Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-12-22

one before me who can give an &C.
curate definition of patience, there
are ten who can tell about impotence.
Why? Because we give way TO impa-
thence much oftener than we subdue
II. Very few Of us knew what true
patience meant until Christian Sci.
ence entered our lives, and many Of
us would be better today II we used
more OF 1t. Too little patience is a
cause Of the failure Or many prayer.
Patience should have Ia -ge place in
every Christian Science treatment,
and patience in Christian Science Is
much more than merely waiting for
something to mature or to come to
pass.s It has no kinship with idleness
II is the silent partner OF activity,
the councillor of success, the twin
brother of power. It's children are
|elertness. resourcefulness and saga.
city. II can contentediy wait years, IL
need be, for the right moment; to ar
rive, and then act with the swiftness
OF an eagle, and the force Of a battle
ship. But from first to last, Il recog-
nizes only one source OF wisdom, OF
power, OF achieyenent-Go God himself
Hence where there Is true patience,
there can be no disappointment, for
disappointment is born Of distrust and
impatienee. He who trusts In the ON
nisciehce OF God the all-wisdom OF
GOOD, and patiently expects Its mani
Hesitation, never outlining what God
should do, or how He should do It.
a q stranger to disappointment.
He who 10 holding on TO the hand
OF God need not be disturbed over
the outcome Of any undertaking
whether he goes or stays, buys or
sells, sows or reaps, gains or loses.
God cares for those who trust Him
intellectually.
Paradoxical as II may sound, the
man who has the most patience, has
the least need Of using It You may
remember the answer of the little boy
who was asked 10 tell what salt t.
salt, he said, us the thing that
spells your potatoes when you forget
TO put It on Now, will not be-
little patience by such trivial def-
milton. but I would impress upon you
. the need OF putting large portion OF
pafience in every treatment you give
lin every prayer you offer. Its very
presence In your treatment hastens
the day OF instantaneous healing
Readiness to await Gods own time
brings quick results.
No better exemplihc Of true
patience Is to be found anywhere than
in the history Of the Discoverer and
Founder Of Christian Science, Mary
Baker Eddy. She would walt patient.
". actively. year after year for Gods
chosen hour to arrive, and when II
struck. no difficulty could delay, no
obstruction could impede her prompt
execution Of that plan which may
have been year, In maturing. Her
history affords many instances OF THIS
the more recent and momentous be-
inc the creation Of The Christian Sci
ence Monitor q successful daily
newspaper and exponent Of clean jour.
nalIsm whose pages are never red
with crime nor yellow with morbid
sensation. After many long years OF
patient waiting, Mrs Eddy recognized
the right moment for launching The
Christian Science Monitor upon the
world and when that moment arrived,
nothing was allowed to stand In
the way Of the execution OF Gods
DIan. Patience was so great an aid
"a her that she would have her fol.
lowers armed with St also.
recall one memorable afternoon
II Chestnut Hill. It was the last year
she was visibly with as. We were
grouped about her chair as LOVING
sons and daughters ever delight IN
gathering around q reyered mother.
She was counselling us about the need
Of bringing more Of patience into our
work and telling how often the prayer
If patient watchtulness had served
her when failure seemed imminent
The afternoon edition of The Christian
Science Monitor had just been hand.
ed to her, and as she looked 1t over,
she noticed that the day was the an.
niyersary Of the birth Of John Milton.
the immortal composer Of Paradise
Lost With characteristic readiness
and adroitness for turning every cir
cumstance to advantage, she quoted
10 US that line from one OF Millions
later poems. which couples patience
with service
They also serve who only stand
and wait.
How often in her full and throb,
bing life that noble woman did stead.
lastly stand and how patiently she
waited and how faithfully she
served, the years to come alone can
reveal. Verify the gracious prayer OF
patience had much to do with her
perfect work. g <-.-1
Meekness. - .-,... i. -
OF all men the Christian Scientist
has greatest need to heed the teach
ing of his text book to guard well
humility" for Christian Science has
placed within his reach without money
and without price the things the world
is searching and striving for in its
laundering fashion; the mastery OF
circumstance. dominion. over adver-
sity, power to achieve, peace OF mind,
and strength of body: But unless
tempered with humility, true meek.