Article March 26, 1927 Issue

"Follow thou me"

LUCY TOLLER EADY

In reply to Peter's query with regard to the beloved disciple John, "Lord, and what shall this man do?" Jesus answered in part, "What is that to thee? follow thou me." The truth taught in this oft-quoted text was brought forcibly to the thought, of the writer by a simple incident many years ago, soon after taking up the study of Christian Science. She had joined a choral class, but had been unable to attend until the oratorio under study had been practiced several times by the members. On attending, not being familiar with the work, she endeavored to take her notes from the singer by her side; but all seemed discordant. She then listened to the one behind, with a similar result. To the student's sense all seemed to be singing out of tune, and she made a mental comment that the performance, which was soon to be given, would be a failure!

Then came the thought, Look at the conductor and the book, reading your own notes. At once her notes rang true, and the others were discovered by her to be singing in harmony. Because the listener had been a fraction of a second behind the others, her own imperfect work had caused all to appear discordant.

Sometimes the beginner in Christian Science is too apt to ask another for the solution of a problem instead of working it out himself, or to think that because another is a Christian Scientist, his or her advice must be blindly followed. But we do not necessarily have to ask the opinion or follow in the wake of other Scientists. We should, rather, endeavor to work out our own problems with our own understanding of God, of Christ Jesus, our Way-shower (our conductor), and with our textbooks, the Bible, and "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" by Mary Baker Eddy and her other writings.

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