Article November 28, 1903 Issue

Proof, not Profession

CLIFTON H. HILDUM.

It is impossible to be a Christian Scientist without apprehending the moral law so clearly, that, for conscience sake, one will either abandon his claim to even a knowledge of this Science, or else make the claim valid" (Miscellaneous Writings by Mary Baker G. Eddy, p. 261).

In every walk of life we are called upon to give proof in substantiation of all claims to the possession of property or of ability and, in many instances, of knowledge. When a man applies for a position in which a certain line of work is to be performed, he must "make the claim valid" by exhibiting indubitable proof of his possession of the requisite ability. If he would assume to do stenographic work his prospective employer rarely if ever considers it essential that he be a graduate of a particular school or of any school. All that is required is that he shall be able to prove his right to the title of stenographer, and until he can demonstrate that right, he is not, and certainly has no right to style himself, a stenographer.

Again, it matters not how long a man may study Blackstone, Kent, or Bouvier, he is not, and dare not call himself an attorney at law until he has proven to the satisfaction of an examining board that he has gained the requisite knowledge to enable him to perform the duties required at the hands of a legal counselor. And it matters not how much ability may be possessed at the time of the examination, unless practice and study are kept up, the man will speedily lose his place in the march of progress.

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