Article June 26, 1926 Issue

Making Our Demonstration

EARL A. RUSSELL

Frequently one hears it said that a certain individual is not making his or her demonstration; or perhaps the suggestion is, I am not making my demonstration! But is this always true? Is it not, perhaps, a specific outlined result that is not being brought about; and is that necessarily the real demonstration? Maybe the claim is one of lack of this world's goods,—money or material possessions,—and the student seems hardly able to hold his own; or a physical disability may not be yielding so quickly as one may think it should; or a domestic tangle may seem to be slow in untangling.

Before passing judgment it is always well for us to realize that all that can possibly be demonstrated is the truth, each individual demonstration being one wherein a quality of divine Mind is proved true in any particular case. Remembering that a quality of divine Mind is the truth to be proved true, let us then ponder more intelligently whether or not the demonstration is being made.

Mrs. Eddy, our beloved Leader, says in "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" (p. 411), "The procuring cause and foundation of all sickness is fear, ignorance, or sin." Sin and ignorance and fear claim to be present in most cases of sickness. If fear is predominant, the demonstration must be the meeting of its claims and the proving of them to be false, by proving man to be the fearless idea of God. It may take much courage to remain loyal to the divine Principle, Love; it may take much courage to be able to remain faithful in the face of criticisms that seem well founded; it may take much courage to stand faithful and unshaken when friends forsake and worldly possessions disappear. But is not such faithfulness really demonstration? Is it not demonstrating unselfish love for God, remaining steadfast and loyal through all the trying experiences?

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