Article December 17, 1938 Issue

The Most Important Thing

ELLA H. HAY

Just before sunset, one evening, the writer drove with friends for an hour or more over a stretch of country where, for many miles, there was little variation in the elevation of the land. As the sun disappeared behind the horizon, hazy clouds hung low and gave an impression of hills leading to mountain ranges. So real appeared this illusion that one who was unfamiliar with the nature of the land in that locality might have been convinced that soon the highway would lead through the foothills and on to verdant mountains.

We readily admit the illusive nature of phenomena caused by certain atmospheric conditions, the mirage being a familiar instance. We acknowledge that material sense may not be a reliable source of information. Christian Science goes farther, teaching that God's creation is spiritual, and that, therefore, all evidence offered by the corporeal senses is false and unreliable. Through spiritual sense alone we discern man's real existence, his oneness with divine Mind.

The belief that intelligence originates in matter, and is governed by matter, is an illusion of material sense. From this illusion arises all inharmony. God and man, divine Principle and idea, constitute reality. Mary Baker Eddy, the Discoverer and Founder of Christian Science, says (Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, p. 466): "Truth is real, and error is unreal. This last statement contains the point you will most reluctantly admit, although first and last it is the most important to understand."

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