Article February 4, 1905 Issue

The Day Breaks and the Shadows Flee Away

C. L. E.

The possession of the complete Concordance to Science and Health has brought to my mind a clearer recognition of the place which the Christian Science text-book is destined to fill in the world's history. A certain amount of historical study shows me that all human opinions and plans have been impotent to solve the problem of harmony, — individual, social, political. All good that has been done is cause for gratitude and rejoicing, but individuals, societies, and governments need an absolute and immutable model whereto they may turn and whereby they may regulate every separate action. "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" supplies the world's need. It voices the truth, and in this lies its attraction and power, Incredible as it may seem to some, this little book lights the way to true harmony and explains the Principle which alone can effect this harmony. Many of its students have already gained an advanced understanding of Christian Science, but they have likewise discerned that they are but touching the hem of the garment. We, therefore, who are still very young students need not be discouraged that our understanding is not greater. We recognize that at this period we may rest in the acceptance of the inspired statements in that book, the full import of which we have not yet grasped.

Time-born experience will show all mortals that every human thought and thing is altogether vanity and vexation of spirit, because unsupported by God. Then divine Love will lead each one to where the young child lies: yes, to Christian Science as expounded in our text-book, through which divine Mind illumines consciousness, and Truth is perceived.

Let us rejoice over every indication that thought is active, weary of the past and the poor present, of all that is stupid, useless, and unjust. Thanks be to God who is creating and impelling the desire and guiding the research for a purer, happier sense of life. No one is more grateful than the Christian Scientist for every sign of the world's awakening; grateful to those men and women, be they Christian Scientists or not, who, in however seemingly small degree, are aiding in bringing about the kingdom of heaven on earth. We are grateful to God and to them for their honest efforts at well-doing, their patient research, their unselfish toil. It cannot return unto them void; for this we have Christ's word: "Seek, and ye shall find." Even though it be, for a season, merely the discovery of the falsity of material law, yet this is much. Though mortal mind may fancy that it finds ways of its own creation to alleviate and remove sin and suffering, the relief is but temporary. By induction and experience we may fairly conclude that it must eventually turn to Truth to find the only effective solution of earthly problems. Then will that unity of experience in the one Mind, which has already dawned among men, grow into lawful fulness. Then will St. John's definition of God as Love be more clearly understood. True love is coming to light, love free from all that degrades; without hypocrisy; love that is above all kind and just, giving unto all their due; namely, recognition as children of God; doing as we would be done by; leaving to all liberty of action; resting in the sweet assurance that all live, move, and have their being in God. Then will be understood Mrs. Eddy's definition of God as Principle; the term will no longer seem cold, because we shall be proving in an ascending scale the loving character of Principle as the one cause, animating the countless manifestations of good — even of all. "The earth, O Lord, full of thy mercy."

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