The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-06-08

be carnally minded is death; but TO
be spiritually minded Is life and
peace" The carnal mind may be
observed more specifically in the
animal, as an intense will or desire
to satisfy the cravings of the physi-
cal senses. Some of its characteris-
ties are envy, Jealousy dishonesty,
revenge and SO forth. Such qualities
as these are "enmity against God
Wholly evil, this so-called mind
claims to be good 1t even claims
to be of God. and to be the same
sickness and sin. But this claim Is
false. for Jesus referred to this mind
as "a liar, and the father of it,"
The carnal mind is really incapa-
BILE of knowing the truth, for there
is no truth in it. The light shineth
in darkness; and the darkness COM
prehendeth it not" Jealousy, for ex-
ample, is a Characteristic of this mind ;
but jealousy Is always the result of
ignorance of some kind, and there
fore can never discern the truth of
anything Thus it is with dishonesty.
A dishonest man can never know
whether another man Is really hon
est, for he always suspects others of
his own evil designs, often unjustly.
The honest man on the other hand
sees by the quality of honest in him.
self, and can discern the difference
between honesty and dishonesty in
Others He alone acts intelligently,
because he acts from Principle, and
In obedience to reason and law.
SUGGESTION.
1t has been observed that the evil
promptings of dishonesty, jealousy
and so forth which go to make up
the carnal mind, operate through
suggestion. Beginning mildly. these
suggestions become more insistent
as they are believed and nourished
Psychology has taken advantage of
this popularity of the carnal mind,
and has developed its suggestions in
to various systems such as hypnotic
suggestions. vibratory suggestion
syeo-therapeutics, or even so-called
Christian psychology. Anciently these
systems were employed by the ma
gicians, sorcerers and necromancers,
and they have always sought to op-
pose the works of Moses, Daniel and
the Christians, as they have Christian
Science. The spiritual mind is ev-
erywhere present and omni-active
and is never transferred through
suggestion. 1t includes all intelli-
gence, and has the advantage of an
absolute control over suggestion and
error of every sort.
OVERCOMING EVIL WITH GOOD.
There is a peculiar belief with
some that God afflicts them with evil,
and they conceive of Him as partial
and cruel. They are willing to ac-
cept the supremacy of Gods law in
the divine kingdom-that is, in
heaven. But they believe just as
earth which seeks to dispute the
and enslave men with sinful desires
and Affections of disease. This is
the supposed power of eyil-the be-
lief of an evil opposed to good This
evil mind would say, IF God is SUI
preme in heaven, why should He
come down to earth to dispute the
supremacy of evil? Why not leave
the evil to enjoy its supremacy on
earth undisturbed?" Jesus came to
earth and declared to every indiyid-
ual that the kingdom of God is
within you that is, within the con
seriousness of the real man. Being
within ones own consciousness, no
evil can ever come between man and
that which is already within him.
Moreover, this kingdom is infinite in
its nature, and therefore evil has no
Place either within or without to es-
tablish its kingdom. Jesus and his
disciples succeeded in overcoming
evil of every sort with infinite good,
and demonstrated the omnipotence
of good Therefore be not over
come with evil; but overcome evil
with good.
Then some one may say that if
good will overcome evil, SO will evil
overcome good This, however, is
not true; for good and evil bear the
same relation to one another as do
light and darkness. Although light
dispels darkness from room, dark
ness can never eXtinguish light; it
cannot even put out a lighted candle.
Even 50 a ray of spiritual light, when
reflected on the sick-bed, enables the
Christian Scientist to heal the evil or
disease. This experience constitutes
the proof that Jesus teachings on
this point are practical. 1t proves,
moreover, Mrs. Eddy's statement that