Article February 20, 1937 Issue

May I say how much pleasure it gives me to be here this...

From a talk by John Sidney Braithwaite, Managing Representative for Europe of The Christian Science Publishing Society, at a meeting in The Mother Church,—November 17, 1936

May I say how much pleasure it gives me to be here this evening, and also express some mild surprise at the size of this meeting. The cable of invitation that I received in London referred to a meeting of three committees, Literature Distribution, Circulation, and Monitor Advertising Information Committees. I know you do things in a big way in this country, but I never imagined that three committees would present such an appearance as this meeting presents.

Of course, it is not so important that we meet as an organized body as that we gather in the name of the one Mind. Then, gathered as we are in this building, we can almost hear our beloved Leader telling us (Miscellaneous Writings, p. 247) that, "if we are of one Mind," the "whole world will feel the influence of this Mind." Having never served on any one of the three committees, it seems to me that I very nearly qualify for the second category in Bernard Shaw's epigram, "Those who can, do; those who cannot, teach."

It has been suggested to me that this meeting affords a splendid opportunity to refer to the work in the European field, and to expatiate on our achievements there. But really I do not feel inclined to do this at all. We have nothing to boast about there. We have successes, but we are only too well aware of how much more might be done. I can, however, speak for that field when I say that we are grateful for all the help we receive from Boston in connection with our work, and especially for the loving watchfulness of The Christian Science Board of Directors.

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