The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1886-07-24
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Ans Mem " bfiaEs our life before cur eyl
tsien IS alzoffens last the 1lseting bresfl
leo Late 70 change oar life. and thus we dil
Blessed ii that man whose trust
il tlse Lord.
Ifye love me, keep my command
menta Christ
Sinner friend, Why stand We In ieoE
aEily every hour
Do not wait for better day; yor
may wait 100 long and be too late.
a noN commandment | giyo unit
yoa. That re love ono another. :.
CHRIST
II ii This life only we have hope Il
Christ, We are of all men most misera
bles-41snul
Fanl'a letters show his great yea
and earnastnass III the cause in which
he WAS engaged.
III prosperity we need God. else WI
f1ay become proud and forget onr de
pendence on him.
When Won think to do q kind ac
ton, do 1t now for tomorrow youi
thoughts may wither and die.
God never promised to save BY mir
acles those that would not save them
selves BY means.--N. y. Observer.
Like Peter, we feel that we are
ready to follow Jesus into any dan.
ger, but when It comes we deny him.
It matters not how comfortable .
mans lot may be in this life, it is fol.
" for him to think that he does not
need God.
Friend, If yon wish to read nice
story, something that will interest Won
all the way through, read the book
ofEstheF.
THE world,n says Oliver Gold,
smith, "may be considered vast
mansion and man has been permitted
to enjoy it,"
All nature Is one grand theatre filed
with objects Of wonder and surprise
formanls happiness and entertainment.
-. OLt0er Goldsmith.
Paul was certainly convinced Of the
truth Of what he taught, else be would
not have written in such spirit of
candor and oarnestness.
Paul, in bis EpistIe to Timothy,
says, From child thou hast known
the Holy Scriptures" Here is an ex-
ample for parents in the training Of
their children.
When we place ourselves by Gods
side, everything is seen In its proper
relation; but as soon as we get far
away from God, how different every
thing appears to be out of place.
Fear thou not, for ] am with thee:
be not discouraged, for am thy God;
i will strengthen thee yea, i will
help thee; yea, ! will uphold thee
with The right hand of my righteous
nesss--Isaiah.
Timothy received religious instruc-
tion in early childhood from his moth
er Eunice, and his grandmother Lois.
As nothing Is said of his father, we
conclude he must have been nncon.
verified or else died while Timothens
was young.
Here is an example of humility
which Jesus has left as: "If /, then.
yonr Lord and Master, have washed
your feet, ye ought also to wash ono
another's feet for j have given you
an example, that ye should do as i
have done to you"
Reader, when you launch your bark
and sal ont on the ocean of life, Won
must expect to meet the fiercer ele-
ments. Your mast may be shattered
but have courage, and look toward
heaven and a kind Fathers hand will
lead You on, and land you safely on
the shore.
Except ye become as little chill
dFen, ye cannot enter the kingdom Of
heaven" These are the words of our
Savior, and what lesson Of humility
and submission is taught ms right
here. Oh, what hard matter il is
for our proud, selfish hearts to learn
70 be "lneels and lowly."
If We would know how to make God
our refuge when trial comes, we must
make him our refuge from sin; for the
consciousness of sin bars cut the
sstrong consolation which the loving,
plying God longsto pour into every
stricken sonl.--N. w. Christian i'd
aocdte. 4
There is beauty IN a holy life, and
not only beauty, but o voice which
speaks to as, even when that,dear one
Is laid IN the grave. The meek and
lowly spirit, the gentle voice, the
walk which was 80 consistent with
the profession have their influence. and
we arc made better for having been
with them.
Little children, remember that sins
grow AL frat it seems small thing,
bnt ere long Satan has gou chained 10
himself, and yonr peace and safety
re gone. Many man who is now
'ontined 40 prison for some great
zine, could tell yon the first sin he
ommitted was d very small one. Per-
APPS be deceived lis mother, Re-
lember that God sees all yon do.
The writings Of ST. Paul are yerys I
lteresting and instructive to Christ i
ns. When he wrote the Second Il
aiaf1a In sI'ignafhty II =, .,.,,,,t Il -, Il 80. 4