Minute men was the name given just before and during the American War of Independence to a group of armed men who were pledged to take the field at a minute's notice.
Our beloved Leader says in "Miscellaneous Writings" (p. 158), "All God's servants are minute men and women." What a wonderful enlistment: to be minute men and women in the Cause of Christian Science, to be ready to meet each challenge of error instantly. Often we are tempted to delay the mental denial of error until a more convenient time and place in which to tackle it. Unfortunately, this looked-for opportunity does not always come, and so the problem remains unchallenged and unsolved.
The minute men of the War of Independence had to have weapons at hand which enabled them to be ready when necessity arose. So every Christian Scientist knows the value of deep and consecrated study of the Bible and the writings of Mrs. Eddy. Only in this way can our thought be filled with the knowledge of God, His ever-presence and all-power, and we therefore be able to give the right help when needed.
