The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1888-02-24

~ QIl some EN- u eliih q nope.
Thaass Ter the h,izy. golden hne,
switch romnas ne aaglesef the pazt,
AND from ihe whole presents Wow
So mellow AID % sweet at last
Thus may tbe chassty 81 frienas,
BFoad as the tending heaysnHabove,
Drop Haers each pilgflniia Journey ends,
The safteniug mantae q Its love,
nv a7ctl spafts, D. y.
The Government taaelIea fhe exist
enec, thoreality and sacrednessofre
ion.
The Methodist Episcopal church ia
ihe United States owns 20,2G3 church
eaiiicss.
The Masters work may make weary
feet, hnt it leages the spirit glad
5frs. Charles.
the increase Ia the membership Of
The Methodist Episcopal church for
.is87iis 1o6,599.
aThe total income Of DIR. Talmage's /
Tabernacle this yesr is estimated at
s0s, 9ll against S31 s85 last pear
In New York City there are 51l
Methodist churches, and the whole
number Of communicates is l3,65S.
The Government teaches religion
when It says Congress shall make no
lay abFidgiRg the freedom of speech"
a weak mind Is like q microscope,
which magni6es trifing things bnt
cannot receive great ones. Chester
ss1d.
III twenty-five years III Germany the
Snnday.sehooIs have grown from zero
to 5000 schools, 10000 teachers, and
100000 scholars.
The mission balls OF London have
accommodations for 95l $3.50 persons.
On given Sunday the attendance ct
three services sas found % bel95,l2o.
Help me, 10 Lord, to think such
thoughts as Haay Be Immediately con-
verted into aetiol, into The doing of
deedathat will grotify Thy Holy Name.
Aeontemplatiye life has moro the
Appearance Of a life of piaty than any
other; bnt it is The divine plan to
bring faith into activity and exercise.
Cecil
Prayers need not be fine. Ibelieye
God abhoFs;fine prayers. If a person
ask charity Of you in excellent SEN
fences, he is not likely to get it,
Spurgeon.
4 The Government afirns and teach
es religious doctrine when it says
that 4Gongress shall make 20 law re-
sPecting religion, OF prohibiting the
| free exercise thereof"
n "A wtier in the New x ork Christian
ddgooate has this sentence, which
some preachers Bonld do well to
lodge in their minds 'sTbe same ser
mons delivered in The same manner
to congregation differently scireum-
stanced is one Of The chief causes of
pulpit enefieiepey."
4 God gives as what we pray for be-
eanse We pray, and in refusing 10 give
what We fail to ask for, deals with rs
as a loving father He eultiyates that
living sympathy and communion be-
tween onr hearts and Hi own which Is
necessary TO our happiness and growth
in grace. @. ~. Bd6b, ID. ID.
The rich young ruler presented enc
certificates of bis own composition
Christ didn't tear them up, bnt He
did what son traaeBmen do with an
! applicant for j Vacancy: He gave
him a bit Of work toiTy bis hand on.
1.-The gentlemanly commandment keep
er wrote no more certificates. Rev.
John haNeilL
The Baptist College at Mount Jseb.
anon, ii this State, has 255 students,
4 ard the Baptist College At Keaeble
/ has a 80 students, and the Methods
College At Jackson, Ia, has less thar
IS 100 students. Some people are wide
b awake and someptlser people aro sleep
y ing. m o. Clsristian 44dgOeate.
I fGod1holds la responsible not onl,
Z for what we have but for what VI,
\ mightllaye not eonly for what we ar
Y but what,Re might BEL" in other word
= the most fearful responsibilities an,
oar possibililiesi Our 6aVi0r's word
5 on this point are simply awful 'sTC
Z him that hath, shall be given; from
I him that hath not shallbe taken thai
E which be bath"
DO not unite ii marriage with d
/ man Of bad habits with the idea Of
reforming him. IfnoW under the Fe,
stEaiHt Of yoHr present acquaintance,
he willnat abandon his bad habits,
after Do baa won The prize you can not
expect him to do 80. You might as
well plant ayiolet ID the face of a
: northeast Storm with the idea Of ap-
! peasiBg zaisaa9e.
"a chasm Is opening between The
men who believe their Bibles and the
men Nbo are prepared FOR an advance
upon Scripture. Inspiration and spec
I nlaiion cannot long abide 10 peace
Z Comp there can be none. We
eannot hold the inspiration of the
4 Word, and yet reject IL; We cannot
believe in tie aionement and deny it;
We cannot hold tbs doctrine of the
+ Fall and yetiialk Of Tie evolution 81
( spiritual liia from human nataFes We
Z eannol recognize Abe punishment ~
# the impaLient ard yet indulge The
d 'fiaEgeE hope fseg g. ~. Sparga0a.
Swing Wlsen rightly done, IS one
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