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DROVES AT THE WELL
SERMON PREACHED AT ELMlRA, N.
", BY REV. Or. TALMAGE.

Fact That They Are Holding AN Inter
state Fair There-TeSt of the Sermon.
Genesis. XXX, ..
ELNIRA, Sept 6.--The Rev DR.. Talmage
preached here today to the immense multi
tude who have come to attend the New
York and Pennsylvania exposition, which
is being held here Sept to Sept. 8. 1t 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 a great audience of
farmers, borsemeR, drovers and stock
raisers from near and far, as well as cti-
xens from the adjacent cities. Secretary
Stanley, Of the Young Mems Christian AS
ISOLATION OF Elmirl, presided. DR.. Tai
images text was Genesis xxx, s, "And
they said, we cannot, until all the hocks be
gathered together, and till they roll the
stone from the wells mouth; then we
water the sheep"
THE HORSE TiIE KING or BEASTS.
There are some reasons why it Is appro.
pirate that should accept the invitation
TO preach at this great interstate fair, and
TO these throngs Of countrymen and citi.
Eens-horsemen just come from their fine
crown from the lion and put it on the
brow OF the horse, which is In every way
nobler-and speak to these shepherds Just
come from their focks-the Lord himself
In one place called Shepherd aud in an
other place called a Lamb, and all the good
are sheppard preach to you cattemen
come up from the herds, your occupation
honored by the fact that God himself
n Iu Of t.,,,, al . nt
he owns "the cattle on thousand hills"
1t Is appropriate that | come, because /
was farmers boy. and never saw city
until was nearly grown, and, having been
born In the country, never got over it,
and would not dwell in cities day if my
work was not appointed there. My love
20 you now, and when get through will
give you my hand, for though have this
summer shaken hands with perhaps 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
therei How you make me think Of my
fatheri You elderly woman out there with
cap and spectaclesl How you make me
think OF my motherl
And now, while the air of these fair
grounds is filled with the bleating of
sheep, and the neighing of horses, and the
lowing Of cattle, cannot find more ap
propriate text than the one | read. 1t is a
scene In Mesopotamia, beautifully pastoral
A well of water of great value in that
region. The fields around about it white
with three flocks Of sheep lying down wait
ting for thewatering hear their bleating
coming on the bright air, and the laughter
of young men and madens INDUCING In
rustic repartee. look off, and see other
hocks of sheep coming. Meanwhile, Jacob,
a stranger, on the interesting errand of
looking for wife, comes to the we'll A
beautiful shepherdess comes to the same
well. see her approaching, followed by
her fathers flock of sheep. 1t was mem
orable meeting. Jacob married that shep
herdess. The Bible account of 1t is, Jacob
kissed Rachel, and lifted up his voice and
wept."
1t has always been a mystery to me what
he found to cry about But before that
scene occurred Jacob accosts the shep
herds and asks them why they postpone the
slRking of tho thirst Of these sheep, and
why they did not Immediately proceed to
water them. The shepherds reply to the
effect; 1--WE are all good neighbours and as
a matter Of courtesy we wait until all the
sheep of the nelghborhood come up. Be
sides that, this stone on the wells mouth is
somewhat heavy, and several of lis take
hold of 1t and push 1t aside, and then the
buckets and the troughs are filled and the
sheep are satisfied. We cannot, until all
the hocks are gathered together, and till
they roll the stone from the wells mouth;
then we water the Sheep
A THIRSTY WORLD
Oh, this Is a thirsty world Hot for the
head, and blistering for the feet, and parch-
Ing for the tongue. The worlds great want
IL cool, refreshing, satisfying draft We
wander around and find the cstern empty,
Long and tedious drought has dried up the
worlds fountains, but nearly nineteen cen
turtles ago Shepherd, with crook In the
shape of cross, and feet cut to the bleed.
Ang, explored the desert passages Of this
world, and one dry came across well
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 voice strong and
musical that rang through the ages; "Ho,
every one that thirsteth, come ye to the
watersH
Now, great flock of sheep today gather
around this Gospel we'll There are great
many thirsty souls wonder why the
flocks OF all nations do not gather-why so
many stay thirsty; and while am wonder
ing about II, my text breaks forth In the
explanation, saying: ave cannot. until all
these flocks be gathered together, and till
they roll the stone from the wells mouth,
then we water the sheep"
THE GENTLENEss OF SHEEP.
II a herd OF swine come to well they
nnprily jostle each other for the precedence;
AZ d drove of cattle come to n well, they
hook each other back from the water, but
when the flock Of sheep come. though a
hundred Of them shall be disappointed,
they only express 1t by sad bleating-they
come together peacefully. We want a
great multitude to come around the Gospel
well. know there are those who do not
alike crowd-they think a crowd is vulgar.
II they are oppressed for room in church il
makes them positively impatient and bel
liRerent. Not so did these oriental shep
herds They waited until all the hocks
were gathered, and the more tlocks that
came the better they liked 1t.
And so we ought to be anxious that all
the people should come Go out into the
highways and the hedges and compel them
20 come In. Go to the rich and tell them
they are INDECENT without the Gospel of
Jesus. Go to the poor and tell them the
Influence there Is in Christ. Go to the
blind and tell them of the touch that gives
eternal illumination. Go to the lame and
tell them Of the JOY that will make the
lame man leap like a hart. Gather all the
sheep off Of all the mountains. None so
torn OF the dogs, none so sick, none so
worried, none so dying as tt be omitted.