The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-06-02

you the advantage, and on your side
the scale we will place all the GOOD
deeds you have ever done, and all the
kind words you nave ever uttered. TOO
light yet: Well, we must put on your
side all the conservation of your LIE,
all the holiness of your lie, an the
prayers of your life, all the faith OF
your Christian life. Too light yet! Com
mighty men Of the past and get in on
that side the scales. Come, Payson and
Doddridge 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 mar
tvs, the Latimers and Wyclifs, the
men who suffered at h stake for
Christ. Get in on this side the Chris
tian's balances, 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 righteous
perish with the wicked They get in on
this side the balances. Too light yet!
I put on this side the balances all the
scepters Of light, all the thrones OF
light, all the thrones OF power, all the
crowns of glory. Too light yet! But
just at this point, Jesus, the Son OF
God, comes up to the balances, 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 OF the balances, and
the Christians side comes down with a
stroke that sets all the bells of heaven
ringing. That rock Of ages heavier than
any other weight!
But says the Christian, Am 1 to be
allowed to get off so easily?" Yes. If
some n should come and put on the
other side the scales all your imperfec-
fi0nc oil xro11r nnuinC all U011r iQa1n1S.
les, all your inconsistencies of life, they
would not bulge the scales with Christ
on your side the scales. Go free! There
is no condemnation to them hat are in
Christ Jesus. Chains broken, prison
houses opened, sins p~ardoned. Go free!
Weighed in the balance and nothing,
nothing wanted. Oh, what a glorious
hope! Will you accept it 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: Il am insufficient,
l am a inner I am lost by reason Of
my tranSgressions, out Christ has paid
it all. My Lord and my God, my life,
my pardon, my heaven. Lord Jesus, /
hail thee!" Oh, if you could only I'M
derstand the worth Of that sacrifice
a fgure-if you could understand the
worth of hat sacrifice, this whole au-
dience would this n accept Christ
and be saved.
We go away off or back into history
to get some illustration by which we
may set forth what Christ has lone for
us. We need not go so far. I saw a
vehicle behind a runaway horse dash
ing through the street, a mother and
her two children in the carriage. The
horse dashed along as though to haul
them to death, and a mounted police
man, with a shout clearing the way and
the horse at full run, attempted to seize
those runaway horses to save a calam-
ity, when his own horse fell n rolled
over him.. He was picked UP half dead
Why were u sympathies so stirred?
Because he was badly hurt and hurt for
others. But I tell you today Of how
Christ, the Son of God, on the blood
red horse of sacrifice came for our res
u and rod down the sky and rode
unto death for our rescue. Are not your
hearts touched? That was a sacrifice
for you n me. o thou who didst ride
on the red horse of sacrifice, come and
id through this world OF the white
horse of victory!