The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-01-15

| assured that he can have the money. The
| good friend will let him have 10 at a
! reasonable rate OF interest, ana Le can
paw IL bsck In convenient jnstaIlmeDts
| when his wife's health Is restored and she
can again Assist him. instead OF heinR a
continual burden and expense. Ihs ar
| r8ngemvnts ara now nll made, but the
poor Invalid has not vet been made
aware Of the fact
She is told. Patiently and meokly she
submits.
1T Is hard, doctor. ] indeed dread the
operation, but IL there Is no other hope,
so let II be. 10 Is difficult for inc 10 see
that IL is God's will that i should suffer
such torture but IL must be. and i will
endeayor 10 be content.
| The money ls received unless some
thing interyenes, next morning the car
riage will come and convey the pale in
| valid 10 the cnrs, and AS teDderly Ms pos
sible she will bs taken To the hospital
That evening n friend meets the hus-
band on the street, asks after the health
| OF his wife and is told Of the proposed
operation.
"Mr. Brown" said be, "havs you
ever thought OF trying Christian Science
| for your wife?'
"Ob, no. l do mt believe in any such
| nonsense. -
well, neither did until little while
ago. but our friend Smiths wife, whom
you know has been an invalid for years,
while yours has been so for only few
months. was healed by simply reading a
book they call hsnlth anu Science or
| something OF mat sort, and she IL actu-
ally as well as she ever was In her life;
she goes everywhere; Is doing all her
, work; her husband is on the road to
| prosperity again land yoL know TO what
, straits he hsd been driven Oh account OF
his wifo's illnoss), and thev arc ABOUT
the happiest pair I've seen for many u
| day"
"Is IL possitle' ] know Mrs. smith
| was "a great invalid and never expected
to hear Of her recovery; but can't be-
lieve shc was cured by simply reading
| book That's preposterous
| "Nell, 10 docs seem 80, but snppoSe we
go and have q talk with Mrs. smith; it
| will 40 no HARM
They went. MI. Brown became con-
| vinceo that some SOFT OF IA miracle had
been wrought in Mrs. smiths oase, aud
| he appealed To Mrs. Smith Tor that won
| derful book that would do such niarSels.
| she rel lisd, Yes / will let you nave IL
until you can ger one for yourself; but |
| cannot let mine go long: l read II every
dav and often every hour. Besides, am
| told by those who have had experience
| that it will be better for you tn own the
| book, for it IL n book that must be read
ana studied continually"
Very well, shall 10 only too glad TO
buy copy. How much does IL costS'
Three Collars.
THAT is pretty high price for book,
but If 1t viii cure my wife 1 shall not
| begrudge II.
lhe book is placed In the thin hands OF
| tn, invalid. She is barely able To raise
! her head and read; hut she reads She
| looks puzzled at first as she reads its, 10
her, new terms and methods OF express
| sion; but soon she finds something that
awakens interest AS she reads the In
terest increases. and soon she Is so alb
| sorbed In the revelation unfolding TO
her, and especially with the clear and
strong assurance that sickness Is not of
God, that she forgets her invaiided con-
! dition and begins almost at orce to re-
vive. Hope is enkiDdled in her breast
| and ste involpntarily exclaims:
! 81 shall not have TO go 10 that awful
hospital ! believe God will heal me
right here. v
she continues to read until she falls
| into n sweet and restiul slumter.
| Morning comes, and ste awakens with
| a new and sweet sense CT life. She IN
| stantly knows that she need not go TO the
| hospital; and she tells her husband OF
her feeling. Ho Is afraid not TO have her
90, hut Goes not urge IT, little later
| sic declares she can arise and dress. The
husband, now thoroughly frightened,
pi otes.s; hut the wife insists, and ac-
| tually does arise, dress, and going 10 the
breakfast table, partnkss OF hearti'r
meal than since her sickness began. Sho
resumes her reading of the book after
breakfast and with the reading comes
added strength.
lhe husband takes 90 Of the $500 bor
Hbwed and buys Science and Health.
The wife reads IL and constantly i'm
| proves. AT times sh5 seems TO go back
| wari somewhat, Dut later she realizes
| IL is only the seeming, for in few
weeks, or perhaps iuontns, sne is indeed
| fully restored. The $500 have been re-
| turned with many thanks the salary is
now again appropriated TO its former
/ Legitimate uses, and measurable pros
| perity mas been restored. The husband
| has become Interested in Christian Sci
ence, and whereas sickness, anxiety and
| appre hepsion prevailed in that house be-
| tore, and death in the near future seemed
inevitable. now Life, Truth and Love
are entering In and changing the whole
| atmosphere.
As a material investment, as a mer-
matter Cf dollars aud cents, did the hus-
| hand pay too D. n for the little book?
Who, IN the lignt of this truthful and
mildly drawn picture dare say soi
But let US in few months ask this
couple which is most precious to them-.
! the improved material condition. tie life
saved from tho approaching claim OF
| death, or the GLORIOUS spiritual uplift.
| ing, the Light and Love that hud come
TO them as the result Of reading that lit
| tie book.
| What will the answer be? Words can-
| not express our eratitt de and joy for the
| benefits we have received through this
| book. Could we net secure another the
| wealth of the whole world would not,
| could not, take IL from LIS. y
| Uid thov paw too much for It? Was
the price too hign9 We might carry the
treme farther, but at this time shall not.
| Nccu we any letter illustration OF the
fulilllment of our favorite scripture?
| "Pruve mo now herewith, saith the
| LORD Of osts, " viii not open You the
| windows ui heaven, and pour you out
blessing, that there shall not be room
| enough TO receive it, p"
lhe picture we have drawn. a. wa
| have said, Is mild. In this journal has
! teen published the general history OF
mary parallel cases Many, much more
/ severe and distressing, lave been toned
| down and published, the details of which
| were OF n nature 50 much more narassing
! in the OLD conditions and aloi iUCs in the
! new, that the re- is scarcely any comparison
| b.tweeu tbOss cHsts aud our ConIeotufai
Onp. kNpry gctlyN sciouCs praCtitioneT