Article December 12, 1925 Issue

Order

WILLIAM HALE COOMBER

MRS. EDDY writes in "Retrospection and Introspection" (p. 87), "The poet's line, 'Order is heaven's first law,' is so eternally true, so axiomatic, that it has become a truism; and its wisdom is as obvious in religion and scholarship as in astronomy or mathematics." Through Christian Science it is indeed clearly seen that order is a quality of God, and therefore is reflected by man, God's image and likeness. Moreover, it is a quality which must sooner or later be demonstrated in the life and experience of every Christian Scientist. Manifestations of disorderliness and untidiness in one's work, one's home, or anywhere else, need to be corrected by the recognition and demonstration of the law of God, the law of harmony; for "Science cannot produce both disorder and order," as Mrs. Eddy tells us in "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" (p. 402). This can and must be done, primarily, in one's thinking. It is a disorderly mentality which seems to produce a disorderly environment or disorderly work.

Christian Science requires the accomplishment of nothing less than the best in every undertaking; and order is assuredly an important subject for attention. Perhaps it may sometimes be thought that stiffness, hardness, and unlovableness are associated with order; in other words, that to be orderly is both irksome and exacting. But it is not really so; for order is naturally harmonious, beautiful, joyous, because it is a quality of divine Love.

Order, too, makes for efficiency. It is so-called mortal mind which causes disorder and chaos. It is the reflection of the one Mind which demonstrates order. Understanding this, our Leader, in speaking of those who discern Christian Science, wrote, "They will maintain law and order" (Science and Health, p. 97). This larger idea of order is being demonstrated and will continue to be demonstrated by Christian Scientists in their constant recognition of God's government, to the complete destruction of the seeming activities of evil among men.

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