Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-09-07
.lALMAGE AT THE FAIR.
a CALL TO THE WELL OF ETER-
NAL SALVATION.

sermon Preached BY the brooklyn Divine
ai EImira, n. ", where an Intsrssats
Pair II In Progress - An Interesting
nsd Appropriate Discourse.
ELMfiA. Sept 6. The Rev DR. Tai
mage preached here today 20 the i'm
nense multitude who had come to at
tend the New York and Pennsylvania
exposition. which Il being held here
Sept. to Sept .. It is a combined
exposition Of cattle. sheep, horses aud
valuable stock Of al kinds from the
two states The sermon was preached
on the fair grounds 20 a great audience
81 farmers. horseInen. drovcrs and
stockraisers from near and far as well
~ citizens from the adjacent cities
Secretary Stanley. Of the Young Mems
Christian Association Of ElInira. pre-
sided. DR. Talnage's text was Genesis
Xxx, s. 'And they said, we cannot.
until all the fiocIzs be gathered together.
and till they roll the stone from the
wells mouths then we water the
sheep"
sPEARING TO THR SHEPHERDS.
There are some reasons why 1t Is ap
propriate that should accept the IN
yitation to preach at this great inter
state fair. and to these throngs Of
countrytnen and citizens-hOrseInen
jnst come from their fine chargers, the
king OF beasts, for ! take the crown
from the lion aud put II on the brow
OF the horse, which Is in every way
nobler and speak to these shepherds
Inst come from their fiocks-the Lord
himself In one place called a Shepherd,
and IN another place called Lamb.
and all the good are Sheppard preach
70 you cattIemen come up from the
herds, your occupation honored by the
fact that God himself thinks 1t worthy
OF Immortal record that he owns "the
cattle ON thousand hills"
II Is appropriate that ] come, be
cause was farmers boy and never
saw city until ! was nearly grown.
and having been born In the country
| never got over IL. and would not
dwell III cities day II my work was
not appointed there. My love 70 You
now. and when ! get through ! will
give you my hand, for though | have
this summer shaken hands with per
haps forty thousand people in twenty.
one states OF the Union, all the way
through 10 Colorado and north and
south, | will not conclude my summer
vacation till have shaken hands will
you. You old farmer out there How
you make me think Of my fatherl You
elderly woman out there, with cap and
spectacIesl How you make mo think
OF my mother
And now, while the air of these fair
grounds il filed with the bleating OF
sheep, and the neighing of horses, and
the lowing Of cattle, cannot find a
more appropriate text than the one
read. II IN scene In Mesopotamln,
beautifully pastoral. A well of water,
Of great value IN that region The fields
around about II white with three iioeks
OF sheep lying down waiting for the
watering. hear their beating coming
on the bright air. and the laughter OF
young men and naldens indulging IN
rustic reparlee look of, aud | see
other flockS of sheep coming. Mean
while. Jacob, stranger, on the Inter.
esfing erinnd Of looking for n wife,
IL. hal eh
herdess comes TO the same we'll. ] see
her approaching. followed by her faith
ers flock Of sheep II was n mem
orable meeting Jacob married that
sIiepherdess The Bible account OF Il
Is, Jacob kissed Rachel, and lifted up
his voice aud wept" II has always
been mystery 70 me what he found
10 cry about
But before that scene occurred, ia
cob accosts the shepherds and asks
them why they postpone the shaking OF
the thirst OF these sheep, and why they
did not Immediately proceed 10 water
them Tho shepherds reply 20 the effect
I'VE are all good neighbors. and as q
matter Of courtesy we walt until all the
sheep OF the nelghborhood come up
Besldes that, this stone on the well''
mouth Is somewhat heavy. and several
Of us take hold OF II aud push II aside,
and then the buckets and the troughi
are lilled and the sheep are satisfied.
We cannot, until all the ilocks be gath
cred together. aud til they roll the
stone from the wells mouth, then We
water the sheep"
THK WORLDS GREAT WANT.
Oh. this ID a thirsty world Hot foI
the head, ANA blstering for the feet
and parchlng Tor the tongue. The
worlds great want Is "A cool. refreshing
satisfying draft We wander around
aud lind the eistern empty. Long anc
tedious drought has dried up the world
ntains, but nearly nineteen centuries
a Shepherd. with crook Ia th'
.pe Of Gross. and feet cut 10 th'
bsoedlng, explored the desert passages
a this world aud one day came acros
well thousand feet deep. bubblinl
aud bright and opaleseent and lookes
70 the north. and the south, and thl
east. aud the west, and cried out with I
voice strong and musical that RAM
through the ages 'lIo, every Que tina
fhirtelli, come 20 10 tho watersl"
Nov, a great flock of sheep toda,