Chapter XVIII - Fruitage
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day, and on Sunday morning I sat down to read it. When
day, and on Sunday morning I sat down to read it. When
I reached the place where Mrs. Eddy says she found this
truth in the Bible, I began comparing the two books. I
read passages which looked very reasonable to me, and
said to myself, This is nearer to the truth than any-
thing I have ever seen. I continued to read all day,
stopping only long enough to eat my dinner. As I read
on, everything became clearer to me, and I felt that I
was healed. During the evening a neighbor came in,
and I said, "I am healed, and that book has healed me."
I read on and was certainly healed. Eight days after
my healing I did my own washing. This occurred in
February, 1901. About six weeks after, I was called
to care for my mother, who was under the care of my
former physician. I again let him examine my side,
as he wished to see if the trouble was still there. He
said, "It is certainly gone." I said to him, "Doctor,
you told me I would never be a well woman unless I was
operated upon; what has healed me?" He replied, "God
has healed you." – S. H. L., North Pittston, Me.
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GRATEFUL FOR MANY BLESSINGS
GRATEFUL FOR MANY BLESSINGS
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It is with sincere gratitude for the many blessings Chris-
It is with sincere gratitude for the many blessings Chris-
tian Science has brought me, that I give this testimony.
I first heard of Christian Science about fifteen years
ago. A friend of mine was taking treatment for physical
troubles, and was reading the textbook of Christian
Science, Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures.
The title of the book appealed to me very strongly. I
said to my friend, "If that is a Key to the Scriptures,
I must have it."
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I had long been a member of a Bible class in an or-
I had long been a member of a Bible class in an or-
thodox Sabbath school, but I never felt satisfied with
that which was taught; there was something lacking,
I did not understand then what it was. I purchased a
copy of Science and Health and began to study it. I
wish I could express in words what that book brought
me. It illumined the Bible with a glorious light and I
began to understand some of the Master's sayings, and
tried to apply them.
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I had had a longing to live a better Christian life for
I had had a longing to live a better Christian life for
many years, and often wondered why I failed so utterly
to understand the Bible. Now I knew; it was lack of
spiritual apprehension.
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I did not know at first that people were healed of dis-
I did not know at first that people were healed of dis-
ease and sin by simply reading Science and Health,
but found after a while that such was the case. At
that time I had many physical troubles, and one after
another of these ills simply disappeared and I found
that I had no disease, – I was perfectly free. The
spiritual uplifting was glorious, too, and as I go on in the
study of this blessed Science, I find I am gaining surely
an understanding that helps me to overcome both sin and
disease in myself and in others. My faith in good is in-
creased and I know I am losing my belief in evil as a power
equal to good. The pathway is not wearisome, because
each victory over self gives stronger faith and a more
earnest desire to press on. – E. J. R., Toledo, Ohio.
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GRATEFUL FOR MORAL AND SPIRITUAL AWAKENING
GRATEFUL FOR MORAL AND SPIRITUAL AWAKENING
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About four years ago, after I had tried different ways
About four years ago, after I had tried different ways
and means to be relieved from bodily suffering, a faith-