The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1885-05-23

sin may open bright rs the morning,
bat Il will end dark as night DIR. TIL
Mage
Fortune lost nothing lost courage
lost mnch lost honor lost. more lost /;
saul lost. all lost
There is not one sin that we ever
commit but has ita effect upon 0nr souls
ID after years III ElrGas.
A holy act strengthens the inward
holiness. Itisn seed OF life growing
into more life. Robertson.
The question too often is ITO what
church do y0u belong r. when ii should
he. fare yuna Christian p
Every child Of God carries burden.
bnt God wiz help him to carry that
burden II BE is asked in prayer.
There is small chance of truth at the
goal where there is not a child-like hu-
mility at the starting-post.--o oleridge.
We never graduate in religion be-
cause the nearer we are to God, the
more we see there is to be learned. -
~ II. Seeley.
OF all the anguish in the world there
Il
without the sense of nearness to Him.
Elizabeth P'-entisS.
We should help the pastor to draw
congregation The church-goer is a
better man than the one who never
hears the gospel.
The greatest evils in life have had
their rise from somewhat which was
thought of too little Importance to be
attended Bishop Builder.
Receive Christ with all your heart
As there is nothing in Christ that may
be refused, SO there is nothing in Won
from which he must be excluded
John FlqueL
Mrs Vanderbilt, widow of Commo-
dors Vanderbilt, was n regular attend
ant at the Church Of the Strangers, in
New York, and was directress of the
Sisters Of the Strangers.
Our Lord God doeth all work like
printer, who settetll the letters back
ward: We see and feel well His setting,
bnt we shall zee the print yonder-in
fine life to come.-1iariia Luther.
The empire Of Christ is a moral, not
n material, empire; it is a realr2, not of
bodies, bnt of souls instinct with intel
ligeace and love. It's seat of power is
the conscience of mankind - Canon
LitlCion.
There is blessed peace in looking
for nothing bnt our daily task and our
portion of Christs cross between this
day and the appointed lime when we
shall fall asleep in him. - Bishop Wilber-
force
/ very often think with sweetness,
and longings and paintings of soul, of
being little child, taking hold of
Christ, to be led by him through the
wilderness OF this world. Jonathan htR. |
qed'ds.
II sorrow could enter heaven, if a
sigh could be heard there, or a tear roll
down the cheek OF n saint in light, it
wonld be for lost opportunities, for
time spent in neglect of God which |
might have been spent for his glory
PdysoR
The Daily Herald of the one year old
town Of Tacoma, Washington Territory,
of April rs, gives the church directory
of fifteen protestant churches, besides
services at the Young Mems Christian
Association rooms, and one Sunday
school at private house.
The gentlest touch of Gods finger
upOn the soul is like the touch of morn
ing upon the dark horizon. Birds
waken and thrill their notes the leaves
hutier in the fresh breeze the dew
drops dazzle like nDgathered Diamonds
in the grassland one electric thrill of
joy bounds through all mature.
1t has been said, when Patrick Henry |
OF Virginia, lay on his sick and dying |
bed. u friend called to see him, fouud |
him reading the BilJle--of which Henry !
remarked, Here is book worth all the |
books that were ever written. II has |
been my misfortune not to know its fnll |
worth till of late, yet / trust in God it
is lot yet too late. +"
Conversion is no repairing of the old |
building, but it takes ali down and |
erects a new structure. 1t is not the |
putting in patch, or sewing on a list |
OF holiness but with the true convert,
holiness is woven into all his power
principles and practice. The sincere
Christian is quite IL new fabric, from
the foundation to the top stone all new.
He is a new mani new creature,
All orr watching must have reference
TO the coming of the Lord. In all
things we must be diligent aud faithful |
TO the end that we may not be ashamed
before Him at His appearing How
soon shall all our opportunities for sery-
ingAnd clarifying God terminate? How
soon shall we appear before the iudg-
ment-seat of Christ 10 receive accord |
ing to the deeds done in the body !? |
'.Let us therefore not sleep AS do 9th |
ers, but let us watch aud be sober. =
Graham
Suppose / made very wonderful
steam engine, and put it into ship, to
make it INTO a steam packet. 1t is all
beautifully made, and com ,lete, and / |
want to 'itrg" whether il is all rood !: |
whether the machinery is right and
works well. Where should ] send it,
into smooth sea or rough sea ?
Should send il mp the rapids'' up
the riyer--against the stream, to see
whetherit would COMP? / should. So
God does with yon. He furnishes You
with everything you want, then puts |
you up 9the rapids, sends you on the |
rough water--inst to try" you, to see
what you are made Of. In Eastern
lands swords are made Of snch fine steel
that men can bend them almost double
without breaking them. In order to
sitry" them. when they are being made
men bend them, 10 see If they can be |
relied upon. So God tries" you--to
as,e M hat 0e,,1 a,,s g,aafla nf In tllia may
then, it isa good thing to be tempted. "
Even Jesus was Exempted " Luther
said. Prayer and temptations make the
Christian. "-Rer. u Vaughan.