That teacher does most for his students who divests himself most of pride
and self, and by reason thereof is able to empty his students' minds of
error, that they may be filled with Truth. Thus doing, posterity will call
him blessed, and the tired tongue of history be enriched.
The less the teacher personally controls other minds, and the more he
trusts them to the divine Truth and Love, the better it will be for both
teacher and student.
A teacher should take charge only of his own pupils and patients, and of
those who voluntarily place themselves under his direction; he should avoid
leaving his own regular institute or place of labor, or expending his labor
where there are other teachers who should be specially responsible for
doing their own work well.
Teachers of Christian Science will find it advisable to band together their
students into associations, to continue the organization of churches, and
at present they can employ any other organic operative method that may
commend itself as useful to the Cause and beneficial to mankind.
Of this also rest assured, that books and teaching are but a ladder let
down from the heaven of Truth and Love, upon which angelic thoughts ascend
and descend, bearing on their pinions of light the Christ-spirit.
Guard yourselves against the subtly hidden suggestion that the Son of man
will be glorified, or humanity benefited, by any deviation from the order
prescribed by supernal grace.
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