Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1891-09-12

rTALMAGE AT THE FAIR.
A CALL TO THE WELL OF ETGR.
NAL. SALVATION.

A CALL TO THE WELL OF ETGR.
NAL SALVATION.
Sermon Preached by the brooklyn Divine
at Elmira. n. ", Where nm Interstate
Fair Is In Progress AN Interesting
and Appropriate Discourse.
ELMIRA, Sept B.-T'he Rev. DR. Tai.
mage preached here today to the iil:
meilse multitude WHO had come tn Mt
tend the New York and Pennsylvania
exposition, which is being liel,l here
Sept. ] to Sept. .. It is a combined
exposition Of cattle, sheep. horses and
valuable stock Of all Kinds from tile
two states. Tie sermon WINS preached
on the fair groundston great audience
of farmers. horselnell. drovers. and
stockraisers from near and far. .,,s we'll
us citizens from the adjacent cities.
Secretary Stanley, of the Young Meli's
christian Association OF Elnlir;l. pre-
sided Dr. .Tallnge's text was Genesis
xxx. s. And they said. we cannot.
until all the llocks be gathered together.
and till they roll the stone from the
wells mouth; then we. water the
sheep"
spEAKl,;o TO THE SHEPHERDS.
There are some reasons why it is mp
propriatc that should accept the in
vitation to preach at this great inter
state fair, and to these throngs OF
countrylncll and citizcns--liorsemcil
Just come from their fine chargers, the
king of beasts, for take the crown
from the lion and put it on the brow
of the horse, which is in every way
noblcr-and speak TO these shepherds
just come from their ilocl;s-tlie Lord
himself in one place called n Shepherd
and in another place called Il Lalub,
and all the good are shecp-atd preach
to you cattlcmen come mp from the
herds. your occupation llonored by the
fact that God himself thinks it worthy
OF immortal record that lie OWNS tile
cattle OH n thousand hills. /"
1t is appropriate flat come. be
cause was Il farmers boy and never
saw city until | was nearly grown.
and having been born in the country
| never got over it, and would not
dwell in cities Il day If my work was
not appointed there My love to you
now. and when ! get through will
give you my hand, for though | have
tits summer shaken hands with per
I,aps forty thousand people in twenty
one states of the Union, all the way
through to Colorado and north and
south, will not conclude my summer
;acation till have sliukon hands with
yon. You old farmer ont there! How
you make me think of my father! You
elderly woluan out there, with cap and
spectacles! How you mako me think
Of my luothcrl
And now, while the mir of these fair
grounds is filled with the beating of
Isheep. and tile neighing Of horses. and
the lowing of cattle, cannot find
more appropriate text than the ore ]
read. 1t is scene in Alesopotaillia,
beautifully pastoral a welloG water,
OF great value in that region. The fields
around about it white with three floclls
of sheep lying down waiting for the
watering. hear their bleating coming
OIL the bright air. and the laughter OF
young men and lnaideiis INDUCING in
rustic repartee. lool, off, and | see
other ilocks of sheep coming. Mean
while, Jacob, stranger, on the inter
esting errand OF looking for wife,
COMES to the we'll a beautiful shep-
llerdess comes to the same we'll. ] see
her approaching. followed by her faith
er's flock of sheep. 1t was a mem-
orable meeting. jacob married that
shepherdess. Tile Bible account of it
is. Jacob kissed Rachel, and lifted up
his voice and wept." 1t has always
been mystery to me what lie found
to cry about!
But before that scene occurred, ia
cob accosts the shepherds and asks
them why they postpone the shaking OF
tile thirst of these sleep, and why they
did not Immediately proceed to water
them. The shepherds reply to the effect:
I'VE are all good neislhbors, and as
matter of courtesy we wait until all the
sheep of the neighborlood come up.
Besides that, this stone on tile wells
mouth is somewhat heavy, and several
of lis take hold Of it and push it aside,
and then the buckets and the trouglS
are filed and the sheep are satisfied.
We cannot, until all the locks be gath
cred together. and til! they roll the
stone from the wells. mouth; then we
water the sheep"
THE WORLDS GREAT WANT.
Oh, this is II thirsty world! Hot for
the head, and blistering for the feet.
and parcl,ing for the tongue. The
worlds great want is Il cool, refreshing.
satisfying draft. We wander around
and find the cistern empty. Long and
tedious drought las dried up the worlds
fountains, but nearly nineteen centuries
ago Shepherd, with crook in the
shape of cross, and feet cut TO tile
bleeding, explored the desert passages
of this world and one day CAME across
a we'll u thousand feet deep. bubblins
and bright and op;llescent. and looked
to fine north. and the south. and the
east. and the west, and cried out with
voice strong and musical that rang
through the ages: "IIo. every one that
thirsteth, colne We to the watersl'
Now, great flock OF sheep today
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