The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-30
TA.LMAGE's SERMON.
JUDGING OTHERS" THE SUBJ
JECT LAST SUNDAY
From tho Following Bible Text: Tho Lord
Weisheth the splrits"-Prov. XVI: 2
Weighed In the Divine scales-Na-
tlons Like individuals.

Weisheth the Splrits"-Prov. XVI: 2
Weighed In the Divine Scales-Na-
slons Like individuals.
Copyright. 1901. by Louis Klopsch, N. W
Washington, May 26.-ln this dis
course, from symbol of the Bible,
DR.. Talmage urges the adoption of an
unusual mode of estimating character
and shows how different is the divine
way from the human way; text, Pro-
verbs xvi, 2. THE Lord weigheth the
spirits .
The subject Of weights and measures
is discussed among all nations, is the
subject of legislation, and has much
to do with the worlds prosperity. A
system of weights and measures was
invented by Phidon, ruler of Argos.
about 800 years before Christ An
ounce, a pound, ton, were different
in different lands. Henry the III. de-
cided that an ounce should be the
weight of GAO dried grains of wheat
from the middle of the ear. From the
reign of William the Conqueror to
Henry VIII. the English pound was
the weight of 1850 grains Of wheat.
Queen Elizabeth decreed that pound
should be 1000 grains of wheat taken
from the middle of the ear. The piece
Of platinum kept at the Office Of the
exchequer in England in an atmos-
phere of 81 F. decides for all Great
Britain what pound must be. Scien-
tific representatives from all lands met
in 1869 in Paris and established inter-
national standards of weights and
measures.
Two Kinds Of Truth.
There are Christian people who had
faith that China would be redeemed
and for thirty years have been con-
tributing toward that object, but they
changed their minds and now despair
of the Flowery Kingdom since the
Boxers began their massacres. There
are those who were busy in New York
missions and expected the salvation Of
our American cities until recent de-
velopments showed that the police
were in completely with crime, and
now these Christian workers are des-
pairful, as though all were lost. OF
what worth is such mans faith?
When weighed, will they have what
the chemists call atomic weight-the
weight of an atom? No. Such faith is
no faith at all.
But there is man who by repent
ance and prayer has put himself into
alliance with the Almighty God. Made
all right by the Savior's grace, this
man goes to work to make the world
right. He says to himself: God
launched this world, and he never
launched failure. The garden of Eden
was a useless morass compared with
what the whole world will be when it
blossoms and leaves and flashes and
resounds with its coming glory. God
will save it anyhow, with me or with
out me, but want to do my share.
have some equipment-not as much
as some others but what l have will
use. have power to frown, and will
frown upon iniquity. have power to
smile, and will smile encouragement
upon all the struggling. | have vo-
cabulary not SO opulent as the vocabu-
larry Of some others, but have store
house of good words, and l mean to
scatter them in helpfulness. will as
cribe right motives to others when it
is possible. If | can say anything good
about others, will say it. If can
say nothing but vile of them, l will
keep my lips shut as tight as the lips
of the sphinx, which for 5000 years
has looked off upon the sands of the
desert and uttered not one word about
the desolation. The scheme of recon
structing this world is too great for
me to manage, but l am not expected
to boss this job. have faith to be-
Eeve that the plan is well laid out and
will be well executed. Give me a
brick and a trowel and l will begin
soloist, but can sing Rock of
Ages to sick pauper. / cannot write
a great book but l can pick cinder
cut of child's eye Or splinter from
under his thumb nail. l now enlist in
this army that is going to take the
world for God, and l defy all the evil
powers, human and satanic, to dis
courage me- Count me into the SER
vice. l cannot play upon a musical
instrument, but l can polish cornet
or string a harp or applaud the or
chestra."
A Cheerful Faith.
All through that mans experience
chere runs a faith that will keep him
cheerful and busy and triumphant. l
like the watchword of Cromwells
lronsides, the men who feared moth
ing and dared everything. going into
battle with the shout: THE Lord of
hosts is with lis, the God of Jacob is
cur refuge! Selah!" No balance that
human brain ever planned or human
hand ever constructed is worthy OF
Weighing such spirit. Gold and pre-
cious stones are measured by the
carat, which is four grains. The deal
er puts the diamond or the pearl on
| one side of the scales and the carat on
the other side and tells you the weight.
| But we need something more delicate
| ly constructed to weigh that wonderful
| quality of faith which l am glad to
know will be recognized and rewarded
| for all time and all eternity. The
| earthly weighman counterpoises on
metallic balances the iron, the coal,
| the articles of human food, the solids
Of earthly merchandise, but he cannot
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