Chapter XVIII - Fruitage
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that I would not live a year, or if I did succeed in liv-
that I would not live a year, or if I did succeed in liv-
ing longer, I would be mentally unbalanced. On Decem-
ber 6, 1902, my wife presented me with Science and
Health as a birthday gift, and it was indeed the
best present I ever received. Since that time I have
been reading it and attending the Second Church
here. I have not used any medicine since, nor has any
one in our home. I am in the finest of health and have
lost all my bad habits. This truth has brought a great
spiritual uplifting to all of us, and words cannot express
my gratitude to Mrs. Eddy and to all who have helped
me to the same. – T. V., Chicago, Ill.
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FIBROID TUMOR DESTROYED
FIBROID TUMOR DESTROYED
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When quite young I was impressed that the Bible
When quite young I was impressed that the Bible
was not properly interpreted by the preachers, for I
could not conceive of a God of wrath who was unjust
enough to allow His little ones to suffer pain, misery, and
death. I had hope, however, that some day the truth
would be revealed to an awakening world, but little did
I dream that even then there was one of God's noble
women who reflected sufficient purity and holiness to
entertain the "angel of his presence," and commune with
the true God.
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I was believed to be predisposed to scrofula, so that
I was believed to be predisposed to scrofula, so that
I was not a strong or attractive child, and my girlhood
and womanhood were scarcely ever free from dread of
the laws of matter and lack of strength. The climax
was reached when a physician informed me, after weeks
of treatment, that I had a fibroid tumor, which required
an operation. The conditions were most trying and I