The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1885-05-16

Help the pastor II you would make
his work efficient. He needs eneonr-
agenaent as well as support.
The Governor Of Chihuahna, Mexico.
petitioned the Southern Baptist Com
vention, at its last meeting, for mission
aries to be sent to his State.
Christ leaves his religion open to all.
The Water of Life is offered free, and
he that dies without it has only himself
to blame.
You want the work of the church to
be done, but you would be glad if 9TH
ers would doit all Isthis 80 ? Then
your likeness to your master is very inn
perfect
Tho six leading evangelical denomi
nations in Chicago, have ~ churches,
with 29,715 members, 1921 Sunday
school scholars, and 30 missions. The
population OF the city is 100000.
The only true idea Of the Christian
Sabbath is that it is day of rest and
devotion. Subject all practical ques
tions concerning it to the test OF this
principle and you will not go astray.
w. w. oorcoran, the Washington
banker, has given an additional Z 4, 0OO
to Accession church, making S9l ,5OO
which he has given that parish, of
which he is q member.
New York City has twenty-eight re-
ligions denominations, 500 churches
and other places Of worship, and 49,
500 church members, representing q
popnlation of about 400, 900.
Rev. VIM. Dean, d. d., Baptist mis-
sionary for fifty years to the Chinese of
Bangkok, Siam, now at the age of sew
entv-seven, has arrived in this country,
where he viii spend the remainder Of
his days.
Mr.. Geo. b. Lowing, the manager of
the Gazette, and leading stock and
land man, is on the list of converts dur
ing the recent revival in Fort Worth,
Texas, in the meetings held by the
Boy Preacher.
Spurgeon did not put the case too
strongly when he said "fhere are
two reasons why people do not mind
their own business One is, they
haven't any business to mind, and the
other is, they haven't any mind. %
DIR. Newman did not say, as he was
quoted, after visit to General Grant
'GGreat men can gain nothing from re-
ligion, butreligion can gain much from
great men" He said ''Religion does
not need the patronage of great men,
but great men need religion" Had he
said the first he would have deserved
the contempt of all, as it is he said but
what was his duty to say.
The recent Methodist revival in Will
mington, n. c., marks possibly the
greatest religious movement ever known
in the city where it occurred. There
have been reported thus far 295 CONVEX
sions. There have been 265 accessions
to The church where it was held since
january lst.. The work was conducted
by the pastor and the local authorities
OF the church. There was no evangel-
ist present. -SosabeJR AduocGte.
The next day after the first BATTLE of
Bull Run, in which Stonewall jackson
was wounded in the hand, friend of
the Generals asked him how it was
that he kept so cool, and appeared so
utterly insensible to danger on such
occasions as the day previous. To
which General jackson replied; my
religious belief teaches me to feel as
safe in battleas in bed. God has fixed
the time for my death. / do not con-
Germ myself about that, but to beal-
ways ready, no matter when it may
oyertake me-" That is the way all men
should live, and then all men would be
equally brave.
Some interesting figures have just
been made pubic illustrative OF the
progress and present condition of
Christianity. According to the most
trusted authorities the Christian popu-
lation Of the world in the year 100 of
cur era was about 50.000,000. In the
next 500 years the numbers doubled.
In the year 1900 there were 200, 600,
600, and in the year 1880 747 ,000, 900,
of the human race were under Chris
tian government. According to recent
returns there are over 303, O00, 900 NOM
inal Christians in the British dominions
alone. The population of Europe in
the year 1900 was 100, 900, 600. AS yet
Western Christendom was undivided.
The Roman Catholics, in the year just
named, representing the entire Chris
tiAnity of the West numbered 80, 00O,-
900. The remaining 0,0O0, 900 cover
ed Greeks, Mussnlmans and jews. In
1880 the population of Europe had in
creased to 327 ,000, 600. 0fthose there
were Roman Catholics 159,3l5, l65;
Greek and Eastern, 81 las, 062; Profess
tant, z6,68S, S52; Mohammedans s.
3O9, $50; Jews, 4,515, 425; not classified,
524, ACT. Gospel Herald.
Mas Mary Moorhead, Of Pittsburg,
Pa, eldest daughter of the late Gen.
j. K. Moorhead, and q lady Of the
finest culture, Processes to have been
cnred by prayer and faith of disease
from which she has suffered for thirty
years, and which, many years ago, was
pronounced incurable by some Of best
physicians in tho country. Miss Moor
head has frequently been confined to
her bed for months ut q time. Last
summer, unusually weak, she was taken
10 the mountains, where lady friend
induced her 10 try the faith-eure. She
accepted this suggestion refused to taste
even Tie simple preparations that had
been prescribed to relieve the intense
pain which she sometimes suffered,
and prayed literally almost without
ceasing. She said Monday that she be-
lieved implicitly from the beginning
In Gods power iosmake gher well and
good, and her prayers were answered.
Miss Moerhead grew better soon after
che began to pray. The improvement
was gradual 1t fret, buf it Is now sew
eFal znonths since she has felt pain,
and she says she is stronger than she
has ever been before. She regards
hefaelf completely cured. another
prayer cnre Y reported from Emporia.
kan. Harrison Einkie, an old gentle
man uf ssxty-iive, who has been totally
blind for eight years, and was pro-
a.. 4.