Article September 27, 1941 Issue

"Fishers of men"

JULIA SALOME KINNEY

Early in his ministry, when walking by the Sea of Galilee, Jesus saw two brothers who were fishing; and, as recorded by Matthew, "he saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men." According to Luke's Gospel, it was to these humble fishermen that he gave marvelous proof of the power of Truth to reveal the presence of abundance, even after their long night's toil had seemed to offer nothing but lack and failure. In his eventful ministry the Nazarene gave countless examples of lifting men out of disease, sin, and death into health, purity, and plenty, thereby demonstrating the divine Principle, whereby his followers should become "fishers of men."

"Christian Scientists," asserts Mary Baker Eddy on page 295 of "The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and Miscellany," "are fishers of men." Our Leader's expectation that her followers would be "fishers of men" arouses and encourages them to search the Scriptures, of which she declares in the next sentence: "The Bible is our sea-beaten rock. It guides the fishermen. It stands the storm. It engages the attention and enriches the being of all men."

During times of stress such as that through which the world is now passing, the successful "fishers of men" not only need the guidance of this great book, but also need to have their feet solidly planted on this "sea-beaten rock." The student firmly stands on this rock as he understands and applies the truth revealed, taught, and lived by Mrs. Eddy. From Christian Science he learns that God, or good, is eternal divine Principle, which, when understood, enables one to prove that evil, being without Principle, is powerless.

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