TO work is to overcome resistance, and the world is making every effort to reduce that resistance to a minimum. The improved machinery invented, with which to do the world's work, expresses an effort to overcome resistance and to do the work with ease and in the shortest possible time. The invention that does not contribute somewhat to this end does not see the light after it passes the Patent Office. The water from the mountain finds its way to the sea by following the course of least resistance, and for that reason the rivers are winding in their way to the ocean.
There is nothing accomplished except through effort to overcome the opposition which is found in the way of doing things that are worth while, and the genius that does this in the best way writes his name the highest on the scroll of fame. The great object of endeavor is to overcome some obstacle, subdue some enemy, or lay up treasures to be used to purchase ease and comfort in life. We overcome in proportion to the strength of the desire that dominates us. Jesus said, "Wist ye not that I must be about my Father's business?" and again, "I must work the works of him that sent me." Conviction held him to do this work, and we all know how well it was done. Paul declared, "None of these things move me, neither count I my life dear unto myself, so that I might finish my course with joy." Whenever the conviction is so strong within us that we are impelled to do things, then it is that our weapons are "mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds."
The true Christian Scientist is more than conqueror, because he conquers without any loss and with immense gain. He gains everything and loses nothing. He counts material things nothing that he may gain the spiritual things, which are everything. The writer was a minister for several years in the Congregational denomination. After he had become a member of The Mother Church in Boston and had requested that his name be dropped from the roll of ministers, some one asked him if he did not think the sacrifice was too great. To this he replied, "Is it a sacrifice to give up one thing and receive in return something that is a thousandfold more valuable?"
