Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1889-09-07

and there God stands. and in tile pres
encc Of men and devils. chcrubim and
archangel, he announces while groan.
ing earthquake. and cracking coniia.
grafton and judgment trumpet, and
everlasting storm repeat u: weighed
in the balance, and found wanting"
PROGRESSING CHRISTIANS IN THE BALr
ANcES
But, say some who are Christians:
Certainly you don't mean to say that
we will have to get into the balancesi
Our sins are all pardoncd. our title TO
heaven is secure. Certainly you are
not going To put us in the balancesi"
Yes, my brother. We must all appear
before the judgment seat Of Christ.
and on that day you are certainly GO
ing TO be weighed.
. follower Of Christi you get into
the balances The bell Of the judg-
inent is ringing. You must get into
tlG balances You get in ON this side.
on the other side the balances We
will place all the opportunities OF good
which you did not improve, all the
attainments in piety which you might
have had. but which you refused TO
take. We place them all on the other
side. They go down, and your soul
rises in the scale. You cannot weigh
against all those imperfections.
Well. then, we must give you the ad.
vantage, and on your side the scales we
will place all the good deeds you have
ever done. and all the kind words you
have ever uttered. Too light yet! Well,
we must put on your side all the con.
secratiOn Of your life, all the holiness
Of your life. all the prayers Of your
life. all the faith Of your Christian
life. Too light yet! Come, mighty
men OF the past. and get in on that
side the scales. Come. Payson. and
Doddridge, and Baxter. get in on that
side the scales and make them come
down, that this righteous one may be
saved. They come and they get in the
scales. Too light yeti Come, the mar
tyrs, the Latimers. tho Wickliifcs, the
men who suffered at the stake for
Christ. Get in on this side the Chris
tian's balances. and see il you cannot
help him weight il Alright. They come
and get in. Too light! Come, angels
of God on high. Let not the righteous
perish with the wicked. They get in
on this side the balances. Too light
yet!
l put on this side the balances all
the scepters Of light, all the thrones of
power. all the crowns Of glory. Too
light yet. But just ut that point.
Jesus. the Son Of God. comes up to
the balances. and he puts one Of his
SCARED feet on your side. and the bal.
anccs begin 10 tremble from top to
bottom. Then he puts both Of his
Scared feet on the balances, and the
Christians side come down with q
stroke that sets all the bells of heaven
ringing. That Rock Of Ages heavier
than any other weight.
But says the Christian: Am l to be
allowed to get of so casilyl" Yes. II
some one should come and put on the
other side the scales all your imper.
fcctions. all your cnvics. all your jcal.
ousics. all your Inconsistencies Of
life. they would not bulge the scales
with Christ on your side the scales.
Go free There is no condemnation to
them that are in Christ Jesus. Chains
broken. prison houses opened, sins
pardoncd Go free. Weighed in the
balances. and nothing. nothing
wanted.
OH. GLORIOUS HOPE.
Oh! what "a glorious hope. Will
you accept il this day! Christ making
up for what you lack. Christ the
atonemcnt forall your sins. Who will
accept him. Will not this whole audi
ence say: Il am insufficient. | am a
sinner. | am los, by reason of my
transgrcssions, but Christ has paid Il
all. My Lord. and my God. my life,
my pardon. my heaven. Lord Jesus,
hail thee" Oh. il you could only
understand the worth.of that sacrifice
which have represented TO you UNI
der iigure--if you could understand
the worth of that sacrifice. this whole
audience would this moment accept
Christ aud bc saved
We 20 away of. or back into his
tory. Ia get some illustration by which
we may Sc, forth what Christ has done
for US. We need no, go so Gar. saw
vehicle behind runaway horse
daShing through the street. a mother
and her two children in the carriage.
The horse dashed along aS though To
hurl them To death. and mounted
policeman with IA shout clearing the
way. and the horse at full run, at
tempted la seize those runaway horses
aud Ia save II calamity. when his own
horse fell aud rolled over him. He
was picked up half dead. Why were
our sympail,ies so stirred. Because
he was badly hurt. aud hurt for Others.
But tell you today Of how Christ,
the Son of God on the blood red horse
of sacrifice came for our rescue, and
rode down the sky and rode unto
death for our rescue. Are not youi.
hearts touchcdl That was a sacrifice
for you and me. . thou who didst
ride on the rcd horse Of sacrifice come
this hour. and ride through this as
scmblagc on the white horse Of victory.