The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1886-03-13
RELIGIOUS.


asal from flying 70 Jesus.
Great rsgiyals visit many wicked
places ID aaswer to prayer.
There Is 4 habit wonld recommend
to all mea tho habit IF prayer.
eWhst shall IL profit 4 maniif be
gain the whole world and lose bis
sonlf,
Christianity ii not forced on you.
No ene becomes d Christian against
Tia viii.
Do not try 10 go through this world
bearing your own burdens. Cast them
upon Jesus.
I called upon the Lord in my dis
tress; the Lord answered me ia large
pIaee.--sPsalmist.
Arc you a profossed follower Of
Christ, and yet without the habit Of
daily calling nponGodl
Daniel Webster once said: fsThis
government can only exist based
l,pon the Christian religion"
That is orr God which we love
most, for which we make efforts and
sacrifices, in which we find our happi-
ness.
Whenever you become so engrossed
with any person or thing as to follow,
serve and love it snpremely, You have
made 1t yonr God.
THE Saviof's words to those who
finally reject him are solemn and sig
nfficant. Ye will not como unto me
that We might have life.
They have to the door and
have mot stepped across the threshold.
The determination to make choice
has cabsed many 10 fail Of salvation.
If you wantto get good big col
slion ont Of Gods people, the best
y ID 70 eonvice them that God will
3 them two for one.--Sam p.
es.
/ we would be filed with moro
TO Christ, we must more and
he think about Christs love TO-
I'D Us in Els death on the cross
1dtehnson
& \ know Sod has prepared a grand
w0rlaffof us hereafter, because be has
made such great world for us
down here TO live ina few days
Sam ". Jones,
God, in answer to prayer caused
the Persian King 10 send Nehemiah to
repair the desolated walls Of the city
of Jerusalem, and the work was soon
accomplished.
Earnest desire, deep emotion, pray
ers and tears does not constitute con
version. It is when the anxions and
awakened soul makes decision to
turn from sin and to follow Christ
that we are converted.
The human heart must have some
object Of devotion and worship. Ex-
anime yourself, If that object be mot
the true and living God, 1t is some
worldly ambition or passion which
will lead you straight TO destruction.
The lark goes up singing toward
heaven, butif she stops the motion
OF her wings then straightway she
falls So It IL with him who prays
mot. Prayer is the movement Of the
the wings Of the sonl; il bears one
heavcnward, bnt without prayer we
sink.
When an old millionaire died one
neighbor said to another, $50 and SO
has willed all bis property TO The bar
keepers Of the town." aWhat do yon
meanY' tWell, be didn't do ii d.
reclly, He willed il TO bis boys, and
they will sec TO itthat the bar-keepers
soon get it."--iSam r. Jones.
Who can keep near Christ without
some thorn in the 1esbs When God
gave Paul the thorn in the flesh, he
knew noiat first the value Of the gift,
and wonld have itiaway, had he been
leftin his own hands. The Lord was
his keeper, and taught him and US by.
Him, that the strength of Christ is
male perfect in weakness. Wateh-
man.
We must have Individuality of
hearing as well as individuality Of
preaching. The trne nearer is The man
who snpposes himself TO be the only
listener IN al the conntry- II W
absorbed ii spiritual earnestnesa aud
attention thatlhe hears every word as
if spoken TO himself alone--7a mes
sage just delivered fromithe great fa-
thertto The one wandering child. l2es
ligions HenalR.
How often ID the chequered ex-
periencea Of life does there come To-
the disciplined sopl the need Of pa
thence. IKE haze need of patieDce,'
Is another inspired teaching, ''need Of
patience that after ye have done the
will Of God, ye may inherit the
promises 10 Christian complete
ness or Perfection there must be-.
added this rs Al essential prerequisite.
No character is, or can be, perfect
withonttllis adjoining. The beautiful
sisteFhood Of The graces il marred
wherever 2 divine patience il wanting.
~ Waterman.
We commend the followiDg from
Rev. Joseph Parker, Of London: Gig
aljngrin church IL Il constantnuisapc
I'D i hope that If the following para.
graph, which clip from an American
ns'FeQspsss should meet the eye 0f
sss 6llslty partiea Ii viii do thom
H'AiA slley iIshg see how tisliau-