Article November 4, 1961 Issue

Blessings Await the Visitor

"The natural fruits of Christian Science Mind-healing are harmony, brotherly love, spiritual growth and activity." So writes our beloved Leader, Mary Baker Eddy, in her work "The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and Miscellany" (p. 213).

Referring to the above statement, a librarian writes: "The truth of this statement has been proved on many occasions when someone, a stranger or a church member bowed down with problems, has come into the Reading Room. The librarian has seen the whole picture change after talking with him and encouraging him to read the Bible, the writings of our Leader, or an inspiring article in one of the Christian Science periodicals. The burdens have dropped away."

"Perhaps," writes another librarian, "the visitor is just a timid inquirer, hesitant and doubtful, or a beginner in Christian Science, sick or troubled, seeking the cure or comfort which Science has brought to others, or one who has heard of the logic of Christian Science that divine law can be understood and utilized with certain and good effect. All are in need of the understanding of God's allness, His nearness, His love for His children. These seekers should be able to find our Reading Room easily and then, through the helpful displays, glimpse the wealth of spiritual inspiration which awaits them in the writings of Mrs. Eddy and in the other authorized literature. We pray in the words of our Leader (ibid., p. 182): 'May the wanderer in the wilderness of mortal beliefs and fears turn hither with satisfied hope. May the birds of passage rest their weary wings amid the fair foliage of this vine of His husbanding, find shelter from the storm and a covert from the tempest.'"

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