Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-03-11

well attended and the speaker held
the undivided attention of the audi
ence from the beginning till the end.
The speaker. Judge Clifford P.
Smith, was introduced by Judge
Curler in we'll chosen remarks on
Christian Science. We publish here
with a few excerpts from the lecture:
Dominion Over Evil
There is another subject, closely
connected with life and health, in
which all people are presently inter
ested; that is dominion-dominion
over evil. Involved therein is the
difference between misery and hap
piness throughout human affairs. Ac-
cording to the Bible the law of our
creation and being includes the de-
cree, Let them have dominion do
minion lover all the earth" This is
one Of the natural rights of man, and
1t is n that exists in all it's fulness
as an idea to be apprehended and
realized, even though the average
man manifests more subsection than
dominion.
This ideal was instanced by him
to whom st. Paul referred as "the
man Christ Jesus; and it was he who
said, my peace 1 give unto you" His
peace was the result of dominion; it
was the result of power over what
ever would disturb the harmony of
man. An observation on this point by
Mrs. Eddy was Illuminating to me,
and it may be to you. Said she with
our Master, life was not merely a
sense of existence, but an accom-
panying of power that subdued
matter and brought to light immort-
atty" (Re~trospection and Intro.
sp%ection, page So. For us t. have
his peace we must gain that true
sense of power which he possessed
and exercised.
Now, what was the secret of his do
minion? BY virtue of what did he
possess such unlimiated power? Hedis-
closed the basis of it by saying, 81.
can of iii own self do nothing"
That Is to say, he possessed power or
dominion only by virtue of mans re-
lation ao God-only by rea-
son of mans unity with the infinite
n om~nipetent Mind. 1t was this
unity, this at-onement, which he ex-
emplified throughout his earthly car
eer; and the main reason for the COM
mon error that man Is a material self
hood separated from God.
There is another aspect of domin-
ion that is equally important. That
is, dominion is not the power to in
terfere with the rightfui and lawful
order Of the universe, nor is it the
power Of one present to impose his
human will on another. 1t is the
power to overcome disorder, the sub
due discord and to maintain the law
of God. 1t is the power to demon
strate the truth of being. 1t is the
power to overcome evil with good,
whereby Gods will is done on earth
as it is in heaven.
Ministry Of Jesus
Peter described the ministry of
Jesus by saying that he went about
doing good and healing all that werel
oppressed Of the devil; for God was |
with him." His ministry consisted
less Of verbal instruction than it did
Of object lessons whereby he illust-
rated mans rightful and natural do
minion over evil. Indeed his entire
earthly career, in which he overcame,
n after another, the errors incident
to the human or mortal sense Of life.
until he rose completely above it.
this was h supreme instance and
example of mans God-givenn domin-
ion and being. That he acted law
fully and in accordance with the will
of God he himself declared, and the
claim that the power to do as he did
was supernatural, abnormal or Pc
culiar to himself he anticipated and
refuted when he said: "He that be-
lieveth on me, the works that I do
shall he do also; These signs will
follow them that believe"
During the first three centuries of
the Christian era the disciples of
Christ exercised in varying degrees
the dominion which the Master exem-
plifed. Then a personal and super
natural sense Of the Saviour removed
concept Of Jesus lifework from
the realm Of naturalness and law to
that OF mystery and miracle. 1t
be remembered, however, that
the Greek words which are usually
but not always translated miracle"
the King James version of the
Bible, have no supernatural mean
ing. Their meaning varies from an
OF power, a mighty work, to q
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