Article November 24, 1945 Issue

Promoting Our Cause

W. STUART BOOTH

To those who have experienced the blessings of Christian Science, and who are so grateful therefor that they desire to share these blessings with others, the question comes, What can we do to promote the Cause of Christian Science that others may be benefited and that God's kingdom may be established here and now? Surely that is a righteous desire, which should be cherished.

Christ Jesus, our Exemplar, declared that the fields were ripe for harvest, and he not only sent forth his disciples to preach the gospel and heal the sick, but urged his followers to pray for more laborers to carry forward the practical Christian work of salvation. The Discoverer of Christian Science, Mary Baker Eddy, indicates her divinely appointed office as Founder in these words in the Preface to "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" (p xi): "When God called the author to proclaim His Gospel to this age, there came also the charge to plant and water His vineyard."

Throughout her writings our God-directed Leader stresses the paramount importance of the practical application of Christian Science whereby the sick are healed, the sorrowing are comforted and the sin-bound are released by means of spiritual regeneration. Indeed she tells us throughout her writings that the most convincing sermon we can preach is to practice and demonstrate Christian Science by healing sin and sickness. Many people have been attracted to Christian Science by observing its healing, harmonizing, and Christianizing effect upon their acquaintances.

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