The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1891-01-21
OTHER SHEEP [ HAVE.
GODS FLOCK is NOT ALL WITHIN
THE CHURCH'S FOLD.

to tho Non-ChurchgoerS-E NhS
Unbelievers Should Become Believers -
All May Yet Be Saved.
BsooKLYN, Jan. 1.-THE following
powerful sermon, addressed to non
ehurch-goers, was delivered by DR.. Tai
mage this morning IN the Academy OF
Music, this city, and again in the even
ing at the New FORK Academy Of Music.
DR.. Talmage's text was John \, 10:
'sOther sheep I have which are not CT
this fold.'
There is no monopoly in religion.
The grace of God is not nice little pro-
perty fenced of all for ourselves 1t IS
not kings park, at which we look
through barred gateway, wishing we
MIGHT 60 IL and pluck the flowers and
look at the deer and the statuary. 1t IS
fathers orchard, and there are bars to
let down and gates to swing open.
Have you any idea that because you
were baptized at eight months Of age,
and because you have all your life been
surrounded by haliowed influences, you
have a right to one whole side of the
Lords table, spreading yourself out so
nobody else can sit there? You will
have to haul in your elbows, for there
will come great multitude to sit at the
table and on both sides Of you. You
are not going to have this monopoly OF
religion. ''Other sheep have (which
are not of this fold.''
Mcdonald, the Scotchman, has on the
Scotch hills a great flock OF sheep. Nc
Donald has four or FIVE thousand head
ofsheep. Some are browsing in the
heather, some are on the hills, some are
in the valleys, q few are in the yard.
One day Cameron comes over to Nc
: Donald and says: Mcdonald, you
have thirty sheep. l have been count
ing them.'' ooh, no." says Mcdonald.
81 have four or five thousand" ''Ah!"
says Cameron, ''you are mistaken. l
: have just counted them. There are
thirty" why" says Mcdonald, do
you suppose that is all the sheep have:
I have sheep on the distant hills and N
the valleys, ranging and roaming every
where. Other sheep have 1 which are
not of this fold"
So Christ comes. Here is a group Of
Christians, and there is group Of Chris
t,ans; here is a Methodist foid, here is a
Presbyterian fold, here IS Baptist fold.
here is Lutheran fold, and we make
our annual statistics, and We think we
scan tell you just how many Christians
there are in the world, how many there
are in the church, how many in all these
denominations. We aggregate them,
and we think we are giving an Intelligent
and an accurate account; but Christ
comes and he says: ''You have not
counted them right. There are those
whom you have never seen. those OF
whom you have never heard. I have
myehildren in all parts Of the earth, on
ali the islands of the sea, on all the con-
tinents, in all the mountains and III all
valleys. Do you think that these few
sheep you have counted areall the sheep
have? There is great multitude that
no man can number. Other sheep have
which are not of this fold"
Christ in my text talks Of the conver-
sion oftthe Gentiles as confidently as
theugh they had already been converted.
He sets forth the idea that his people
viii come from all parts Of the earth,
from all ages, from all circumstances,
from all conditions. ''Other sheep have
I which are not Of this fold"
In the first place I remark the Hea-
yenly Shepherd will find many Of his
sheep among chose who are at present
-Hon-c -churchgoers. There are different
kinds of churches. Sometimes you will
find a church made up only Of Christi
ans. Everything seems finished. The
church reminds you of those skeleton
plants from which by chemical prepara-
ton all the sreenness and the Yerdure
hare been taken, and they are cold and
Whlte and delicate and beautiful and fin-
ished. All that is wanted is glass
case put ever them. The minister on
the Sabbath has only to take an ostrich
feather and brush off the dust that has
accumulated in the last six days OF busi-
ness, aud then they are as cold and
beautiful and delicate as before. Every
thing Is 6nished-fnished sermons, fin
Bhed music, finished architecture, fin.
ished everything.
Another church is like an armory, the
sound of drum and fife calling more re-
cruits to the Lords army. we say to
the applicants, ''Come in and get your
equipment. Here is the bath in which
you are to be cleansed, here IS the he'll
met you are to put on your head, here
are the sandals you are to put on your
feet, here is the breastplate you are to
put over your heart, here is the sword
you are to take in your right hand and
fight his battle with. Quit yourselves
ike men,"
There are those here, perhaps, who
say, s.It is now ten, fifteen years since |
was in the habit, the regular habit, Of
church going" know ali about your
case. ! am going 10 tell you something
that will be startling at the first, and
that is that you are going 10 become the
Lords sheep. oh" you say. that
is Impossible; you don't know my case;
YOU don't hnow how far I am from any,
thing Of that kind" ! know all about
your case. I have been up and down
the world. I know why some of you DO
not attend upon Christian services.
I 90 further, and make another an
nouncement in regard to you, and that
is, you are not only to become the
Lords sheep, but you are gong to be
come the Lords sheep this hour. God
is going to call you sraciously by his
spirit; you are going to csme into the
fold of Christ. This sermon shall not
be 50 much for those who are Christians.
I have preached TO them hundreds and
thousands oftimes. The sermon that 1
preach now is going to be chiefly for
those who consider themselves outsiders,
but who may happen to be in the house,
and the chief employment of the Chris
tan people here to-day will be to pray
for those who are not accustomed to at