In
that wonderful story of the healing of a blind man, given in the ninth chapter of John, Jesus asked the man, soon after his healing, "Dost thou believe on the Son of God?
Much
has been said and written by people quite outside the ranks of Christian Science, in commendation of the optimism and serenity of the followers of this teaching, as shown in their bearing and in their disposition; and to a large degree this commendation has been deserved, although Christian Scientists themselves have been more or less unconscious of the "outward appearance" which has attracted the attention of their friends.
Among
the many ineffaceable memories which the visitor to the Vatican galleries is destined to bring away with him is that of "The Sleeping Ariadne," an antique marble so exquisitely modeled, so instinct with glorious art, as to be universally regarded as the product of a master hand.
It
was a clear, cool day without, so that an overcoat and a brisk gait were called for, and yet the atmosphere of the conservatory we had entered was summerlike and we found ourselves in the midst of a revelry of bloom.
To
the student of Christian Science there is food for reflection in the method adopted by the Master when the disciples of John questioned him to know if he really was the long-expected Messiah.
There
is a sense in which it would be a mark of the highest presumption for any one to say that he apprehends and can explain the operations of Spirit; nevertheless, Jesus' teaching unquestionably warrants the conviction that we may know "the deep things of God.