all hope was abandoned by the attending physicians. The mother became distracted, and naturally appealed to her family and friends for suggestions. A relative who had once witnessed the Change of Name ceremony, suggested it to the mother.

As a last hope, she requested me to come at once to perform the rite. I was compelled to turn to certain Jewish works in order to learn the proper mode of procedure, for I had never taken part in or performed the ceremony. There was no time left even to call together a Minyan at the Temple. When I arrived at the home, I found the child in a critical state. Boldly varying the usual form, I took the infant in my arms, prayed with all my strength to God, and then at the mother's advice declared the name changed from Rebecca to Ruth.

I left the house shortly after the incident, and later learnt that the child began to improve at once. To-day she is three years old, and has been in fairly good health. Ever since, the parents and other friends have been firmly convinced of the efficacy of the rite. From this time too, began my own interest in Jewish Science. Let me state that at first I was altogether skeptical about the ceremony, and reluctant to perform it. But the anguish of a mother's heart could not be resisted, and I concentrated my whole being on the act of prayer for Divine Healing.

Since then I have been told of many more instances of the change of name. In some cases the rite proved successful, and, in others, the patients failed to recover.