THE NAVY AND PEACE

Press, Volume LXXI, Issue 21461, 1 May 1935, Page 17

THE NAVY AND PEACE

" t» mm *mw* »» *«■ *bsbsSir,—ls your Issue of April 24 there mrpmtd * letter signed by "J" on *t mhfcct at "The Navy and Peace," «ta«la your correspondent referred ** Uwy Baker Eddy, the discoverer «ui f&unfo of Christian Science, as *tfa» mother of contradictions." A persons unacquainted with Christtwi Bcfenee might at first glance supmm feat many of Mrs Eddy's stateWiaste were contradictory, but an hon«Bt nod sincere study of her writings «Bl reveal that such is not the case. Wjfo your permission, I should like to<B»te tht passage from Mrs Eddys *»*» which has given rise to your remarks. It is as folSMWJ—"For many years I have prayed i% thai there be no more war, no «*» bw&arous slaughtering of our mint beings; prayed that all the WMHto m earth and the islands of mum have one God, one Mind; love 9m aufraraely, and love their neighmr a* ihemseive*. ... It la unquesWnaMft, bowevtf, that at this hour ft* armament ol navies is necessary wr ttu* purpose of preventing war and SWMWrtftg peace among nations." mmilmy. p m> Ww Sddy made this statement in *Sfift a»d it will be noted that she *«* the words "at this hour" to *atlfy her remarks concerning arma*jj<Wfc. At that time there was not »* Mdvercal demand for disarmament ftt wist* to-day. Mrs Eddy estab%&ad the "Christian Science Monitor" •J m international daily newspaper, % «fcj«t of which was to injure no ■Ntt but to bless all mankind. One *» *• ab|«cta at the "Monitor" is to l ISS*** international peace and to L ***»«■ the cauae of disarmament. Dis- ?™? li of course, cannot be IJJSWfet about except by agreement ****»«» (be largest nations, and un- "» tmh nations do agree, it would- **•* aweasary for our protection that I *»lßiM»t&in an efficient navy. , JSptotob Science recognises that the gwftrtyiiv; cause* of war and obstrucjJJJjji to dliwnriamem are menial. They '' J*]!?*** «tseh mental qualities as inter--1 *J*»«jil £e«i-, envy, jealousy, hatred, ! »nd so forth. Now these •JpWet do not exist by themselves, I J* «w merely tine collective thoughts ftjjf" envy, jealousy, etc., enter]i" IS*** hy the individuals -comprising ip ' •■JjKwua This means that '"':' *SSJf mse to a great extent 'j gfwrodttai profoJem and will-not be •k, 2WS WftfcU individual* strive to rule tVfgJwS* wrong qualities of thought ! tV xSrfWr thinking and replace them !i. ( J5f«W. urael&aness, and forgive|'V "WMfisw. etc., T. K. S. SH?EY. j!i> Seienc« Committee eo Pub- & I 'i mmm tor the South Island. te «W* 89, 1»35.