The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1888-03-30

tonehed with The feeling Of our m
drmities.
An Visions Of Christ which our
sonla have are reYaalipgs BY tic Spirit,
Who, hiinaelf unseen glofifies jesus
before our eyes.
Its Just ii easy to praise .as to
blame aud II il certainly received
with much more satisfaction, and per-
lsaps with more profit.
Church-menbers owe il to them
selves and to each other, not only not
10 b sala-beareFs, bat to diseounte
nance unkind criticism
Tho old prophets are full Of divine
sobbings; and one 81 Panl's exhorta-
tons to Christians ID, that they grieve
not Tie Holy Spirit Of God.
Tie scriptures Clearly represent God
III sustaining such relations to uen
that be is affected both By their exl
perlences and BY their conduct.
II there Is anywhere 4 place where
one should restrain bis speech, and
cultivate kindness Of spirit aud grace,
II g IN tile family and id the church
kIanya soul Il without the joy Of
Holy Cheat because Of the sins Of the
heart--bitterpesa, jealousy, malice, mn
kindness, aellishness and evil speaking
God Is revealed u us AS our Father.
a holy ana loving Rather cannot look
upon the sorrow and The sin Of his
children on Tile earth and not be pain
"a.
THE word i very tender, and Ger
tainly implies that va have il il oar
power Ia glve pain 20 the heartof God
by what We do or neglect 20 do on the
earth.
Church members ought not to screen
eaeh other IN wrong-doing but they
onaht To shield each other, and they
aFe entitled 10 this BY the very terms
Of membership.
All The Spirits teaching and infu-
enees within ns are towards the pro-
dnction of perfsct love whatever
Therefore, violates this holy tempter
gFieves the Spirit.
II surely needs no argument ID
show That among membeFso Of aChris-
tian church anything like nnkind feel
ing or painful criticism il notonly ont
of place, but IA 10 itself wrong.
we have need also Of infinite care
falnasa, lest ID tho persuits of onr own
plans and schemes, and the exercise Of
0nr own liberty, We unconscionsly and
Internationally wrong By pam others
wa must move amid all sights. en-
vyinga, and injustiees witllQat resent
ment, without being provoked, With
ont anger ar bitterness, breathing
sweetness upon the hand that smites-
Every adfnoniiion. every gentle
Whispef Of warning which we hear,
every solicitation away from earth's
degrading things TO a RnFsr, boiler,
better life, q the Spirits voice within
M.
There will be acefbities enough il
TIE world, IN business, ID politics, in
the aifairs of daily life but Ii the
chnFch home and family home there
Ought ID be entire Kindness and
courtesy.
II Ii lhe inaer, not alone the outei
ilfe. thai needs guarding w hnsi
0uF human fgienda when we slight then
III iniuse them by some deed Dir word
We hurt the divine Spirit by 4 disloya
feeling IL emotion.
When holy man was asked how
ona could atAain higher Christian
lsfe, III replied ss.Fhe essential poini
"a follow step bg step The divine
aees with infinito patience, careful
naa and deIieaeY
Il one Of THE obligations b
enFah membership 10 watch oge
czech Other bot ID wAteh Ter faalls b
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ag faK inlisiaaals, and 70 ID
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