Editorial June 15, 1963 Issue

"Foundational trusts"

Helen Wood Bauman

Because Christian Scientists have accepted certain broad and all-embracing truths of God and man, they are under obligation to carry out the implications of those truths. Entrusted with the understanding of God's laws of mercy and justice and love, they feel privileged to demonstrate God's will with tenderness and wisdom.

One responsibility the Scientists recognize is that of teaching their children the Science of being and of seeing that they attend the Sunday School which Mary Baker Eddy founded. In "The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and Miscellany" is a letter written by Mrs. Eddy to the Superintendent and teachers of The Mother Church Sunday School. In it she says (p. 230), "It is a joy to know that they who are faithful over foundational trusts, such as the Christian education of the dear children, will reap the reward of rightness, rise in the scale of being, and realize at last their Master'spromise, 'And they shall be all taught of God."

It is always impressive to the Scientists to see the little flocks listening to their teachers, asking and answering questions, and to realize that a foundational trust is being carried out. Never will the children forget the lessons they learn of God's allness and presence, of the demand for obedience to His laws, of the need to identify themselves as His likeness rather than the corporeal mortals they seem to be. The seed of Truth has been planted and has begun to expand in an atmosphere of warm affection and earnest solicitude. It can never return to its shell, however slow the fruitage may be in appearing, for the vitality of the seed is divine, and its development is inevitable.

Enjoy 1 free Sentinel article or audio program each month, including content from 1898 to today.

Send a comment to the editors
NEXT IN THIS ISSUE
Editorial
The Incarnation
June 15, 1963
Contents

We'd love to hear from you!

Easily submit your testimonies, articles, and poems online.

Submit