Article January 8, 1916 Issue

Truth Ever Present

J. ALLEN BARRIS

In the ninth chapter of Ecclesiastes we read of a little city which was besieged by a powerful king, who "built great bulwarks against it." From the story we gather that if it had not been for a certain wise man, who by his wisdom saved the city, it would probably have been captured and destroyed. We are also told that afterward "no man remembered that same poor man." A study of the book of Ecclesiastes leaves no doubt as to the nature of the wisdom this man possessed.

We like to think of this "poor wise man" (poor only perhaps in the sense that he was alone and despised) as representing those who at the present time are ever alert in knowing the truth as taught in Christian Science on those occasions when it seems to be nobody's business, and yet is everybody's business, to declare it. We see many times what seems to be a narrow escape or hear of a healing which seems miraculous, and for which no explanation is made and nothing is said except that it "just happened so."

As an illustration of what is meant, the experience of one who knew something of Christian Science is given. He and his wife were riding on a street-car as it was running rapidly down a hill, when suddenly there was a loud exclamation and the car came quickly to a stop. All the passengers ran to the doors and windows except the Scientist and his wife, but they remained quietly in their seats and began to declare silently the truth as taught in Christian Science. There was a period of waiting, and when at last they looked up and out of the window they saw a small boy, all covered with dirt and dust, going off with a policeman. He had been knocked down and rolled along under the car, but had escaped all injury.

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