The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1885-11-28

Faith fights; feeling flies

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Not he that processes, but be that
holds out to the end.
Tt is better to be bravei in battle than
to be perfect in drill.
He performs best who plays for the
music and not to please.
Faith goes on through in darkness;
doubt loiters in broad daylight.
He who ID engaged for Gods truth
shall never want for Gods help.
He who is most valiant for the truth
shall share most of its comforts.
One leak will sink a ship, more GER
tainly win one sin destroy soul
She vino talks much of what is in
her wardrobe is expected to dress we'll.
Sow thorns and look for wheat, rather
than live in sin and expect happiness.
When home has the heart, though
away from home the heart is at home.
To crafty the flesh is to destroy the
Spirits comfort, If not the souls saliva
ton.
| The Devil often banks most at us,
when mercy, peace and comfort are
nearest.
Your experiences are good-only
when they humble the soul and exalt
the Savior.
Hope will light up the cloudy way,
while dependency will becloud the
fairest day.
10 the wise Christian the dark coun-
sells of men make the scriptures spangle
all the more.
Beware of the White Devil, in which
gerb, he is often more dangerous than
when in black.
/ Make your last day your constant
companion, and it viii go well with
you every day.
Sooner viii you see wingless bird
fly, than a man without faith enjoying
Gods promises
True piety is the light of dwelling,
the source of the most lasting comfort
and happiness.
There is but one remedy for sin.
King or his servant poisoned they take
the same antidote.
It is a fatal, sonl delivering error to
think you can follow Christ and keep
inwith the world.
| We must love nothing on earth that
heaven will not admit, "He that win
meth souls is wise"
| There are those whom we can helr
in no other way, whom we can meet
and help in prayer.
Firemen on parade is well enough,
bnt it is In the time of fire that tells ms
who are the fremen.
As smoking chimney so are those
contentious professors who are more
sitting than warming.
There will be rain from cloudless
skies before there are Joyous Chris.
tians without sorrows.
| He that forgets n friend is migrate
full; but he that forgets his Savior i:
unmerciful to himself.
| There is no hope for the sinner unit
he finds there is no hope for him il
his keeping Gods law.
He that goes deep enough into God'l
word will find an artesian fount richly
overlooking the surface.
1t does not matter what trials are in
the valley for us, so be it that oul
Lord orders all our going.
| You will notice that good warrior
in the fight of faith draws all his rea,
sonings from the divine word.
If you are established in Christ and
love his ways, your fears may come
and go but the foundation remains.
What ship-master, in a storm will
throw the best overheard first? To
reach heavens harbor this must be done
| The muddier that body of water,
the more of earth does it show: the
clearer the more it reflects the heavens.
Criminals know the law perhaps
better than the innocent. So different
is knowing doctrine and adjoining doc,
trine.
! The blessing you ask may be with.
held because with it you would grow
secure and forget the danger of the
way.
As the birds of flight will go north
when winter is over, so will the sinner
return to his sins when the affection
is past.
1 If this world which God condemns
is SO highly esteemed by men what
must that world be that God com.
mends?
| If heaven be in the soul you ruI
with Joy; but il running for HEAVIER
not IN the soul it is q laborious, joylesl
journey.
| Saving faith is the belief of the irutl
as in Jesus, that we are lost sinner
in ourselves, that there is salvation TO
us in Him.
He is the best preacher, who studie.
enough not to preach empty views
and visits enough not TO preach Il
empty pews.
1t is not learning, but life that j
wanted. for the Messiah's Kingdom
That life requires the new birth, st
John Bird chapter.
All the doors that lead inward to til,
secret place of the Most High, ar
doors outward, ont Of self, out OF small
ness, ont of wrong.
He that hateth his neighbor break
Gods law; and except he repent AM
hate no more, he shall be cut off will
other trangressors.
Your Joyous feelings do not max
you safe. Dangers are the same. an
Christ is the same whether his own b
joyous or depressed.
The lovely flower is the same modes
beauty In hut or palace; grace adorne
pilgrims IN earth shall thus he4n tn
presence of King Immannel.
1t is not enough that we be withon
sin, we mast have on the Righteous
ness wrought ont by the Lord befori
we can come into His presence.
Do yon say. what of grace? 1T quick
ems, enlightens, converts, justifies
preserves. aanctifies and glorities
What debtors we are to graoel
Never forget il. AL that sinner il
himself possibly can do is to sim
deeper snd deeper in the Slough o
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