The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1889-05-17

missionary His name might not be-
written ID the roll Of fame, but
sHls album Is The savage breast,
Where darkness bnoods and demons rest,
Wifhouf ray Of light;
To write the name Of Jesus there,
and point to words both bright and fair,
Is bis supreme delight 2
Look well to your motives.
Uonceit is the high road to shame.
Anseless christian must be a monster.
on all things else beware ofrighteous
self.
Vain confidence is the forerunner Of
shame.
No man win live in sin except he
loves it.
Keep Coincidence under the control
ofgospel truth.
You cannot be happy but as God
makes you holy.
A desire to love Christ springs from
q love Of Christ.
Keep a good conscience, let it cost
you what it may.
God sees the heart, the tongue can
not deceive him.
Contention is contagious. II spreads
almost insensihly.
If von aim to honor God he will be
snre to honor You.
Jesus pleads for you when you can
not pray for yourself.
The Lord may lead you round, but
He will lead you right.
In doing the Lords work we may ex
pect the Lords smile.
All Gods children are faulty, there
fore all are chastened.
Follow after holiness, and then ans
Wer how you are repaid.
God expects fruit from every tree
planted in his vineyard.
Beware of humble self; it is the proud
est frame You can be in.
Grace makes man honest to himself,
his neighbor and his God
If God loves you, you need not fear
what man can do unto you.
Loose professors are tile Devils traps
by which he ensnares souls.
There is one sure way to rise above
the fear Of man: Fear God.
BE much in Gods company. Do you
know hoW9 If not, beware.
Gospel duties attended to in a spir-
itual frame are real privileges.
As long as we have corruptible flesh
we shall have to repent Of sin.
Have yon learned you are ignorant?
Then God is making you wise.
Remember never to give the tongue
its liberty. Tt is a fire Of bell.
Wait for the Lord, He will deliver
you, If you are trusting His word
You are for Satan if yon are not for
God. How are you opposing sin?
Things are not as they appear to be
to men, but as they appear to God.
The more difieult the duty the more
the holy heart desires to perform it.
If you would live above the world
endeRvor to realize eternal prospects
The fountain Of salvation is alwayl
open; yen may take Of its waters freely
In every dispeDsatiOn toward tn
T christian, God aims at our satisfaction
Ee that takes the first step in til,
way of duty is putting doubt to death
We can only exalt the Redeemer'
grace as we sink in our own estimation
Spiritual discsrnment in divine thing
fills MS with humility, gratitude anC
love.
That man cannot be upright befor
God, who is unjust in his dealings will
man.
Every day will bring its more trou
bles, and God every day gives NOR
grace.
Do you feel yon are weak? This
the spirit bidding You go to God fo
strength.
A sight of Christ in God explain
great mysteries and draws out spiritui
affections.
An oVer-reaching tradesman is picl
pocket; and an unprineipled custom,
is robber.
We generally think better of on
selves than we are willing to a
knowledge.
He that doubts is not dead to ii
law; distrust in the Redeemer is ii
author Of doubt.
Direct your thoughts to death, whe
ever You feel over anxious about II
things of this life.
II ever God calls you to defend E
tFuth, he first makes You humid
modest and confident.
A professor who does not fear gettil
into debt, isa very suspicious charact
however he may talk.
Holiness is the Christians natural Of
ment. II the world see you otherwi
there Is shame somewhere.
COOS work must be done In q sgol
spirit and according to the rule of {
word. or it is not done at all.
He that neglects church duties
cause others are unfaithful, would ma
heaven by the faithfnlness that is 0
of himself.
The more other Christians are out
duty, the more diligent you should |
else yonr complaint against them
falsely based.
DIR. Talmage does not like club II
he very truly thinks that club life
not only hurtful to the eause of religio
bnt is inimical TO morality and TO ha
piness in the home circle.
Sturgeon, ihegreat Baptist preach,
was converted under q sermon preach
by a Methodist preacher. And man,
Methodist now II heaven WINS help
thitller by good Baptists. Small d &
eneas In ideAs should not be allowed
engsnder uRkind feelings betweenth
followers Of one Lord