Article February 26, 1903 Issue

Upon Accuracy and Inaccuracy

ANNE DODGE.

To be accurate involves strict adherence to the truth in all things—"from the least unto the greatest." It means not the slightest deviation from the rule laid down by our Master, who always put truth first at any sacrifice.

The practice and demonstration of the truth is the most important thing to the Scientist, and how necessary, then, that he be accurate, even in detail,—in every word, every description, every impression given out; how more than important not to practise deception in any way, but to abide steadfastly in Truth, and to guard himself carefully from giving or receiving a wrong impression of anything.

Inaccuracy is but another word for deception, hypocrisy, and all that "maketh a lie." Inaccuracy in the least, means a mistake in the result of our working, and that we must go back, erase the mistake, and do our work all over again, and it is a more wearisome, task, and grows more distasteful with every repetition; whereas, had we been accurate in the beginning, and accurate throughout the successive stages of our problem, there would be no weary retracing of old footsteps, but a joyous pressing forward to the fulfilment of our glorious "calling."

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