53 Experiences in New Thought; By 49 Writers, Including William E. Towne, Lannie Haynes Martin, Jessie L. Bronson, Florence Mansfield, Robert H.g. Smeltzer, Thomas Robinson

This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1920. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... XXIX. HEALTH AND SUCCESS ATTAINED By Mart Elizabeth Anthony THREE years after my divorce I was still a nervous wreck. I did many things vainly to regain my health and peace of mind. Among other things I took my two boys aged six and eight, and rushed out to California. Then, after rushing around there for six months, I returned, only to sink deeper into helplessness and despair. Nobody but those who have suffered with nerves can know the tortures. There were times when I thought I was on the verge of insanity. Not knowing of any crazy ancestors, my great love for my children sustained me. I could not pray, and never had been familiar with the Bible, nor could I get any comfort out of the religion I was taught in my childhood. I was agnostic and too skeptical and material to seek knowledge about God. There were times, however, when I was carried out and away from myself with an intense longing to know if there really is a God and how He manifested Himself to the universe. As I was very lonely I asked my cousin to make her home with me, which she did. When she found I took some interest in Nautilus (to which she has been a subscriber for a number of years), she loaned me "Solar Plexus," by Elizabeth Towne. When I read page twenty where she says: "I don't care two cents whether you have faith in it or not, just do it, and you will find out what I affirm is true," I began to take a new interest, and decided to investigate and prove, if possible, her statements. My cousin encouraged me to do this, telling me she had all of Elizabeth Towne's books, also her Four Lessons on the Attainment of Health and Success, which she informed me had done wonders in helping her find herself, and that if I would go through the lessons as faithfully as she did, it could not fail to do...