Article July 2, 1910 Issue

THE WEDNESDAY EVENING MEETING

L. EMOGENE MOORE

The privilege of being a member in a large Christian Science church is often emphasized as in contrast to being a member in a small church, but we should never lose sight of the fact that it is a privilege to belong to any Christian Science church, be it large or small. For many of us there is greater chance for development when we are among the workers of a small church, simply because growth comes through and by activity, and in such a field there is a greater demand for individual work.

In no place is this more evident than at the Wednesday evening meetings. All who have applied for and been received into membership, have thereby pledged themselves to the support of that church, not only financially, but by their presence at the meetings and by their contributions of experiences and helpful thoughts, and they should consider this pledge as binding as any other to which they subscribe their name. In any church, however, the interest and success of these meetings to a large extent lie with the congregation, and it sometimes happens that where there are hundreds of members, these who may think they have but one talent, or possibly no talent, do not feel called upon to add their mite, or they may be silenced by the suggestion to keep their talent hid because of a hard and critical audience; whereas, if we belong to churches where week in and week out but a few attend, each one of us finds he has something to do both before and during the service.

These small gatherings of well acquainted people, however, have continually to guard against an error which perhaps does not tempt the larger gatherings; that is, the danger of assuming the nature of social gatherings. We should never be thoughtless in respect to maintaining the dignity and sacredness of these services, remembering that the midweek meeting is but the fruitage of the Sunday service. On Sunday the Word of God is read and explained, and on Wednesday we have the privilege of publicly praising God that His Word had been made of practical value to us through the understanding of Christian Science. Some of us come from busy homes, where up to the last moment demands are made upon us; some come from a strenuous day's work in the business world, and we are often glad for the few quiet moments in the house dedicated to the worship of God—moments wherein we surrender self and consecrate ourselves anew to His Cause, asking that divine Love may use us in the service.

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