The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1923-05-08

the planets respond TO its force Just
the same False belief, lack of any be.
; lief in or knowledge OF gravitation
has not affected its operation. In the
so-called material universe the law OF
gravitation is basic. fundamental. and
is there TO be understood and intelii-
gently utilized by man. | am sure a
personal experience may be helpful in
further explaining the distinction be-
tween the real and that which is be-
lieved 20 be real
Some years ago | presented at a
bank a ten-dollar bill. a silver certif-
cate The usual words This certifies
that there has been deposited in the
Treasury of the United States OF
America, ten silver dollars. payable to
the bearer on demand" were printed
in the usual type across the face of this
bill. | believed this bill to be genuine
and. in the light of past experience.
had right to expect that the pay
ling teller of the bank would at once
count out to me ten silver dollars or
their equivalent in exchange for this
bill. However, contrary TO my expec-
tations. in a very short period of time
the teller returned the same bill to me
with the word counterfeit" stamped
in large red letters across its face. In
:, a moment OF time and without any eff
fort on my part the status of that bill
became apparent | no longer looked
upon il as a genuine medium of ex-
change. 1t represented nothing and
was nothing. 1t was merely coun-
terfeit | no longer expected ten dol
lars in exchange; | was absolutely
convinced that no person would ever
be deceived again by that particular
bill. My belief in its vaule was sim
cere but erroneous. 1t had escaped de-
lection perhaps many times, yet from
first to last it represented nothing, was
"a counterfeit, and needed but the
trained and skillful knowledge OF that
paying teller and little red ink to
destroy forever its fictitious value.
Through all this experience there was
a real genuine silver certificate in cir
culation and its value remained abso-
lutte and undisturbed. The sincere
belief of every person in the world
could not make a genuine bill out of
that counterfeit. The basic, funda-
mental value was not there. That bill
was but the visible evidence OF the
counterfeit mind which had produced
it, and which, until detected. endowed
it with its own fictitious value.
Good and Evil Mental
In the considerations OF Christian
Science it is absolutely essential to un-
derstand the nature OF good and evil
and to be able to distinguish between
that which is intrinsically good and
that which presents merely the ap-
pearance OF good.
Human laws have been devised for
the protection OF individuals as units
in the commonwealth. Some OF these
laws are of ancient origin; so much
so that mankind has no knowledge OF
their source except that they are
founded upon usages and customs,
which have prevaile dso long that the
memory of man runneth not to the
contrary" These laws, like all others,
are based upon the theory that there
is a supreme, sovereign power, with
in the state, commanding that which
lis right and prohibiting that which is
wrong. 1t should be remembered that
these laws have been formulated by
the human desire to rise above the
chaotic condition OF no law, and many
of them are profound examples OF the
human attempt to pattern the DEGREES
of infinite, divine justice. There is
we'll defined and recognized rule or
law which prevails in most civilized
countries that every individual is pre-
sumcd to be innocent of any wrong
doing until proved guilty by compe-
tent evidence beyond every reasonable
doubt This presumption is an essen
tial and substantial part of the law OF
the land. and it is the duty OF courts
and jures to maintain this presump-
ton of innocence up to the very mo-
mcnt that it is overcome by the evi-
dence. SO strong is this presumption
of innocence that the complaint IN
formation, or indictment against an
individual can never be used in and OF
itself to contradict or overcome this
inherent presumption with which every
individual is clothed. II is further a
presumption of law that every one is
honest, truthful, and law-abiding until
the contrary is shown. Also the pre-
sumption of normality in mind and
body prevails, and our courts guard
,..x,, ,oaforefv tbeee wise and humane