PAUL says, "A little leaven leaveneth the whole lump." Even a slight understanding of Christian Science changes the thought which we bring to the solution of our problems. As we demonstrate our discernment of spiritual truth by meeting and overcoming the obstacles which present themselves in our daily work, we learn that "Progress is born of experience" (Science and Health, p. 296).
As principal of a large public school I have had ample opportunity, during the past five years, to put the teaching of Christian Science into practice. This has been the case more especially in my relations with parents and teachers. The understanding of the fatherhood of God and the brotherhood of man, gained through the study of "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures," has enabled me to bring to a friendly settlement, from time to time, differences and misunderstandings of a seemingly serious character. In the first epistle to the Corinthians, chapter 13, the power of Love is beautifully set forth. Through my realization of the all-presence and all-power of divine Love I have been fully sustained in overcoming anger, resentment, dislike, and harsh criticism in myself and others. The failures which have come' were owing to the fact that I did not always realize God's presence and His power as omnipotent Love.
The teaching of Science and Health that there is but one Mind, the divine Mind, is the exact opposite of the conception which I had prior to my study of Christian Science. The instruction in mental philosophy that was given in the university from which I was graduated, led to my acceptance of the theory generally taught, that there are many minds. This belief, however, that each person is endowed with a mind of his own, and that different individuals have different minds, which are often quite antagonistic, was completely demolished by the irresistible logic of the Christian Science text-book. The clear and unanswerable exposition of this wonderful book compelled the admission that the assumption of the existence of minds many, whichwas considered to be an axiomatic truth, was wholly untenable.
