The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1886-01-09
RELIGIOUS


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! Christ gave himself for you, and 7you|
should give yourself TO him.
Preachers, strive to unity the church
mot around self--but around Christ
The fest lIaman beings that ever
worshipeil oui Bayionr were wise men.
..zacehens come down If youi
would tind the Savior, humble Yourself,
! The Christian without the word Of
God is Hike a soldier without weapons.
Bear in mind that religion and Chris
tianity are not synonyms.
As the dropping of water wears away
the stone, so DO little sins eat up the
hsoal.
The Church Of Christ is as free from
form and ceremony as is possible TO be
visible
Say not that Christ is born in your
heart, If tile poor be not borne uponit.
~ T. Observer
He thatliEes Christ, breaches Christ,
liand that in more eloquent tones than
Paul or Barnabas.
4 Unbelief is a bridge that has been
condemned, and If you stand on itlyou
do it at your peril.
| The surest evidence that we love the
Lord is an earnest desire and persistent
effort 10 please Him.
gHow sweet the name of Jesus
Esonnds," is like God SO loved the
world "-inexpressible.
DO not wait TIL you.. feel like praying
to pray, for the less yon feel like prayer
the more you need it.
The world without christianity would
be q mighty ship on the ocean of Time
without compass OF chart.
DO great things for the Master, ask
great things Of the Master, and expect
great things from the Master.
DO we appreciate the real import of |
our words when we pray, 'Forgive US
our debts as we forgive our debtors
Parents teach your children that tits |
worse If possible, to aeta lie than tell |
one-nctions speak louder than words. |
Christ tells us that he came not into
the world TO condemn the world, bnt
that the world, through him, might be
saved.
Our Savior said, '.If We love me keep
my commandments, aud one Of those
commandments reads, HLoEe one an
other"
Do not depend too mneh on the
preacher. paul may plant and Apol-
los may water, but GOD giVeth the in
crease"
1t is not bearing the burdens of
Christ that so humiliates the proud
heart OF man, it is STOPPING down to
pick them up.
Do not treat conscience worse than 4
you do a prisoner; give it the benefit of
the doubt, If you are not sure thing
is right, let it alone
Sound theology. backed by a rpious +
life, is what counts in the work for j
Christ. - He spake as never man /
spake, " and lived as never man lived.
Sin is hardening; grace is softening
and your condition clearly demonstrates
the preponderance of one or the other
Look into the Bible-glas and see which. {
The religion of Christ is active, not {
passive; for not to MIN that sayeth, I
'Lord, - Lord, but to him that doeth
the will of the Father, is the promise |
made.
The year that has just closed WAS re- /
markable for the number of re7ivals {
and conversions, and let us pray that l
the year we are just entering may be ,
even more so.
Do not be discouraged if you do not :
find Christ at once. You spend days,
weeks and even years in the pursuit of (
those things which are, at best, but ,
hollow moekeries.
To be truly pious without appearing
is state to be earnestly
coveted. However, it is better that
men think you are sanetimonious than
know that you are wicked.
If yon are Christ's, it is your duty to
publicly acknowledge Him before the
world. Recollect f'Ihat with the heart
man belieYeth unto righteousness, and
with the mouth confession is made unto
Insure your lives with Christ, head
quarters in heaven, the premiums all :
paid. Come without money and with
ont price. No need 10 be examined as :
regards your health, the sieker you are
OF sin the more ready he will be to give
you policy.
As the metal must be heated to re- ,
ceiye the stamp which shall mark lis
face value. 80 must the heart be sof-
Hlao inrya God 49,.
receive the impress of the Savior, which
shall make it legal tender in the Mas
ter's Kingdom. 4
Faith is a theological term rarely
used IN other matters. Hence its mean
ing a. obseared. But faith is no strange,
new, peculiar power. supernatnrally
infused by Christianity, but the same
principle by which we live frem day to ! /
day--one of the eommonest in our daily !
life.--Ilr. II
A christian is what the world seems
10 be. Love gives him a delicate tact
which never offends, because it is full
of sympathy. 1t diseerns far off what
would hurt fastidious feelings, feels
with others. snd is ever on the watch
to anticipate their thoughts And Z.
hence the only true, deep refinement
THAT which lies not on the surface,
goes deep down into the character
comes from Christian loEe.--Ec.
1t is better TO yield q little than quar-
rel a good deal. The habitof standing
up, ~ people call it, for their rights, Is
oneof the most disagreeable and undig-
nified in the world. Lille is too short
for the perpetual chickering's which at
tend sneh dispositions; and unless a
very momentons affair indeed, where
other peoples claims and interests are
involved, 1t is q question II it is mot
wiser, happier and more prudent 10
yield somewhat Of our party rights
than squahble to maintain them - /,
1forni1g ssar. II