The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1871-10-14

us, prefer, in their material. sbeir fallen
es! condition, the deasa glumber obsenritv.
cs 81 material life, and the miserable sn
lii. ioyneht itanoSds, chiefly through eban.
ht nels Of pnsountable profane passions
pO end notions, which govern. d ratbs+
~ 6nslavs mems difIerens personalities
eE they prefer gftch dark, narrow Iin;to5
bis slave existence to an elevation, Eravelg
" tobs effected, into the glorious lib4gty
q ofaetoal God love and genera benev5-
U Ienoe within the bright day light 81
?. cur sayiQur'S cody presence: and ~
q most deplorahly as it Is, their irnp,oytol
q souls remain subiectively dormant IN.
U relieved, unelevated from the degrading
U confinement II tho coarse aesh-inc,ase-
b menf6under which to see them aibk
!. vas BY the fan Ia Eden, mankinds IN.
!. fortunate lot
/ Therefore, che whole world n its ter.
! gestia gEaRdeaE ~ We objsgtively be-
) hold and perhaps admire 1t, Qeavine IN
! demonstration uaeohsidefed,) presents
7 at best: IL ia trVia. q great dsyaiopnn, nj
. Of mans infHits spiritual attributes
but, ~ bis thpaugh disc bedienco and
fsithIesspe fooliahly assumed indepan.
derfcSe ~ God, it stands on it's own frail
merits alone, can therefore but be one.
sided Be irhperiees and Is, of'courss. eu.
f tirely unfs to establish or promote IL
ON! on interior, nay in our whole being.
that deep, peaceful Cody felicicity, for
which naan vas created -ard win with
or without CONSTITUENCIES increasingly
be longing, until ia 8 yeritable reunion
with his holy creator. actually obtained.
In qther 1oSdss the gigantic World
Edihce, 81 AZ its apparent splendor-
being through disobsdi6noe and faith
lleesssnss 81 immense naiorities vi its
people, asperats from ChIist5or God
isiVithsBt the CONVERSIONS proper, built 4
on salsl the sand 81 human fraiIness
landau it's profane or sinful dependen- Ia
ciesl --and odnseq uehtly ndsb finally
dfdnibls into dust | 81 perish iii Tie
hamss Of rejected Gods derry ven
= L
gesnce, % BY himself solemnly predic,
ted laid dhat Phehix; should ever
riss. fram is sdhes unless perhaps
4epFasented ID 4 resurrection ..of such /
few chosen ones, which may be found
worthy, together With the miFaonlodsly
protected survivors, to become parta- p
kers in'the idrnp liaat hlatF iag6 feast
of the illugtgous God Larab. gas I
Our Saviour Himself, announces and
deseribeai,iR His sublime Language this
worlds dreadful END land as termina-
ting ii that awful division: between 9
joyful life ID God and the w. severe l,
reverse and that such unparalleled ca. @
tsstroPhe shall surely take place al His y, J!
second adSent--and then, in general, y
just ~ unexpectedly al, ii the times ii
Noah, the great fOod 81 once surprised :,
and destroyed al the wicked people - 4
(Math. "a & 81 "a 42)s when He, the :.
Lord Of the Universe, suddenly reap
pears 81 his majestic and terrible glOryl
..,howeyer, not only as stern Judge Of IN
the guilty world, --but also: Is merci- q,
ful sedeemesr-and e meh protecting :
Hist&thful children during The days OF
Brath,g-restogaa the eaEth to charming
perfection for the erection 81 Bis Mil re-
lennium Kingdom
ai O, that an mankind would BE- %
Wiseland sincerely strive 70 &c their I.
hearts With christian purity and =
faith end secure their admittance oir
lntU'that sanctuagy while II Is yet %
time and the key rendered TO an
Which alone shall open its portalsl
Might no one wait, no one hnger 90
lest il Be TOO iaEsl but an at once
grasp thankfully tile. precious BOOM
most manfullY determined with God $1;
surely to come out viotors from ma
.OnY atrifa egleh qngolutinn may pro-