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has totally disappeared, and I am not addicted to the
use of liquor.
Christian Science has proved to be an ever-present
help, not only in overcoming physical ailments, but in
business and daily life. It has also overcome a great
sense of fear. The Bible, which I regarded with
suspicion, has become my guide, and Christianity has
become a sweet reality, because the Christian Science
textbook has indeed been a "Key to the Scriptures" and
has breathed through the Gospel pages a sweet sense of
harmony. - A. F., Sioux City, Iowa.
SEVERE EYE TROUBLE OVERCOME
After hearing Christian Science lightly spoken of,
from a Christian pulpit, I decided to go to one of the
services and hear for myself. From infancy I had
been devoted to my church, and as soon as I was old
enough I was ever active in the work. Feeling it to
be my duty to attend every service held in my own
church, I took advantage of the Wednesday evening
meetings. My first visit was not my last, I am thankful
to say, for I saw immediately that these people
not only preached Christianity, but practised and lived
it. At that time I was wearing glasses and had worn
them for sixteen years. At times I suffered the most
intense pain, and for this phase of the trouble, one
specialist after another had been consulted. All gave
me very much the same advice; each one urged extreme
carefulness and gave me glasses that seemed to
relieve for a time. None of them held out any hope
that my sight would ever be restored, saying that the
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