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Christian D. Larson
Influential early New Thought leader |
A one time honorary president of the
International
New Thought Alliance, along with such stalwarts as W.W. Atkinson,
Horatio
Dresser, Charles Brodie Patterson, and Annie Rix Militz, he was one who
exercised considerable influence over Religious
Science founder, Ernest Holmes, in his early career. Holmes had
been
studying the Christian Science textbook, Science & Health, but
was particularly impressed with the New Thought writings of Larson.
According to Fenwicke he abandoned the Christian Science textbook for
Larson's
works. Ernest and his brother Fenwicke took a correspondence
course
with Larson, and in his biography of his brother, Ernest Holmes:
His
Life and Times, Fenwicke Holmes elaborates on the influence of
Larson's
thought on that of his brother. Here he ranks Ralph Waldo Trine's In
Tune with the Infinite with Larson's The Ideal Made Real as
influential on Holmes:
The Optimist Creed was authored in 1912 by Chistian D. Larson, appearing in his book Your Forces and How to Use Them. It was adopted as Optimist International's creed in 1922. Many have found inspiration in The Optimist Creed. In hospitals, the creed has been used to help patients recover from illness. In locker rooms, coaches have used it to motivate their players.
The following version, without the title "The Optimist Creed," is quoted from Science of Mind 71 (June 1998):
Promise Yourself
To be so strong that nothing can disturb your peace of mind.
To talk health, happiness, and prosperity to every person you meet.
To make all your friends feel that there is something worthwhile in them.
To look at the sunny side of everything and make your optimism come true.
To think only of the best, to work only for the best and to expect only the best.
To be just as enthusiastic about the success of others as you are about your own.
To forget the mistakes of the past and press on to the greater achievements of the future.
To wear a cheerful expression at all times and give a smile to every living creature you meet.
To give so much time to improving yourself that you have no time to criticize others.
To be too large for worry, too noble for anger, too strong for fear, and too happy to permit the presence of trouble.
To think well of yourself and to proclaim this fact to the world, not in loud word, but in great deeds.
To live in the faith that the whole world is on your side, so long as you are true to the best that is in you.
A somewhat different and shortened version of this is the one adopted by Optimist International, which publishes it on the Webs.
When Ernest Holmes' two-year-old magazine changed its name to Science of Mind in 1929, Ned L. Chapin became editor, and Christian D. Larson was associate editor and a frequent contributor.
In short, Christian D. Larson was an
important
New Thought leader in his own right and in influencing the founder of
one
of the major branches of New Thought, Religious Science, which also is
known as Science of Mind. New Thought has influenced many, such as
Norman
Vincent Peale and numerous other inspirational, self-help writers far
beyond
the bounds of New Thought in its organizational forms.
"Follow the light of the spirit in all things and depend upon God in all things, choose the living Christ as the pattern in all things and depend upon God in all things Do not seek the truth; seek the spirit of truth The spirit leads into all truth. To know the truth is to know the way.To be guided by the spirit into all truth is to walk in the light of the spirit all the way and the way of light leads into the kingdom of eternal life. Follow the words of the Christ until the spirit is found; then follow the spirit into the greater life of the Christ. Keep the eye single upon that light that is revealed through the spiritual vision of the soul. Where that light is shining there is the gate; beyond is the way that leads unto life, and all who are in the spirit shall find it even now" -- Christian D. Larson, THE PATHWAY OF ROSES
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The
Pathway of Roses
The
Great Within
Your
Forces and How to Use Them
The
Ideal Made Real
On
the Heights
Brains
and How to Get Them
How the Mind Works
The Scientific
Training Of Children
How To Stay Young
Perfect
Health
Poise and Power
Mastery of Fate
How Great Men
Succeed
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