"I am glad to hear you admit this, as it shows me that one obstacle to your recovery has been removed, and you will now give Christian Science an impartial hearing and a fair trial. And now before I give you a silent treatment, I wish to set your thoughts aright about God. You may have said that it is God's will that you are suffering, or that He had put this thing upon you as a punishment, either for something you, or some one else, had done. This is a terrible thing to do, to accuse your Maker, a God who is all good, all love, of such a contemptible act as this. No, Mrs. Williams, rest assured God never did such a thing. Let us see what the Bible says on this question. In the first place, it says God made everything good; do you believe that?" The sick woman nodded her head. "Next, it says, 'And God saw everything He had made and pronounced it _very good_'; it further states that God made everything that was made; do you believe this also?" "Yes." "You have heard it said that Christian Science claims that sin, disease, and death are not real, haven't you?" asked the practitioner. "Yes." "Now let us see if their claims are true. You agreed that God made everything that was made and that it was good. Now then, can you in any possible way show me wherein this claim of sickness of yours is good? if not, then God did not make it, it cannot be real, and it does not exist." "But, Mrs. White, I have suffered with it for years, and it certainly is real to me," said Mrs. Williams.