Connecticut western news., 1891-09-10

IS vulgar. IL they are oppressed for room in church it makes them posi- lively impatient and belligerent Not so did these oriental shepherds. They waited until all the Aocks were gath. cred, and the more focks that came the better they liked it. all the people should come. Go out into the highways and the hedges and compel them to come in Go to the rich and tell them they are indigent without the Gospel of Jesus. Go to the poor and tell them the attluence - there is in Christ Go to the blind and tell them of the touch that gives eter nal Illumination Go to the lame and tell them of the joy that will make the lame man leap like hart, Gather all the sheep of cs a .t'.a. .,nountains None so torn of the; ,f r,x,,s, il.i.s so sick, none so worried. none so dying as to be omitted. r.-
 When the fall elections come the whole land is secured for voters and If 8 man is too weak or sick to walk to the polls carriage Is sent for him; but when the question is whether Christ or the devil shall rule this world, how few there are to come out and seek the sick, and the lost, and the suffering, and the bereft. and the lame and induce their suffrages for the Lord Jesus. Why not gather great locki All America in
 flock; all the world in flock. This well of the Gospel is deep enough to put out the burning thirst of the fourteen hundred million of the race -.
 Do not let the church by spirit of exclusiveness 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, Lap1ander, out of the snow. Come, Patagonian. out of the heat. Come in furs. Come, pant ing under palm leaves. Come one. Come all Come now As at this we'll of Mesopotalnia Jacob and Rachel were betrothed, 90 now. at this we'll of sal vation, Christ our shepherd will meet you coming up with your long Aocks 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 ye out to meet him." -1a .ea ~
 IMPED1MENTs MUST BIZ REMOVED.
 You notice that this well of Mesopo- tamia had stone on it, which must be removed before the sheep could be watered; and find on the well of sal vation today impediments and obstacles which must be removed in order that you may obtain the refreshlnent and life of this Gospel. In your case the i'm pediment Is pride of heart. You can not bear to come to so democratic fountain; you do not want to come with SO many others. It is to you like, when you are dry, coming to town pump, as compared to sitting in a par Tor slipping out of chased chalice which has just been lifted from silver salver Not so many publicans and sinners. You want to get to heaven, but it must be in a special car, with your feet on a Turkish ottoman and band of music on board the train. ' You do not want to be in company with rustic Jacob and Rachel, and to be drinking out of the fountain where ten thousand 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 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: 70 Lord Jesus, am dying of thirst. Give me the water of eternal life. whether in trough or goblet; give me the water of life 1 care not in what 1t comes to me-" Away with all your hindrances of pride from the wells mouth. E.. "t Here Is another man who is kept back from this water of life by the stone of all obdurate heart, which lies over the mouth of the well. You have no more feeling upon this subject than If God had yet to do you the first kind. ness. or you had to do God the first wrong. Seated on his lap all these years, his everlasting arms sheltering you. where is your gratitudef Where Is your morning and evening prayer9 Where are your consecrated ives3 ] say to you. as Daniel said to Belshaz. gar, ''The God in whose hand thy breath is, and all thy way. thou hast not gloritied. :: If you treated anybody as badly as 1 you have treated God you would have made Ave hundred apologies yea. your
 whole life would have been an apology. Three times day you have been seated at Gods table. Spring. summer, au tumn and winter he has appropriately appareled you Your health from him. l your companion from him. your chil | dren from him. your home from him All the bright surroundings of your life l from him 0 mani what dost thou
 with that hard hearta Canst thou not
 feel one throb 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 i'm
 pertaining youS If you could sit down
 five minutes under the tree of Say
 tours martyrdom, and feel his warm
 life trickling on your forehead and cheek and hands. methinks you would get some appreciation of what you owe to a crucifled Jesus
 l .. Heart of stone relent, relent, | Touched by Jesus cross subiued: | ,, See his body, mangled, rent.
 | Covered with gore of blood.
 | Sinful soul. what hast thou doneY
 | Crucfcd the Eternal Son.
 Jacob with good deal of tug and
 push took the stone from the wells
 mouth. so that the aocks might be wa
 tered And would that today my | uord hla.sad of God miuht remOve