Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-09-02

mercy and pardon that were cast aside. They
are on the other side the scales, and there COO
stands, and in the presence OF men and deVlls'
cherubim and archangel, he announces WINE
groaning earthquake, and cracking connagra-
tion and judgment trumpet, and everlasting
storm repeat it: Weighed in the balance, and
found wanting"
But say some who are Christians: Certainly
you don't mean to say that we will have to get
into the balances? Our sins are all pardoneo,
our title to heaven is secure. Certainly you ere
not going to put us in the balancesP Yes, my
brother We must all appear before the 1udg-
ment seat of Christ, and on that day you are
certainly going to be weighed
o follower of Christ! you get into the bal
ances. The bell of judgment is ringing. You
must get into the balances. You get in on this
side. On the other side the balances we will
place all the opportunities of good which you
might have had, but which you refused to take
We place them all on one side. They go down.
and your soul rises in the scale. You cannot
weigh against all these imperfections.
Well, then we must give you the advantage
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
Yeti Well we must put on your side all the
conservation of your life, all the holiness OF
your life, all the prayers of your lie, all the
faith of your Christian life. Too light yeti
Come, mighty men of the past, and ges IN on
that side the scales. Come, Payson, and Dod-
bridge, 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 yet!
Come, the martyrs, the Latimers, the Wick
liffes the men who suffered at the stake for
Christ. Get in on this side the Christians bal
ances and see If you cannot help him weight it
Alright. They come and get in. Too light!
Come, angels of God on high. Let not the
bad Ths.vy In,
on this side the balances. Too light yet!
nut on this side the balances all the scepters
of light all the thrones of power, all the crowns
of giory Too light yet But just at that point
Jesus the Son of God, comes up to the balan-
ces. and he puts one of his SCARED feet on your
side, and the balances begin to tremble from
top TO bottom. Then he puts both OF his Scared
feet on the balances, and the Christians side
come down with a stroke that sets all the bells
of heaven ringing. That Rock of Ages heavier
than any other weight.
But saws the Christian: "Am to be allowed
to get off SO easily?" Yes. If some one should
come and put on the other side the scales all
your imperfections, all your envies, all your
jealousles, all your inconsistencies OF lie, tney
would not bulge the scales with Christ on your
side the scales Go freel There is no condem-
nation to them that are in Jesus Christ. Chains
broken, prison houses opened, sins pardohed.
Go free! Weighed in the balances, and moth
ing, nothing wanted.
Oh! what glorious hope. Will you accept 1t
this day? Christ making up for what you lack,
Christ the atonement for all your sins. Who
will accept him? Will not this whole audience
say: II am insufficient, am sinner, am lost
by reason of my transgressions, but
CHRIST HAS PAID IT ALL.
My Lord, and my God, my life. my pardon,
my heaven. Lord Jesus, hail thee" Ohlif
you could only understand the worth of that
sacrifice which have represented to you un-
der figure-if you could understand the worth
of that sacrifice this whole audience would this
moment accept Christ and be saved.
We 90 away off, or back into history, to get
some illustration by which we may set forth
what Christ has done for us. We need not go
SO far. saw a vehicle belinda runaway horse
dashing through the street, mother and her
two children in the carriage. The horse
dashed along as though to hurl them to death.
and mounted policeman with shout clearing
the way and the horse at full run, attempted
to seize those runaway horses and to save a
when his own horse fell and rolled
over him. He was picked up half dead. Why
were our sympathies so stirredP Because he
was badly hurt and hurt for others. But tell
you to-day 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 your hearts
touched? That was a sacrifice for you and me.
o thou who didst ride on the red horse of
sacrifice! come this hour, and ride through
this assemblaGe on the white horse of victory.