key to Scriptures End Line#: 0 Chapter: Fruitage Total Pgs: 1 Article #: 230 View/Download: available later Article Title: physical suffering healed Year: 1970 Topics: Tags: Description: Text Content: A CONVINCING INVESTIGATION While I have testified to those around me and in many 30 localities, of my healing in Christian Science, I feel that 1 it is high time I put the candle in the candlestick where all who will may see. My earliest recollection was a day 3 of suffering, — a physical inheritance from my mother, which gave simple interest for a time until years ad- vanced and compound interest was added. My father 6 was a physician, and material remedies were used for my mother without avail, consequently his confidence in them for me was shaken, — in fact he often told me 9 it was better to suffer without medicine than become a chronic doser, without pain. I began teaching in early life and continued for more 12 than twenty years, and during that time not a day passed without pain, or fear of pain, and only for my innate love of life it would have become an intolerable burden. 15 For five years oatmeal was my chief food and I became almost as attached to it as Kaspar Hauser to his crust. I was early taught to have faith in God, and many times 18 was relieved of pain only to have it appear again in an aggravated form. At last my heart cried out for the living God, and 21 the answer came by one of His messengers, who told me of Christian Science. I replied that I believed God could heal, but that I had no faith in the healing of Chris- 24 tian Scie...nce, but would like to investigate its theology, as it might aid in giving me some clue to the meaning of life. For three years I had searched the works of 27 the most scientific writers to find the origin of life; many times I would think I had traced it to the beginning, but it would elude my grasp every time. One day in 30 talking with my friend, she said she would like to loan me the textbook, Science and Health, which I very will- ingly accepted. Not long afterward I felt a severe 1 attack of suffering. I opened the book for the first time and found a paragraph near the middle which 3 attracted my attention. I read the same paragraph over and over for nearly two hours. When the tea bell rang I closed the book and I shall never forget my per- 6 ception of the new heaven and the new earth, — every- thing in nature that I could see seemed to have been washed and made clean. The flowers that I have 9 always loved so much, and that from childhood had told me such sweet stories, now spoke to me of the All-in-all, the hearts of my friends seemed kinder, — I 12 had touched the hem of the garment of healing. I ate my supper that evening forgetful of the prepa- rations I had made for suffering, and when the next 15 day began I was more zealous of good work than ever before. Since closing Science and Health at my first reading I have never been able to find the paragraph 18 which I had read so many times over, the words seemed to have slipped away from me, but my joy knew no bounds at having found the pearl of great price. By 21 the continued reading of the book I was entirely healed, and for fourteen years I have not seen a day of physical suffering. — Miss L. M., Rome, N. Y. Read more