The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1885-11-21

the tongue.
Expect trouble, but expect grace to
outmatch 1t.
Rest assured on nothing but scrip,
tural assurance.
The patience of God is the preserva-
/ ton of the world.
God is light, and cannot be imposed
upon by insincerity.
A purpose will succeed when based
on Divine promise.
You have sinned to-day, and it is sin
only that displeases God.
Abandon your sins if you would have
your doubts abandon you.
II you are on Christ's side you know
it, and the world knows it.
A memory stored with scripture is e
! library for time and eternity.
Be sure Won are not saved. if there
be no love in you for the Savior.
The next TO God in power are kind
words: to soften the hearts of men.
The preaching and the preacher in
Christ, were one. So do thou be,
He that rightly prays in trouble,
viii praise when the trouble is past,
A saved person is a saved instrument
and by work proves that he is saved.
The prospect of the christian is al
ways as bright as the promise of God.
Joining the church simply to get into
society takes the best coaches for hell
Nothing can hinder salvation but
man S own wilful, sinful act Of unbe-
lief.
The truth in Christ was a pure spring;
his practice widened it into a mighty
river.
The more humility, the more COM
fort; and the more viii Won live to the
Lords glory.
II at the feet of Jesus we hold the
mind over Gods word, it becomes as
sea of crystal.
The christians peace does not rest
simply on the Work, but the Worker
Christ himself.
What the light is to the eve the
spirit is to the christian who seeks to
know the truth.
When the smoke from your chimney
destroys the sun, then will infdelity
destroy christianity.
YOu may desire to follow Christ; but
issss a long and painful step from admi-
ration to imitation.
We need no stronger proof of our
depravity than this: God is the last
being that We believe.
The marvel of Christ's teRcning is,
he spoke not words but things. Read
Sermon on the Mount
The heresy of depending upon works
for justification, etfeotually cuts OFF the
blessings of the gospel.
Not that yon have any right to them,
but do you desire the blessings Of the
gospel-so great is grace.
Christ has wrought and suffered in
our stead; he has spoken for our in
struction and consolation.
Christ prepares you for GODS society.
You cannot prepare Gods society to
meet your depraved taste.
Hope in God in the greatest extrem-
ity, and you will see by and by that
you had the greatest reason to do it.
Christian, you are the Lords. Cease
striving to become the Lords. Recog-
nize what you are by faith and rejoice.
Only at his Mercy Seat do we find
the Tree yielding all manner of fruit
faith, JOY, peace, assurance, hope and
love
A man may have company when he
sets ont for heaven and yet go thither
alone. MANY are called, bat few are
chosen"
Jesus taught in words simple enough
to captivate a child, and In imagery
noble enough to kindle the raptures Of
an angel.
More than all the green lawns of earth
or mountains of pleasure, or bowers of
sunlight, is the Asylum of Prayer to
the weary.
Destruction is wholly from ourselves,
salvation is wholly from God: Thou
hast destroyed thyself, but in me is
thine help"
| Men may shut their window blinds
that they see not christianity. but ii is
from the sun of righteousness lighting
mp the universe.
There is coming glorious age vher
there shall be no place on earth, NJ
place in heaven, for him who has no
bowed to Christ.
| Whence this sweet, soothing, com
forting light, beaming in the soul
never felt it until met with Jesus
ReU. James SasiEk.
He that seeks the Lord with th
whole heart will soon be asking tina
his heart be enlarged 10 receive Gro
more abnndantly.
If Won could get new heart befor
coming to Christ, Saviour would b
useless. It is TO get new heart tbs
you come to Him.
Could mind conceive of or even Go
perform for man, anything more Q
greater than 10 make him like INIT
Christ, son of God ?
Some fields are so fragrant with fiou
; ers dogs cannot bunt therein So ma
. the christian, abundant in grace, pJ
E the Evil One to fight.
As an evidence that Won are one
: Gods, you aeqniese IN His method
: salvation, and consent 10 every part {
q His gracious covenant.
E 1T ought 10 induce us 10 believe thl
T Christ saves us, when We discover ho
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