[Christian Science program over Station WEAF, New York City, conducted by William Henry Gale, March 7, 1943. Subject: "Spiritual Rehabilitation."]

A Christian Science program was conducted from Station WEAF, New York City, on Sunday, March 7, at 8.30 a.m., Eastern War Time, by William Henry Gale of New York City. This program was given under the auspices of the Committee on Publication for the State of New York and had the approval of The Christian Science Board of Directors. The "Symphonic Four" quartet was assisted by a staff organist.

The program opened with Hymn No. 238 in the Christian Science Hymnal. Then Mr. Gale read an address substantially as follows:

One readily admits that anger, hate, fear, greed, and the like are attributes of the human will—what Paul calls the carnal mind, which is "enmity against God." I wonder if it has ever occurred to you that in this present world, which seems so crowded with mortals striving for security, it is the human mind which experiences wretchedness.

Does there exist a law that we can apply, whereby the present muddled condition of world affairs may be set right and a guarantee for a more harmonious existence in the postwar era be established? Yes, such a law has been discovered, and when applied will enable one to build his house upon the rock of understanding, under the protection of divine law.

God's law is in operation now. God's law, the law of perfect good, takes care of creation, including man, but men must understand and love God and His laws if humanity is ever to find freedom from human misery. There must be a return to the Father's house, where, like the prodigal son, we shall find awaiting us spiritual substance, protection, affluence, and safety.

One may say at this point, "Where is this rehabilitation to be found, and, when discovered, how can it be put to use?" The answer is found in the Holy Bible, which has stood the test of time, and its precepts have not been found wanting. Jesus gave a law to men when he said, "Seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you" (Matthew 6:33). He did not say second, fourth, or fifth, but seek first this kingdom.

Let us ponder the following statements from the book of Proverbs (3:13, 14, 15; 4:7; 16:22):

"Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding. For the merchandise of it is better than the merchandise of silver, and the gain thereof than fine gold. She is more precious than rubies."

"Wisdom is the principle thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding."

"Understanding is a wellspring of life unto him that hath it."

This is the substance which mankind should seek, study, and practice, and to the extent that one uses wisdom and understanding in his everyday approach to things, in the home, the office, in every walk or endeavor, he will express greater peace and joy. His home, business, health will be rehabilitated through the recognition and use of spiritual or true substance. Jesus proved these facts by healing sickness and sin, raising the dead. He fed the multitudes, paid taxes with no money in his purse, showing the law and process of true ideas, depending alone upon his Father, who is all substance. Using these spiritual ideas, we too will be sustained. In the realization of the Father's affluence, the world will be rehabilitated and its needs supplied. Placing our dependence upon God, Mind, intelligence, to supply us with right ideas, we find a tranquillity of thought and a purpose which will cause anxiety, wrong, fear, and lack to disappear from our consciousness.

In the ninety-first Psalm are many promises of regeneration, protection, power. Let me touch on some of its passages here. The first verse states: "He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty." This secret place is the place of spiritual understanding or true consciousness, a state of thought or spiritual substance. In it we find protection, for in its shadow God's love abides.

In the second verse of this Psalm we are assured that if we trust Him, He will be our refuge and our fortress. In this refuge of wisdom and understanding we find ourselves, as the third verse states, delivered from "the share of the fowler, and from the noisome pestilence"—delivered because we begin to see the nature and character of God, as expressed in verse four: "He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust: his truth shall be thy shield and buckler." As we place ourselves under the spreading wings of God's love, we shall find production, warmth, and comfort. This truth, which Jesus said would make us free, is found in the fifth, sixth, and seventh verses.

We are not to be afraid of darkness or arrows. A thousand falsities shall fall at our side and ten thousand at our right hand. Why? Simply because Truth by its very nature destroys falsity, and gives to us true or spiritual substance.

Verse nine explains that because we make the Lord the most High our habitation, there shall no evil befall us. No plague shall come nigh our dwelling. Is not this a beautiful promise? If obedient, and willing to seek God first, we find a true habitation or dwelling in which dwells righteousness.

Verses eleven and twelve state the reason: "He shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways. They shall bear thee up in their hands, lest thou dash thy foot against a stone."

Mary Baker Eddy, the Discoverer and Founder of Christian Science, states in the textbook, "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" (p. 581), that angels are "God's thoughts passing to man." These angels, or God's thoughts coming to man, are true substance or right ideas, and if heeded, fulfill the promises in one's everyday experience and will keep him from stumbling around in a state of confused thinking about nonessentials.

Verse thirteen states in part that we shall tread upon the lion and adder. The young lion and dragon shall be trampled underfoot. Yes, through the understanding of God's presence, power, and love, we too can trample underfoot the suggestions of animal magnetism, the serpentine misstatements of the carnal mind in all its phases.

As we express the love which is of God and reflect the one Mind, God, good, we shall find ourselves regenerated and free from all error. This indeed, if followed, is the resurrection morn. Mrs. Eddy gives us the definition of "resurrection" in Science and Health (p. 593): "Spirituality of thought; a new and higher idea of immortality, or spiritual existence; material belief yielding to spiritual understanding."

There is no part of human life that is not touched and brightened when the love of Christ makes one whole through obedience to the gospel.—Selected.