The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1886-08-07

Behold The fear IF The Lord, that II
wisdom f6d
ruuaiut now tiayseIf with Him
aad ID II peaae. I
The n8pee ron tliiak Of yourself, Tho
less yt3u Hill tliiak of Christ.
Hnntle yourselves a the eight 81
God ind he shall lift ron III. laaes
Heaven and earth Shall pass away,
Bill nsg wosaa lall not pass away.
IlAsss
Z Mark CHE perfect man. says Da-
yid. eand behold The upright: fer the
end of that man il peace,
] had ratller be sloorkeeper in The
house 81 ny God, than.to dwellln The
tents If Minlraancss.
On The ground that true desire
eFaves only flle attainable, whatever
you truly desire yon may get.
20 preach 70 a people is to enter
tain thams 10 preach fora people is to
help them through life's troubles
There Is no darkness, nor shadow
of death. where the workers Of To-
Equity may hide thenselves.-sJoJ.
There Is merit IN forming good
habits; bnt there is more merit in hav-
ing defined motive for good IN all
that yon do
The real good man is not one who
does good on general principles; but
ono who aime at specific good 10 all
that be undertakes.
When | naHsiaer the heavens the
work Of thy fingers, tase Moon and the
stars which thou hast orlainad what
il nsan, that thon art mindful of hinls
job.
BE careful how yon speak; for one
thoughiless, unIind word has often
been tic meals Of destroying the hap
pinass Of those who are worthy Of
consideration.
How many ere saying to-day, There
i time enough yet to repent Sinner,
Christ says TO you, Come now Delay
not; for your last words may be, Too
late, too late
If q man goes to church, and upon
going asayAllc feels be has been in a
holy atmosphere, and that he is bene-
fitted, be viii most likely be found 10
that church again.
The Sunday-school teacher makes
impressions on the minds Of children
that are never erased. Teacher,
be sure that those impressions are
made for the benifit Of The children's
sotlls.
All earthly things will perish, but
TO the Christian there is lively hope
when he looks forward 10 the time
when dc shall receive IAN inheritance,
ineorrnptible, nndefiled, and that fad
eth not away"
Every kind Of beasts, and ofbirds,
and Of serpents, and of things in the
sea, il tanned, and hath been tanned of
man bnt the tongue can no man tame;
II is an nnruly evil full Of deadly
poison.
Reader, are you slill unsayedf and
are yon careless abont The salvation
Of yonr soul2 If so, let us cntreat
yoniio lice from the wrath TO come"
Jesus slailas wild open arms 70 re-
eeixe az VINO come unto MN.
Reader, think Of the infinite bless
ings God has bestowed upon you
they are mere than you can number;
ii Il Il "a r
ana Saen ne asks ior your heart' yon
runaway ana III Will mol nave
TINS man Christ Jesus to reign over
nle.
II sinner attends church, and on
leaving At the close Of the service,
feels 70 disposition 70 return soon,
II l. possible that the Christians were
ho1 l,a5 ise, -, ~ lllc. minister ~as .lot
Prsac'l!i'e' lley were only hoiulhg
RIeliglo'ls entertainment
Mans greatest enemy is seltishness.
lie walks astray, beng absorbed ad.
hiring himself he thinks wrong,
dreaming q himself !; he feels wicked,
aylnpatillzlng with ne deprayed side
q li'','asll. 81 ~ evst uih siias was
uair.sa1eous, Whs u0hs iof sen
How sag Y y % read OF the death
q the wicked those who have spent
perhaps three score years and ten 10
tlle service Of Satan. Their Christian
friends have not the consolation to
believe there will be q reunion in
heaven. They mourn without hope