Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-06-06
LECTURE SERIES
OPENS At CHURCH
FOUR LOCAL CHURCHES COM.
siNE IN HOLDING EDUcA.
rioNAL BIBLE MEETINGS.
MANY ARE PRESENT
Or. e, l. House Speaks Both After
noon and Night on Psychology Of
Gospel; Edifoe Crowded at
Each Service.

Each Service.
DR.. e. l.. House, Phi. D. D., held
large audiences in intense interest
Sunday afternoon and evening when
he discussed The Powers Of the Mind
at the First Methodist church In his
series of lectures on The Psychology
of the Gospel The auditorium was
full at the evening hour, many being
present from each OF the four
churches under whose auspices DR.
House is lecturing. the First Presby.
terrain, the First Congregational, the
First Baptist and the First Methodist
On the platform and assisting in the
opening and closing services were the
pastors, Rev. Malcolm Dana, Rev. B.
F. Patt. DR.. ]. H. Cudlipp and DR.. c.
D. Jacobs. The choir and the organ.
list, Mrs John Ellmaker, gave several
musical numbers which added to the
interest.
Says Mind 10 Z Trinity.
In substance the speaker said:
THE mind IF man Is in sense a
trinity; its elements being the con.
scious mind, the subconscious mind
and the superconscious mind. 1t is
like bungalow which has three apart.
ments. The three parts of the mind
are complementary to each other. To.
gether they make the perfect mind.
The conscious mind is the mind OF
flesh; it is dominated by the senses.
It Is connected with those operations
Iof sense produced by external things.
It Is connected with our choices in
life. BY it We know self as acting,
and being acted upon. It's highest
function Is that Of reasoning.
"The subconscious mind Is broth.
er of the conscious mind, but broth
er only imperfectly known. The two
may be compared to an iceberg. That
above the water is the conscious mind,
that part under the water, which is
much larger, Is the subconscious
mind. The relation between the two
may be shown by that between the
pilot and engineer Of the steamer. Tho
pilot represents the conscious mind
and the engineer the subconscious
mind That Is to say, the conscious
mind determines what to do and the
subconscious mind furnishes the men.
tai material and also the power to
execute. The subconscious mind per.
ceives by intuition; 1t is the seat OF
the emotions: the residence of inspir
atoms, invention and genius. 1t has
creative power over the body and con.
trolls the vital functions as for ex.
ample, digestion, assimilation, circu.
lation and heart action. The subcon-
scious mind is greater by far than the
conscious mind. 1t is the natural self,
while the other is the artificial self.
It is the great seed plot in which
thoughts have been dropped, to come
up later in life.
Storehouss for Memory.
"The subconscious mind is the store.
house for memory. 1t has great re.
serves and by its aid and inspiration
men do things that are seemingly be-
yond them. 1t controls all\the natural
functions of the body and is It's SUI
preme physician. It has m"ch to do
with our age and physical appearance.
What 1t is taught to believe it will &C.
cept and carry out. Let a man state
to his subconscious mind that he is
going to keep young in spirit and life
and he will hold his age and his best
powers. The subconscious mind new.
er sleeps 1t is a sentinel on guard
and gives the alarm in time Of danger
1t has telepathtc powers and sends
thoughts to other minds 1t is thwart.
ed by pernicious habits, erroneous be-
Iliefs, fears. worries and wrong
thoughts. 1t is always helped by trust
in God, pure life high aspiration,
noble love and true thought. 1t is re.
lated to prayer, open to the spirit,
and may receive suggestions from
above. 1t has to do with recovery
from sickness and disease. 1t is re.
lated to the whole universe and the
world beyond"
The superconscious mind Is DR..
Houses contribution to the psychol.
ogy Of today. This is the gem, within
the gem Of the subconscious mind. AS
there Is subconscious mind below
the plane Of consciousness, so there is
q superconscious mind above the or.
binary plane of consciousness Within
1t is shrine where dwells the spirit,
the only thing on earth that has been
created in the image Of God. And the
spirit is the capacity by which we ap.
prehend Cod The final word on the
superconscious mind is the word of
scripture, which through the Holy
Spirit brings the spirit of man into
oneness with Christ, and into tune
with the Infinite. This 10 the trinity
Of the human mind.
The Afternoon Lecture.
At three o'clock Sunday, DR.. House
gave the first afternoon lecture, speak.
ing upon the theme OF An available
God. He said In part: ~ bring you a
God who knows; God who can; a God
who cares, and God who will.
Such message ought to drive all
our fears and doubts away, and bring
us to our birthright in God.
First we have a God, who knows
There cannot be a creation without q
creator. There ID creation, and it il
stepped in thought. Thought implies a
thinker, and thinker Is person
knowledge implies being that
knows, love, person that loves. A
great mansion beautifully Furnished
ond onuinncd with oil human pnnnos}