The morning times., 1895-11-11
Or. Talmass Again Addresses
an Immense Throng.
SERMON TO THE YOUNG MEN
Vivid Word Picture of the Famous
Orgy and the Lessons 1t Conveys.
Hundreds Were A gain Turned Away
From the Church-The ThR nksgiv-
Ing Sermon.

tuut tiouu bI WIlue5Scs, VI Nh'hh hc
spoke with such fervor and interest in bis
inaugural sermon as c"pastor of that
church. There waspresent last nightduriug
thadeivery OF the sermon. the textof which
is given below, an immense congregation
in the church, one Of the features OF the
assemblase being the great number who
stood during the delivery. As usual there
were other hundreds VIII" failed To lind
standing room, although they came early
with the hope of getting position any
where within the four walls of the church
The solo at the oifertory was sung by
Mrs. William l.. Wilson, the gifted soprano
or the chuir. She sang Falkcnstein's Ave
Verum,' using the text Jesus, my cross
have taken"
|. 1t win be OF interest to the pubiic To De
informed that at the special request of
Rev. Dr. Sunderland, pastor of the church,
Or. Tnimage win deliver the morning SER
mon "n Thanksgiving Day
FEAST OF BELSHAZZAR.
DR. Talmage's subject was Belshazzar's
feast. the text being "In that night Bel
shazzar, the King of the Chaldeans, slain"
As he concluded the text DR.. TaimaSe
leaned forward and in his great voice, I'M
prcssivc from its very volume, said:
Might was about to come down on
Babylon. The shadows of her two hundred
and fifty towers began 10 lengthen. Ihe
Euphrates rolled on, touched by The flery
spleudOrs of the setting sun; ana gates
of brass, FURNISHED and glitering. opened
aud smut like doors OF flame.
1.-The hanging gardens of Babylon, wet
with the heavy dew. began to pour, from
starlit flowers and dripping leaf, a fragrance
for many miles around. The streets ana
squares were lighted for dance and froIc
aud promenade. The tbeaters and gal
Iaria uF ri ipy-t n1 .sgN X fsnl
and grandeur OF the city TO rare enter
taininents. Scenes of riot and wassaii were
! mingled in every street: and goddess Inirti'
aud outrageous excess and splendid wicked
ness came TO the kings palace, TO 90 their
michtiest deeds OF darkness.
GATHERING TO THE BANQUET.
open wide Che gates and let the guests
-coiue ill., The ciiamberlains aud cup-oearers
are all ready. Hark to the rustic OF the
silks and 10 uaecarol OF tile music, See the
blaze OF the jewelsl Lift the banners. FIJI
the cops. Clap the cyiilbals. How the
truinpets. Let the night go by with song,
and dance and pva ton, and let the Ia bylonish
tongue be palsied that VIII not say, 20. King
BeiShaZz9r, iiye forever "
Then followed wonderful word picture
Of that great orgy. Inshort crisp sent tences,
I rhythnical, sparkling with adjective and
siiniie, the great sivinc eloquentiy described
tie royal inaghificence or Belshazzar's
coprt, uazzling WIN Jewels and plate and
..Gobleis crash: decanters rattle. There
| come in the obscene song, and the dfGnken
! hiconugh, and the savering lip. and the
euffaw of idiotic laughter, bursting from
| the lips of princes, flushed. reeling blood
! shot: while minglfng with il all | hear,
'Huzza, huzza. ror great Belsia zzarv'
what is that ON the plastering of the
wall? Is it a spirit, Is it a phantom?
1 Is IL God? The music stops. The gohlets
/ fall from the neryeless grasp. There is a
thrill. There is start. There Is thous,
a. Ehr rialy faf pf
comes in. He reads it: Weighed in the
! balance and found wanting
DEATH AT THE ORGY.
Meanwhile the Meties, who for two
years have teen laying siege to that city,
| took advantage of that carousal and came
J iu hear the feet OF the conquerors on
| the palace-stairs. Massacre rushes in with
] a thousand cleaning knives. Death bursts
/ upon the scene; and / shut the door of that
I llauquctiug-hall, for / do not want TO look,
! There is nothing there but torn banners,
( aud broken wrpaths, and the siush OF up
! set tanka rCis, and the blood OF murdered
! women, and the kicked and tumhled car
/ cass OF a dead king. For in the night
| was Bclshazzar, the king OF the Cha heans,
! Slain
/ Il go on TO learn some lessons from all
/ this. / learn that when God WRITES any
thing on the wall. a man had better read 1t
as II is. Daniel did not niisintcrpret or
4 uudify the handwriting on the wall. 1t is
! all foolishness 10 expect minister of the
| Gospel 10 preach always things that the
| Young men of Washington, what shall
| preach To you tonight. Shall tell you OF
| The dignity of human nature? Shall
| tell you OF the wonders that our race has
accomplished? OH no. you say; tell me
! the message that came from God l viii,
! If there is any handwriting on the wall, it
] is This lesson: Repent, Accept of Christ
/ and be sayedv I might talk OF a great
many other things; but that is the mes
sage and so l declare 1t.
! Another Lesson that comes to us tonight,
| opening ur the banquet or sin and It's close.
/ Young man, If you had looked in upon the
! banquet in the first few hours, You would
/ have wished you had been invited there,
! and could sit at the feast. oh. the
grandeur OF Relshazzar's feast' you would
! have said; but you look In Mt the close of
the banquet and your blood Curiles with
| horror The King OF Tcrrors has there n
| ghaStiier banquet: human blood is the wine
| and dying groans are the music Sin has
| made itself a King in the earth, 1t has
| crowned itself. II has spread banquet.
| II invites all the world To come to IL. It
| has hung in its banQGeting hall the spoiis
| of all Kingdoms and the banners OF all
nations. IL has gathered from all music.
| 1t has strewn, from its wealth, the tables
| and floors and arches. And yet how often
is that banquet broken up, and how horrible
| is its end, Ever and anon there is a hand
| writing on the wall. king falls. A great
| c;llprit is arrested. The knees Of wick.uness
| knock together. GODS Judgment, like an
| armed host, breaks in upon the banquet,
and that night is Belshazzar, the king of
| the Chaldeans, slain.
APPEAL TO THE YOUNG.
Good night my young friends, may you
| have rosy sleep, guarded by him who never
| slumbers! May you awake in the morn
ing strong and WE'LL But oh, art thou q
| despiser OF God? Is this thy last night on
earth? Should'st thou be awakened in
| the night by something, thou knowest not
what, and there be shadows floating in
| the room, and a hand writing on the wall,
| and you feel that your last nour is come,
| and there be a fainting at the heart, and a
| tremor in the limb. and a catching of the
| breath-then thy doom would be but an
| echo OF the words of the text: In that
night was Belshazzar, the king of the
| Chaldeans, siain."
sOh! that my Lord Jesus would now
| make himself SO attractive to your souls
that you cannot resist him; and if you
| have never prayed before, OF have not
down at your mothers knee, then that to-
night you might pray, saying:
Just as am, without one Plea
But that thy blood was shed Ior me-
And that tnou bidst me come to thee:
o Lamb of cd, comei
"But If you cannot think of SO long q
prayer as thar, will give you a shorter
| PRAYER that YOU can say: God be merci-
ful TO me- a sinner! Or, if you cannot
| think of so long a prayer as that, / will
give you n still shorter one that you may
utter, Lord save me, or l perish' Or
If that be too long prayer, you need not
make it. Use the word 'Helpl' Or, II
that be too long word, you need not use
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