In the sixth chapter of Paul's first epistle to Timothy we find this admonition: "Charge them that are rich in this world . . . that they do good, that they be rich in good works, ready to distribute, willing to communicate;" and he goes on to say that the reward is eternal life. On page 570 of "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures," Mrs. Eddy, our beloved Leader, has given us the same admonition in the following words: "Millions of unprejudiced minds—simple seekers for Truth, weary wanderers, athirst in the desert—are waiting and watching for rest and drink. Give them a cup of cold water in Christ's name, and never fear the consequences."
We as Christian Scientists are indeed "rich" to the extent that we possess the "pearl of great price;" and through our church organization it is made possible for each one who is grateful for the blessings of Christian Science to do his part toward obeying that counsel given to Timothy by Paul, and reiterated to-day by Mrs. Eddy. The activities of the Christian Science movement are many and varied, and there is a place for every willing heart and hand, and every service is big when given with the right motive.
It has been the writer's great privilege to be a representative on a container committee, and her activities have been along the line of placing boxes containing Christian Science literature where simple seekers after truth may find oases in the desert, where the living water is ready for them. It is not possible to estimate just how much good this method of distributing our literature is accomplishing. To use the timeworn illustration of the pebble dropped in the pond, the ripple is stopped only by the shore; but where is the stopping place for the influence which is set in motion by even one Monitor or Sentinel or Journal or Herald hungrily read?
