Chapter XVIII - Fruitage
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Leader, who has given us the "Key to the Scriptures." –
Leader, who has given us the "Key to the Scriptures." –
E. C. C., Lewiston, Idaho.
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A REMARKABLE CASE
A REMARKABLE CASE
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Nine years ago my only child was hovering between
Nine years ago my only child was hovering between
life and death. Some of the best physicians in Boston
had pronounced his case incurable, saying that if he
lived he would always be an invalid and a cripple. One
of the diseases was gastric catarrh. He was allowed
to eat but very few things, and even after taking every
precaution, he suffered to the extent that he would
lie in spasms for half a day. He also had rickets; physi-
cians saying that there was not a natural bone in his
body.
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It was while he was in what seemed to be his greatest
It was while he was in what seemed to be his greatest
agony, and when I was in the darkest despair, that I
first heard of Christian Science. The bearer of the joyful
tidings could only tell me to come and hear of the wonder-
ful things that Christian Science was doing. I accepted
the invitation, for I was willing to try anything to save
my child, and the following Friday evening I attended
my first meeting, which was in The Mother Church of
Christ, Scientist. Long before the service began every
seat was filled, which was amazing to me, being an ordi-
nary weekly meeting, and that night I realized from the
testimonies given that Christian Science was the religion
for which I had been searching for years. The next
day I went to find a practitioner, but was unable to get
the one who had been recommended, he being too busy.
On my way home I thought of some of the testimonies
which I had heard the night before, – of people being