Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1898-12-09
The Rev. Mary Baker G, Eddy and
Her Strange Wolk.
Remarkable Case Of Healing Ex.con.
grsssman Dunn's Wife at Wash
ington, II. c.

great consultations and enjoyment In |
Mrs. Eddy's plan Of applying Christ's
teaching TO spiritual as we'll as physi-
cal well-being, we print some matters
OF interest occasionally from the
Christian Science standpoint.
REMARKABLE CURE.
Mrs. POindexter Dunn, wife OF eX-
congressman, Dunn OF Washington,
ID. O., we'll known society woman,
writes as follows To the News Letter,
OF that city;
Washington. ID. g., Nov .25 1898.
see, by the testimony Of Col. Fitz-
Gerald that he was healed 10 Los
Angles. l too. caught "the light" In
that beautiful city-the "City of An
gels" There Truth daS Sned upon my
darkeuee senses and lllumed my mind
with the sublime grandeur OF Chris.
ii an Science.
For years the waters OF moItil nit
had envoloped me In "chAos and old
night" During those years l tried
everything known to medical science
everything that love could suggest or
money buy was tried.
Finally the usual surgical operation
was resorted 20 as the "last hope"
All that was accomplished by IL was
leaving me In a worse condition from
blood poison. 1 was taken from the
hospital to my home. There / laid
for four months fighting grim
death" Love and good nursing won
the battle. But what II wreck Both
mental and phlsical. My nearest and
dearest friend would not have recog-
uized me. Iu this condition l re-
malned for six months. IL was
thought a change might benefit me,
hence / was taken To my brothers. at
Forest City, where remained few
weeks. when l was again In the same
helpless, hopeless condition as wheu
In California.
To receive the medical attention
needed was taken 10 Memphis,
Tenn, and placed 10 the best-known
inirmary In the South. There re.
mained nearly four mouths, at the
end OF which time my case was pro-
nounced incurable by the physicians
Ia charge. While there dear friend
told me OF a cure by Christian Science
that greatly interested me, i insisted
on belns taken home To die. Before
D I left she made me promise l would
. | q GaIanaa
reached California. No one thought
would reach there alive; but the
3 same tender. loving care 1 had ever
E received made the Journey a compare
tive pleasure. l was better for nearly
two weeks after arrived home. Then
IL was the "same old story" the
physician coming two aud three times
: a day. Mortal mind declared this
7. vas the end. had given up the
J fight, and my heart cried out to God
In my distress. called for my BlDle,
= opened 10. aud these are the words |
saw; 10 Lord, rebuke me not In Thy
wrath; neither chasten me in Thy
hot dIspleasure, nor forsake me not
= o Lord, 0 ny God, be not far from
? me. Make haste to help me, o Lord,
my salvation. ."-Psalms xxxviii.
He heard that prayer and answered
10. Al 'that moment came TO my
J. recollection the promise | had made
= my auntie in Memphis, to try Christ
. ian Science. called my nurse aud
} asked her To send for Mrs. A., friend
who had spoken TO me OF Christian
Science four years before. In my
Ignorance l had udlculed ~. Instead
OF coming she sent Mrs. j. r. Filbert,
U | knew nothing OF the teachings OF
Christian Science, but, like drown
y lng man, ready To catch at a straw.
This Scientist told my nurse that
she must take away all medicine aud
material applications. This. OF course,
startled her, but she did IA COM
manded. This was at 4;30 p. NJ,
April %, 1899. She sat silently by my
side about thirty minutes, giving me
u treatment. Oh, would l had the
gift OF tongue or pen 10 describe that
half hour That spoken word OF
Truth lifted me out OF the miry clay
OF materialism aud planted my feet
Is on the ROck-Christ- -Truth-"'ga nsl
which the winds and waves can shock
y oh, nevermore - She then said; "Yor
. are healed" | did not understand
y her, but sweet peace, peace thai
% the world can never give or TAX,
4 away, stole over me. AS she was
4 going said, "You will come again p
? She replied, "It Is not necessary
a but insisted that she should.
\, After she left fell asleep aud die
IS not wake until 1880 the next morn
ing. This, OF course, astonlshed my
,r family, as | mad not done such 4
$ thing for year. awOke a vel
u woman, called for my breakfast, at'
n IL aud enjoyed IL, The Scientist
y came In the morning and brought IN,
Il the precious "llttle book" Science
Is aud Health, with Key ITO the Script
Il ures, by Mrs. Mary Baker Eddy
IS She said, al want you 10 take 4
q ride."I said, al don't want e
Is ride; want 70 drive myself
n She replied, "You eau, II yoI
e like" You can imagine IN,
4 surprise aud anxiety OF my dear ones
But as usual had by own way, anC
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