d to work in this Science. It
is the greatest pleasure I have, to talk this truth, as far as I
understand it, to any who will listen; and am waiting for others to learn
of this blessed Science.

I give my experience in reading "Science and Health with Key to the
Scriptures" aloud to a little child. A letter published in the _Journal_,
written by a lady who had relieved a two-year-old child by reading to her,
first suggested this course to me. At the time, my little one was a trifle
over a year old. I was trying to overcome for him a claim which, though
not one of serious illness, was no small trial to me, because of its
frequent occurrence and its seeming ability to baffle my efforts. One day
as I sat near and treated him, it occurred to me to read aloud. I took up
one of the older editions of Science and Health lying near, began at the
words, "Brains can give no idea of God's man," and read on for two or
three paragraphs, endeavoring--as the writer suggested--to understand it
myself; yet thinking, perchance, the purer thought of the babe might grasp
the underlying meaning sooner than I. So it proved. Before the disturbance
felt by me had been calmed, the weary expression on the face of the child
was replaced by one of evident relief.

When putting him to sleep, I had often repeated the spiritual
interpretation of the Lord's Prayer. One night he was very restless,
fretful, and cried a great deal, while I seemed unable to soothe him. At
last I perceived that he was asking for something, and it dawned upon me
that the Prayer might be his desire. I began repeating it aloud,
endeavoring to _mean_ it also. He turned over quietly, and in a few
minutes was sweetly sleeping.

The last time my attention was specially called to this subject, was about
a year after the first experience. Various hindrances had been allowed to
keep me from Science and Health all day; and it was toward evening when I
recognized that material sense had been given predominance, and must be
put down. I soon felt drawn to read the book. The little boy had seemed
restless and somewhat disturbed all day; but without thinking specially of
him, rather to assist in holding my own thought, I began to read aloud,
"Consciousness constructs a better body, when it has conquered our fear of
matter." In a minute or two a little hand had touched mine, and I looked
down into a sweet face fairly radiant with smiles. I read it over. The
child was evidently delighted,