Article August 17, 1940 Issue

"Stick to the truth of being"

ALBERT F. ENGEL

RALPH WALDO EMERSON has written: "The characteristic of heroism is its persistency. All men have wandering impulses.... But when you have chosen your part, abide by it, and do not weakly try to reconcile yourself with the world."

The persistency of the genuine student of Christian Science may seldom be lauded as heroism, but it consistenly approximates this quality. Having chosen his part, he abides thereby in face of whatever argument may arise as to the existence of worldly powers. Earthly laurels are not the Christian Scientist's objective. Rather does his consecration point to the pathway outward and upward toward spiritual being, wherein no material concept holds sway. By the prayerful study of Christian Science the truth of being may be learned and put to daily use in routing the falsely conceived propositions of the mortal or carnal mind.

Our dear Leader, Mary Baker Eddy, recognizing the great need of mankind, lovingly admonishes (Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, p. 418), "Stick to the truth of being in contradistinction to the error that life, substance, or intelligence can be in matter." The truth about God and man includes all the facts of spiritual existence. In accordance with the spiritual laws and rules revealed in Science and Health and Mrs. Eddy's other writings, Christian Scientists realize that God, infinite divine Mind, and His spiritual idea, man, forever coexist, and that none of God's divine qualities can be expressed through false material concepts. This comprehension or spiritual understanding of the allness of Spirit is wholly practical, and constitutes the foundation of all spiritual demonstration.

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