The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1885-12-19
RELIGIOUS.


He thinks wrongly. who does not
think Of Gods thoughts.
Not the giant trees, but the violet
bath beauty and fragrance.
The trials Of prosperity are worse
TRAN the trials 81 adversely
a lie is the Devils money and passes
well among the Devils children.
iii tile wilderness march we best learn
the i1v Of leaning on His breast.
That SOW goes back to her walloainp
In the miFe beeanse size is a hog.
When this one thing il dome, Christ
obeyed. Al things else is well done.
Nothing is more certain of hell than
to live anEl die almost persnaded.H
A dog returns to his vomit for the
very significant reason that he is dog.
To fret because the work is little, be-
trays our unftness for greater work
Not the elephant, bnt the tiny hum
ming bird hath the beauty of the Anne
thyst.
Absence from Church, unless una
voidable, isa sure sign of spiritual
decay.
BE first to befrIend merit. His
praise is lost, who stays till al com
mend.
Sweet fruit win grow on an evil tree,
sooner than he will live rightly, who
thinks wrongly.
'sBe not deceived" Secret prayer
TO the true disciple is as the season Of
sunshine and flowers.
The best remedy for gloom is to take
thy thoughts from wasting on thyself
and fix them ON Christ.
Yet one thing thou laakest, - and
that is everything. Your heart is on
something else and not on Christ.
1t is plain enough. A saved man
loves Jesus. An unsaFed man hates
jesus. And ycu are one or the other.
Ifyou ever amount to anything. Won
Will tirst get ont of yourself and look
at yourself witha cool dispassicnats
eye.
leave ont the truEh that .sChrist
bore the sins of many, - and ron preach
another gospel, having no power 70
save
The most divine light only shinsth
on those minds. which ara purrs1
sf,r,,,, Al ,,-,,,t u
- ~ WY va US isll1l I man e'ts'il
ne that IS deathiy sick can better
isagh Hleh mfriment than the dice
pedient Christian can live IN enjoy
ment.
Your heart is only tiny room after
al, and If you cram it fall of the world, I
you relegate your Master to the stable
Oals1s.
Is not tins wonderful: The word of |
the Lord is suited to each individual |
rs If he were the SOLITARY occupant of
the universe.
No deubt the strongest appeals have
already been made, The fairest dav
is past. And what if tLe Shirt Irnoclss
no more at your heart?
Gods thoughts are in His Word Ha
who thus thinks nnst 1 raacb "a" y IA -.
he who does NOT live tbase ti,on,,l, &c =
a partaker in eternal death ''''
,.of..s:,- -, T,--.-, ae i
must he ne nar;I'a mnO smInuies,
agent .oottar irt[, Sa,5;s ~ ilSa
ter to steal Cod viii will nnnaos, 'I t.. oe'
Tha 80 te1. -. AiA''
,fortI, ;ni san Lotces ene earth 10 send
-. "nASsY1 rs gram Is therein hid
a;tI L, sosteI ii9Ht develops the heart,
H. { s'l .T:, oL Geath unto death or
,y Iu - a. as'e 4, tne gooa SEED Is the
mot9 oI Tou, Lhe tares are the seed Of
Nv tla Nh. ~ nearts Drlng lorth one
AFTER all the devices, tricks. shams,
ciap trap ana sweet persuasion" in
summed IN modern church work, moth
lliB Kills ana makes alive, nothing
dfaWs and Was and captures like the
4liVarnlshed hre OF the Lamb Slain
Jesus Ohfist er1eitied and risen again.
Inns Is the power of God.
Be sure you get hold OF the everlast-
ing arm and then let nor 40 .Parsavere
in the face of a Thousand obstacles Tai
not God 70 till he bless Re- not ~
MED. Turn; rebuke and seam;no de-
NAL into fresh pleas. as did tbe Syro-
Phenician woman. The ans,var az
blessing Is sure when God -o;vas Az
grace Of perseverance,
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