The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1891-09-10
A CALL To THE WELL or
ETERNAL SALVATION.
Sermon Preached Ay tic Brook
ign Divine az ElnIfra, New
York, Where an Interest
ing Fair il in Progress.
AN ESTERESTING AND AP-
pltOpRIaTE DISCOURSE.

tcIrd the New -ork and PenHsclva-ia
exposition, Which Is being held here
Sept. 1 ID Ser. g. II Is c combined
exposition Of cattle, sheep, horses and
valuable stock OF all kinds from the
two states. Tho sermon was preached
on the fair grounds to greSt audience
of farmers, horsemen, dTovers and
AUesra1sers from hear and FAR, as we'll
as cftireus from the adjacent cities.
Secretary Stanley, Of tho Young Mems
Christian Association OF Elmira, prs
sided DR.. Talmage's eext was Genesis
XXX, 4, 'fand they ssfd, We cannot,
until ali tho sccks be gathered togethe-,
and TIL tfey roll tire storse from the
EA8's tEzMths then we wgter tAss
s3recp"
sPEAIxIFea 20 The sEEPHERIss.
There are ssno rcGsons Why e is ap-
popriate thaA girotrH accept the IN
vitation to preach at ssis great iIter-
state fGtr, and 70 kffese siucngs Of
cotintryrrsn and citirens-horseInen
inst come from their fine chargers, the
king Of beasts, for take the crown
from the lion and put It on the trow
of the horse, which is IN every way
nohder--and speak to these shepherds
jrst come fran Their ffocks-the Lord
hanaef in one place cassed Shepherd,
and ia arotier place called a Laab,
and all The good are sheep-an5 preach
to yoaa uattlea,en come rp from the
herds, your occupation hoDored by the
fact THAT Gcd himself thinks it worthy
of immortal record that he owns ''the
cattle on 4 thousand hills"
1t Is appropriate that / cone, be
cause was q farmers boy and never
saw city until l was nearly grown,
and having been born in the country
l never got over It, and would not
dwell in cities o day If my work was
not appointed there. My love to you
now, sud 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 to Colorado and north and
south, [ will not conclude my summer
| vacation till have shaken hands with
you. You old farmer out there! How
| you make me think OF my father! You
elderly woman out there. with cap and
spectac!es. How you make the think
of my motherl
And now, while the air OF these fair
grouncs is 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 It is a scene In Mesopotamia,
beautifully pastoral. A we'll OF water,
Of great value inthat region. The fields
around aboat it white with three hocks
Of sheep lying down waiting for the
watering. hear their bleating coming
on the bright cir, and the laughter oi
young men and ruaidens indulging In
rustic repartee. I look off, and 4 see
other nocks OF sheep coming. Mean
while, Jacob, g stranger, on the inter
esting errand OF looking for a wife,
comes to the we'll A beautiful shep
herdess comes 70 the same well ! sec
her approaching, followed by her fath
er's flock of sheep. It was a mem
cradle meeting. Jacob married thai
shepherdess. The Bible account Of 4
is, Jacob kissed Raches and lifted uE
his voice and wept." 1t has Away
been mystery to me what he foun(
to cry aboutl
But before that scene occurred, ia
sob aocosts the shepherds and ask
them why they postpone. the shaking 0
the thirst of these sheep. and why the.
did not Immediately proceed TO wate
them. The shepherds reply 20 the effect
1--WE are all good neighbors, and as
matter of courtesy we wait until al til
sheep of the neighboxhood come UP
Besides that, this stone Oh the well'
mouth is somewhat heavy, and severa
Of US take hold of it and push it aside
and then the buckets and the trough;
are filed and the sheep are satisfied
We cannot, until all the t,ochs be gath
cred together, and till they roll tn
stone from the wells mouth: then w
water the sheep.
TIE WORLDS GREAT WANT.
Oh, this is a thirsty wo~ldi Hot fc
+ the head, and blisseTisg for the fee
| md parching FOR the tbnsse. tn
: worlds great want Is a cool, refreshing
saskfyixg draft We wander aroun
and find the eistern empty. Long an
tedious drought has dried mp the world
fountains, but nearly nineteen centurit
J ago a Shepherd, with crook In til
shape of a cross, and feet cut to th
bleeding, explored the desert passagt
If this world and one day came aero
wen thousand feet deep, bubblir
! and bright and opalescent. and locke
= @ the north, and xhe south, and IL
e sast, and the west, and cried out with
voice strong and musical that raI
through the ages: "Ho, every one thl
gairsteth, come ye to the watcrs!"
Now, greet flock of sheep todt
gather around this Gospel wei. The
.re great many thirsty souls. ! wo
asr why the flocks of all nations do o
yather-why SO many stay thirsty, al
while l am wondering about It, u
ext breaks forth In the explanatio
! saying: We cannot, until all the Hoe