Article December 16, 1933 Issue

"My Father's business"

THOMAS E. HURLEY

At a time such as the present, when men generally are seeking in every direction for a solution to the problem of business, working, as it seems, largely in the dark, experimenting with various human theories, harassed by uncertainty and fear—at such a time the Christian Scientist has reason, indeed, to rejoice and be grateful for the sound and demonstrable understanding of true business made available to him through the Bible and the Christian Science textbook, "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" by Mary Baker Eddy. Although this understanding is available, the student is truly wise who makes it his primary interest to gain this understanding and prove it in ever increasing measure.

In Proverbs we read, "Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean men." This may be taken to indicate that diligence is a primary requisite for a successful business. Yet on every hand there may be seen those who seem very diligent in their material business, but still lack the success this promise holds forth. Since in such cases there appears to be no lack of diligence, and since the Bible promise is true and demonstrable, the fault must be in the individual's concept of his business. And here, indeed, is the seat of the trouble—a wrong sense, that is, a material sense of business.

But, someone may ask, what is wrong with my concept of business? My business is honest, clean, and renders a distinct service to humanity. Perhaps the best answer to such a question is a brief analysis of the material claim concerning business. "Science reverses the false testimony of the physical senses," writes our Leader (Science and Health, p. 120), "and by this reversal mortals arrive at the fundamental facts of being." Hence it may be helpful to consider the material testimony as to business and, by reversal, arrive at the true facts.

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