The Red Cloud chief., 1889-09-06

coala weighing confsctSon<, weighing
worldly and perishsble commodities. not
realizing the fact that he himself has bsen
weighed. On your side the balances. D
wOrldiingl ! will give you full advantage
/ put on your side all he banking houses.
all the store houses, all the cargoes, all the
ins urar cs companies. all the factories. all
the silver. all the gold, all the money
vaults, all the safe depOsits--all on your
side. But it does nOt d n ounce. for
at the very moment we are cDngratulating
You on your fine house and upon your
princely income God and the angels are
writing in regard to vOur soul: Weighed
and foundw wanting"
But l must 60 faster and speak Of the
final scrutiny. The fact Is. my friends.
we are m wing on amid astounding reali.
ties 1n. Sc pulses which now are drum
ming the march Of life may, after awhile.
cal q halt. We walk OH q hair hung
bridge Over chasms. All around us are
dangers lurking ready to spring on US
from ambu>h. We lie down at night not
knowing o her W. shall arise in the
morning. We start out for our occupa-
tiOus, not knowing whether we shall come
back. Crowns being burni.h ID for Thy
brow or boil . forged for thy prison.
Angels Of ligh, ready to shout at Thy de.
liverance. or fends Of darkness stretching
out skeleton hands to pull thee down into
ruin consummate Suddenly the judg.
ment will BE- here The angel with one
foot on the sea and the other foot ON tho
land, will swear by Him hat livesh for
ever and ever that time shall be no
longer: Behold, He come,h with clouds.
and every eye shall see Him." Hnrk
TO the jarring OF the mountains Whv,
that is the .. citing down Of the scales. the
balances. And then there is . fash as
from a cloud. but it is the glitter Of tbs
shining balances and they are hoisted and
all nations are to 10 weighed. The I'M
forgiven get on this side OF the balances.
They may have weighed themselves and
pronounced . flattering decision. The
world may have weighed them and pro.
nounced them moral. Now they are b.
ing weighed in Gods balances that can
make no mistake. All the properly gone.
all tho titles Of distinction gone. all the
worldly success gone; there IS q soul. alb
soiuiely nothing Tut a soul an immor.
tai soul, n n~ever-dying soul, q soul
stripped Of all VOL lily advantages.
a soul on n side the scales; on the
other side { 10 taiance are wasted Sab.
baths. disrexarded sermons. ten thousand
opportunities Of mercy md pardon that
were cast aside. Thew are IN tn. other
side of the scales. and there Gcd stands
and in the pres 'nce OF men and devils.
chsrubim and ~sIchangel He announces
while %Rroanin- earthquake and crac>ling
confiag attic n and judgment t,umpst and
sveil ting storm repeat it: "WeIghed N
the balunt e. and found wanting"
But. say some who are Chi. stians: Ger.
tainly you don't mean to say t at We will
have to get in the balapce Our sins are
all pardOned. our title to Heaven is se-
cure. Certainly you ARE not going to put
us in ID ~balances:" YeS. nv brother.
We must al appear before the judgment
seat Of Christ and on that day you ase
going to be veg led.
o follower OF Christ! .Ou get into the
balances. The bell Of the judgment Is
You mus get into the balancea
You get in on this side. On the other side
the balances We will place all the OFF ".
iunities OF good which you did not inn
prove, all the attachments in pietv which
you might have had. but which you r..
fused to take. We place them all on The
other side. They 60 down and your soul
8 . in the scale. You can not weigh
arai, 81 all those imperfecti0na
Well. then. W. NUT give you the I'D.
vantage. and ON your side the scales We
will place all the good deeds You nave
done. and all the kind words you AVE
uttered. Too light yet! Well. We
must put on your 8 de all the cOnsecration
Of your life, all the holiness Of YOU life.
the prayers Of your life. all the faith Of
your Christian life. Too light yeti Come.
men # the past, and get in on
that side OF the scales Come. Payson,
SIDE the scales and make them come down.
They como and get in the scales.
the Laiimers, the Wickli1es, the
Christ. Get on this side tn, Chrisiisn's
balances, and see il you can not help him
weir h i, Alright. They come mi get In.
Too light! Gone, angels OF God on high.
Let not the righteous perish with the
They get in on this side OF tbs
balances. Too light yet!
/ put ON this 81 10 tn balances all the ,
scepters Of Ii hit all the thrones Of power, !
AL tQ9 CIOWuS VI XIOIy- AOO uSns y0ss i
But just at this point, Jesus. the Son OF
God. CONES up to the balances. and He
puts one of HIS SCARED feet on your side
and the balances begin to tTem Bile from
o. to bottom. Then He puts both Of His
Scared feet on the bal ,nces. and the
side comes Gown with . str oks
u at sets all the bells OF II avn ringing.
That Rock Of Ages heavier than any other
wei ,ht
But snys the Christian: IAN ] 10 b
allowed to get II 90 sasily:" Yea II
one should come and pot on the
side the scales all your imperfec-
all your snvi's all FOUR ~jealousiest
Ill your Inconsistencies Of life. they would
not bulge tho scales with Christ on your
side the scales Go free! There 10 M
condemnation 20 them that are in Christ
Jesus. Chains broken, prs,n houses
opened, sins pardoned. 60 free! Weighed
In the balances and nothing, nothing
wanted.
o! what . glorious hope. Will You &C
sept 1t this day? Christ making mp for
What you lack, Christ the stonsment for
Ill your sins. Who will accept Him? Will
not this whole audience say: II an in.
.ufac.snt I nm . Sinner. I Am lost BY rea-
IONS Of my tSansgressioaa, but Christ hes
paid II all Ny Lord, and ny God. my
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