"Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters, and he that hath no money; come ye, buy, and eat; yea, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price" (Isa. 55:1). Is not this the loving invitation which goes forth from a Christian Science church when it announces that a free Christian Science lecture is to be given? Are not the members of that church inviting their friends and neighbors, as well as the strangers in their community, to attend a feast where precious fruit-bearing seeds of spiritual good are offered to them freely? Indeed, yes; for the hosts well know that those who accept the invitation will be greatly blessed by the Word, which needs only to be sown in a receptive heart in order to bring forth rich fruitage.
And what are the fruits which are garnered from a Christian Science lecture? Who knows how many oak trees have sprung from the planting of one small acorn! And, even as the oak seedlings may be carried to the far ends of the earth, there to reproduce magnificent trees, so some thought which has been spoken at one of these lectures may be carried to distant parts of the world, and there in some receptive heart find lodgment and bring forth blessed fruit.
Some of the guests who have accepted invitations to these lecture feasts have been struggling with problems of sickness and disease. As they have pondered the message given, they have found that a seed of hope and of confidence has been sown in their consciousness. And turning eagerly to "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" by Mary Baker Eddy, before long they have found themselves responding to its healing touch. Indeed, some of the members of the audience have experienced immediate healings, for frequently this precious seed brings forth instantaneous fruitage.
