The Daily Missoulian., 1909-07-25

1t is impossible for any individual
to stop thinking. If one is to be rid
of the consciousness of fear, If one Is
to rid oneself of sad thoughts ir
ritabilty'' he must have something
else in their place, and the question
naturally arises, what kind of thoughts
shall be entertained as remedy for
sad thoughts and what shall prompt
them and what shall be their basis?
Christian Science is systematic
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 liftirg ona1s
thought thus above the frail. mutable
temporal things Of life to a compre-
hension of the spiritual and eternal
facts of being. Christian Science de-
stroys unrest by the teaching that man
is. in his real Individuality child of
God. that he has no occasion to worry
because he is continually protected and
sustained by the power Of omnipotent
and ever present Spirit. .5
Suggestion" to Children.
DR. Worcester. in an article on the
subject. What Suggestion Can Do for
Children" declares: "In all cases af-
fecting the moral life of the child I
regard direct appeal to the childs
better nature as quite as important
as suggestion" ! believe DR.. Wor-
cester would not object to our sup
plementing the further affirmation that
a direct appeal to the child's better
nature is the most important thing and
that the reformation cannot be COM
p'eted without reaching the child's bet
ter nature. For this reason, the child
should early be instructed in regard
is no better wav than that which is
outlined in Christian Science. The
child should early be taught his re-
lationship to God, that in his real in
dividualitv he is a child of God. a
good child, and that he should live this
fact and cease to fall short Of this in
dividuality by permitting naughty
thoughts and deeds.' ...= es-
In his suggestion to the child, DR..
Worcester uses the words. God is
truth and you will be truthful" This
indicates reaching out after a more
spiritual method and is really scientific
and Christian. so far as 1T goes, but
because of it's incompleteness it does
not carry sufficient conviction. May
we ask what relation does the state
ment You will be truthful" bear
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it is based upon the teachings Of
Christian Science. the statement that
God is truth means to the child that
Gods child is the reflection, the mani
festation Of truth and, therefore, ex-
presses only truthfulness, and can ex
press nothing else. With such an un-
derstanding. the argument is whole
some truthful and effectual. 1t is based
upon the eternal science Of God and
it's result is sure. DR.. Worcester ar
CUES to the child, "You do not wish
to be liar. You know it is wrong"
but he gives no 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 convince the child
If the child is taught that to be
untruthful is to deviate from truth,
God, and thus deflect from his real
individuality as Gods child, and that
the evil results of lying are thus per
petuated. and that the child 'knows
that lying is wrong" because such
practice is out of keeping with it's
true self as the reflection of God, good,
and is therefore utterly unbeneficial
to him, there is reason for the
hope Within" There is basis of con-
yiction and the argument of truth is
permanently effectual. If, however,