Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1875-11-13
TekeK Tekel, TekeI.

.1nge at Brooklyn, last week, the N j!
, Sun gives the following acconht:
40 qAftefreading the story Of Belshazzars
feast and the handwriting on the wall,
Mr.. Moeayfselecte the single word,
s.Tekel," signifying "Thou art weighed
in the balance and found wanting" for
his textnr His strong, rude voice rang
out the strange word, and making It
cry, sometimes of denuciation, some
times Of despair, sometimes Stin6nite
pity, he stroye TO make tia pocket
word that the listeners might carry
wi,hf them, and that they could not
shake off. -, %, ,i,,,t =, ..t,s ,;i.,e4
wEfGHING EVERY ONE IN THE BALANCE.
He described the luxury of Belshaz-
zar's court and the scene OF reyelry that
was disturbed, and Belshazzars aston
iishme.nt at being found wanting. "And
vet" said he, .;it Belshazzar, had seen
Ifthe scales he would have been as will
ing as most Of you are to leap into one
pan with the expectation OF seeing the
other 90 up, and would have laughed at
the idea. Of being found wanting. Most
of you think you are ready to be weigh
ed, but when we begin to talk about
the scales you win want to use your
own pair, feeling pretty sure that by
those you will weigh heavier than your
neighbor. ButI want to weigh You in
the scales OF the santuary-in Gods
scales. Here they are, evenly paired
and balanced, and1' am going to use
for weights the ten commandments.
You don't want to be weighed by that
old Jewish law, Oh =! 1t is abrogated,
is it, and no use? / don't think so;
and God don't think so; and you may be
pretty sure that He will weigh you by
if don't ~ e''.9 ,r-m t'.s
d And then as the speaker repeated
the first commandment he raised bis
hand on high aud dropped bit of pa
per. There it goes" cried he, ''tbe
first weight. 1t does not look heavy,
but jump in any one of you opposite
that little single weight, and tell You
that you will be weighed down. 'Te-
kel, Tekel, Tekel !" Then the second
commandment was thrown into imagi-
nary scales, and then the third was read.
b. "Thou shalt not take the name OF the
Lord thy God in vain, for the Lord will
not moi ! hold him gguuiltleesss that taketh His His
name in vain. - ,.l
"Let me put that weight in the scale
and if there is a profane man present
let him step in just 10 see how quick he
will shoot up. Why that cry OF 'Tckel!
will ring in his ears with awful clear
ness before he gets comfortably seated.
Profane men who talk, with me say
that they don't mean anything when
they swear. Bnt God means something,
I-ean tell them, when He says He will
not hold them guiltless. In that way
one after another of the Commandments
were dropped until the seventh was
reached. -4 ..H"
'''" D1D HE MEAN BEECHER
''Here is one,"' cried the evangelist,
"that would weigh down a number OF.
men and women that / dare not count
Listen to it, Chou shalt not commit
adultery. With those words before
you can you say that you believe there
is a, chance for the adulterer to walk
down the crystal paths Of heaven? Un-
less he repents before lie steps iuto the
scale, you may be sure it will be a voice
OF thunder chat will deelaim, 'Pekel
Thou art weighed in the balance and
arr found wanting No adulterer can
inherit the kingdom of God don't
care what ministers say. They may say
Peace, peace, bvt l.. say there is NO
peace unless he hunblesl himself into
the dust Will the man who has ruined
anothers home, his wife or daughter
dare to step into the scales and let me
put the weight into the other? How
could, cry to him, 'Tekel, 'Tskei,"
were considered with less intensity of
feeling, and each one was dropped into
the scales by itself "But,"oo continued
the speaker, ''.there may. be righteous
men and women here tonight who can
be weighed, and can be found to. be true
gold, so tar as these rude andfmperfect
weights can determine. They may have
kept all these commandments Fl ON their
youth up. But what if for those per-
sons SHOULD put in the weight: Thou
shalt love the Lord thy God, with all
thy mind, with all thy strength, and
with all thy soul How many of you
can stand rthata Not one of you, if you
depend npop yourselves. and your rec q
ord . And how manwofyo would like
to have me th.ow i'll this weight, Iove
thy neighbor as thyself H. And yet it
God STOOD here obyipy side, with scales
in His hand, would not wait moment.
am ready aud anxious 10 he weighed.
Do you think me ;egostistical' Do you
ask pe ineredulouslYI whether ! have
never broken any of these command.
ments!. l, answer that / have, aud keep
breaking them, There never was but /,
one man who never broke themLthe
Lord Jesus ChristAand Heis my friendI
have known Him twenty years, and
have known Him well, and He will
stand by those scales, and witnessing |
my ysiscere repentance for my sins. He
will. not let rAe be found wanting. He
will touch the scales, and I will. be /
heavy enough.YH .nrisgG,h hiH0> ~
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GRowIsG OLD.AN is the. solemn
thought connected. with middle life,
thor Efa's }asf busipasa in hognn in earu-