Article November 14, 1964 Issue

Activities for the Armed Services

While on guard duty, a soldier climbed to the top of a tower at a prison stockade. Suddenly the door he was opening to enter the tower fell back on him; as he tried to avoid it, he slipped and fell thirty feet to the ground. Taken up unconscious, he was rushed to an Army hospital.

On the way he regained consciousness and began to affirm truths of Christian Science to himself. Upon arrival at the hospital he was given permission to telephone a Christian Science Minister for the Armed Services. The Minister first recalled to the soldier the Bible story of Eutychus, who, while listening to Paul preach, fell asleep, toppled from the third floor, and was taken up dead. Going down to Eutychus, Paul embraced him and restored him to life.

After referring to this account, the Minister reminded the soldier that the spiritual and perfect man of God's creating is held securely in the harmony of God's law and so cannot fall and be injured. Then he encouraged him to cling to this truth, having confidence it would overcome the harmful effects of false, material law and bring healing.

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