The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1891-09-16
DnUIES AT The WELL.
SERMON PREACHED AT ElMlRA, N. Y,
SY REV. Or. T~LMkGE.

BY REV. OR. T-LMkGE.
III. SC: j.ct X. .Luer.G Appropriate b.
the Fact Tat They Are Holding an In
ter,ato Fair There-Ttxt of the Ser
mon, Geusss, xAiS. $.
ELsIIRA, Seps. o.-The Rev. DR.. Tai
mage preached here today to the I'M
mense multitude who have come to at
tend the New York and PENNSYLVANIA
exposition. which is being held here
Sept. 10 Sept. 9. 1t IS a combined
exposition oE cattle, sheep. horses ant
valuable stock Of al kinds from the two
states. The sermon was preached or
the fair grounds to great audience O.
farmers. horsenen, drovers and stock
raisers from near snd far, as well as clti'
zen from the adjacent cities. Secretary
Stanley, of he Young Mems Christian
Association Of Eimira, presided. Dr.
Talmas5's teSt was Genesis xxiN, S,
And they said, we cannot, uatil ali the
hocks be gathered, and till they roll the
stone from the well's mouth; then we
water tie sheep"
TuEHoKsE THE KING OF BEASTS.
There are some reasons why it is ap'
propriate that l should accept the invita-
ton 10 preach at this great interstate
fair. and 10 hese throngs of country
men and citizens s-horsemen just come
frcm their fine chargers, the king OF
beasts, :or l take the crown from the
hoo and out It on the brow of the horse,
which is II every way nobler-and speak
to these shepherds just come from their
6o2As-the Lord himself in one place
called Shepherd and in another place
called a La.ob, and all the good are
sheep-ard preach to you cattlemen
come up from the herds, your occupa-
ton honoreG by the fact that God him
self ,hiLks Il worthy OF immortal record
that he Owns ''the cattle on thousand
hills"
1t is appropriate that I came, because
I was q farmers boy, and never saw q
city until I was nearly grown, and, hay.
ing been born in the country. [ never
got oIer It, ard would not dwell in cities
day il my work was not appointed
there. Nv love to you now, and when
l get through I will give you my hand,
for though I have this summer shaken
hands with perhaps forty thousand peo-
ple in twenty-one states Of the Union,
all the way through to Colorado and
north and soath, l Will not conclude my
summer vacation till I have shaken
hands with you. You old farmer out
there! low you make me think OF my
father! You elderly woman out there
with cap anu spectacles! How you
make me think Of my mother!
And row. while the air Of these fa:r
grounds is filed with the b!eating 0!
Sheep, ard the nelgbing of horses, and
the loving Of cattle, I cannot find la more
appropriate lext than the one read. II
IS scene n Mesopotamia, beautifully
pastoral. A we'll Of water Of great
value in that region. The fields around
about it y hite with three focks Of sheep
living down waiting for the watering. |
hear their bleating coming on the bright
air, and the laughter of young men and
maidens indulging in rustic repartee.
look of, and | see other focks Of sheep
coming. Meanwhile, Jacob, a stranger
on the interesting errand of looking 70.
wife, comes to the well. A beautiful
sheperdess comes to the same well.
see her approaching, followed by her
tahter's flock of sheep. 1t was mem
orable r3eetlng. Jacob married that
shepherdess. The Bible account Of il
is, Jacob kissed Rachel, and lifted up
his voice and wept."
1t has always been mystery to me
what he found t o cry about! But before
that scene occurred jacob occosts the
shepherds and asks them why they post
pore the slaking Of the thirst of these
Sheep, and why they did not Immediately
proceed to water them. The shepherds
reply to me effect: 1--WE are all good
nelshbors, and as matter Of courtesy
we wait until all the sheep Of the neigh
borhood come up. Besides that, this
stone on the well's mouth is somewhat
heavy, and several Of US take hold Oft
and push it aside. and then the buckets
and the troushs are filed and the sheep
are satisfied. We cannot, until ali the
tiochs ere gathered together, and I'LL
they roll the stone from the Wells
mouth; then we Water the sheep"
a THIRSTY WORLD.
Oh, this IS d thirsty world! Hot fol
tie head, and clustering for the feet, and
parchinc for the tongue. The worlds
great want is cool, refreshing. satisfy
Inc draft. We wander around and tno
the cistera empty. Long and tedious
drought las Grled up tie worlds foun,
tains, but nearly nineteen centuries age
a Shepherd, with crook II the shape o.
a cross, and feet cut to the bleeding. eX'
plored the desert passages Of this world
and one Cav came across 8 well q. .thous.
and feet Ceep, bubbling and bright, anc
looked the north, ard the south, and the
east, anG the west, and CRED out with g
voice strong and musical that rang
through the ages: ''Ho, every one thai
thirsteth. come We to the watersn'
Now, Z great fockss OF sheep today
gather around this Gospel well. There
are CREST many thirsty souls. | won
Ger why the tlocks of all nations DO MOI
gather-why so many stay thirsty; aut
while an wondering about it, my text
breaks forth il. the explanation, saying
'sWe caraot until all these tocks be
gathered together, and till they roll the
stone from the Wells mouth l then we
water the sheep"
THE GEN.rLENEss OF SHEEP.
Ifa herd Of swine come TO & we'll they
ansrily jostle each other for the prece
dence; il drove Of cattle come 10 :
well, they hook each other hack from
the water, but when the flock OF sheer
come, though : hundred ofthem shall bt
disappointed, they only express it b,
sad bleating-,they come together peace
fully. We want great multitude tt
o,,,o o~o,.,d no GoSnel we'll know