The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-07-06
NEW YORK HERALD MONDAY. 1s74-wITH SUPPLEMENT-

ments and useful tmnlemeuts which had been the
property OF The temple at Jerusaem' ,at snrs
offered TO strange gods. Then IL was snal tns
hand appeared In the midst OF rne assembly ana
wrote In traclngs OF fearful lght tne woIus oi
menance and or doom. BelshazZar saw theu JUST
above the column opposite the place whefe ne Was
reclining In state OF semlntoxlcatioh, ano ~
sooered him at once. All his lords ana hooies' an
MS wives ana cOncublneS looked up anu saw
Iate OF the throne, but the fate Oh the wnole peope
OF Babylon. Struck with terror and amtZenent
ne canea at once Tor the Chaldean lhtelpte,ehls;
nut 'ney mad read no language IKE ,n N.Y.
were acquainted with the mysteries oil eartl, ou'
TOOK no cogniz ince OF the mysteries Vi hea'e en-
HORNED more than ever he sent Tor Danei, ane
denverer OF the Hebrew people, and the prophet
u Goa STOOD before the King, and tod what NY
to listen to-the trutl-the naked, bald trutn.
iou nave been weighed in the balance anu lom
Nav, oeen a9qnd wanting Tomorrow you must
nave been an unwelcome one TO the King, VINO NOT
HAVING ioaaat MS way to the throne nseu nrs
the VINE cup out the love and respect
Of the whole nation at single draught.
story TO nave some respect at least for that as
cipilne through which we are ourselves passing.
every mans life there comes sor ow. sooner or
later. You no more surely possess cradle than
you VIII possess grave and It is no mpre Ger Ger,
VIII weep with Rriei; If your heart mas dubbed
over with happiness. 1t will! shrink within Itself
some time because Of an overwhelming sorrow.
When you look at those varied experiences
Changing from the hill top In the sunshine, TO the
valley covered oy the msts and the damps which
settle there eernaliy, you discover. not only to
your great surprise, but also to your JOY, that
those varying changes are but the rhyth-
mic notes OF the great harmony OIL lie
that as monotony in music would weary the ear, SO
monOtony IN the life would tire the heart To LOOK
look back upon it with the consciousness that IL
has been conquered and trodden uDderfoot affords
place want to say tnat we are taught by this story
TO keep watch on ourselves oil tue time; no man
should be ready. Temptations lie in ambush some
times and spring upon you unawares. BE ready
for them. Belshazzar was IN the midst Of great
danger, though ne little dreamed oil 1t.
It'll perfectly plain TO every man VINO mas Thought
about his own experience that there Is law IN
subtle in Its ways than your cunning.
get Il or as on fS
you can only rush headlong against 1t, and, broken
In pieces. lall TO the DUST Wrong dlesright lives.
man needs an interpreter, and that the ordinary
means which we nave used ior Interpretation are
By magiclans-tne subtlety OF our own minds,
our thoughts, our imaginations, our poor
reasoning, which, under ordinary clreum.
human life when these human Interpreters stand
looking at the inscription on the wall with dumb
lips wnen they cannot give rs the interpretation to
those mystic letters God hath written. And where,
where shall we find Daniel inspired by the
Aimigny who can read those letters as
but one, only one in this broad
universe TO whom the language OF heaven Is COM
mon. 1t is the Lord Jesus Christ. II we can only
learn OF Him as disciples, make Him our daily COM
panlon and friend, the hour will come wnen, be-
wildered at our own unworthlness and at the
long list our misdeeds, as they snail be read by
the recording angel before the throne OF God, we
Shall be IN despair concerning the future, and
Christ Jesus AL stretch His hand up TO us and
say my sacrifice was made Tor you, and through
faith III me you have reached heaven" bretn-
rem, We can trust Christ snu not be deceived; He
VIII interpret all mysteries aright.