Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-06-21
Peaceful Settlements

TT is truism that no controversy
is ever settled permanently until
- it is settled rightly. There must
be an equitable meeting of the op-
posing factions, that those concerned
may not continue to harbor the ami
mosities which caused them origin
ally to disagree. Exercise of such
evils as malice, ill-will, hatred, re-
venge, is inadmissible and indefensi-
BILE. Jesus rebuked these traits in
the disciple who cut off the ear OF
the high priests servant. "Put up
again thy sword into his place." he
said Matthew 26:52), "for all they
that take the sword shall perish with
the sword"
Had Jesus told his followers mere
~ what not to do, without telling
them how to control their actions
through scientific right thinking, he
would have left them to the mercy
of human will-power. They would
have remained in ignorance of how
best to conduct themselves so as to
be free from the shackles of materi-
atty. But he did not stop there.
His teachings were always positive,
for he understood whence came his
marvellous healing power. He want
ed them to understand the source of
his power--which was as available
to them as to him-and, through
their understanding of God, to dem
onstrate the divine power in good
deeds.
Right actions follow right think
ing. The one Mind, divine Principle,
is the only basis upon which unity
Of thought can be gained; it is the
source of all right thoughts. {.
On pages 469 and 47O of the text
book, "Science and Health with Key
to the Scriptures" Mary Eddy Baker
writes, with one Father, even God,
the whole family of man would be
brethren; and with one Mind and
that God, or good, the brotherhood
of man would consist of Love and
Truth, and have unity of Principle
and spiritual power which constitute
divine Science"
As men are actuated by a desire to
be fair in their dealings, they ex-
press the unity of Principle" which
makes all men brothers. This is not
a mere platitude; such unity can be
and is being demonstrated. {.
In handling error of any sort, we
start with the scientifically correct
premise that God, Mind, is good,
and that the real man. Minds
reflection, is also good. What
ever wrong we see in others is
but manifestation of the carnal
mind, and our part in the correction
must begin with ourselves-we must
destroy the wrong image in our own
consciousness. This was Jesus meth
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unreal, as no part of mans true self
hood, because he ever held to the
truth of being, namely, that the real
man is Gods reflection.
As we progress in our ability to
distinguish between the real and the
unreal, our sense of the beauty, util-
ity, and permanence of all that is
good is enhanced. This is illustrated
by a story of three men who once
took a walk in a forest. One was a
bOtanist, one a business man, and
one poet. AS they went along, each
asked the other what he saw in the
forest. The botanist answered, elm
teresting specimens" the business
man. Thousands of feet Of lumber
rolling off the saws" the poet, END
less inspiration" They all saw the
same objects with their physical
eyes. yet their reactions were vastly
different, and each vision was right
and useful In its place.
One II false to himself when he
permits evil to handle him, or when
he sees evil as something belonging
to persons. Evil is negation, moth
ing, and he must therefore not see
IL as something real. To magnify
human weaknesses, either in indi-
viduals or In groups of individuals,
is In itself an evil. The one Mind.
which man reflects, knows only good.
When we classify all wrongdoing as
impersonal error, then we shall be
able to destroy it as Jesus destroyed
1t. This attitude of spiritual think
ing will bring about a peaceful set
Element in any controversy.-Tbe
Christian Science Monitor.