Wichita eagle., 1888-03-31
BELsHAZZAR's VISION.
''Thou Art Weighed in the Balances and Art
Found Wanting

Found Wanting
Services still continue at the Baptist
church, and a deep work of grace is being
done in the hearts of Gods people, and
many sinners are asking, What shall do
to be saveds"
The evangelist, Rev. II. W Hurlbutt,
said in coming into the pulpit that the
morning meeting was the most largely at
tended of any and he hoped to see twice as
many the following morning. ''Come from
your knees" he said, with your soul in
the work" This meeting is held at $50 a
m, and is blessed place to get right be
fore God. See your unconverted friends
and bring them with you 10 the inquiry
meeting at $50 p. m: at the $50 p. n. ser
vice bring your Bibles. Sunrise prayer
meeting Sabbath morning and regular
preaching at IL O'Clock, Sunday school at
2:30, reception of members at 4, inquiry
meeting at 6 and preaching at 40 p. m.
After giving out the announcements as
above, the evangelist proceeded with
his sermon, taking his text from
Daniel 5:27, "Tekel thou art weighed
in the balances and found wanting"
Belshazzer, said the speaker, was the last
royal ruler of the Chaldean dynasty. This
was at the time when the realm was at
the height of it's glory and greatness.
''Thou art weighed in the balances and art
found wanting this is applicable to the
great and awful day of God. That night
on which the hand writing appeared on
the wall, to the utter CONSERVATION of
Belshazzer, the Median monarch, Darius
was besiegiDg the city. Belshazzer had
disregarded his grandfather Nebuchadnez-
zar's teachings that all should extol and
honor the King of heaven He made
feast and sacreligiously. "They brought
their golden vessels, that were taken out
of the temple of the house of God which
was at Jerusalem; that the king and his
princes, his wives and his concubines
might drink therin" While the king was
lifting the golden goblet to his lips, he
saw the finger of a spectre hand write his
doom upon the wall, land his knees smote
one against another" That very night
Darius took the city and BelshazZar was
slain by the sword.
Sinner, you will see the avenging arm
of justice descend from heaven upon your
unsaved soul if Christ's blood does not
llIIS got III tuS tiC4b VI buC IOth
God tests men in this world. Every man
is weighed in the balances. The scales of
justice are set and are exceedingly sensi-
tive. God not only tests men but he also
tests churches, preachers, nations and all
things in this world. God has set his
scales and every one must step on and be
weighed.
| seem to stand in that awful day and
see men tested. | see midnight assassin
step on the scales of infinite justice and
he goes up over the beam and
plunges down to despair, and the
judge of all the world says: 'Thou
art weighed in the balances and art found
wanting" Then l see a drunken debauche
stepping on the seats; he receives the same
doom as the other. l see scheming trix-
ters in business and politics, who dispises
Christ's religion. Then see the moralist,
the philanth ropist, the good man, the man
who thinks himself just as good as some
church members; l see the church mem
Der, perhaps he has purchased or held an
Office in the church, but all of these go up
in the balances and are plunged
down into darkness and woe, but
now comes one with meekness and safety
marking his whole demeanor; it is the
Lord Jesus Christ. This Christ who was
made sin for us IS weighed III the balances
and not found wanting.
Dear sinner how is it with yous / am
now going to give you an opportunity to
us what you want to do. Every person
who comes forward addst to the force Of
every sermon, and every song. Now while
we sing, God will test you. The large
audience then arose and sung "Why do you
wait, dear brother, oh, why do you tarry
so long," Seven who had not been for
ward before took the front seats and
earnest prayer by Mr.. Hurlbutt was
offered for them. Then fifteen minutes
conference meeting was held in which
there were forty-two who spoke. The
closing prayer by Bro. Hurlbutt was that
God would bless all those who had come
forward and all others who were troubled
about their souls salvation A very
affecting solo was sung by Mr.. Hurlbutt
entitled cat the Feast of Belshazzar."