The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1886-05-15
RELIGIOUS.

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Good men feel the great need Of llo-
illness.
Never read the Bible as a duty, but
study It as pleasure.
The state Of one's heart determines
the character Of his life.
When it IS for CIR good, God will
give Us that which we desire.
The missionary spirit is rising, and
the work i greatly increasing.
A clean heart multiplies the work
ing force of a Christian hundred
fold.
Whether man so intends it or not,
he is . missionary either for good or
evil
Deliver my soul, o Lord, from lying
lips, and from deceitful tongue.
Dagid.
Daniel was neither afraid nor asham.
ed to pray. The lions den did not
deter him.
What an awful thing 1t is to laugh
in Gods face and hurl his revelations
back at him.
keep thy heart with all diligence"
says Solomon, t'for ont of it are the
issues Of life"
It is onr dnty, and we should es-
teen It great privilege to pray for
spiritual blessings
The success of the mission work is
due, in large measure, to the prog
ress Of business plans.
Gods most efficient agency is the
holy and consecrated ministry which
is the devils greatest enemy.
II should be the aim of every paper,
religious or secular, to lift the world
mp higher, and make it better.
Christian work comes from spirit.
nal life. Then glorious revival is
certainly promoter of church work.
Theology is what the head thinks
about God. Religion is what The
heart knows abont .Geds-Mis8 VIII.
ard.
Missionary work seems to be the
glory of the nineteenth century, and
it's movement will doubtless revolu-
tionize the world.
Mans heart, naturally, is prone 10
evil. jeremiah says, "The heart is
deceitfnl above all things, and most
desperately wicked.
Young man, if You have left inhu-
enees behind you for evil try to bal
anee the account by hereafter leaving
influences for good.
"Reproye one that has understand
ing, and he will understand knowl-
edge" Accept merited reproof, and
you will profit by it,
Daniel was a very busy man, but he
took time to pray three times every
day. This was done by making prayer
part Of his business.
A good man out of the good treas
ure of the heart bringeth forth good
things and an evil man out of the
evil treasure bringeth forth evil things.
- Christ.
A revival not only increases the
number in the church, but increases
attendance, and increases benevolent
collections and PASTORS salary. Yes,
church work generally.
The Duke Of Brunswick, who re-
Gently died, though not himself pious,
insisted that his subjects should serve
God--attendtng divine worship on
Sundays, and in every respect demean-
ing themselves as true Christians.
Two persons came TO minister to
settle difficulty. Each believed The
other to be in the wrong. After he
had heard the statement Of both, be
settled 1t in this way: "Let the inno-
cent forgive the guilty"
Gas thy day so shall thy strength
be-" Christian, should you feel de-
| spondent, and think your crosses ex.
ceedingly heavy, just think of the
words above, and they will give you
consolation, and strengthen you fol
your work.
How often Affections are sent al
blessings. They sometimes arrest men
in their wild aud reckless career, and
give them time for sober, solemn
thought Of Jesus. Then we should
bless the day and kiss the hand Of
affection when 1t comes.
Parents, encourage your children to
love and respect their Sabbath school
teachers. And, by the way, do you
not think you'd feel happier and better
IL yon would come TO the Sabbath
school with the children and be one
Of the teachers? Try it; it is q noble
work.
Something over eighteen-hundred
years ago, twelve men--only twelve
men accepted Christ q the Son of
God. Look at the present. Think
Of The millions and millions that bow
down before God, and accept Jesus
Christ as their Sapiorl Herein is
The saying trne, "Behold, how great
matter o little fire kindleth.n
Master yonr tongue, and you have
mastered yonr whole life. Let not
Eour tongue b your master; for dark
leeds, murders, hatred, and even ma
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