The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1886-01-23

Holiness is not the way to Christ, but
Christ is the way to holiness.
Every christian has his weak place,
and the devil is sure to find it.
Procrastination steals mans time be-
low, and steals his heaven above
The greatest act of obedienee is to
take Christ Jesus - ". RoNaiae.
If there are no joys in your religion,
1t IL because there is no Christ init.
When the christian is weakest in
himself, he is strongest in the Lord
4 can do all things, Through Christ
that strengtaenethne, says the Apostle,
Sinner, the faults Of your christian
friend will not cancel any Of your sins.
@If he gets TO heaven I VIII, s. will be
poor consolation to you, when both are
lost
The light of Nature is rs the early
dawn that Of Revelation, as the risen
SIN.
The mercy of God, which should
brings sinners torepentance, they plead
as a license.
Inconsistencies in christian lives
make sinners doubt; how very careful
we should be.
II am as good as that church mem
ber'' never sayedanybody. The stand
ard is too low.
See the glorious triunlphs of, trust IN
God, as given IN the sventfn life of the
prophet Elijah.
Read Sanl's last night, and witness
the depths of degradation reached by
a sin cursed soul.
Don't ask God to give yon new
heart unless you are willing to surreR-
der your old one 4
Christian, beware howyou sleep upon
the lap of earth's Delilahs or you may
be shorn Of your locks,
That christian who works only where
twill reflect credit upon himself is
working for self, not Christ.
The will of man is the only obstacle
in the way of his coming to Christ,
"whO soever will may come
My grace is sufficient for you"
should be all that the christian needs to
know IN his battles for Christ,
1t is a sad thing to be often eating of
the tree Of knowledge, bnt never to
taste Of the tree of life. QmarIes.
As modesty is n quality that highly
adorns woman, so as humility one OF
the browning graees Of christianity.
Fall vigor of intellect and robust
health to-day, are no guarantee that
you will not be called hence tomorrow.
Trying to impress the Importance of
spirituality upon an unconyerted heart,
is verify casting your pearls before
swine.
Our actions and onr words point to
the source from whence comes our sup
plies. 'By their fruits yeshall know
them"
1t is not so much what we do that
condemns us, as it is what we fail to do.
HE that believeth not is condemned
already"
The scriptures plainly teach that if
yon are lost, your condemnation will be
in proportion to the advantages you
have enjoyed.
He who feels no Joy in contemplating
the mighty works of God, as spread ont
in creation, could not enjoy heaven,
were he there.
We cannot conquer fate and neees-
sity, but we can yield to them in such
n way as to be greater than If we could
--HaaR0h Moore.
When a boy, Cyrus, King OF Persia,
was one day asked what was the first
thing he learned. He replied, "po
speak the truth"
i have been O Wretehed, sinfnl man
but / stand at the best pass that ever q
man did--Christ is mine, and j am his.
--Sopae,el Rutherford.
a man may be as sincere in the
wrong as in the right, hence the sin
eerity OF your action will not lessen yonr
guilt, if in the wrong.
If you arc a creature of circumstance,
why is it, while surrounded by the same
circumstances which make others chris
tians, you are not one.
The reason why there are 80 many
more protesting christians than actual
christians, is because it is much easier
TO say a thing than do it.
Faith in Christ is the telephone line
upon which our petitions wing then
way to the Fathers throne, whatsoever
ye ask in His name the Father will do.
IF you would be fully convinced as to
your duties in this life, read yonr bible
with a heart and mind open TO eonvic.
ton. and you may safely follow its
teachings.
-Resolped, That while we should keeE
aloof from partisan politics, we never
theless deem it the high duty of al
christians to labor in all legitimate ways
for the suppression of the liquor traffic.
-dethodist Conference.
Can you find law Of God which il
in itself, and on all sides of it, a dark
and repnlse thing? Can you find one
which is mot, IN fact, q prescription
commanding us to be happy and show
ing us the way saoglss Jletlor, ID. I'd.
JResolped, That we hereby urge upeI
orr pastors and people fidelity TO dis.
eiplinary requirements as 10 liquor sell.
ing and drinking, and deem il impor-
tant that there shonld be uniform ad-
ministration on this vital subject.
Christ is the true light. False lights,
like Tom Payne, Vollaire, Bob Inger.
sol and Others, fit iron the Zenith
down totthe horizon, and are lost dor
ever, asf the meteor with dazzling light
blazes ont for a moment, then leayesal
dark behind
Christian, does your path lead ovel
stony plaeesP Christ walked there Has
the world proved untrue? Christ wa:
betrayed by has friends. DO yoni
friends ask nluchsOf yorr? Christ diel
for his enemies In drawing the com
paris0n what justice is there in youl
complaint?
There isaa certain class Of unbe lieyeri
who are forever telling MS that the rea
son wlAysthey do not become christians