The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1885-07-18

Thoughtiessness is never m excuse
for doing wrong. Our hasTy actiens
disclose, as nothing else does, our habit
nal feelings.-J. z, Fields.
The end OF life is to be like unto God
and the seed following Goodwill be like
INTO Him, He being the beginning,
middle and end Of all things.--Socrafes.
just in proportion as the worshipper
stands up before eternity face TO face,
must this earth and its time relations
sink beneath his feet ,-Mntineau.
There are bat two objects that have
ever desired for these forty years to be-
hold--the one is, my own yileness and
the other is, Thy glory, o, God, in the
face of Jesus Christ.
When wrong is rampant on the earth
and has to be undone, there always will
be needed, and no excuse is required
for strong words of the Psalmist, OF
Dante, or Edward Irving &C. X. Pad.
The late DR.. VIM. Anderson of Glas-
gov, IS, credited with the remark, that
he would Hrather have the praise OF
God led through the pipes of the organ
than through the Garnal throat Of an
ungodly preceptor. IN. Y. Observer.
Absalom, who was fool, wished him
selfa judge Solomon, who was wise
man, trenbles at the undertaking, and
suspects his own fitness for it. The
more knowing and eOnsiderate men are
the better they are acquainted with
their own weakness, and the more jeal
Gus Of themselves Henry
o, soul, Il thou no sign perceive,
Only believe.
Yes, M ONLY could bsliegei
Then roll on Him thy care to-day,
And only pray.
Yes, II 4 only could but prayl
Then sigh thou 10 Him from the deep,
And only weep.
Aud If in faith, In prayer, in tears,
Thy saViors help not yet appears
Then only wait
Endeayor TO be always patient of the
faults and imperfecLions of others ; fol-
thou hast many faults and imperfectiens
OF thy own that require a reciproeation
OF forbearsnce. II thou art not able tc
make thyself that which thou wishest
TO be, how canst thou expect TO mold
another in conformity TO thy will p
Thomas A. Rempis.
There are fome religious teachers
who are always preaching down enthu.
siasm, aud preaching what they call ga
sober standard of feeling" in matters OF
religion, by which, in, mine cases out oil
ten, they mean precisely such a tepid
condition as is described in much less
polite language, when the voice from
heaven says, because thou art neither
cold nor hot will spue thee out of nav
mouth" That is the reaI meaning OF
the 'sobriety' that some people are al.
ways desiring you to cultivate. Ishould
have thought the last piece of furniture
which any Christian church in the nine.
teenth century needed was refrigera-
tor, A poker and a pair Of bellows
would be much more needful for Them.
---D,. "A. .Aacbafea.
ave do not judge of mems complex.
ion by the color they have when they
cit before the fire." III all were truly
good, who are occasionally good, good
men would not be scarce See how
people weep under n moving sermon.
Think not, therefore, that their hearts
are changed, for even marble drips in
certain weathers. "A man freAh from q
revival meeting looks like a jealous
Christian 1ss5 s y l ssss he gees 10
market. As face rendered red by the
fire soon loses all its ruddineBs 80 do
numbers lose all their godliness when
they quit the society of the cody.
Lord let me never be what / cannot be
forever. Give me complexion which
i shall wear all my lifetime, and when
time shall be no Inore.--SpuJgsoH.
PRACTICAL SUGGESTIONS.
4. The Bible has no special leniency
for the Sins of the famous or great.
q There are no worse corrnpters Of
others than bad persons in high places.
3. Nothing can make any transaction,
habit or amusement right which is 'teyiI
in the eyes of the Lord"
A. No passing fashion or spirit of the
times can make the ''anger" OF the
Lord an unreality, or tride 10 be eapily
forgotten.
Is. It Is hard to take backward steps
in evil practice works facility in it,
habit binds us to it, associates help us
on, aud each new Indulgence tends botll
TO blind the mind and harden tbs
heart
6. Nothing more surely makes or
mars the character, happiness or hope
for both worlds than marriage rela.
ti0n into which many enter with a reck'
less and wicked want ofthought.
a. TO allow worldly consideration
the chief place 10 determining our
choice OF companions is a mistake nc
Christian should ever make.
g. AS the example aud influence Of
Omri and Ahab did not lessen the guilt
OF the people who followed in their
Steps, 30 III thou be wise, thou shalt
Dc Wiaef0 tlayself, but IL thon soonest,
th0naalona shalt bear it9'
THE 6taies Of the sth inst. says
t'Asaan encouraging indication Of i'm
provemenl in business the increase 81
loans IN New York is cited SInfonl
weeks Tie bank loans had risen from
sz93, 49, 200 TO ss0s, 795.5e0. Be
garaing Tue movement as a very en-
coaraaing Indication, we are GLAD q
nclice III tue Statement Published yes
terlsy 4 falfsher oxpanaion Of 83 NO,
900. This addition carries tie laa1
lins - 1861 06 100, continuous b
increase 81 ee0,la0 for the fiVl
weeks pea BIAS 90 The loan In.
81 llie mes1opeIitap banks, lhengl
lsrgef 81 s 800 than It was e1.
yeaf ago, when i stood II s292 sos,
200 asil Nead deal below tlat
slsYdl nsall II liner VI year =
wal M ssjg iaapef ilan NJ tue core
spguHihe ain ID 1883 slay47fa ,ssf
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