Editorial March 3, 1945 Issue

Christian Science and Happy Marriages

John Randall Dunn

The world in general little realizes what a stabilizing influence is Christian Science in tens of thousands of homes today. Many are the households which are being preserved intact, and erstwhile impossible relationships bravely endured, or bettered, because of the sustaining power of divine Truth, as taught in Christian Science.

What a blessing to the whole human family is that grand chapter entitled "Marriage" in Mary Baker Eddy's "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures"! How many matrimonial barks would be saved from shipwreck, if the wise, loving counsel in these pages were heeded! Hear these challenging statements from this chapter (p. 65): "If the foundations of human affection are consistent with progress, they will be strong and enduring. Divorces should warn the age of some fundamental error in the marriage state. The union of the sexes suffers fearful discord. To gain Christian Science and its harmony, life should be more metaphysically regarded." Then a little farther along we read, "Matrimony, which was once a fixed fact among us must lose its present slippery footing, and man must find permanence and peace in a more spiritual adherence." Fortunate and safe indeed are the young men and women who, contemplating marriage, are willing to read together and prayerfully ponder the teachings of this remarkable chapter.

If an individual contemplates a pleasure trip and seeks an agreeable companion therefor, whom is he likely to choose? If wise, his choice will not be one who does not speak his language, or one whose tastes are widely dissimilar. If the journey promises to be lengthy, even greater care will be exercised, lest the harmony of the enterprise be jeopardized. Is it not surprising, therefore, that two persons with a so called life's journey before them, should so often set forth with such woeful unpreparedness? One of the partners may have a background of singular clean mindedness, while the other may be a victim of licentious thinking. One natively turns to the finer, 'more spiritual aspects of life, while the other finds satisfaction only in material aims and pursuits. One likes good books, good music; the other is bored therewith. And the amazing thing is that these two individuals, having no other bond save the mesmerism of mortal mind infatuation, will set sail on the treacherous seas of human experience, vainly expecting a life voyage of flawless harmony!

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