The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1880-01-31

Baptist Church was organized M T,,l-.
Charles last Sunday, with five male ana
eleven female members. The chnr.b
conference elected Elder A. n scofala
to the passionate for the remainder q
the associafional year, and he aooep,sa
it. Elder a. r. Scofsld, and Dearon
N. z. Smart, of Bagdad, presided own
the organization of the church. and fba
exercises were solemn and impressive
The church conference electea Messrs
S. ID. Read, G. M. Gossett. w r.
Jenkins, j. Nv. Bryan and III. d. GIN
the first three being members Of fbss
church, a Building committee. and ~
are gratifed to learn that the churcb
has excellent prospects Of soon hay;pr
new and commodious house of wor'
ship. We wish the new church = -.
reer of abundant prosperity and use-
fitness.
The new pastor delivered fhe follow
ing charge to the new church.
DEAR BRETHREN AND SrsYnRs ;--yo,, ,ha,,,
this day become the living body and bride ~
Christ. Hiscauseis yourscause and his ilona~
is consigned to your keeping Yon have Ithis
day, rs trust put on the beautiful garment ~
his strength. iSopure and spotless * this Irnbs
that IT VIII lose It's beauty and its power by
charge 8ou, On the sacred name Of he l;pioo
God, to Keep yosa;selges as,espottc rn the a,eyid
4ou have resolved yourselves into one body
IN Christ Jesus The tender relation 81 tlSs
body to the Father is indicated In the ,express
sion, 1.-The Bride of Christ III You shall. Ly
commission or omission, irtjnre one of tbese
members Of The body OF Christ you injure the
Savior himself And as 'eften as You receive
lone of thesen you receive Christ. Hence
4 charge You to keep ysnr hearts with all
diligence, for out of them are the issues IN
life n that you exercise a christian spirit one
toward another in everything; especially Be
While You are financially and numerically
weak, it will be but a small undertaking to
exercise a christian constaRcE; bun should Won
attain that position which TRUST God hnspu,.
posed for you, the tide of adverse opinions
will greatly tend to break into bleeding fraq-
ments that God given boon that; makes onr
hopes, our aims, and our struggles one.
In the laudable undertakings Of life there
are !butfew things that are;moreessentialt than
'tEleights, 10y great men, reaeied and kept
We're not attained by sudden flight:
But they, while their companions slept,
Nefe; toiiing upward in she inightM
Equally true is this sentiment of q church
That religious organization which accom-
plishes really GRAND and substantial work,
must meet the strong buffetting Of adverse.
waves. And, If in these things you would
afe.-<.
patience one toward another: and in the
grandeur Of christian love, overlook the triv-
al and admeIlish With spiritual Tenderness
rPosser error.
By all that is saerod, atSInonisll ven breth-
I'm, to esereise ciil:isEialr sympathy. In our
riais as spiritual labBrers We al carry in our
learts wounds andll,rHises so tender and so
aereG, we are prone to feed that none hut the
Iayior can synnpathize or forbear. On our
very hand there are iunnnierabletem temptations
md despite our most constant EFFORTS We will
retailing here and there Sc long ms we are
lilgTims on. earth. nsthe, fHilst of these en-
we will ever feed that our enn dif-
eulties are greater than those Of other breth-
Fls and sistessy and in the depths Of se.t~y5.-
ttsha we wilEbe liable to forget the ritter
deciding Of other hearts mere sad perhaps
han, our ogFI..
Meier let TIE eye tgcsezt' be dry,
Nsrfthe heart too cir be light,
When all around are Vinirlg souls
In sadness hid from human sight.
HFetherra concerning tfic world, Il charge
gu 'eeeer to feggss that they are nader the
abiding wrath cd God that taeir souls are
.ttered in the bends Of iHfiaNity and buried
! the galliof bitterness; thut you are COM
lanFicd to be sepassS6 from this world, wit
esses for Christ, by Esdch position, sou are
, 'spfove what is that good, AND acceptable,
ad perfect WilIsof Cod and that "a true
illness ,delivereth seuls." And = fnSther
large you, tllat ssa teach By o esctiRspect'
lat will convince them, that ID - prSAtlses
'e true, and that your syinpathies for them
e unbouRded; that you permit your stails 70
lound with that spiEit which seeks divine 40
II the relief Of the poor lost sinner. That as
ng as your hearts receive the gentle infit-
ICE Of the Holy Spirit, like the productive
llley, that receives the genial rays ID the
nit to the honor of God the Father the bon
i'd the Holy Spirit. But SO long as You re-
ct the sweet communion iCf sAe invisible
lvinity you will remain, though Ibsautnn ~
gem. as cold and as fruitless NJ An Iceberg
BY the sacred subjects of y0ur daily pssyefsr
the eternal interests Of those who make "
ar oson households, by the love y0l peaf
ur Savior, lappealunto each % yots, p1es -.
q, fscamHit your ways unto the LORD, "
rust in the Lord and do good. 80 shalt enpN
veil in the land, and verify thou lsllaii 'pp
!, w both soul and body.
III God calls upon YOU to labor long ans
I'd without visible fruit, benot discoufagens
stweary in well daing, form due season Me
all reap, il we faint not And, u necssr
"a only ' BE- asa oas a KEW w
] heart and with all that is Thine.
The fountain az truth and the word Of sione
slom Is the Bible. You need its teachings