The True-Witness Twins Triumph

[Of Special Interest to Children]

ANN SEATON BOSQUEZ

It was almost time for Sunday School to begin. Indicating the two empty chairs in the class, Johnny remarked, "We're all here but the tardy twins." Just then the bell rang, and the Sunday School exercises began. While they were singing, the outside door opened, and in came Lora and Lucy.

Although the twins looked nothing alike, their faces wore the same unhappy expressions as they took their places in the class circle. As soon as it was discussion time, the twins began to pour out their troubles. It didn't matter how hard they tried, they just couldn't get to Sunday School on time on account of their brother, they said. He always wanted to play, and he would hide his shoes and pretend that he couldn't find them so that he could stay at home and play, they added.

The teacher asked if anyone in the class knew what commandment was being broken. The children thought and thought. Then they opened their Bibles to Exodus 20 and began to look at the Ten Commandments. Finally Lora said, "I think it's the ninth commandment."

The teacher nodded and asked her to read it to the class.

Lora read (verse 16), "Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour."

Then the class talked about how we learn in Christian Science that mortal mind always tries to blame someone for its faults. But when they looked up the definition of "mortal mind"' in Science and Health by Mrs. Eddy, they found the first meaning is, "Nothing claiming to be something, for Mind is immortal" (p. 591). So they concluded that since mortal mind is nothing, it can neither cause someone to do wrong nor make another bear witness to wrong.

They decided that since it is right to go to Sunday School, it is right to be on time. It is wrong to blame anyone for anything, since mortal mind is the only wrongdoer.

They recalled how Christ Jesus proved this. He healed in an instant. He bore witness to the truth all the time.

For their homework that week the children were asked to bear witness to the truth every time mortal mind tried to fool them. They all agreed to do this.

The following Sunday the twins arrived early, and their faces were radiant. They were so happy to be on time and to have proved that the truth they were learning really works. Lucy reported. "Daddy said: 'Enough of this nonsense. We're going to be on time.' " And they have been—ever since.

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