Editorial May 25, 1929 Issue

True Inquiry

Violet Ker Seymer

Mankind's thirst for knowledge is to be commended, for it bespeaks a reaching out for better conditions than the prevailing ones. Materialistic inquiries, however, lead away from Spirit, which is the only source of harmony, health, and the desired enlightenment. On page 268 of "Miscellaneous Writings" our Leader writes: "The Christian Scientist keeps straight to the course. His whole inquiry and demonstration lie in the line of Truth." This line of inquiry is a divinely inspired and a perpetually blessed line of inquiry.

When a problem of sickness presents itself for solution, so indicating the need of correction, the Christian Scientist asks himself, What quality of God must I reflect in order to heal it? When undesirable traits of character are manifested in a child or in an adult, the Christian Scientist turns to divine Mind and to the contemplation of man's divine nature, for inspiration and regeneration. He is not tolerant of the error, but he does not condemn himself or another by dwelling upon what, spiritually speaking, is not; he turns to inquire of God, good, what he truly is as God's own reflection. As he thus seeks and finds the truth, the mental darkness is lost in spiritual light.

The Christian Scientist knows that he must avoid, not only the extreme of brooding over evil, but also of ignoring it, or evading the demands of divine Principle in his thought and his daily life. Hence this admonition from Mrs. Eddy (Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, p. 447): "To put down the claim of sin, you must detect it, remove the mask, point out the illusion, and thus get the victory over sin and so prove its unreality."

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