Chapter XVIII - Fruitage
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for years. I went in silent prayer to God, that I might
for years. I went in silent prayer to God, that I might
see the light and truth which would enable me to be-
come a better man. "Ye must be born again." Thus
again, and as a child, was I taught to pray "the effectual
fervent prayer" which "availeth much." In a few
weeks' study of Science and Health together with the
Bible, and without other help, I was healed of a desire
for liquor, of years' standing, and of the use of tobacco.
Ten years have passed and these appetites have never
returned. I have never used either liquor or tobacco
in any form from that time to the present. Surely this
Scripture is fulfilled in our home: "Old things are passed
away; behold, all things are become new." How can
we estimate the value of a book, the study of which brings
such transformation and regeneration? Only as we
endeavor to live, and strive to practise what it teaches,
can we begin to pay our debt to God, and to her whom
He has sent to make plain to human understanding the
life and teaching of Christ Jesus. – W. H. P., Boston,
Mass.
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A VOICE FROM ENGLAND
A VOICE FROM ENGLAND
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For a number of years I was a weary woman, not ill
For a number of years I was a weary woman, not ill
enough in health to, be called an invalid, but suffering
more than could be told with fatigue and weakness.
Feeling that this was God's will, I did not ask to be healed,
although I was constantly doctoring. I suffered with dys-
pepsia, congestion of the liver, and many other things,
including weak eyesight. With all the medicine, and
with different changes for rest, I never regained health,
and thought I never should, so I prayed for grace to bear
my cross patiently for others' sake. One day, while
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lying on my couch exhausted, which had become a fre-
lying on my couch exhausted, which had become a fre-
quent experience, the words came to me, "Whatsoever
ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive." I
rose, knelt down and said, O God, make me well. I
was telling a friend this and she kindly gave me a Sen-
tinel. Imagine my joy when I saw the testimonies of heal-
ing! I believed them, remembering our Lord's words,
"Blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have be-
lieved." I obtained a copy of Science and Health and
before a week had passed I realized that if God was my
all I needed no glasses. My eyes were healed in a few
days, and since then I have never thought of glasses.
I was also cured of dyspepsia, and nothing that I have
eaten has hurt me since then. The belief in health laws
was next destroyed, by knowing that our heavenly Father
did not make them, and from this has come the beautiful
experience of the overcoming of fatigue.
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For this alone I can never be thankful enough. True
For this alone I can never be thankful enough. True
indeed are the words, "They shall run, and not be weary."
This was more than a year ago, and I can say that not
once have I felt inclined to lie on the couch, nor have I
had a headache, although I am doing more work than
ever before. Fear has also been overcome in many ways.
– A. L., Chelmsford, England.
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DEPRAVED APPETITES OVERCOME
DEPRAVED APPETITES OVERCOME
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When Christian Science first came to me, or rather,
When Christian Science first came to me, or rather,
when I first came to Christian Science, I did not have
a very bad opinion of myself. I thought I was a pretty
good fellow. I had no religious views. I seemed to be
getting along as well as, if not better than, some who