Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-09-11
flock? All America in a flock: all tina

| world in flock.
! This well OF the Gospel is deep enough,
| to Int out the burning thirst of the fouE-
teen hundred million Of the race Do
not let the church by spirit OF cx-
cusiveness keep the world out. Let
down all the bars, swing open all the
gates, scatter all the invitations, "Who-
soever WILL let him come" Come, white
and black. Come, red men of the forest.
Come, Laplander, ont OF the snow
Come, Patagonian. out of the heat.
Come in furs. Come, painting under
palm leaves. Come one. Come all.
Come now. AS at this we'll of Mesopo-
tamia Jacob and Rachel were betrotbsd,
so now, at this we'll of salvation Christ
our Shepherd will meet you coming up
with your long focks of cares and
anxieties, and He will stretch out HIS
hand in pledge of His affection, while
all Heaven will cry out, Behold the
bridegroom cOmeth go yc out to meet
him."
YOU notice that this we'll OF Mesopo-
tamia had stone on it, which must be
removed before the sheep could be
watcred: and l find on the we'll of sal
walton to-day impediments and obstacles.
which must be removed in order that
you may obtain the refreshment and life
of this Gospel. In your case the i'm
pedimcnt is pride of heart. You cannot
bear to come to so democratic fountain;
you do not want to come with so many
others. 1t is to you like when you are
dry, coming to q town pump, as COM
pared to sitting in parlor slipping out
of a chased chalice which has .iast been
lifted from silver salver. Not so many
pubicans and sinners. You want to get
to Heaven. but it must be in n special
car with your feet on Turkish otto
man aud band of music on hoard tho
train.
You do not want to be in company
with rustic Jacob and Rachel. aud to be
drinking out of the fountain where TO-
900 sheep have been drinking before you.
You will have to remove the obstacle of
pride, or never find your way to the
we'll. You will have to come us we came,
willing to take water Of eternal life in
any way and at any hand, and in any
kind of pitcher crying out: 20 Lord
Jesus, ! am dying of thirst Give mo
the water of eternal life, whether in
trough or goblet. Give me the water Of
life; l care not in what it comes to Inc. )"
Away with all your hindrances of pride
from the wells mouth.
Jacob. with a good dea, q tug and
push. took the stone frGn the wells
mouth, so that the floclts might be
watcrcd. And ! would that to-day my
word, blessed Of God, might remove the
hindrance to your getting up to the Cos
pei well. Yes, take it fox granted .hat
the work is done, and now, like oriental
shepherds, l proceed to water the sheep.
Come, all We thirsty! You have an un-
defined longing in your soul. You tried
money making; that did rot satisfy you.
You tried office under Governments; that
did not satisfy you. you tried pictures
and sculptures, but works Of art did not
satisfy you. You are az much aiscon-
tented with this life az the celebrated
French author who felt that he could
not any longer endure the misfortunes
of the world, and who said: eat 4
O'Clock this afternoon shall put an end
to my own existence. Meanwhile, / must
toll on up to that time for the susten-
ance of my family" And he wrote on
his book until the clock struck 4, when
he folded up his manuscript and, by his
own hand, concluded his earthly life.
When an aged clergyman was dying
q man very eminent in the church,
side, and the aged man booked UP and
said to him. 'sCan't you give me some
comfort IN my dying hearth" ssNo," said
the young man; 81 can't talk to you on
this subject; you know all about it. and
have known it so long" ''Well," said
TIE dying man, ''just recite to ne some
promises. The young soan thought 3
moment, and he came tu this promise,
The blood of Jesus Christ clcanseth
from all sin:'' and the o.d man clapped
s.is hands aud in his dying momert said:
''That's Just the promise ! have been
ssaiting for. The blood Of Jesus Christ
clcanseth from all stu.'" Oh, the
warmth, the grandeur, the magnllicence
of the promises!
Come, also, to this GoSpel well, all We
troubled. I do not suppose yon have
escaped Compare your view of this life
at fifteen years of age with what your
view OF it is at forty, or sixty, or seventy.
What great contrast Of opinion. Were
YOU right then, or are you right now!
Two cups placed in your hands. the ono
sweet cup, the other a sour cup. Il
cup of JOY and cup of grief. Which
has been the nearest to being full, and
out OF which have you the more fire.
uuentlf partaken? What a different
place the cemetery is FROM what it used
TO be. Once it was to you = grand city
Improvement, aud you went out on the
pleasure excursion, and ran laughing up
the mound, and you criticised in u light
way the euitaph.
But since the day when you heard the
bell toll ut the gate as You went in with
the procession. it is a sad place, and
there is Il flood of rushing memories that
sutlnsc the eye and ovcrmaster the heart
Oh, you have had trouble, trouble.
trouble God only knows how much you
have mad. 1t is a wonder you have been
able to live through it. 1t is a wonder
your nervous system has not been shat
tered and your brain has not ree!ed
Trouble, trouble If / could gather all
the griefs oI all sorts from this great
audience and could put them in one
scroll, neither man nor angel could en-
durc the recitation. Well, what do YOU
: want: Would you like to have your
! property back again? No" YOU say.
as Il Christian man: 81 was becoming
arrogant, and ! think that is why TIL.
Lord took it away. don't want to have
my property. back" Well, would you
have Your departed friends back again.
NO you say; II couldn't take the re-