St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-05-28
THE WAITE r. OF LIFE.
1t Is offered as a Free Gift to
Save Us.

At Westminster church yesterday
morning Rev. d. j. Burrell preached
from John vii, 81. He said:
1t was the last or ''great day. of the
Feast of TabernacleS. On that day a spe-
cial ceremony was performed, known as
1.-The effuSion Of waters;" a memorial of
the gushing of the waters from the rock
in the wilderness, and prophecy of the
fountain of salvation which was to be
opened in MeSsiah'S blood. The order
of the ceremony was as follows: The
high priest went down from the temple
to the brook Siloa and dipped thence
pitcher of water. AS he turned to re-
trace his steps the temple cholrs began
a soft melody, which increased more and
more in volume until, as he reached the
temple court and poured out the water
at the foot Of the braZen altar. the chOirS
and orchestras and voices of the vast
congregation all united in the great
hallel, "Oh, give thanks unto the Lord,
for He is God, for His mercy endureth
foreverw 1t was at the conclusion of
this service, when the people were dis
perSing, that Jesus, standing perhaps
between the pillars of Solomon'S porch,
cried in loud voice, "If any man
thirst" etc.
First-Here is a case supposed: eff
any man thirst" This ''if'' includes
all; because none is satisfied. Pope
says: ''Man never is, but always to be
BEST" and Cowper:
81 sum up half mankind
And add two-thirds of the remaining half,
And find the total of their fears and hopes
Dreams, empty Dreams
This unreast is an evidence of our
noble origin. 1t is inconsistencies, long
ing for God. st. Augustine said: 1--WE
came out from God, and we shall never
rest until we rest in Him." The Psalm
ist wrote: LAS the hart panteth after
the waterbrooks, so panteth my soul
after Thee, 0 God"
Second-Here is remedy suggested:
Let him come unto Me and drink
Who is this that puts himself against all
creeds and philosophers and moralities
i'll this 'untO meE' Verify, those were
words of blasphemous presumption I'M
less the speaker was what he claimed to
be, tie only begOtten and well-beloved
Son of God. 1t had been prophesied
that in the last days one would
open springs of water in the desert and
cause its waste places to blossom as the
rose. He was represented as standing
at the corners of the streets and cali
ing, "Ho, every one that thirSteth, come
We to the waters" The man of NaZar-
eth here puts himself forward as that
long-looked-for Messiah, the manifesto
ton of God Himself, whose love alone
can satisfy thirsty soul.
Third-Here is promise vouchsafed.
It is said that the man who drinks of
this fountain shall not only satisfy his
own thirst, but sit shall be in him well
of WATER" springing up, overlooking,
and supplying the necessity of other
souls. No disciple of Christ liveth unto
himself. He follows in the footsteps of
his Master, who went abroad doing good.
This is cup up Of I'll. living ne water from the
purchased with a great price, but is of
fered as free gift. Its life-giving vir-
tue has but che condition affixed to it;
namely, it must be accepted. Water in
the fountain is of no use to soul per-
ishing of thirst; we must dip it up and
drink it.