The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1911-10-26

never stopped at all. He was scared .
That Is what was the matter with
belshaZZar. He was sacred. When
he saw the fingers trace ON the wall,
When he got pale in the face weak
IN the back and his knees smote to-
gether he was scared He COULDN'T
read 1T, and everything was going
his way, he was in the midst of a
thousand of his lords and ladies.
what scared him? Why didn't he
say, Look my lords and ladies,
| there is good coming to Belshazzar's
Kingdom. What scared him? His
conscience. He carried that little
piece Of mechanism that stands up
and points it's finger at us and saws
stop. there is something wrong
What did he do? He did what other
men would have Gone. He sent out
after the ntists,-Darwin, Hug
ley, Spencer He said You wise
men read that writing, and | will
give you gifts, and make YOU rulers
in my kingdom. They took look
ut it and shook their heads and
save it up.
The scientists cannot read God.
Herbert Spencer was asked what
about science and God. He says
science in it's last analysis shows
that we stand in the presence OF
some. unknown power, but what that
is science has not discovered Do
You believe in God? Science has
never discovered God. You can't
find God with your head, you will
nave to find him with your heart
The man who looks after God with
his head will get the big head, but.
II you look after him with your heart
You will get a big heart and goou
heart. You cant pin your faith
TO science. Many Of the us have
lived long enough in this world to
md out that science today goes bacX
On what it taught yesterday. When
was boy, science said, if boy has
measles give him hot sage tea Nov
1t says give him cold water. In nv
boyhood if a man had typhoid fever,
the first thing was to keep him hot
NOW 1T says keep him cold. Are Won
going to pin your faith to ANYTHING
ike that when eternal interests ara
at stake? Can science find out God?
He is higher than heaven, deeper
than hell, what can thou do?
These men failed. Belshazzer was
at loss. to know what to do. And
then his old mother came upon the
stage. She said, Son, they tell us
you are troubled. What is the mat
ter? He said, Look at the writing
| cannot read it. The wisest men
cannot read it. Oh, mother, | don't
Know what it means She said,
Son, there is one here in Babylon
who can read that writing. He is
one who has communion with God
he is named Daniel. He will read
that writing for you He sent for
Daniel, and when Daniel came, |
imagine | can see HIM with quiet and
conscious step he Nwalks down
through the drunken crowd, and
stands in the presence of Belshazzcr.
Belshazzer makes him great offers, ]
ne will translate the writing. !,s
said I will read it, I recogni77 the
handwriting, it is in my J ,AvenlN
FATHERS handwriting b. before
read it I must tell you why it is
there. God never does anything
without a reason. You who ar,
lawyers here this evening, pick up
the 9th chapter Of the Book Of DAN
lei and read that Indictment. There
are about five counts in the indict.
ment. I will tell you why the
writing is there, and then will read
1T to you
First count
your 1ather was a bad man. He
was wicked; he brought a great deal
or sorrow on his people and him
SELF; you knew it and you have not
mended your ways.
Gentlemen, I have always thought
and so have you, that if a man has a
good faith he is expected to be a
good man. If a man is a preach
er his son is expected to have chill
dren who are good. That Is why
preachers children are expected to
III.
al think that if a man has a good
rather he is expected to be a good
man. II a man has bad and wick
ed father he is expected to take warn
Ing and himself be better man.
l was closing meeting up north
not long ago, and as | walked out
from the church one night I heart,
quick footsteps and presently man
came up and said, Can | walk with
you?' | said Yes He slipped his
hand into mine and said, My father
is dead in the slums Of the city to-
night. He has died the death Of 4
drunken outcast. Mother will not
allow his body to be brought home,
she wants the children to know him
as they used to know him, not as he
IS now. She is going to pay the
funeral expenses; he is now at the
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