Does Christian Science really heal?  Yes!

Julie Swannell

A visitor to our Reading Room today has inspired me to write this evening.  I love the way this can happen.  Our book, Christian Science in Germany, gives ample proof that Christian Science heals.  Almost every page contains evidence of it.  Of course, the world is awash with healing methods.  It is of vital interest to everyone to be healthy. 

Some Delving by Joyce Voysey

While in the Burleigh Heads Reading Room recently, I did some delving into Christian Science in Germany.  In 1940-41 there were three Christian Science Churches and one Society, and eleven practitioners in Dresden

Illuminating research on the period 1889 to 1913

Joyce Voysey

So, what did I discover about our book from re-reading Historical Sketches from the life of Mary Baker Eddy and the History of Christian Science by Clifford P. Smith?  Mary Beecher Longyear was the woman who spent the winter in Dresden, became acquainted with Christian Science, and “did some healing and three informal talks on Christian Science which were attended by American, English and German people.” It was she who persuaded practitioner and teacher Laura Lathrop to encourage someone to go to Dresden to establish Christian Science there.  She also furnished financial support for the work for several years.