The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1886-03-20
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The family altar has been justly
termed heaven fhrashold-
gisaozn, piety, prudence and eour7
age are seeded 10 Gedss work.
Vho can aay, I have made my heart
clcan, am pnre frein my ainl--S oto Y
1ion
Chsisfian parent, Jon lhould pray
for the bloasing Of God on your house
hold.
"A piona family kneeling around the
family ALTAR IL prayer i lovely
scene.
PRAYER in the home circle makes il
IA type 81 heasen and dwelling place
fox Hed.
AS tho body without the spirit y
deaa, SO faith without works Is dead
aIso.-9James
AZ wax melteth before the fire, so
Iet the wicked perish at the presence
Of GAod.---Davsd.
The body is governed by the mind.
If the thoughts are evil the deeds Of
the body will be evil.
He that trusteth in his riches shall
fall, but the righteous shall flourish as
braach.---SOSomon,
Make search through the whole
book of Esther, and see If you can
find recorded therein, the name of
God.
That deep, silent, irriaistable and
permanent influence comes from
family worship, where there is daily
eonsecfation to God.
Every person whose heart has been
touched BY the love of Christ, feels
constrained 10 do something in the
way Of Christian service.
AS a meteor which passes quickly
through the heavens and is seen no
more, so,is life. Only for moment
do we journey here, and Ills over.
80 u is the purpose and work Of the
Dung MEMS Christian Association to
ep young mon from evil, and win
mto bc christian gentlemen, loyal
lieir homes and church.
When ycn hear il said, aThat min
is achieving grand and noble
*, you may be snre be is preach
~ the word Of God IN its purity and
Implicitly, and praeticing what he
ARehes.
III ] was called on to say what was
The greatest safeguard against the
Vaccinations Of Satan, ] would say il
is the mother with her little ones
gathered around the bedside teaching
them how 10 pray.
Sow good seeds on the tender hearts
Of yonr children and keep them soften
ed BY the dews Of grace, thus yon will
produce precious fruit in this life that
wiIlretain its sweetness and purity IN
the life tocome.
When we do wrong we reason and
bring forth all the argument in our
power to sustain ourselves in the act
Why2 II IL our conscience. We try
TO Justify ourselves and satisfy onl
conscience, which we cannot do.
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flower II gathers sweetness and give
refreshmeni, IN after days the sfrni
comes; 40 withthe child reared in !
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emo, anu ID atier uays Dear irlliI.
The great ship at sea, never think
of the harbor where the sun ii shin
ing and The waves are Al resi-; ii j
only when The storm breaks that sh,
discovers her need Of safe shelter
Sc we mnst all be shown our feeble
ness, ii order that We may seek an.
acknowledge the safe harbor, Jesus
Margaret s.. Tegnant N
He who stands with God stanas q
he centre. and M alone can iudoe 3
the meaning Of Gods universe
Yon arc not 10 imagine confusion b
cause yonfcannot see the real orde
which y about yon. our position ma.
be atthe very eltcnmference Of lh'
circle and not ~ It's sentre. Tlles'
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