Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1895-11-16

Meanwhile the Modes, who for two years
had been laying siege TO that city, took
advantage of that carousal and came in. I
hear the feet Of the conqucrors on the pal
acc stairs. Massacre PUSHES in with q
thousand cleaning knives. Death bursts
upon the scene, and / shut the door Of
that banqucting hall, for do not want 10
look. There is nothing there but torn
banners, and broken wreaths, and the
slush of upset tankaris, and the blood Of
murdered women, and the kicked and
tumbled carcass OF dead king. For ain
that night was Bclshazzar, the king of the
Chaldeans, slain"
go on tn learn some lessons from all
this. learn that when God writes any
thing ON tho wall man had better read 1t
rs IL is. Daniel did not misinterprct or
modify the handwriting ON the wall. 1t
Is all foolishncss TO expect n minister of
the gospel TO rrcach always things that
the people Ike or the people choose. Young
men Of Washington, what shall preach
Ia you tonight. Shall | tell you Of the
dignity Of human nature. Shall l tell you
Of the wonders that our race has accom-
plishcd! "Oh. nO,' you say. Tell mo
the message that came from God" will.
II there Is any handwriting on tho wall, 1t
i this lesson: Repent Accept OF Christ
and be- saved might talk Of n great
many other things, but that Is the mes
sage, and So declare IL. Jesus never flat
tered those To whom he preached. He
said TO ihosr who did wrong and who
were offensive In his sight, ''Yc generation
of ylpcrS, W whi,od scpulchers, how can
Sc escape the damnation Of hellr' Paul
lhc apostle preached before man who
WAS not ready to hear him preach. What
subject did nc takes Did he say, "Oh, you
are good man. a very fine man. very
noble man. No; he preached Of right
eousncss TO "A man who was unrighicous
OF temperance To man who was victim
of bad appetitcs, OF judgment TO come TO a
man who was unfit for II. So we must
always declare the message that happens
To como tnus Daniel must read IL rs 1t Is.
a minister preached before James / Of
England, who was James VI Of Scotland.
What subject did he take? The king WAS
noted all over the world for being unset
tied and waycring In his ideas What did
tho minister preach about 10 this man who
was James 81 England and james VI Of
Scotland: He took for his text James 1,
6: He that wavcreth Is like wave Of tho
SEA driven with the wind and tossed. !"
Hugh l4atimor offended the king by ser
mon he preached. and the king said
"Hugh Latinor. come and apologize ="
al will. said Hugh Iatimer 50 the day
was appointed, and the kings chapel was
full of lords and dukes and the mighty
men and women 81 the country, for Hugh
Laiimcr was To apologize. He began his
sermon by saying "IIugh Latimer, be-
think iheel Thou art I'm the presence Of
thine earthly king. who can destroy thy
body. but hcihink thee Hugh I.atimer,
that thou art In the presence 81 the king
~ heaven and earth. who can destroy both
body and soul I'm hell fire" Then no
preached with appalling dircctncss Mt tho
kings crimes.
The End of Sin.
Another lesson that comes 10 us tonight:
There l. "a great difference between tho
opening ~ the banquet 81 sin and it's close.
Young man. II you had looked in upon
the banquet in the first few hours you
wuild have wished yOu had been invited
thcrr. and could sit NJ the feast ooh, tho
grandeur Of Bclslazzars fcast'' you
would have said, but You look in Mt tho
Close 81 tho banquet and your blood cur
DIS with horror. The king Of tcrrors has
there piasilicr banquet; human blood IL
the WIZ" ard dying groans are the music.
Sin has made itself king in the earth. IL
has crowned itself II has spread ban
quct II invites NIL the world 10 come to
Il u Inns hung IN its bahohcting hall the