The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1891-09-17
COME YE THIRSTY.
People Of All Races and Chimes Are
Invited to Drink Of the
Water Of Life.
None Are Too Poor or Too Mis-
cradle to Be We'll
coined.


mage preached here to the immense
multitude who have come to attend
the New York and Pennsylvania ex-
position, which is being held here
Sept. I to- Sept.9. It is combined
exposition OF cattle, sheep, horses and
valuable stock OF all kinds from the
two states. The sermon was preached
on the fair grounds to- great
audienceof farmers, horsemen, drovers
and stock raisers from near and far,
as we'll as citizens from the adjacent
cities. Secretary Stanley, OF the
Young Mems Christian Association of
Elmira, presided. DR.. Talmage's text
was Genesis 1913: "And they said,
we cannot, until all the focks be- gath
cred together, and till they roll the
stone from the wells mouth; then we
water the Sheep =..-...
There are some reasons why it is
appropriate that should accept the
invitation to preach at this great in
ter-state fair, and to these throngs of
countrymen and ciuizens It is ap-
propriate that I come because I was
farmers boy, and never saw city
until I was nearly grown, and having
been born in the country I never got
over it, and would not dwell in cities
a day if my work was not appointed
there. You OLD FARMER OUT THERE!
How you make me think OF my father!
You elderly woman out there with
cap and spectacles! How you make me
think of my mother! And now while
the air is filled with the bleating Of
sheep, and the neighing of horses and
the lowing of cattle, I cannot find a
more appropriate text than the one
read. It is scene in Mesopotamia,
beautifully pastoral. A well OF water
OF great value in that region. The
fields round about it white with three
hocks of sheep lying down waiting for
the watering. I hear the bleating
coming on the bright air, and the
laughter of young men and maidens
INDUCING in rustic repartee. look off
and see other focks of sheep coming.
Meanwhile, Jacob, stranger, on the
interesting errand OF looking for a wife,
comes to the well. A beautiful shep-
herdess comes to the same we'll. see
her approaching, followed by her
fathers flock Of sheep. It was a
memorable meeting. Jacob married
that shepherdess. The Bible account
Of it is: "Jacob kissed Rachael, and
lifted up his voice and wept." It has
always been mystery to me what he
found to cry about. But before that
scene occurred, Jacob accosts the shep.
herds and asks them why they post
poned the stacking of the thirst of
these sheep, and why they did not
Immediately proceed to water them.
The shepherds reply to the effect:
"We are all good neighbors, and as a
matter OF courtesy we wait until all
the sheep ofthe neighb orhood come up.
Besides that, this stone wells mouth
is somewhat heavy and several of US
take hold OF it and push it aside, and
then the buckets and the troughs are
filled, and the sheep are satisfied. We
cannot until all the hocks be gathered
together and till they roll the stone
from the wells mouth, then we water
the sheep" ..- 49,.
OH, THIS IS A THIRSTY WORLD!
Hot for the head and biistering for
the feet and parching for the tongue.
The worlds great want is a cool, re-
freshing, satisfying draught. Wewan-
der around and find the cistern empty.
Long and tedious drouth has dried
up the worlds fountains, but nearly
IL centuries ago shepherd with a
crook in the shape OF cross and feet
cut to the bleeding, explored the des-
ert passages of this world, and one
day came across a, we'll a thousand
feet deep, bubbling and bright and
opalescent, and looked to the north
and the south and the east and the
west, and cried out, with a. voice
strong and musical, that rang through
the ages: "Ho, every one that thirst
eth, come We to the waters!' s#a
Now great flock of sheep today
gather around this gospel we'll. There
are a great many thirsty souls. I
wonder why the hocks of all nations
do not gather-why so many stay
thirsty; and while I am wondering
about it my text breaks forth in the
explanation, saying: eve cannot un-
til all the focks be gathered together,
and till they roll the stone, from the
wells mouth; then we water the
sheep"
If a herd of swine come. to- a wei,
they angrily j0stle each other for the
precedence; il a drove Of cattle come
to a we'll they hook each other back
from the water, but when, the flock Of
sheep come, though a hundred OF them
be disappointed, they only express it
by sad bleating.
THEY COME TOGETHER PEACEFULLY.
We want great multitude to. come
around the gospel well. I know there
are those who do not like a crowd
they think q crowd is vulgar. Il they
are oppressed for room i'm church
it makes them positively impatient
and belligerent, Not SO did these
Oriental shepherds. They waited until
all the focks We're gathered, and the
more focks that came, the better thew
liked it. And so we ought to be
anxious that all the neonln should