Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-11-20
fice-holders. But he is consoled to some
extent by promises Of his friend Grant to
attempt to fill the vacancies.
THE JUDGMENT.

THE JUDGMENT.
And the fire shall try every mans work, of
what soil it isl CoRINTHIANs 5: xiii
In the assaying of metals, which is the
process of determining the quantity OF
gold or silver in any alloy with either
metals, the piece of gold or silver is first
carefully weighed in delicate balance
before it is assayed, to determine its pu
rity. The metal is subjected to intense
heat until it melts and then the lead is
oxidized with the copper, if there is any,
and the precious metal is left floating
bright and pure from any mixture, and
then it is carefully weighed again, and
Its diminished weight shows how great
was the alloy, and the just value of the
piece of gold or silver.
Thus the Bible teaches US will be
the result of the final trial of the
works of mankind. "Every mans work
shall be tried of what sort it is" AS in
the assay of metals, no estimate of its
real value could be given before the
trial, no conditions of time or locality, no
fictitious worth placed upon it, by its
owner, no partially of the metallurgist
could change the final determination of
its worth, so at the judgment of man
kind, every man must account for him
self. Exalted position, great talent,
large fortune, helping friends, can have
no voice in deciding a mans work; they
are but tools, appliances with which to
mine for greater wisdom and purer vir
tue. AS in searching for precious ore,
the best results are obtained by the best
machinery. So in the work of
life, the greatest power and larger
intelligence should bring forth
corresp ondingly grander and nobler re-
suits The possessor of unassayed ore
often estimates its value far aboveits real
worth. but when once subjected to the
white heat of the furnace all the alloy
passes away, and only the bright globule
of pure gold remains; how far below the
expectations of the owners. Such will
be the results in many instances Of the
fiery trial (which will try every mans
work of what sort it is" The hypocrite
who has labored to impress his fellow men
with sense of his superior holiness; who
has served God in the church and at the
prayer and exhortation meeting, and wor.
shipped Mammon ia his store or place
of business; who has been most severe or
the sins and errors of others, hardly
granting forgiveness for humbly ackowl.
edged faults, how will he stand
the trial by fire. How will his gar
ment of self-righteousness fall from him:
no shield or protection then. Nothing
can pass the furnace but the true metal
Happily for him if few grains of pure
righteousness are found. To the man
who SCOTS at religion and boasts of his
morality and says am as good as church
members, what revelation that day Of
judgment will bring; to find at the last
that religion is a reality and that every
man must answer tor himself and not fol-
another, and that his work must be SUBJ
jected to the same searching test must
fill him with despair. If it IS true thai
''the fire shall try every mans work Of
what sort it is, might it not be to thu
advantage of every one of us to ascertain
what kind of work we are doing? 1t i!
not possible for us all to per
form equal labor, our opportunities
are not the same, and oul
abilities are not equal, but we shall bt
judged only with reference to ourselves
large returns will be required only of hin
to whom much is given. The few years
which are the only time given us to mine
for treasures that will not fail us, contain
no hour of so little value that We can af.
, ford to exchange it for sinful pleasure
There is work to be done, earnest, faithful
kindly work, and let us be sure that, a.
that labor is performed or neglected, will
be our JOY or grief when the final assay
is made.