My Students and Thy Students
Mine and thine are obsolete terms in absolute Christian Science, wherein and whereby the universal brotherhood of man is stated and demands to be demonstrated. I have a large affection, not alone for my students, but for thy students, — for students of the second generation. I cannot but love some of those devoted students better than some of mine who are less lovable or Christly, This natural affection for goodness must go on ad libitum unto the third and fourth and final generation of those who love God and keep His commandments. Hence the following is an amendment of the paragraph on page 47[1] of “Retrospection and Introspection”: —
Any student, having received instructions in a Primary class from me, or from a loyal student of Christian Science, and afterwards studied thoroughly “Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures,” can enter upon the gospel work of teaching Christian Science, and so fulfil the command of Christ. Before entering this sacred field of labor, the student must have studied faithfully the latest editions of my works, and be a good Bible scholar and a devout, consecrated Christian.
These are the indispensable demands on all those who become teachers.
Unseen Sin
Two points of danger beset mankind; namely, making sin seem either too large or too little: if too large, we
- ↑ See edition of 1909.
