Article November 12, 1949 Issue

MINISTERING ANGELS

[Of Special Interest to Young People]

ABBY PERKINS BURNSIDE

After graduating from college a young woman accepted a position as a teacher in a small rural high school on the prairie in the western part of the United States. The school was quite isolated, being a mile from the farm where she was to live that winter, five miles from a tiny inland town, and thirty miles from a town on a railroad.

There were many "firsts" for the young teacher to face. It was her first position, her first time to be away from home, her first time to be in a community where there was no Christian Science church to attend, and her first time to be the only Christian Scientist in the community.

She began to feel overwhelmed by the situation. Fear crept in and opened the door for false suggestions. "What shall I do if I need help?" she thought. "How shall I get word home?" There was no possible way for her to telephone or telegraph.

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