The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-12-13

from this chapter because IL so point
eddy names the fact that ones real
refuge and fortress Is God, and that
His truth" shall be thy shield and
buckler." What can bring greater
peace" to the conscience. what can
kindle greater hope" what can
create more substantial faith, what
is more effectual remedy for the sad
ness and inharmony in the patients
life than the quiet wakeful conscious
ness of Gods ever presence and His
protecting care?
1t is impossible for any individual
to stop thinking. II one is to be rid
of the consciousness of fear. if one is
TO rid oneself of sad thoughts" ''ir-
ritability." he must have something
else in their place. and the question
naturally arises. what kind of thoughts
shall be entertained as a remedy for
sad thoughts, and what shall prompt
them and what shall be their basis?
Christian science is a systematic,
scientific method of renewing" as
well as changing ones thought, not by
means of deception, not by means of
''fooling" oneself, but by reminding
oneself of the eternal truth. by lift
ing ones thought thus above the frail.
mutable, temporal things of life to a
comprehension of the spiritual and
eternal facts OF being. Christian
Science destroys unrest by the teach
ing that man is, in his real individual
ty a child of God, that he has no occa-
sion to worry because he is continually
protected and sustained by the power
of omnipotent and ever-prosent Spirit.
Suggestion" to Children.
DR.. Worcester. in an article on the
subject, What Suggestion Can Do For
Children" declares I'm all cases af-
fecting he moral life of the child l
regard direct appeal to the child's
better nature as quite as important as
suggestion" I believe DIR. Worcester
would not object to our supplementing
the further affirmation that a direct
appeal to the child's better nature is
the most important thing and that the
reformation cannot be completed
without reaching the childs better ma
ture. For this reason the child should
early be instructed in regard to his
moral responsibility, and there is no
better way than that which is outlined
in Christian Science. The child should
early be taught his relationship to
God, that in his real individuality he
is a child of God, a good child. and
that he should live this fact and cease
to fall short of this individuality by
Deeds"
In his suggestion to the child, DIR.
Worcester uses the words, God is
truth and you will be truthful" This
indicates a reaching out after a more
spiritual method and is really scientific
and Christian so far as it goes, but be.
cause Of its incompleteness it does not
carry sufficient conviction. May we
ask what relation does the statement
"You will be truthful" bear to the
statement God is TRUTH" II it is
based upon the teachings Of Christian
Science, the statement that God is
truth" means to the child that Gods
ton, Of Truth, and therefore expresses
only. truthfulness and can express
nothing else With such an understand
ing the argument is wholesome, truth
full and effectual. 1t is based upon the
eternal science OF God and it's result is
sure. DR.. Worcester argues to the
child, "You do not wish to be a liar
You know it is wrong" but he gives nc
reason why the child does not wish to
be liar, nor why the child knows it is
wrong. Therefore there is nothing in
the suggestion per Sc which could con.
vince the child.
If the child is taught that to be un
truthful is to deviate from Truth, God
and thus defect from his real individ.
uality as Gods child, and that the
evil results of lying are thus perpet-
uated, and that the child knows that
lying is wrong" because such practice
is out of keeping with its true self as
the reflection of God. good. there is a
reason for the hope within" There
ment of truth is permanently effectu-
al. If, however, a child is told You
do not wish to be liar" and he has
no reason for believing this except the
mere fact that he is being told SO, his
acceptance of it cannot be more than
temporary. If he is taught scientif
ic truthful reason why he does not
wish to be liar, the conviction is like
ly to be lasting. for its foundation is in
truth. 1t is more than mere sugges
ton. Mark the suggestion You will
do just what I tell you. for you and
are good friends Is it safe to accept
an argument simply because one is or
friendly terms with the one who pre-
sents it. or simply because it is his
declaration? 1t is only safe to accept
and act upon that which is positively
right, and we can always be sure that
we are right if we are arguing from
the standpoint that God is good, thai
the child is His likeness and manifests
only the good characteristics of Good
Take DR.. Worcester's argument "Yor
are a brave boy" The question is
where is the evidence, since the senses
declare that he is not a brave boy? He
who believes material evidence coult
not believe that the child is a brave
boy. and for such an one to declare