Chapter XVIII - Fruitage
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as if you ever had a pain in all your life. You could not
as if you ever had a pain in all your life. You could not
have had consumption."
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When I think what my life was before I had Christian
When I think what my life was before I had Christian
Science, of the six years of colds, suffering, and cough-
ing, not to mention the unhappiness, I want to "work,
watch, and pray" for the Mind of Christ, that I may work
rightly in God's vineyard, and to know that in truth, what
belongs to one belongs to all, – that one God, one Life,
Truth, and Love is all. – A. C. L., Kansas City, Kans.
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DESIRE FOR LIQUOR AND TOBACCO DISAPPEARED
DESIRE FOR LIQUOR AND TOBACCO DISAPPEARED
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I first heard of Christian Science four years ago. At
I first heard of Christian Science four years ago. At
that time drinking and smoking were my comforters. I
had no other companionship. I had lived almost con-
stantly from childhood in an evil atmosphere. Though
I was far from being satisfied with my condition, I failed
to see how to better it until I read Science and Health.
I used occasionally to listen to a sermon, but sermons
did not give me any more comfort than I derived from
my pipe, hence I concluded that church-going could not
satisfy me and I preferred drinking and smoking. When
I began to read Science and Health, I saw it offered some-
thing substantial. After a few months' study all desire
for drinking and smoking disappeared. I did not give
them up; I made no sacrifices, I simply found some-
thing better. I might mention that I had smoked ever
since I can remember. I used to smoke years before I
left school, and, like most Englishmen, loved my pipe, and
would almost prefer to miss a meal rather than to go
without my smoke. I used to think it gave me comfort.
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During my four years' study of Christian Science I
During my four years' study of Christian Science I
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have not spent a cent for doctors or medicine, neither
have not spent a cent for doctors or medicine, neither
have I lost a day from my work on account of sickness,
which compares wonderfully with the previous four years.
I take a great interest and pleasure in reading the Bible
and studying the lessons in the Quarterly. The Bible
used to be a most mysterious book to me, but Science
and Health makes it a most precious book, making its
meaning clearer, plainer, and simpler.
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I take this opportunity to express my gratitude to Mrs.
I take this opportunity to express my gratitude to Mrs.
Eddy and to the friend who invited me to attend the ser-
vice held in the Auditorium years ago. I also wish to
acknowledge the benefit I have had from the Journal
and the Sentinel. They have helped me wonderfully. If
the value of Science and Health and these publications
were measured as business men value things, by the
results or benefits they bring, they certainly would be
priceless to me. It would be impossible to measure
their value, as I have got something from Science and
Health that all the money in the world could not buy. –
H. P. H., Chicago, Ill.
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AN EXPRESSION OF LOVING GRATITUDE
AN EXPRESSION OF LOVING GRATITUDE
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In the spring of 1893, while studying for the minis-
In the spring of 1893, while studying for the minis-
try, Science and Health was placed in my hands, and
the truth contained therein at once became to me the
pearl of great price. I literally devoured the book,
reading it about eighteen hours a day. Its originality
was startling, upsetting my preconceived opinions of
God, man, and creation. Two sentences especially
appealed to me: "The foundation of mortal discord is a
false sense of man's origin" (p. 262), and, "For right