The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-11-15
Rev. DIR. TALMAGE.
rHE RROoKLYN DIvTNE's SUN.
DAY SERMON.
Subject. weighed in the Balances"
Preached At Omaha, Nebl

fut1arFI.I ir faf rearing Of her walls and the
laiil11fg 81 lef work.. II vas q city sixty
ililes a IaaInference TIERS vas trench
al nrouad the city from which the material
Tor TIE building u the city had been digged.
There we're twenty-five gates on each side
tee city. between every Two gates tower Of
cslalise slallsiuz into slta SKIES; from each
f-4fe on rlle one SIDE = street running straight
t6rOaEk - tae corresponding gate on the
r1tet z-ae. Sc there sTera fifty streets fifteen
1nilaz long. ihHougt ths city ran a branch
q ne river Euplrztes- This river some
eiines 1Te-l0red is banks and 20 keep il
ron tie ruin Uf the city q lake was sOu-
Girucred. into which the surplus water Of this
river would run during Tie time Of freshess,
and ne rataf e6s kcEfs 10 this artificial lake
lniai time ri drought, and then this water
FQi1lo stream down over the city. AT either
esl q t1e bridge spanning the Euphratss
ffep vas pals17=the one palace NILE
ane nal Ground, tae other palace seven
ant bali miles aronnd
TIE wife ri Nebuehaduszzar had been born
ana brought sp ln the country end in
mstzz1aiu0uE region. and she could not bear
this fat tiissrictof Babylon. aud Sc. 70 please
his wife Eenlahadnexzar built IA the midst
q the cifya mountain 40 feet high This
sc1sutain was bGiit out into terraces sup
parted on srciles On the top Of thsss arches
e hyer u lnt stones on the top IL that a
- &C., and hltsusan: on tia TOP rf
49, - layers II bricks cIeselT cstnniltza,
% ~ top Of that a heavy sheet # lead and
- &c lep - that the sol ulaced-the sill 90
go s.lsl q Aqi.anaa cedar had room to an
rAai = t91l= 9here were pumps worked By
rizff machinery, fetching IN the water
froH ths tuparates 70 this hanging Garden.
81 lfNaE eails3. So that there were fountains
s1fu1rirg INTO the sl-v.
SianlEE below ard looking nm Il r,yz+
have seemed as II the clouds were n blossom
CIR a theus1 tls SKY leaned on the Shoulder
q celar- an this Nebuehadnezzar did 10
pasasE ias siie. Wei, she ought t. have
hecG Fle1.ea i suppose size ssss pleased. II
thar UnEd uct please her nothing would.
Thar We ID that CITY also the temple Of
Etls with rQtscrs--cne tower the eighth Of
3 f.iiie hig.l % which there was an ohssrva-
forT rhefe HE,r8uomers talked to the stars
TIER uad II that tznipic an inege, lust ane
iza1sr eAlca cost what would be our fifty-
$50 million collars
g EilLu city The earth never saw any
shiEE Ike IL never VIII see anything like Il.
ana yer have b tel you that il is going TO
IL deTsr1Eed The King and his Princes are
At 3 laast- IheF are 81 intoxicated. Pour
cut fhe rich wine int5 the chalises. Drinlzto
the hezlth q The King Brink 70 the glory
q Ba5rioE Drink 70 q great future.
A fhsasEnf Lords reei intoxicated. The
EiuE. zs1tel uu1n e chair. with vacant look
EtEred 81 the wall But soon thaf vacant
lock fEkss CD intensltT.and 4 Is an afirighted
is-7s so Al Sic Princes begin 10 look snd
Eo1aHi what Il the matter, and they look at
the sam1 roi1t OF the Ea.1. And then there
crops aarknezs INTO The room and puts out
tns hssze q H. golden plate, aud ont Of the
hleeft & tie dErkness there comes a finger
= tnSer Il fe-5 terror eircling around and
cl-t,lllE arr-nl az though i would write:
ana then i ca1naE Er and Nth sharp tip Of
nHur & luzr1l1es On the piaztering Of the
sVa4 flie ICON r The King; Weighed in the
ialauees s1d folnd waiting. The bang
q heasF isis aEzinsf the gates Of the PAL
=. arc followed ~ the breaking il Of the
-. A tholsand cleaning knives strike
.liQ 2 t-zals=iia guiSerIng hears. NOW
-leafh 3 kli1g ard he i seated On q throne
g e11psss- l1 that hall there is halaace
'ii.ed COD swung il. On one SIDE Of the
oeia-iee ar PUT Belszzzzaris opportunities.
% ne qtaer SIDE q the balance are put Bel
llaai.zafa sius. Tho SINS come down His
1pi'1it1lities 60 up Weighed in the bal
A1eer--t1llld wanting.
llzre has been a great deal Of cheating
q oilT celililTF with talss weights and meas
1rss and ialarces. aad the government. TO
'i--lEe inst s-ale ot tll1gz. appointed com
-issefeIs raqse business = was 70 stamp
AeiEaIs an1 measures and balances and a
.Ieals ne wrong las been corrected. !
