Article July 19, 1900 Issue

Our Duty to Our Periodicals

At the regular quarterly meeting of the Central Christian Science Reading Room Association of Chicago, held June 11, the following paper was read by the chairman of the meeting, Mr. Bicknell Young.

It is hardly necessary to remind this Association of the blessings that are constantly accruing to us through the wonderful love and patient self-sacrifice of our beloved Leader. Yet it is only a spontaneous paean of praise that is ever welling up from our hearts in grateful remembrance of her labors in behalf of mankind. Through an increased understanding of Christian Science, we are beginning to comprehend better the work of its revelator, and are growing more obedient to the divine Principle which she follows and exemplifies. We rejoice in some progress in this respect as in others. May it not, however, be asked if we do not sometimes accept the blessings that are poured upon us without realizing the obligations necessarily entailed? Do we always remember that our rich legacy is also a trust to be accepted with equal joy, and fulfilled with rigid faithfulness? For instance, many of us are members of the Mother Church, and we all know that this church stands for the cause of Christian Science the world over. Does error sometimes argue to us that the care for it, and the protecting prayer, are matters that concern the dear Mother and her faithful followers in Boston only, or are we learning that they are matters of vital importance to us all equally?

Besides having the abundant evidence of our Leader's wisdom, we are also the recipients of her splendid generosity. Among her most valuable gifts to the cause and to the Scientists, is the Christian Science Journal. Few of us fully realize that the Journal, as a gift from Mrs. Eddy, belongs to us, and that like any other property, it needs some care and attention on our part. Are we supplying the need as far as in us lies? Are we all subscribers and contributors to our periodical that comes to us every month so full of the message of peace and good-will, and bearing to a sin-sick and weary world the hope and assurance of a possible deliverance? We know how beautifully edited and printed it is, an what labor this involves. We know that of all the thousands of monthly magazines that are published, this is the most important and by far the best, and its circulation should be the largest. Now it may be asked, "Do you mean to imply that the Journal is not prosperous?" No! not at all. On the contrary, it is highly prosperous, but that does not relieve us of our responsibilities. Let us pile its table high with overflowing praises to our God. Let us comfort and assist its faithful editors and publishers in their noble work with our assurances of gratitude, and with visible evidences of our support. Let us send in our contributions in the way of testimonies and of Scientific articles, which so many of the members of this Association are capable of writing. Let us see that all those who desire to become subscribers to our Journal have an opportunity of subscribing, and let it be found in every home, and by all the homeless in our city. This is our privilege.

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