The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-03-04
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IN former occasions In praise OF this young and tai
ented divine were worthiiy bestowed.
After the usual opening services the reverend
gentleman took his text from Daniel. W, 30--'ln
thar night was Beshazzar. the King OF the Chalde-
ans. slain'-and commenced his discourse by say
ing:-In the exercise OF mercy God delights above
all hts other attributes. 1t is true that "He visits
the nqulty OF the fathers upon the children OF the
third and fourth generation;' but then "Ile shows
mercy unto thousands OF them that love Him and
keep HIS commandments" The angel OF mercy
has two wings, the angel Of wrath but one. Time
and repentance on MANS Moan mad grown gray
III preaching repentance, and the ark begun to be
laughing STOCK before the deluge came and drowned
a world, OF which only eight were saved. Mercy's
arm ached With
RINGING THE BELL OF. ALARM
before God punished Pharoan. Manasseh, BelshaZ-
Ear. His character was eminent Tor pride, idOlaUy
and sensualty. Babylon was at the aphelion Of her
greatness and glory. Her downfall mad been pre-
dicted by Jeremiah and Isalah ana now the sword
was urawn-the hour Of doom steals swiftly on. 1t
Occurred IN TT the night SIN 4h seeks D seciusen sy
diary the burglar, the assassin, creep abroad.
BelshaLzar preferred secluslon his real motive
was hatred OF the light The Oufcast
SUGARS OVER HIS VICE.
To himself 1t IS sagaclty-to society expediency or
smO0tils over the creases and seams OF guilt, ana
from believing himself detensibe, ends III believing
avalanche IS formed that brushes MIN forever. Men
are at nrst The
DUPES OF THE DEMON.
Belshazzer never anticipated such an awful morn.
The proigate never dreams of coming to the gutter.
the spendthrift to the swine trough. They say
a. can take the fire into my bosom and not be
burned" 81 can lay my hand on the hashing wheel
and not De torn In pieces" 81 can sin and not SUI
AND THEY ARE VICTIMS.
Do not charge ali upon the devi. lie olIen
Temps YOU out quite rs oiten you Temp nun. ne
Every sin must be paid tor In so much damages 10
the soulnOt the destruction OF being but Oh we'll
pEI1aIuM AND THEN SUICIDE.
Sin at first Is a breacn and then highway. The
and pi otaned the sacred furniture You may resur-
rect tine spirit OF tine banquet-use the Lible TO
sharpen the edge vi brilliant SarCaSIn-tne SAP
Uatn to display your characterization as a
TROJAN HORSE,
TO draw you into respectable society; you may giid
the matter with the toll OF lashlon-eXpediency-
but you DO not lessen the crime. Sin leads on To
recklessness twas tie time Tor Belsnazzar TO arm
againsG the Toe. But IN the hurry -burly he grows
Careless, even defiant man grows great or pros
porous and pride Is inspired by success: he loses
and he falls, no5 by force without but from care
lessness within-he IL sell-deslrOyed.
TIE WARMING COMES AT LAST.
A fulgorous finger flames along the wall-writes
mysterious sentence. And why did bclShazzar
lear what ne could not understand? Because 10 the
guilty the unknown Is always the terrible. Felix
frembled-Herod was alarmed. conscience makes
towards OF us ALL" Inscrutaole to tne s0ohsayers,
the inscription was luminous to him inspired or
God. Daniel read the message. certain capacity
IS needful 10 interpret truth. Color means nothing to
10 him who Is guilty and vile. BE truthful and you
Will know the truth; pure. and you see COD. 'Ihe
condemnation is not that you have done wrong
bat tnat you have not done the rght-punished not
because you are sinners, but because you are not
saints; burn, because you did not bear; serve for
fuel because you did not serve for irulE
JUDGMENT COMES AT LAST
Mercy lasts long, but not forever. cyrus captures
the city; puts the Monarch and his lords TO inc
sword. The seeds oil mlsdOing spring up ana
wave IN
A HARVEST OF ANGUISH.
The higher rise The nearer you are TO the thuu-
derbot only IN Jesus CArist you are encaSed III
glass; and the lightning plays lnnocenlly around.
Death comes whether we like 1t or not, prepared or
not. 1t is nothing to die; it is awful TO die unpre-
pared, and then you 90 into q drear AID dread
eternity wnere self cannot survive and cannot be
destroyed