The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1886-05-22
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my lace, through trials, must seek.
Dear Lord, cry to thee for strength
10 help me on my weary way,
To bear the cross which thou hast sent
come 70 thee 70 thee pray
\ True worship is characterized b
deep spirituality.
The moro temptation insists. thu
more we shonld resist.
A good preeept does very well, but
/ q good example is far better.
1 Humble yoaFsclf before Sod, asB
him 70 take all that you have.
Charity is the golden chain thai
reaches from heaven to earth"
Tomorrow never comes. Now is
the time to give yourself to God.
Reader. God asks You for your
whole heart; he will not accept a part.
What shall render unto the Lord
for all his benefits toward me a.
DaVid.
Wilt thon not revive us again, that
thy people may rejoice in thee ~
DGVtd.
Christian, be sure you set your af-
fections on things above, and not on
this earth.
If any man will come after me,
let him take up his cross daily and
follow me-"
Young man, Young woman, remem-
Der that Christ loved and honored
his mother.
High position in life, and extended
power and authority seldom secure
peace of mind.
Moral backbone is greatly needed
At this present day among the Chris
tians of orr land.
The name Of the Lord is strong
tower: the righteous runneth into ii,
and is safe.-Solomon.
God does not judge man by his
dress; he looks at his heart and
Judges righteous judgement.
There is nothing grander and more
beautiful than to see the young devo-
ting their service 10 the Lord.
'ECharity, like the dew drops from
heaven, falls gently on the dropping
flower in the stiffness of night
Christian friends, let us 20 about
doing good, like our Lord and Master
whom we profess to love and serve.
Christian minister, in order to be
efficient in the pulpit, be yourself,
filed with Christ do not attempt to
initiate.
You need no help to worship God.
"God is spirit, and they that wor-
ship him must worship him in spirit
and in truth"
There never was a time when we
we're in a more earnest need of faith
ful, strong awakening to sense of
our Christian duty.
Our highest officials are generally
ridicnled by their enemies and doubted
BY their friends; it matters not how
high they stand as Christians.
The Christian ministers and writers
should constantly remind their hearers
and readers Of that crossing in the
stream of life called self.deniaI
The honor aud welfare of our peo-,
pie, and the high tone given 10 soei-
ETY., depend on, and owe their exist
ence to the elevating powers of
Christianity.
Let us work earnestly and bravelg
while it is day, for sOon tic night
cometh when we must lay down our
implements, and give an account of
our stewardship.
To-day, sinner friend, yon stand on
merey's side of eternity tomorrow
you pass through the gate Of the
grave, beyond which jnsticc begins
and mercy ends. Are yon prepared
for the justice that will be melted out
to youl
When temptation reads emo admit
lance" on the door, It pays no heed to
the warning. 1t is at home in the lat
ticed arbor Of The pleasure seeker.
1t may climb the wall Of the guarded
convent, or even enter the retirement
of the hermit.
Who hath woe2 who bath sorrow
who hath contentious? who hath bah
lingl who hath wounds without
canse9 who hath redness of
eyess They that tarry long at the.
wine; they that 60 to seek mixed
wine.-Solomon.
There used to be such thing as
generous sympathy and honest, patri-
otto counsel given to our highest Off
cials, but the stock Of it has run SO
low it can no longer be used, and
fault-fnding and scheming have been
substituted for it.
"Should one of our loved ones who
has passed from time to eternity (ItI
matters not on which side of the great
eternity he dwelIsl, be permitted TO
speak only one word to the friends
he has left behind, ali, methinks that
word wonld be, Eternityi'n
There are many in this age of the |
world with rnined hopes, whose deg
addition causes them to look upon
his world rs bowling wilderness.
This is the dark side Of the picture Of
ife. There is q bright side TO this
lecture If we will only look at IL.