Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1919-10-14

Rather let us remember that we have
but cleaned one room in the house of
human consciousness. A much great
| er work remains to be done and the
responsibility is on individual man.
you and me. How much | wish we
might realize that
| GOOD CHEER
| Another important lesson of the war
is the value of good cheer
The very large number of recover
les among the wounded has, no doubt
been due in a large measure to this
spirit of good cheer which persistently
minimizes evil, refuses to listen to its
| exaggerated claims of power and is
always ready and eager to seize and
to hold to the bright side of life. One
physician in command of large hos
pital in Paris said that the soldier was
the most satisfactory patient on earth
because he was always satisfied. at
will be difficult" he said, ito return to
civil practice and have as patients in
fiuential, wealthy, and complaining
people" 81 am feeling fine" was the
soldiers usual comment, though an
arm, limb or eye might be missing.
The spirit Of these men, which I'M
doubtedly derived its strength from
the high purpose with which they
were animated, recalls the lines,
Full many q trouble would burst like
bubble
And into the sea of heather depart.
If you wouldn't rehearse it and tend
erly nurse it
And give it prominent place in
your heart
| Let us learn this lesson, get on the
bright side of life and, best of all, let
us know why we are on that side. Be
an intelligent optimist The only
thing that is serious is good, for good
alone is real. Jesus said to his fol-
lowers, BE of good cheer: | have
overcome the world" John 16::33).
He first gave a command and then the
reason why we should be of good
cheer, for he had proved and showed
how each of us could prove mans SUI
premacy over the world, over all its
misery. sickness, unhappiness, and
sin. His work made evil a conquered
enemy. That's all we have to deal
with. Ignorance and fear are the OBJ
stacleS and both are powerless before
understanding and intelligence, and
understanding and intelligence are the
gifts which Christian Science bears to
men.
PRAYER
1t has already been pointed out that
the practice of Christian Science in.
wolves mental activity, an effort tc
think in accord with God, the good
Mind. This right mental activity is
true prayer and is the one way BY
which individual man can cast off the
shades of hell and abide in heaven.
Let us suppose that an army is in a
valley surrounded on all sides by high
and impossible mountains. There is
but one narrow pass out. What would
an enemy do to prevent that army
from getting out? He would doubt
less make every effort to conceal the
pass in the first instance, and then he
would concentrate his forces to op-
pose to the uttermost any move to use
the road by those in the valley. The
situation with mankind is much the
same as with the army in the valley
Men are in the mental valley of ma
terialism where the snakes of envy
the beasts of hatred and animality, the
shackles of selfishness, the scourges
OF disease and false appetite and the
poisoned wells of sin abound. At
temptS are made to escape through
material medicine, scholastic theology
hypnotism, and will power. but they
result in those using them falling
gack again into the mire and sloughs
or suffering and despair.
The one way out prayer. How the
world has despised it, Stunned it. Of
ten completely misunderstanding its
real meaning and correct practice
Prayer has usually presumed a pres
emit man supplicating a distant God
but since God is the ever present Mind
true prayer is but man thinking in
accord with this present parent Mind.
In other words it is right thinking,
thinking with the Mind that is God in
stead of with the spirit of evil. The
Bible admonition, pray without eeas-
ing, is then seen to mean to think
rightly always. 1t is right mental &C
tlVlty based on a true concept of God
and man. This is true prayer, vital,
living, thinking activity.
1t is all a mental process. Every
individual must sooner or later, here
or hereafter, learn. to pray Alright,
for only in this way does he learn to
live Alright. When one really dis
Germs what true prayer is, his preju-
dices give way and he perceives it to
be the highest joy and privilege of
man, for it is the asserting in thought
and life of his natural unity with God.
THE BIBLE AND SCIENCE AND
HEALTH
The Bible and Science and Health
with Key to the Scriptures by Mary
Baker Eddy, the Christian Science text
book, are to the Christian Scientist the
statute books of life. From them he
learns the truth that is science, re-
ligion, and medicine. One cannot be-
come mathematician merely by wish
ing 70 be one or ~ entertaining sim
ply conviction that mathematics is
scientific and accurate. What must he
| do? He must study the laws of math-
ematics and apply them to concrete
problems. Others may render him
some assistance in the beginning, but
/ If he is ever to be a mathematician he
must learn the laws and the reason
| for them and use them in his own
| thinking. Just so is it with the
Science of life. There must be indi-
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