Telegram-herald., 1891-09-07
DROyES AT THE WELL.
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preached hsrs today - The imnnnss multi
fads xho have coma 70 sttand the New
YORK and Psnnsyivania exposition. which
Il osinx hid hare Ssp& % ssps. q Il y
. eombfnsd exposition Of cattle. sheep.
horsss and valaabte ssock Of al kinds from
the two sssssA- The ssrmon vas prsashsd
ON the fsir grounds % . Usas suliAnos Of
farmers. knEssmsu, drovsss and stock
raisers fron near And far, - wuli a citi-
zsas from the sdiacens eitissL Secretary
Stanley. Of shs Young Asn's Christian As
sociAtion Of 0mtrA. pr1s1dsd. Dr.. Tai
masss tsxS was 6sn1u1s XIX, Q. "And
snsy Gid. ws epnno& until ell shs fooks b
gathered ssgethsr. and till they roll the
ssons from ths wells mouth; then We
vatss the sheep"
TaR HoaD N. Kuo or DRAsrA
Thsss are ssnss reasons Why 10 u appso-
pirate that should sccsps the invitation
10 preach % this great inssrstats fair. and
20 thee thrones OF countrymsn and cisi-
ssns-horssmsn just come from their ans
chargers. the king of beassn. for take the
crown from the lion and pus Il on the
brow Of shs herss. which u In every way
noblsf-and speak to thee shspherds tuss
soms from shsir eockD-the Lord himsslf
in one piace called shepherd and in an
Other place called Lamb. and all the good
are shsep-and preach to you eatslsmsn
come up from she herds. ysur oscupatien
honorsd BY the fact tAaS 0od Ainaslf
thinks is worthy Of inmogtAi Tsoord that
he owns 'the cattle on . thousand hills-"
IL b appropriate thas come, bseauss I
was farmers boy. and never 80 city
until was nsArly grown. and. having bsen
born In the country. never gos ovse II,
and woald not dwell in sisiss day u my
work was not appointed thsrA Ny love
20 you now. and when ! 80 through ] will
give you my hand, for though have this
summer shaken hands with perhaps forty
Thousand people In twsnty-ens states Of
the Union. all the way through 70 Colorado
and north and south. win not conclude
my summer vacation till I have shaken
hands with you You old farmer out
therel How you make me think OF my
fathsri You elderly woman ont there with
cap and spsctaclesi Low you make me
think Of my motherl
And now. while the air Of thee fair
grounds II nllsd with tho blsasins Of
sheep. and the nsighing Of horses. and the
lowing OF cattle, cannot ind . more sp-
propriass texs than the one ] read Ie a .
scene In Mssopotamia. beautifully pastoral.
A well of water Of great value In that
region. The fields around about 10 white
With thrse nocks Of sheep lying down wait
Ing for the watering. hear their bleatfns
coming on the bright air. and the laughter
Of young men and maidens iudulging In
rustic repartss lock OF, and go other
nocks Of sheep coming. Meanwhile, Jacob,
. stranger. on shs intsessetAg srrand Of
looking for . viii, comes 70 the we'll. A
beautiful shspAsrde. comss 10 the same
well. I 80 hsr approaching. followed by
her fathers dock Of sheep. IL was mem
orabls meeting Jacob married that shep-
hsrdsss. The Bible account OF it II, ''Jaeeb
kissed Rachel. and lifted mp his voics and
Weps"
ID has always besn . mystery to me what
hs found TO cry aboutl But before that
sceus occurred Jacob accosts the sAsp-
herds and asks them why they postpone the
shaking Of the thirst of these sheep. and
why they did sss tmmsdistsly prccsed to
water them Tho shephsrds reply 70 tho
effect: I'VE are all good nsighbors. and an
matter Of courtesy We wait until all tho
sheep OF the neigh borhood c0ms up. Be-
sidss that, this stone on the wells mouth n
somewhat heavy, aud several Of rs take
hold Of is and push It aside, and then the
kx~k h.. n1 sh x,<~A~ q l~<1. a 3
sheep arc satisfied We cannot. until all
the focks are gathered together. and till
they roll the stone from the wells mouth;
then We water the sheep"
THIRSTY woRlD.
Oh, this In . Thirsty worldi Hot for tho
head. and blister1ng for the fese, aud parch-
ing for tho tongue. The worlds great want
Is cool. refreshing. satisfying draft. We
wander around and fnd the cissern empty.
Long and tedious drought hss dried mp the
worlds fountains, bat nearly ninstssn CEN
turies ago Shepherd. with crook In the
shape Of . cross, and feet cut - the bleed
ing. explored the dsssrs passages Of this
world. and one day cams across . we'll .
Thousand fest deep, bubblin9 and bright,
and opalsscsnt. and looked to NE north,
and the south. and the sase, and the west.
and cried ous with . voico seFong and
musicai that rang through shs agss; 'Ho,
every one thas tAirsteth, como ~ - the
wafersp'
Now, a great fiock Of sheep today gather
around this Gospel we'll Thare are great
many thirsty souls. I wonder Why the
fiocks OF all nations do nos gather-why so
maay stay Thirsty: and whils sm wonder
ing about is. my text breaks forth In ths
sxplanation. saying 1--WE cannot. until all
these fiocks be gathered Together. and TIL
they roll the stone from ths wells msuth;
then We water the sheep"
THE eExTLESESs or WK8P
n herd Of swine come TO . well shcy
sngrily jostls each other for The prscedenee;
II . drove of cattle come 20 . we'll, they
hook each other hack from The wsssr. but
whsn the flock Of sheep come. thsaeh .
hundred Of them shall b disappointed.
they only express it ~ sd bIsAtine-ehsy
come together psscsfuily. We w6bs .
great multitude 70 come ss0und The Gespel
weii. know thers are shoss who do nos
like . crowd-shey think crowd h vulgar.
r. they are opprssssd foe rsom In church 10
makes them positively impas3snt and bel
iigerent Noe % did thee oriental shsp-
hsrds They waited until al the 6ocks
were gnthsrsd, and tbs QerU noeks that
cane the besssr shsy lksd H.
Asd - ws sughs 10 b anxi0us thss all
the people should coma Go one into ths
hiehwsys snd the hedges aad eoapsl shsm
20 CONS In 60 10 sAs rtch and I'll thsn
they are fndipsos vtsAeas ths 0ospsl Of
Jesus Go 70 the ppos apd tell them the
sf7luenes tbsrs 10 In Ckxig2 Go TO the
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