"OH that men would praise the Lord for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men!" This appeal to awaken men to a greater appreciation of God's innumerable promises of good for His children is needed today as much as it was centuries ago. We need ever to be more awake to recognize and to express our thankfulness for God's manifold gifts. Are we fully alert to the advantages we have, as daily we are furnished with evidences of God's goodness and of "his wonderful works to the children of men"? Do we continually praise Him "who daily loadeth us with benefits"? Should there not arise in our hearts more fervent praise for our Leader's discovery of Christian Science and for the development and establishment under her inspired direction of The Mother Church organization, including The Christian Science Publishing Society? What protection is therein provided from any clouded presentation or adulteration of the pure revelation of the truth as given to us by Mary Baker Eddy!

Gratitude for the authorized Christian Science literature rightly begins with gratitude to our Leader, who lived so close to God that through her pure spiritual vision she discerned and amply provided for the needs of mankind. She did not stop after receiving the divine revelation which resulted in her own healing, and which, later, inspired the writing of her textbook, "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures," and the establishing of The Mother Church and its branches. She continued listening for God's voice to direct her and to make plain the way of enlightenment and demonstration until, step by step, the plan unfolded for the founding of each of our beloved periodicals, including the Christian Science Quarterly Bible Lessons, and for the providing of a place in which to print them — The Christian Science Publishing House. This building signifies far more than merely a material structure, for no walls can confine or limit the boundless good these messengers are accomplishing.

The multitudinous steps required for the production and distribution of our periodicals are all effectually helping to fulfill the one harmonious purpose to enlighten and bless mankind. "Love's work and Love must fit." Is it not under the direction and protection of divine Love that our periodicals go out on their world-mission, well-equipped servants of usefulness? How precious it is to think in terms of gratitude for the spiritual activity expressed in the work done by our Christian Science Publishing Society! Truly it is ours, belonging to all the members of The Mother Church and its branches, and workers throughout the Field who lovingly and faithfully are aiding, by contributing their financial and prayerful support, in the new building activity! Although Boston is the visible center of this systematized activity, its circumference encircles the globe, and it is drawing worldwide loyal support.

On page 113 of "Miscellaneous Writings" Mrs. Eddy has written: "The systematized centres of Christian Science are life-giving fountains of truth. Our churches, The Christian Science Journal, and the Christian Science Quarterly, are prolific sources of spiritual power whose intellectual, moral, and spiritual animus is felt throughout the land." And on the next page she says, "Our Publishing Society, and our Sunday Lessons, are of inestimable value to all seekers after Truth."

Innumerable spiritual ideas are presented in the inspired articles and the testimonies of healing contributed from the Field. These expressions of the truth, sent out on their healing mission through their publication in the periodicals, are dynamic in their influence and power. May not the Publishing Society be likened to an inexhaustible reservoir, divinely supplied, from which issue "streams from living fountains," flowing into every land, among every race, bearing "good tidings of good things"? This activity is universal, boundless in its breadth and scope, gigantic in its influence for good, its underlying purpose being to convey to men messages of healing, comfort, encouragement, regeneration, and enrichment. The Psalmist sang, "The mighty God, even the Lord, hath spoken, and called the earth from the rising of the sun unto the going down thereof."

We are all familiar with the story of a certain woman mentioned in the Scriptures — the widow of a son of a prophet. Her name is not recorded. She is known by her deeds, the immortality of which is evidenced by their transmission to posterity through the Scriptural record that others may profit thereby. She had a debt to pay, and seemingly nothing with which to pay it "save a pot of oil; "but this oil when poured out into borrowed vessels was so multiplied that through the sale of it her debts were paid, and she and her children had their needs supplied as well. The oil was not stayed until there were no more vessels to be filled. The true lesson of sharing is plainly pointed out in our Leader's assuring message (Science and Health, p. 79), "Giving does not impoverish us in the service of our Maker, neither does withholding enrich us."

Now what if that woman had failed to share of her "pot of oil," thinking of it as all she had, or as something to be preserved, or of the contents as perhaps too limited to be shared, or to be used only in case of even more dire stress? Would her debts have been paid? Would she have realized supply, and that in abundance? She did not have to do without anything good or impoverish herself because she poured out and kept on pouring out of what she had. Is not this what the Publishing Society is doing — pouring out of the oil which is defined (ibid., p. 592) as "consecration; charity; gentleness; prayer; heavenly inspiration"? It will have a perpetual income and a never ceasing outgo, continuing to function with resistless expansion as long as there is a human need for its work. The oil will not be stayed until the Scriptural words are proved true: "Of his kingdom there shall be no end," and, "The earth shall be full of the knowledge of the Lord, as the waters cover the sea." Spiritual ideas are inexhaustible, illimitable, indestructible, eternal, never withheld, withdrawn, or obscured, for they come direct from God and are abundantly, impartially, bestowed on man, because man coexists with God.

Contemplating these things, we learn needed lessons in spiritual activity, and feel more keenly the desire to pour out more oil — to give, give, give. In the words of Paul, "Thanks be unto God for his unspeakable gift"!