Christian Science
Testimony
REJOICING IN
FREEDOM
In
1863, while a boy in college, I was attacked by a fever,
from which I suffered greatly, and which left me with a
badly diseased leg. I had an operation for this performed at
the Massachusetts General Hospital in 1868, and was told
that the bone would give me no more trouble, but that some
day the veins would cause me much suffering. For quite a
number of years I did not suffer greatly, but was deprived
of the sports that young men usually engage in, as my leg
was a heavyweight, was never supple, and became tired very
easily. About twelve years ago it began to give me great
trouble: I was treated by many physicians, but received no
real benefit. My suffering was intense, and at times my
friends despaired of my life. In January, 1905, I went to a
hospital in Minneapolis, and there had about thirty-two
inches of diseased veins removed. The surgeons told me that
I would be a well man, that the cause of the trouble had
been removed. It took six months for the leg to heal, and
then I felt better than at any time for several years; but
this condition lasted only about two years, when, without
any warning, the leg became worse than at any time previous.
I again consulted the surgeon and physician, and after an
examination they shook their heads and said, "There is
nothing more that we can do for you. Medicine cannot reach
it, and the knife has done all that it can do without taking
off the leg." One surgeon said, "You will never use that leg
again; you will have something to nurse as long as you
live."
It
was here that Christian Science found me. I consulted a
practitioner in Minneapolis, and decided to take Christian
Science treatment. In less than four days from the time I
took the first treatment the pain had disappeared and the
healing was quite pronounced, and in about two months I was
free physically for the first time in forty-four years. I
also received a spiritual uplift which to me far transcends
my physical healing, and today I am rejoicing in the freedom
that belongs to God's child. I am grateful to God for His
unbounded love, and to Mrs. Eddy for her untiring efforts in
showing us how we may avail ourselves of the divine
Principle of Christian Science.
Heman L.
Magoon
Minneapolis, Minnesota
"Testimonies from
the Field"
The Christian Science Journal, March,
1909
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