Article March 30, 1899 Issue

The Just Acknowledgment

BY W. R. RATHVON

Oh that men would praise the Lord for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men.—Psalm 107:8.

Frequently beginners in Science, when disposed to tell of demonstrations they have had, are deterred by the wiles of mortal mind, which is ever ready to insinuate "it would have been so anyhow." So subtle is this suggestion that the Scientist himself, if not on his guard, is led at first to wonder and then to doubt, whether, after all, the good results that have followed his endeavors to demonstrate would not "have been so anyhow."

In uncovering this claim, the following homely illustration has proven helpful. We wake on a fine winter morning to find the ground covered with snow. It is expedient that we get our sidewalks clear and our paths opened, so we set to work without delay. We seize the shovel, use strength, promptness, perseverance and understanding, and before very long the work is done and our premises are clear of snow, solely because we worked faithfully to get them so. Later in the day the sun comes out clear and strong, the weather moderates, and before night all sign of snow has disappeared. But the warmer weather had nothing whatever to do with our clean sidewalk.

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