The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1886-11-27
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strong soml lives II.
Ye shall know tic truth, and ths
truth shall make you frec.e
How long halt 70 between twc
opinions n q Kings xviii. 22.
One hundred and seventy priests
aAtanaed the synod Of Cincinnati.
Wealth Is 4 steep hill which the son
often snmbles down pFecipitatelys
nj love God Is to love man. TO
bate God ID 70 love Ill mans enemies.
To draw ncarfo God ii 10 withdraw
Irym your enemies and to be hidden
81 10 III danger.
Ten Thousand faults in orr neigh
bors are of less consequence TO us than
one of the smallest ID ourselves.
The most cross. grained are By no
means the worst of mankind or the
hnmbiest II station the least polished
ID feeling
ssThe Sabbath was made for man,
and not man for the Sabbath; there
fore, the Son Of Man is Lord aIso Of
the Sabbath. "
God in the beginning held flaming
mass Of eternity in His right hand,
while every spark that flew from it
made a world.
Good nature, like bee, collects
honey from every herb. iii nature,
like spider, sucks poison from the
sweetest flower.
nWe are his workmanship, created
in Christ Jesus unto his works, which
God hath before ordained that we
shall walk In them"
AS sin hath reigned INTO death,
even so might grace reign through
righteousness unto eternal life by
Jesus Christ onr Lord
If there Is right thing 10 be done,
and we seem to pass through wrong
thing on our way TO II, there il anoth-
er and q better way 10 reach il.
If you are good to those who are
good, said an old saint, be twice as
good TO those who are bad, for they
have greater need Of your charity,
On this world the merits Of onr
God are more frequently and more
fayorably mentioned than those of
any other being in the nniverses.
And least appreciated.
There are two things for live men
and women to do--to receive from
God, and 10 give ont TO their fellows.
One can not be done without the other.
No fruit without the drinking of the
sunshine. No true tasting Of the sun
shine that is not gathering itself toward
the ripening Of fruit.
HProhibftIon does not prohibit"
There is the city of Des Moines in
Iowa, with a.populatiop Of $4,000, and
not o soloon in the place What is
1t that prohibits there! Everybody
knows that Iowa has prohibitory
law. After all, it may be the law
officers that prohibit by executing the
law.
The London Methodist Times has
this 10 say in regard TO Methodist
people supporting missionary enter
prises "The great majority Of the
Methodists have never sacrificed so
much as one mutton chop for the mis-
aionaFy society. But they are pre-
pared to sacrifice a whole sheep, If |
the matter is put plainly and lovingly |
hefure them" Let all missionary So
cieties and speakers make note of
this. This is applicable TO all classes
aud as to all benevolenee. Show the
world that to sacrifice is necessity,
either from a sense of duty TO God, or
a sense Of daily to the distressed, and
yon will find no trouble In raising
financial help for the needy in either
soul or body.
Tho difficulty, briefly stated, is this:
Men study the Bible narrowly, not
broadly; specifically, not deeply for
immediate, and not for permanent re-
suits. The question is, what can |
get out Of this passage for my next
sermon, or my next lectureG The
question ought 10 Be, what does this
passage teachY What is It's place in
the great body Of Divine trnth? Let
the pastor aside from his devotional
study, his sermonising. his preparation
for The Bible cIass. do d coinprehen.
sive, systematic Bible work which
looks not 10 immediate. but to Der.
manent results, a work, not. perhaps.
ut once pratical, but which. In the end,
will prove TO have furnished a treasure.
honsc Of valuable material available
Al any time and for ali time-0ld |.
9,essanaeaf ,stnaeut
1lil how ike balm drops on the sore
and thirsty sonl these gentle words
Is love. Yes, and il is trne
Tor all. a poor drunkard wandered
tlong the streets OF one of our great