IL --A- -ftrf 81 l-tse = 20 1Il'-ll lang q
ieftect ss1s11oe IN adrth. The chain may
Freak or sa1e q tse metal may b. clipped
2 N so-9e way tns eqHipolse zaay be q little
5stlEbed
4or clsuss always depend upon earthly
'llsrres- a pound i roc siEsys = pound,
nd Eor pay for oEs thing and you get an
tier. but - tie balance which Is suspended
Q iae sslr1r.s ot tioa. z pound IS q pound, and !
lsut ls fleuf. SD Trqng is wrong, and
81 = aa
Is q perfect bHE1el and q Perfect peck and /
er1eet EelQa- hhs1 merchants Weigh /
Der gods - tie rroug way, then the Lord /
tns goods again II from the imper-
~ measure the merchant pourz ont what /
rG1aEsls 20 o. e gallon Of oil and there Is les
laa : gallon, God knows il and He calls /
Ia1p KS Eecording angel 70 marx Il: $50 /
l1ch rsu-iny il That nzeasure Of oiln The 4
lrInfr CONES l1 from the country. He has I
prlns g. sell De has an Imperfect measure.
le p9urs CIT llie apples from this Imperfect /
1e-slre. tzoG receEnizas Il. lie saFz to the 1
s1114iag angel. Marx down 50 many ap- /
les 100 feE-zn imperfect measure" We I
sHy cteat ouTselFeE an1 gE8-t1sT cHezt the 1
4sle ~ 7s1,,--sl-I1ss eheat God, and IN /
BE- great day q judgneus i viii be found 4
X that Whnt we harmed in hoyhoOd az
.sa1i iscorrect-thzt ~ snfy -hundred weight
iake ton- and che hundred aud twenty
lid fsei max cord Of wood No more,
o less And 3 religion which does not take
ed ~ f1is he as well as tbs life % come 3
. religion at all. But. nv friends. tiet IS
o. the Kind Of balances ] an 70 sIeak OF
s-dsy. that Is not the kid q Weights and
leasures- lam % speak Of that kind Of bal
nces Hkieh car weigh principles, weigh
'slif.'iies. weigh Een. weigh nations, and
l-ish Torlds- ~ mt you say, is il pos
iitie fhzt our world is 70 Be weighed. Yes.
hy. xoa would think Il God put on one
de The balance suspended from the throne
- Alps- zsid the fFreuess, Hnd the Hinna-
tTns and Mount Washington aud all The
ties n tiIe earth. tkey would crush il. No,
q. TIE une VIII come when God VII sit
ovn o. tie n'iiise throne - sec the world
sighed. and On ore side VIII b. the worlds
BI.1stunities and en- the other side the
ord sins Down via 90 toe sins andawsy
IL 60 the opp9rtunitias, and God VIII say %
n nfeesenzers with the torch Burn that
'ori5i Weighed and found wanting
God vii weigh ehurehes. Hetases great
lurrh- That great church. according 70 the
'0rjdly esrfuate must bs weighed He puts
90 oEe Ei6e tie balance. and the mlalster
% tie choir and the building that cost its
1ndreas % thousands q dollars. He puts
hem % one SIDE the balances. On the other
De II that scale Re puts what thzf church
Itcist 20 t.s what rs C-iusecration ought 70
{. rhas IL sympathy Tor the poor ought to
2 whaf is devotion - al COCA Dug M % De-
|haf = On one side. That ride comes down,
I'd the church, not being able 20 stand the
~ rises 10 the balances. II does not make
~ dtfarsnee about Four magnificent ms
hfnerr. A church = built for enc fhlng--ts
svs souiE u Il saves few souls when it
1irnf save muititlae q souls, God viii
pew itoHt Of his ll0lth- Weighed and found
'a1fingl So God estimates nations How
any times he has put the Spanish monarchy
10 fhe scales and found Il insufficient and
sndeunsd L. The French Empire was
iaeed on one SIDE The scales and God weighed
b. French Empire aud Napoleon said:
HaVe not enlarged the bouleVards2 Did
~ idndie he g.ories Of the Champs Elyseesf
lave ! not eszoIned the Tuileries3 Have
.os built TIE gilded Opera House, Thea God
IeiEaed that nation, and be put en- one side
Z tbs sr4les the Emperor end the boule.
ards. and the Iuileries. and the Chants
-i-sss, and the giided Opera House. and on
be CHEZ aide be put that man s abomination,
aat man EcerilnisI1. that mans saIishncss
bat man CODES ambition. Thislast came
IoHns 81 Re briliiancy Of the scene van
mel Whist i that v9ics coming up from
edaz5 Weighed and found wanting.
but ! mus Become ucra individual end
lore personal lE ny address Sozue people
y they do not think cierpyInen oaght 70 be
ereonA4 ~ their religious address. but
1eet % deal with sub iects IN the abstract. !
2 not Rink that way " bat would Won
n1E % G hunter VINO should 60 70 The Adj
ondecEE 70 eao0f deer In the ABSTRACT zAhl
o. Lr lrEdF rna rTrrI ~ rs1Ffr the f.11rf ~ !