Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1889-03-02

Then his own word is the pledge
to me that it shall be done.
But to be no king; in weakness of
character to allow every one come in
contact with to conquer my king
dom of life, and make it tributary to
his whims and pleasure; or myself to
live for pleasure or greed and so per-
vert life from its true ends, is to hear
from him at the last Belshazzars'
doom, -"Ihou art weighed in the
balances, and found wanting"
Could we see that finger of God
writing his judgment on other lives,
on how many a gorgeous tombstone,
now covered with plaudits of honor
and success, would we see written by
him, "Tekel."
But we cannot see Gods judgment
on other lives, but when the hour
comes, and his finger writes that
judgment of oul life on consciences'
wall, then will we see,-see with the
inward sight of feeling what that
judgment is.
But there is another trust beside
this obligation to develop myself
Alright, included in this trust of the
kingdom of life. 1t is the obligation
to so order my own kingdom, as to
help others to reach the very best
ends of life in their kingdoms.
Belshazzar was intensely selfish
and used his kingly power and
princely revenues only for selfish
ends, but forgot that the throne was
only higher place of service. So
he had failed of all truly kingly ends,
and Of his reign the Judgment was
"rekel.n
Friends, what are you making out
of your kingdom Of life in helpful.
ness to others? "Ah! you say, "Mine
is a very small kingdom, it has in il
very small opportunities for good
My life is very narrow and circum'
scribed one, and very humble" Wei
if that be so, then you ought to be a
very busy man or woman. The les:
you have with which to do a great
work, the more intensely you must
work at it, or you will fail. The
man who has but a little patch o.
ground to make all his living from
must work much harder, enriching
and cultivating his little patch, thar
the man who has many acres. So il
life. The smaller the sphere, thu
: humber the lot, the harder you mus
toll in it in order to make it a full
life of blessings grand in its achieve
: ments. Is it just mother, or a faith
t er, or a husband, or wife, just on
r life, the boundaries of whose kingdom
e touches yours? Then must you b
? busy indeed, if into that one life 20
D crowd all the ministering of whic
t you are capable, and work all tn
u happiness possible to you. TAX
e care, you too are being weighed
8 the balances of a fair test and an hOl
II est trial. 1t wont be long before til
d great Judge will say "Thou a
y weighed" What shall be the rest
u that sentence to you and me? If "
n fail here, in ruling this one kingdom
= is it hard or strange that Jesus shou
refuse to make us kings unto God 70
As ever? Don't let us rule and use o.
2, kingdoms like BelshaZzar, for if v
ID do, when that hand writing is SCI
of on our wall it will be to us too, ST
he KEEL" and from us all rule and kin
ps dom will be taken away.
IN Put your life in Christ's hanC
v, Rule over it we'll by his grace. TIL
ce in your heart may you sign every
us cree by which you order and dire
st that life, liking over myself by t
ed grace of Christ Jesus, to the glory
d, God and good Of men," Then to y
fe, will the word be 81 will make Il
it ruler over ten cities"