Christian Science Testimony UPLIFTED BY THE POWER OF TRUTH          . . . When [Christian] Science came to me I was a very unhappy, dissatisfied woman, without a ray of hope that the future would be any less dreary than the past had been. It seemed to me that I was here without any consent of my own, obliged to endure the turmoil and strife of a daily struggle for existence. All around me were contention and rivalry. Jealousy and greed, envy and hate, seemed to rule the world.          With an inexpressible longing I yearned for something higher and better, but knew not how to obtain it. I knew a few — very few — people who seemed happy and satisfied, but the great mass of mankind were like sheep without a shepherd. Why are we here? and what is it all for? were questions which daily confronted me, and I sought in vain for an answer. So great was my desire to know what came after death that it was robbed of all fear, and I looked with feelings akin to envy upon those who were fortunate enough to pass on. I sought solace in study and travel. The Bible was a sealed book to me.          Now how changed are all things! God as Life, Truth, and Love, as Divine Mind, reveals a new world wherein old things pass away. Truly, the people that walked in darkness have seen a great light, is clearly demonstrated in my case. I had heard of Christian Science for several years, had known of a number of cases of healing, but as I thought Science was only a new system of healing and I was a healthy woman, I gave it no thought. But when finally, after considerable hesitation, I attended First Church of Christ, Scientist, Chicago, I felt from the joyous, happy faces of those in attendance that they had an insight into life that I did not possess, and after pondering it a while I decided that even if I could not accept all of what I thought was their teachings, I would take what I could.          About this time a dear Scientist sent me an invitation to hear Mrs. Knott lecture. I came away from that lecture feeling much as I think Paul felt on the road to Damascus. So great was the power of Truth that I was a changed woman. Immediately I bought "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" and that, — together with my Bible, has been my daily companion.          Every day gives me fresh proofs of God's goodness, and the trials which seemed to make my life a burden, were only purifying fires removing the dross. . . . Elma E. Williams La Fayette, Illinois   "Testimonies from the Field" The Christian Science Journal, November, 1901

 

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