The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-10-27

thou art weighed In the balance aud found
wanting for his text. Ilis strong. rude voice
rang out the strange word, and making II cry.
sometimes OF denunciation, sometimes 81 de-
spuir, sometimes OF innuite pity, he strOve to
carry With thom, and that they could not
shake on.
WEIGHING EVERY ONE IN TIVE BALANCE.
He described the luxury Of BelshszzM's court
and the scene OF revelry that was disturbed, and
ing. "And yet" said he " II BclshazSar had
seen the scales he would have been as willing az
expectation Of seeing the other 90 UP, and would
have laughed at the idea Of being found wanting.
but when we begin 10 talk abost the scales you
VIII want 20 use your own pair, feeling pretty
SURE that 6y those you will welsh heavier than
they are, evenly paired aud balanced, and am
ments. You don't want TO be weighed by that
old jewish law, obi II Ia abrogated, is it, and
no user don't think so and God don't think
so, and you may be pretty sure that He will
weigh you by II u don't"
And then W the speaker repeated the first
he, 'tbs hrst weight. It does not look heavy,
single weight, and tell you that You S" viii be
weighed down 'Tekel, Tekel, rekelr" " Then
imaginary scales, and then the third was read.
Thou shalt not take the Of the Lord thy God In
takeih Ills name in vain.
" Let m put that weight in the scale and II
there Is profane man present let him step IN
Just to see how quick he will shoot up Why
awful clearness before he gets comfortably
seated. Profane men who talk with me say
that they don't mean anything when they swear.
Hut God means something, | can tell them,
| when He says He will not hold them Ruiltless." F"
| In that way one after another Of the command
ments were dropped until the seventh was
reached.
DID HK MEAN BBEcHERi
"Here Is one" cried the evangelist, "that
would weigh down a number OF men and wome q
that dare not count. Listen to ". Look at IL.
IL is he.vy, and 1t looks heavy. Thou shalt not
commit adultery With those words before
YOU can you say that you believe there Is a
chance Tor tho aoult erer to walk down the crys-
tal paths OF heaveni = Unless ne repents before
he steps into the scale, you may DO sure IL will
| be voice Of thunder that will declalm, 'TekeIl
Thou art weighed in the balance and art found
OF Godl don't care what ministers say. They
may say Peace, peace but SAY there Ia no
| peace unless he humbles himself into the dust
Wlil the man who h ruined snother,s home,
bis wife OF his daughter dare TO step into one
b ~ 'ne ,bct scales H ana et a me put the Wesh. ni9
| 'Tchcl' 'TKKET.'" The other command IN enis
were considered with less intensity Of feeling.
and each ono was dropped into the scales by
! itself. But" continued the speaker, there
may be righteous men and women hero o-night
who can he weighed, and can be found TO be
true gold. SO far as these rude and imperfect
weights can determine. They NAV have kept
! all those commandments from their youth on,
hut what II for those persons should put in
the weight Thou shalt love the Lord. thy
| God. with all thy mind, with all thy strength,
ana with all thy SOUL How many OF you can
stand thntf Not one Of you, II YOU depend
upon yourselves and your record. Aud how
| many OF you would iiketo have me throw In this
weight, Love thy nsighbOr as tnyseltr And
| Yet II Tod stood here by my side, with scales in
| | am ready and anxious to he weighed. Do
you think me egotistcalf DO you ask mo IN
credulously whether have never broken any Of
| these commandments | answer that have,
! ten thousand times. and that break them and
keep breaking them. There never was but one
| man who never broke them-the Lord Jesus
| Christ and lie Is my frienc l have known
| Him twenty year., and have known him
| well, and He will stand by those scales,
aid Witnessing my sincere repentance for my
eins he Will not let me be found wanting. He
VIII touch the scales, and 1 will be heavy
enough"
After closing ymn. Mr.. Moody invited those
aDx ious about their souls to meet him In the
Methodist Church edihce, and nearly sixty per-
sons went there To tails with him and wltn the
other ministers. guard at the door kept out
all except those sincerely affected. shutting out
the curiosity seekers VINO thronged the room
the night before. Mr. Sankey went from the
Rink earlier In the evening to sing In the over
How meeting. and later he sang In the young
| mems meeting that was held IN the Keforme d
| Church after tue services In the Rink.
1he InSersalists continue their independen INT
| revival In the ClermOnt Avenue Church last
| night, and a thronged house listened to she AMI
mated discussions OF the topic, What makes
"a Christian - The Rev. DR.. Brooks Of Phiiadel-
phi-, the Rev. A. Gunnis0D, and j. A. Leitz
| spoke ON the topic. The choir ~ nfty ladies.
under tue direction Of Prof Backus, sang spirited