The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-30

'the gods Of silver. and gold, OF brass.
Iron and wood stones. and had not gito,rli-
ned te God IN wnose hands we're a! MS
and direct, was administered BY Daniel
with consummAt el ~ courage II I Was an
eventful8 moment when a., Hebrew could
speak thus 10 a ChAldean King. Going on
from I nat, Daniel urragned Belshazzur
for what had been the most 5lmpious OF all
his doings He had brought The sacred
vessels, taken from the house OF he Lord
at Jerusalem. and ON these he and his
5lOrus, wives ana #conrubnes mad urun1
wine. And 1t was for this GROWING act
81 shame that the hand had been sent
from the Lord. and 1t was for this reason
that the inscription was made. IL
SENTENCED (verscs rs :, 20, q. 2S).--As
the brave preacher delivered Ills faith
ful message doubtless every heart was
filled with terror und the Conscience
ssmited King turned Ills eyes to the CELL
Ing while Daniel announced Ills DOOM
Three words Onl y were written, 1t Is sup
posed In Samaritan or ancient ebrew
gchnract ers, known to no one but to the
prophet. These words stood for Number.
ed, Weighed. Divided, BY the aid of Gods
spirit & Daniel was able to see whole sem,
fences, which he read out to the assem-;
bly,. The days Ufythe Babyonlun mon
arChy were numbered. and Its overthrow
determined, Belshazzar, the King est
been found wanting, lacking the ele-r
fments OF IA ruler; unable TO serve the
hlgh purpose Of Heaven in his elevation.
to the throne. His possessl ons were TO
Modes and Perslans, who would possess
them elsa. xil:&1D. Notice here Daniel
did not exllort Beshnzzer to repent and
SO avert the impending calamity. lie
saw what God had decrced and knew that
no change Of purpose was possible J.
REWARDED lyerses, . 2e)-Be Ishs.zzar.
had one redeemng quality he kept his
word. Although Daniel had declined the
proffcred gifts of tho King, they were
promptly hes towed, a suit Of scarlet,
the royal color. was brought to him from
the great wardrobe, and in this he was
How great was this honor may be judg-3
ed from the fact that these garments
were made out of fabrics wrought by
skilled workmen, dyed In liquid OF im-t
mense cost, Herodtus informs US that
certain persons gave we, their entire tine y,
ers were exclusively employed In the man
ufacture of tho articles worn, Over this
royal apparel as an ornament was ca
a chain Of. gold, thrown about his neck
of wealth. Then came the herald, wlo.l
obedent to the King Is command, pros
claimed Daniel the third ruler in the
Kingdom one only stood between him,
and Deshazzar. Thus, Notwithstanding
the sentence OF God thu, yolupttuous ruler
|c tc sNtd
the secret, unwelcome as We're the It'd
1ngs. e i, 9a VA
FULFILLED Oversees so and 3l).--This;
act ofjustlcoto the prophet did not reverse
the sentence upon the wall every word
OF which as predicted was fulfilled. The
Scripture. story is very brief. Belshaz-
EAR was slain that very mighty and Da-
rius, the Medium, took the city (R. G.
$3.50, The splendid empire erected by
Nnbopolassar (B. q, 62b) had allen and
tho Medo-PersIan empire was founded,
This Is all the inspired record declares.
From other sources we learn that while
tho city was given 10 { reyelry on thai
fateful night, Cyrus led his army along
the empty bed Of the river, from which
the water had l,een drained, Ihe sol,
diers fM The more distant portions OF
the CITY were taken and set on fire long
before the news reached the palace per-
haps while Daniel was expounding the
writing. At last tho invading forces.
reached the citadel, In the stornntng q
which Belshazzar. IN one last effort to,
inspire his troops. foil, being slain by
soldiers who did not know him, The
city's fate fulfilled the ancient prophe-s
Giles made by Isaiah Jeremiah and ESe-i!
kiel. Babylon af terward became q TYPE
of worldly sp!endor and sunbrdlcd sinsol
alence (ReY, xVii;17l. 3 st S n ss5l,
REFLECTION S,-TWo Important truths
deserve spscia and ca reful s!!dera lion
IN conuec Ion With this LESSON IN. The 10 "