The Hazel Green herald. [volume] (Hazel Green, Wolfe County, Ky.) 1885-19??, 1891-10-09

highways and the hedges an
compel them to come in. Go Z
the rich and tell them they are in
ulgent without the Gospel o. Jesus
20 TO the poor and tell them the nfiiu
ence there is in Christ Go to the bin,
and tell them of the touch that give
eternal illumination. Go to the lam,
ana tell them of the Joy that will max,
a lame man leap like a hart Gathe
al the sheep off Of all the mountains
None so torn of the dogs, none so sicl,
none so worried, none SO dying as To b,
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When the fall elections come Tho
whole land is secured for voters. and Il
man is too weak or sick TO walk &c
the polls carriage is sent for him: In,
when the question whether Christ OF
the devil shall rule this world, how few
there are to come out and seek the
sick, and the lost and the suffering.
and the bercft, and the lame. and in
duce their suffragcs for the Lord Jesus.
why not gather great flock AllAmer-
lea in flock; all the world i'm n flock.
This well of the Gospel is deep enough to
put out the burning thirst of the ], 400. :
100000 of the race. DO not let the
church by spirit of exclusiveness keep
the world out.
Let down all the bars, swing open all
the gates, scatter all the invitations:
whatsoever will let him come" Come.
white and black. Come, red men of the
forest. Come, Laplander, out of the
snow. Come, Patagonian. out of the
heat. Come in furs. Come, painting
under palm leaves Come one. Come
all. Come now. AS at this well of
Mcsopotamia, Jacob and Rachel were
betrothed; SO now at this we'll of sal
walton Christ our Shepherd will meet
you coming up with your long flocks of
cares and anxictics, and He will stretch
out His hand in pledge of His affection,
while all Heaven will cry out: Be
hold the bridegroom co meth, go we out
to meet him"
You notice that this well of Mesopo-
Lamia had a stone on it, which must be
removed before the sheep could be wa
,ered; and find on the well of saliva
ion to-day impediments and obstacles,
which must be removed in order that
7ou may obtain the refreshments and
life of this Gospel. In your case the
is pride of heart. You can
lot bear to come to so democratic
you do not want to come with |
o many others. 1t is to you like when
ou are dry, coming to a town pump, as |
ompared to sitting in q parlor slipping |
mt of a chased chalice which has just |
'een lifted from silver salvcr. Not so |
many publicans and sinners You |
want to get to Heaven, but it must be
n special car, with your feet on n
turkish ottaman and band of music
n board the train.
You do not want to be in company
nth rustic Jacob and Rachel, and to be
rinking out of the fountain where TO-
DO sheep have been drinking before
on. You will have to remove the OBJ
.acle of pride, or never find your way
, the we'll You will have to come as
e came, willing to take the water of
.ernal life in any way, and at any
and, and in any kind of pitcher, cry
g out: 80 Lord Jesus, am dying of
lirst. Give me the water of eternal
fe, whether in trough or goblet; give
e the water of life; | care not in what
comes to me-" Away with all your
nderances of pride from the wells
outh.
Here is another man who is kept back
ON this water of life by the stone of
/ obdurate heart, which lies over the
outh of the well. You have no more
cling on this subject than if God had
It to do you the first kindness, or you
I'd to do God the first wrong. Seated
| his lap all these years His everlast-
g arms sheltering you, where is your I
Where is your morning and 9
ening prayer? Where are your con-
Grated lives? say to you. as Daniel
id to BelshazZar: THE God in whose c
nd thy breath is, and all thy way, I
on has not glorified." If you treated a
ybody as badly as you have treated ,
'd, you would have made 500 apologies I
yea, your whole life would have been o
apology. Three times a day you I
We been seated at Gods table.
Spring summer, autumn and winter a
has appropriately apparelcd you. y
,ur health from Him, your companion u
nm Him, your home from Him. All G.
Q bright surroundings of your life
I'm Him. o man, what dost thou o
tn that hard heart? Canst thou not y
i one throb of gratitude toward the a
ID who made you, and the Christ who a
me to redeem you and the Holy o
ost who has all these years been inn d.
running you? If you can sit down h
Q minutes under the tree of Sa- a
'ur's martyrdom and feel His warm O.
, trickling on your forehead and ST
selxs and hands, methinlxs you would p'