Article March 3, 1923 Issue

Spiritual Activity

HARRIET L. BETTS

"In the material world, thought has brought to light with great rapidity many useful wonders. With like activity have thought's swift pinions been rising towards the realm of the real, to the spiritual cause of those lower things which give impulse to inquiry." "Our Master taught spirituality by similitudes and parables." So Mrs. Eddy writes on pages 268 and 117 of the Christian Science textbook, "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures."

In an upper room in our home is a small apparatus, assembled by a young man, which is interesting him and his elders, as harmonious tones and verbal messages from long distances are transmitted through it—not only conveyed through it, but received by ears which are temporarily closed to outside sounds and opened to these transmitted ones. This is called "listening in."

Once, years and years ago, there were some simple shepherds on eastern plains, tenderly watching by night when their sheep were asleep, watching to guard them from foes and other dangers; and these men heard heavenly music, and had a wonderful revelation of God's good-will to men. As long as they were able to hold thought open to the harmony, angels sang to them; but when this ceased, the angels departed. Their music never ceased, however; their song awaits consciousness to-day as much as ever it did. It will always be heard by men whose spiritual consciousness becomes awake to receive it.

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