Article January 29, 1910 Issue

STEPS TOWARD UNITY

ANNIE LOUISE ROBERTSON.

It is safe to assume that whatever differences there may be in the states and stages of growth among Christian Scientists, they are united in their love for the Cause, in their desire for its prosperity, and in unswerving loyalty to its wise and beloved Leader. Whether they are young students just beginning to understand the Science of being, or whether they have had years of experience in Christian Science work, they are all anxious to learn how to work more intelligently. The subject is so great and the field is so vast that every sincere student can but desire and welcome that enlightenment which will enable him to prove his usefulness in an ever-increasing measure.

As we gain a broader view of the grandeur of the work that Christian Science will accomplish, and even of its present achievements for the human race, it is to be expected that the longing to be of service to the Cause should outweigh any personal considerations and eliminate in a great measure the error of "mere personal attachment" (Manual, p. 40), and this desire for increased usefulness will make us wise in availing ourselves of every avenue and means that may be presented. At the present time we have a splendid opportunity to bless humanity through our daily newspaper, the Monitor. No one can estimate the good which this splendid paper is accomplishing in the way of uniting all men on a right basis of thought; and whenever we aid in sending out this clean, wide-awake messenger, we are directly contributing to the betterment and unification of public thought.

Unity will also be advanced as each student proves his usefulness by working out his own problem intelligently, which means being diligent and keen in detecting and quick and faithful in correcting his own errors, while giving his neighbor the same privilege, thus bringing out in his own life the fruits of harmony. These fruits speak effectively when words and arguments may not be heard at all. We are learning that what others think about us is of small consequence. What we really are is all that counts, and in the end will be recognized and given its proper place. Different temperaments naturally work out their lifeproblems in different ways. Some make too much of error, and others wish to ignore it. Some strive unwisely to abandon the material, while others scarcely abandon it at all. Although it is as disastrous to go too fast as it is to go too slow, will it not be wiser for each one to allow the other to work out his life-problem according to his own light?

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