Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1891-09-12

not. like cfowd-they think crowd
is vulgar. If they are oppressed fol
room in church it makes them posi-
tivelyiinpatient and belligerent. Not
SO did these oriental shepherds. They
waited until all the iocks were gath
cred, and the more tlocks that came
the better they5liked it.
And so we ought to be anxious that
all tile people should come. Go out
Into tile highways and the hedges and
compel them to come in. Go TO the
rich aud tell them they arc INDECENT
without. tile tiospelsof Jesus. 60 to
the. poor aud tell them the afflnence
tllcre5is.inCl Christ. Go tolthe blind and
tell them Of the touch that gives eter-
nalillulninntion Go to the lame and
tell them OF the Joy that will ihake the
lulilesluan leap Ike a hart. Gather all
tile sheep off Of al the mountains.
None SO torn OF the dogs none SO sick.
none so worried none SO dying Us to
Z be omitted
When the fall elections come the
whole land is secured for voters. and il
a.lnans is..too weak or sick to walhlto
the polls Il carriage is sent for him; but
when tile question is whether Christ or
the. dev; shall rule tllis world. how few
there are to come out md seek the sick,
and the lost. and the suffering, and the
bpreGt. and tile lame and induce their
suifrages for the Lord Jesus Whynot
gather IL great ilock2 All America in a
flock; aIl the world in Il 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 ell the
gates. scatter all the invitations Who
soever will, let linn come. Come,
white and black. Come. red men of
tile forest. Come, I.aplander, out of
the snow. Come. Patagonian. out of
the heat. Come in Tus Come. pant
ing under palm leaves. Come one.
Come all. Come now. Asat this well
Of Mesopotainia Jucoban,l Rachel were
betrothed. so now. at this well OF sal
walton. Christ our shepherd will meet
you coming mp with your long flocks
of cares and anxfeties. and he will
stretch out his hand in pledge of lis
affection. willie all heaven will cry out,
"Bcl,old the bridegroom comctll; 60 yc
out to meet linn.
IMPLEMENTS MUST EM REMOVED.
You notice that this well of Mesopo-
tanlia had IL stone Oh it. which must be
removed before the sheep could be
watered; and find on tie we'll of sal
vation today ilnpediinentSand obstacles
which must be removed in order that
you may obtain the refrcsllnent and
life of this Gospel. In your ease the i'm
petlinent is pride Of heart. You can
not bear to come to so democratic Il
fountain; you do not want to come
with so many others. 1t is to you like.
When yon are dry. coming to Il town
pump. as compared TO sitting in Il par
Iorsipping out OF Il chased cllalice which
las just been lifted from IL silver salver.
Not so many public;lns illd sinners.
You want to get to heaven, but it must
be in II special car. with your feet on a
Turkish ottoman ana II 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 lave been drinking
before you. You will have to remove
the Obstacle of pride or never find your
way to the we'll. You will lave 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 ont: 70 Lord Jesus, | am dying
of thirst. Give lie the water of eternal
life, whether in trough or goblet; give
ne the water of life. care not in
What it comes to me-" Away with all
your hindranccs of pride from the Wells
mouth.
Here is another man who is kept
back from this water of life by the
stone of All obdurute heart, Which lies
over the mouth of the we'll YOU have
no more feeling upon this subject than
if God had yet to 10 you lie 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 gratitude2 Where
is your morning and evening prayer3
Where are your consecrated lives! |
say to you. as Daniel said to I'elsllaz-
gar, "The God in whose hand thy
breath is, and all thy way, thou hast
not glorilied.
If you treated anybody as badly as
you have treated God you would have
nale five hundred apologies-yeil. your
whole life would lave been an apology
Three times day you have been seated
at Gods table Spring, summer, an-
tunn and winter lie has appropriately
appareled you. Your health from him.
your companion from him. your chill
dren from him, your home from him.
All tile bright surroundings OF your life
from him. q mani what dost thou
with that hard hearth Canst thou not
feel one tIlrob of gratitude toward the
tod who made you. and tile Christ
who came TO redeem you. and tile Holy
Ghost who has all these years been i'm
portuning you2 If you could sit down
five minutes under the tree of Il Say
iours lnartyrdon. and feel his warm
life tricIsIing OH your forehead and
clleel, and l,alds metliinks you would
get some appreciation OF wllat you owe
10 n crliciiied Jesus.
Hear, OF stone, relont, relent,
Touched BY Jesus cross subducd'
SEQ rs body. lnangcd. rent.
Covered with a gore of blood.
Sniff soul. what hast thou tlone2