Article January 1, 1966 Issue

Sticking to the Truth

[Of Special Interest to Juniors]

MARY FOX PUMPHREY

Ron was very glad to be a pupil in a Christian Science Sunday School. His class had memorized the Ten Commandments, the Beatitudes, and the Lord's Prayer from the Bible. The teacher had told the pupils how important it is for one to be letter-perfect in these and to stay with them until each one was sure of their meaning.

The Apostle Paul wrote (II Cor. 3:6). "The letter killeth, but the spirit giveth life." This passage showed the children that it doesn't do any good just to repeat words like a parrot; it is necessary to know the definition of words and to strive for a spiritual understanding of them. Ron was very good at this kind of work.

One afternoon when he came home from school, he told his mother that his eyes, head, and stomach were all aching. Several children were absent from school with this same sickness, and now it seemed very real to Ron. Usually when lie had any inharmonious condition to overcome, he gained his freedom by reading the Bible and Science and Health by Mrs. Eddy. But at this time he didn't feel like reading.

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