The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-09-07

out Of the snow. Come, Patagonian. out
the heat Come in furs- Come pantin
under palm leaves. Come one. Come al
Come now. AS at this well OF Mesopotamu
Jacob and Rachel were betrothed, so nov
at this well of salvation Christ, our sheI
herd, will meet you coming up WIN you
long focks of cares and snxletles, and b
will stretch out his hand III pledge OF nj
affection. while all heaven VIII cry out
"Rebold the bridegroom cometh, go ye on
to meet him."
Won notice that this well of Mesopotami
had a stone on it, which must be removes
before the sheep could be watered; aud
And on the well If salvation to-day impedi
mants and obstacles, which must be remove
In order that you may obtain the refresh
ment and life of this gospel. In your cas-
the impairment is pride Of heart. YOU
cannot bear to come 60 so democratic
fountain; you do not want 70 come with 81
many Others. 1t is to you like when you art
dry. coming TO a town pump, as compared
10 sitting 10 parlor slipping out of chased
chalice which has just been lifted from sill
yer salver. Not so many publicans and sin-
uers. You want to get TO heaven, but IL
Ynust be in a special car, with your feet
on a Turkish ottoman and band OF music
on board the train. You do not want 70 DC
In company with rustic Jacob and kacheI'
and to be drinking out Of the fountain
where ten thousand sheep have been drink
ING before YOU. You Will have TO remove
the obstacle of pride, or never find your
way TO the well. You will have to come as
we came. willing to take the water OF
eternal life in any way, and at any hand,
and in any kind Of pitcher, crying out: ~
Lord Jesus, am dying of thirst GIVE me
the water of eternal life, whether Ill trough
or goblet; give me the water OF life; care
not in what it comes to me-" Away with
all your hindraDces OF pride from the Wells
mouth.
Here is another man who is kept back
from this water Of life by the stone of an
obdurate heart which lies over the mouth
of the we'll. You have no more feeling
upon this subject than if God had yet to do
YOU the first kindness, or you had to do
God the first wrong. Seated on his lap all
these years, his everlasting arms sheltering
you, where is your gratitude! Where Is
your morning and evening prayer! Where
are Your consecrated lives! | say to you,
as Daniel said to Beshazzar The God in
whose hand thy breath il, and all thy way g,
thou hast not glorified." If you treated
anybody as badly as you have treated God ,
you would have made five hundred apollo
gies-yea, your whole life would have been
an apology. Three times day you have
Deem ScaIGl az UOQ lGLAc- opA Abhl oOAA
mer. autumn and winter, he has appropri-
ately appareled you. Your health from
him, your companion from him. your chill
dren from him, your home from him. All
the bright surroundings of your life from
him. O man, what doSt thou with that
hard heartl Csnst thou not feel one throt
of gratitude toward the God who made
you, and the Christ who came to redeem
you, and the Holy Ghost who has all these
years been importuning you9 II you could
sit down five minutes under the tree OF
Savior's martyrdom, and feel his warm lif
trickling on your forehead and cheek AM
hands, methinks you would get some ep
probation Of what you owe to q crucifiet
Jesns.
Heart of stone. relent, relent,
Touched by Jesus cross subdued;
See his body, mangled, rent,
Covered with gore of blood.
Sinful soul, what hast thou donef
Crucified the eternal son.
Jacob with q good deal of tug and pus
took the stone from the wells mouth, 8
that the hocks might be watered. And
would that to-day my word, blessed of God
might remove the hindrances to your get
ting up to the gospel well. YEA take it 70
granted that the work is done, and now, lik
oriental shepherds, proceed to water tn
sheep.
Come, all ye thirsty You have an undt
fined longing in your soul You trie
money-making; that did not satisfy Yol
You tried Office under government; thu
did not Salty you. You tried pictures al
sculptures, but works of art did not satisi
you. You are as much discontinued wit
this life as the celebrated French autho
who felt that he could not any long
endure sthe misfortunes of the worl
and who said: "At o'clock this afte
noon | shall put an end to my own e.
istence. Meanwhile, l must toll on up
that time for the sustenance of my family.
Aud he wrote on his book until the cloc
struck 4. when he folded up b
manuscript and, by his ow
are men here who are perfectly discor
tented. Unhappy in the past, unhappy tc
day. to be unhappy forever, unless 20
come to this gospel well. This satisfies Il
soul with a high, deep, all-absorbings al
eternal satisfaction. II comes and 1t offe
the most unfortunate man 50 much of th
world as Is best for him, and throws {
heaven into the bargain. The wellth
Croesus and of ell the Rothschids is only
poor, miserable shilling compared with q
eternal fortunes that Christ offers you t
day. In the far east there was king wi
used once a year to get on scales, while
Tue OLU6T slu6 bIo SGdloS WCIb DldCcu kO
and silver and gems; indeed, enouI
were placed there to balance the kin
then. at the close of the weighing, all tho
treasures were thrown among the populac
But Christ to-day steps on one side t
scales, and on the other side are all &
treasures of the universe, and he says: -
are yours-all hight. all depth, all lengt
all breadth, all eternity; all are yours"
don't appreciate the promises Of the Gosp
When an aged clergyman was dying
man very eminent in the church-a your
theological student stood by his side, a.
the aged man looked up and said to hir
"Can't you give me some comfort in q
dying hourN mo" said the yonng me
II can't talk to you on this subject; y,
know all about it, and have known it
long" ''Well," said the dying man, "jr
recite to me some promises" The you
man though a moment and he came to ii
promise: THE blood of Jesus Chr
cleanseth from all SIM aud the old m
cIapped his bands, aud in his dying nome
aid: That's just the promise l have be
waiting for. The blood of Jesus Chr
cleanseth from all sim" o, the wsrmt
the grandeur, the magniflcence Of I
promises
Come, also, to this gospel we'll, all
troubled. / do not suppose you ha
escaped. Compare your view OF this life
Is years Of age with what your view of il
at at 40, or 90, or 20. What great contrt
of opinionl We're you right then, or
you right nowl Two cups placed in yo
hands, the one sweet cup, the other Sc
cup. A cup of joy and a cup of gri
Which has been the nearest TO being fu
and out of which have you the more fl
Quently partakeni What a different pl,
the cemetery is from what it us
TO be. Once it was to you grand C
improvement, and you went out on
pleasure excursion, and you ran leu:
ingly up the mound, and you CRITICS