Telegram-herald., 1891-09-07

ear~ aeA snxiseiss. and ~ will stretch out
his had n pisdse 81 his aaessson. vsils
al hsavsa win cry out '.Benold the brids
groom eemssA, ~ 20 cut To meet h4n-"
- VEIL oF sALyAItos.
You nokics that this well Of Acsoposar
mia had Stone on IL. which muss b re-
moved ssfors the shssp could bs watered;
and 1nd en- the w~ll Of salvation today
impedimenes and ohseseles, which mass be
ssDovsd In order thas Pea may obtain the
rsfrohmans and LIE sf this Gospel Ia
your caas the impedlment Ii prids Of heart.
1ou cannot beAx to come 10 90 democratle
foantsia. yoa do not want 70 come with
% many othsrA IL u TO you like when
ysu ars dry, coming TO . town pump, -
compared 70 sitting In . paxlor sipping
eut Of ekAssd chAlies which has just
been hftsd from q silver salvsr- Not 90
many publicaRs and sinnerA You want
20 get - heaven. bat is must b In especial
ear. with your feet on Turkish ottoman
and Asnd OF music on board the train
You do not want 70 b Ia company with
rustic lRcob and Rachel. and to be drink-
ipg our Of the fountAiA whers ten thousand
sheep have been drinking before you. Yoa
will have To remove the obstacle Of pride.
or never ind your way 20 the we'll You
viii 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 cut: 20 Lord Jesus. / am
dying Of thirst. Give me the water of eter-
nal fifs. whether In trough or goblet. Give
me the water Of life; care not in what 10
comes 70 me-" Away with all your him
drances Of pride from the wells mouth.
HsrU b another man who 10 kept back
from the water Of life by the stone of an
obdurats heart. which hes over the mouth
Of the we'll. You have no moro feeling
upon this subject than II God had yet To
do you the first kindness, or you had TO do
God the 1rst wrong Seated on his lap all
thee pears, his everlasting arms shelter
ing you. where 10 your grstitudei Where
- your morning and evening prayeri
Whore are your sonsecrated livesf say
20 you, - Daniel said TO Bslshasxar, "The
God In whose hand thy breath il, and all
thy way. thou hast not glori1ed."
II you treated anybody a badly - you
hsve tEested God, you would have made
ave husdrsd apologies-ysa, Jour whole
life would have been IN apology. Three
timss day you have been seated at Gods
tabis Spring. summer. autumn and
wintsr he has appropriately appareled
you. Your health from him, your conf
pauion from him. your children from him,
your home from him. All the bright sur
roundingy Of Jour life from him. Oh. man.
what doss thou wish that hard heartf
Canst thou not feel one throb Of gratitude
toward the God who mAdo You. and the
Christ who came 70 redeem you, and the
Holy Ghost who has all these years been
importuning your II you could sit down
i've minutes under the tree Of Saviour's
martyrdom, and feel his warm life trick
ling on Jour forehsad and cheek and hands.
methinks you would get some appreciation
Of what you owe 70 crucifsd Jesus.
Heart Of stone, yelent. relsnt.
Touched By Jesus eross subdusds
ese his body, nauglsd. re1t,
Covered with . gore Of blood.
Sinful soul. what hast thou donef
Crueiicd the Eternal eon.
TAKE THE STONE FROM THE WELL
jacob, with good deal Of tug and push,
took the stone from the wells mouth. 80
that tho hocks might be watered. And
would that today my word, blessed Of
God, might remove the hindrances to your
getting up to the Gospel we'll. Yea, take
1t for granted that the work IL done, and
now, like oriental shepherds, proceed to
water the sheep.
Come, all ye thirsty! You have an unde-
fined longing in your soul. You tried
money making; that did not satisfy you.
You tried cfice under governments; that
did not satisfy you. You tried pictures
and sculptures, but works Of art did not
satisfy you You are as much discomfort
ed with this life an the celebrated French
author who felt that he could not any
longer endure the misfertunes of tho
world, and who said: ''At o'clock this
afternoon l shall put An end to my own
existence Meanwhile, must toll on up
to that time for the sustenance Of my fam
ily." And he wrote on hts book until tho
clock struck 4. when he folded up his man
uscript and, by his own hand, concluded
his earthly life.
There are men here who are perfectly
discontented. Unhappy In the past, un-
happy today, to b unhappy forever, unless
you come 10 this Gospel well. This satis-
fies the soul with high, deep. all-absorb-
ing and eternal satisfaction. It comes and
tt offers the most unfortunate man 80
much Of this world NJ IN best for him, and
throws al heaven into the bargain. Tho
wealth Of Crosus and Of all Of the Roths-
childs - oaly . poor. miserable shilling
compared with the sssrnal fortunes that
Christ oiYsrs you seday. In the far east
there was king who used once year to
get on q scales. while on the other side Of
the scales were placed gold and silver and
gems; ipdesd, enough wsre placed there to
balance the king: then, at tho close Of the
weighing. ell those treasures were thrown
among the populses. But Christ today
steps on one side the scales, and on the
other side are all tho treasures Of the uni-
verse, and be says: "All are yoursr-an
hsight, all depth. all length. all breadth,
all eternity; AL are yours." We don't sp-
preciate the promises Of the Gospel.
When an aged clergyman ives dying-a
man very eminent In the church-a young
theological student stood by his side, and
the aged man looked mp and said to him:
Cant you give me some comfort in my
dying hourr" No." said the young man;
Il cant talk 10 you On this subject; you
know all about Il, and have known IL 20
long" "Wsll." said the dying man, lust
recits 70 me some promisss." The younG
man thought . moment, and be came to
this promise. The blood Of Jesus Christ
cleanseth from all sn;" and tho old man
clapped his hands and in his dying mo-
ment said: "Thss's Just the promise have
been waiting for. The blood Of Jesus
Christ cleanseth from al siu.'" Oh. tho
warmth. the grandeur. the magniflcsnos
Of the promIsesl
CONE ALL II TROUBLED.
Come. sleo. to this Gospel we'll. sIl -
troubled. lido nos suppose you have e.
sapsd- Compare Jour view Of this lifs a.
sfsssn years al sss with what youf View
Of u v at forty, os sixty. or seventy. What
a ErsHt cossrast OF opinioni Were you
right then, or are you right nowi Two