When the light of Truth in Christian Science first dawned in my consciousness, I remember making the statement, There are but two classes of individuals in the world: those in the Truth and those outside of it. Now if I were to express myself on this point I should say, There are but two classes of individuals in the world: those who have awakened in a degree to the Truth of their Being, and those who have not. We learn from the Bible and "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" that Truth is Infinite, fills all space. From this it follows that none are outside of God's infinite Truth. Christian Science is my Truth, is your Truth, but no more ours than of its most bitter opponent. It reveals the Truth of every one's Being, their true relationship to God and man. If we have awakened to know this before our brothers and sisters, it is our duty and privilege to awaken them; but we should be as patient and loving in doing so as we would wish them to be with us were the conditions reversed. We cannot take the kingdom of heaven with violence.
It is only through divine Love that the Christ-idea is quickened in human consciousness. We often think we have much to meet from the opposition of different ones. Let us reason together on this subject. In the first place, very few people would knowingly oppose a demonstrable Truth, for reason teaches them the uselessness of so doing. We have proven Christian Science such a Truth, a plain statement of facts about God and man. It does not depend upon my belief, your belief, or the belief of any other person. It rests upon an everlasting Principle which cannot be moved. Any one understanding this Principle can demonstrate it just as easily and surely as they can the principle of mathematics. Then ignorance of this Principle causes the only opposition to it. What is the opposer opposing? Simply his conception of Christian Science. If Christian Science were what he believes it to be, we should undoubtedly side with him. He is not fighting Christian Science at all, or even our conception of it: he is only opposing his own belief concerning it.
How can any one suffer from such opposition? If we have positive proof of a fact we know that all must admit it sooner or later, and this assurance gives us peaceful courage. Christian Science appears to be revolutionary in its nature, and consequently is in advance of the general thought of the age, yet its appearance at this time is proof that some are ready to welcome it, and that the world is ripe for the transformation going on through its healing, saving application.
