Chapter 18: 'Science and Health with Key to The Scriptures' by Mary Baker Eddy

Chapter XVIII - Fruitage

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SCIENCE AND HEALTH A PRICELESS BOON

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I am a willing witness to the healing power of Chris-

tian Science, having had a lifetime's battle with dis-

ease and medical experiments. Various doctors finally

admitted that they had exhausted their resources, and

could only offer me palliatives, saying that a cure was

impossible. I had paralysis of the bowels, frequent

sick headaches with unutterable agony, and my mortal

career was nearly brought to an end by a malignant

type of yellow fever. Many were the attending evils of

this physical inharmony, but God confounds the wis-

dom of men, for while studying Science and Health

two years ago, the veil of ignorance was lifted and

perfect health was shown to me to be my real con-

dition, and to such there is no relapse. The constant

use of glasses, which were apparently a necessity to

me for years, was proven needless, and they were laid

aside. Mrs. Eddy has made Scripture reading a never‑

failing well of comfort to me. By her interpretation

"the way of the Lord" is made straight to me and

mine. It aids us in our daily overcoming of the tyr-

anny of the flesh and its rebellion against the blessed

leading of Christ, Truth. The daily study of the Bible

and our textbook is bringing more and more into our con-

sciousness the power of God unto salvation. – J. C.,

Manatee, Fla.

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A CRITIC CONVINCED

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With gratitude to God I acknowledge my lifelong

debt to Christian Science. In 1895 I attended my first