The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1885-09-19
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Mostof onr conztgrts grow mp between
crosses.
The believer cannot sigh without his
God observing it.
Weakness Of soul is the forerunner Of
permanent peace.
We are redeemed by blood that we
may live unto God
Beware lest earthly comforts prove
spiritual temptations.
lTruef faith leads the soul TO Christ
under every calamity
These two words saved an outbreak
ing infidel: "God is. -
He who puts on good Duties shows
he has no heart 10 perform them.
Contentment makes the believer rich,
while plenty leaves the sinner poor.
The life of a christian is life OF de-
pendence. obedience and suffering.
a proud professor Is disgrace to re-
Egion. "Be clothed with humility"
Faith triumphs over reason by reeeiv-
ing the revelation of the God of reason
Christ is the great emptery of mercy,
and he should be our meditation all the
day.
Eternity is much longer than the
time it takes to hear and come and be
saved.
Some make mountains OF duties and
trifes Of sin such sonls are under a
deception.
See the hand of God in these vista
tons Humble thyself, and God will
lift you up.
Jesus cannot only sanetify but sweeten
afaiction; not only render it profitable
but palatable.
/ love the Lord. Then you are a
new creature. Men by nature are
matters of God.
Those who court you to-day will very
probably desert you tomorrow. "Cease
We from man"
Who sends this trouble Ny good
and gracious God. Let this silence
every murmur.
He that consnlts flesh and blood will
never perform acceptable obedience
"Deny myself
We never can be justified in exclud-
included in his.
IL we believingly refer our cause to
God he will kindly undertake and work
our deliverance.
Many fair days and beautiful lives
have beer wasted and lost resisting
good impressions.
Confidence in Christ fortifies against
every trial. 1.-THE Lord is my salvation,
whom shall fear ?" 4
When all around is gloomy, faith
through the promise sees a prospect
delightfully."- bright.
Without union to Christ there is no
good fruit; and without good fruit there
is no union to Christ.
God only carries his people when
they cannot walk: he pities our weak
ness but not our sloth.
There are two great evidences that
You hate sin. You depart from sin
you pray for sinners.
Jesus Christ possesses all we can
want, all We can as christians wish, and
all we can possibly enjoy.
Salvation was first purpose, then n
promise, then work, then a gift. and
at last a glorious possession.
No one desires to love God until the
enmity of the heart is subdned. This
is the work of amazing grace.
Only want others to embrace your re-
igion as you want soals saved then
You have christian influence.
Affections always make us better or
leave us worse. They never leave us in
the same state they found us.
God looks for nothing in the sinner
bat sin God is therefore gracious be-
cause He saves Just such a one.
The Savior wished us well from eter-
nifty, and came into the world in time,
that it might be well with us in eter-
nifty.
Never forget that you are peaceful,
useful and happy only as you help
others. And this is the work of chris
tians
Nothing but blindness and wicked
unbelief can reject or abuse tine love of
God as shown in the broken body of
Christ.
81 have never felt worthy" is one of
Salsn's high roads to rnin. 1t is yonr
unworthiness that needs and must come
to Christ
Every yexation and disappointment
is intended TO apply Gods word.
'tArise We, and depart ; for this is not
your rest.
None of your family are converted
and perhaps never will be and you q
christian How abon1inabIe is the
empty profession
Gods judgment will surely overtake
you. Seek mercy in Christ now ;
though the Devil and the powers of
darkness oppose yOu.
You are saved only when your heart
is humble before Christ as your only
priest, whose own blood was shed 10
wash your soul. Read Hebrews.
God sometimes calls upon us to stand
still, when we are most anxious to pro-
coed; this is modification, but we gen
orally find it is to see his salvation.
If You look at sin through the cross
of Christ, it will produce sorrow, shame
and reformation land he has never seen
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/ Look neither TO the right nor the
left, dear friend death is for you, too.
Take mp your Bible and inquire tbs
way. Care not for what others thinh
or say.
j As a king is honored in his image, %
God is loved ana hated in man. HI
cannot hate man who loves God Z; MOI
can he who hates God love man.
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III we practice goodness, mot for thi
sake Of its own Intrinsic excellence, bu
for the fake of gaining some advantage
By II, We may be GINNING, bnt we ar.
not coed .-Cieero.
You may talk Of divine things a
long as yon please, but you must fee
them and il you feel them yon vii
! love and practice them truth in Oh,
heart produces obedience.
j We mnst never underyaIne any per