Article September 8, 1917 Issue

A Day of Service

PAUL DRAUDE

As a member of the literature distribution committee and an usher in one of our branch churches, the writer has had many opportunities to see what is being done by Christian Science. Being very young in Science when I commenced this distribution work, the privilege of serving the cause has meant the working out of many problems according to Principle.

During the stay of some battleships in the Hudson River not long ago, two of the sailors attended several of our services. The chairman of the steamship distribution committee had a talk with them, and learned that there formerly had been a copy of Science and Health in their ship's library, but that it had disappeared. They were promised another copy, also a copy of "Miscellaneous Writings," and I was asked to take these books over to the ship on Sunday, as the battleships were to sail the next morning. We did not have the names of these men and did not know if we would be allowed on board, so it was at once realized that we must look to divine Mind for guidance.

Sunday afternoon I reached the dock just as the three o'clock boat came in, but the crowd was so great that I could not get on, and so waited for the next boat, which was to come at four o'clock. At half past three a boat came from one of the other battleships with word that the secretary of the navy was inspecting the ships and that no more visitors would be allowed on board. Most of the crowd left the dock, but the thought came to me that as it was my duty to place the books in the library, the way would be opened.

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