Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-12-07
flesh and the devil: it Is hard to let
your affections be on the things above
but 1t Is the only thing worth while.
Weiohed in tho Balances.

do you men and women know
that God is going to try you?" inquir-
ed Dr. Black of the large congrega-
ton which heard him preach Satur-
day night. You wonder what God
is going to do with you when you ap-
pear before Him on the final day. He
Is going to try you as he did Bel
shazzar to whom he had given riches
and honor. Belshazzar knew he had
not lived as God would have him live,
and there Is not a sinner here before
me tonight who doesn't know that
God is against the sins which we
are committing. Because some Of
you are young and enjoy good health
and feel secure, don't think God can't
call you to trial now."
There is no one present here to-
night but who knows that he or she has
had opportunities to see their sins
and repent. Yet you have turned
those opportunities down and tram
pied them under your feet. You are
stout hearted and proud, you are not
humble, you defy Gods spirit and his
ministers. 1t is a terrible thing not
to humble yourselves before God.
Every one present here, continued
the evangelist. who is not Chris
tian, is in open rebellion against God.
Mans chief end is to glorify God.
Yet Belshazzar, king Of the Of the Gale
domains, even though he knew the
fate Of his father, Nebudchadnezzer,
didn't glorify him. You don't. He
honored himself, even as we do.
When you face the accusation Of
God on the judgment day you will
be speechless. He knows about us. A
lot of prosecutions fail at the last mo-
ment on this earth because the pro-
secution is weak and for other
causes. When we face God the pro-
secution will not break down. He
knows. Trials are continued in the
courts of this land, defendant knows
and his counsel knows, that the longer
his case is delayed, the more chance
there Is of witnesses dying and the
case agans ithim being forgotten
But we will not be able to use any
such tactics against God.
God will render a verdict in the
case of each Of us, said Mr.. Black.
He will also execute that verdict. God
probably weighed Belshazzar, the
king all his life, even as he weighs
us each hour. None Of us weigh
enough. II we take Jesus the scales
will balance.
1t may be that Gods messengers
are on the way to summon us to judg-
ment now. Will you be ready when
each day you are holding grudges
against your neighbor, when you
have hearts filled with malice, don't
love your fathers and mothers and
break all his precepts? Will the re-
cord in your case be weighed in the
balances and found wanting or will
it be weighed in the balances and
found trusting in the blood Of Jesus?"
You have had warning before, / am
warning you tonight. You will pos
sibly not have another warning.
At the conclusion of his sermon,
DR.. Black asked the church members
to stand while singing the hymn Just
as l am" With about twenty excep-
tions, all in the church stood on their
feet. The elders and deacons and other
church members were then asked by
the evangelist to go to those who
were sitting and endeavor to bring
them to Jesus. No one complied with
his request.
Again the evangelist asked the
church officers and other Christians
to approach the unsaved, telling them
that just because they were not used
to doing such things, was no reason
why they should not do it now. But still
no one complied. II tell you lovingly,
my friends, said Mr.. Black, you are
committing a sin in refusing to speak
a word for Jesus. You are hard heart
ed and cold and Indifferent toward
lost souls. You will be held account
able"
The service came to a close after
some eight or ten persons Of their
own volition promised to live better
lives and to take Jesus to balance the
scales.