Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-10-01
TOLDA THE EXPOSITION
m rALMACE TALKS TO THE
ACRlCULTURISTS.
An Immense Multitude I"''0" ~
His words in a sermon 'ro" '"c
Text OF Genesis, 20: 8; Ron '"o
s,on. rrom the WelIs's Mouth"


Text OF Genesis, 30: 8: "Ro'i sne
vsone from the Wells's Mouth'"
ELM1RA, N. Y, Sept. 6, ls9l.-nr.
Talmage preached here to-day W wy
immense multitude who nave cono w.
attend the New York and Pennsyi'anA
Exposition, which is being heio nei1
Sept. /, to Sept. Q. 1t is eomo'heu
exposition of cattle, sheep, horses ant
valuable stock of all xmas iroui
the two States. Inc sermon
was preached on the fair GROUNDS 10 "
great audience of farmers, horsemeh.
drovers, and stock raisers from near
and far as well as citizens from tne
adjacent cities. Secretary Stan.ey Vi
the Young Mems Christian Association
OF Elmira presided. DR.. almape
text was Genesis 29:S: ana thSy
said, we cannot, until all the nocks W
gathered together, and till they ron
the stone from the wells mouth; then
We water the sheep"
There are some reasons why II Is APP
propriate that / should accept Inc lnvl-
tation to preach at this great inter.
state Fair, and to these throngs OF
countrymen and citizens, horscmen
Just come from their chargers, the
king of beasts for ! take the
crown from the lion, and put IL
ON the brow of the horse when
is in every wav nobler, and speak 10
these shepherds just come from their
aocks, the Lord himself in one place
called Shepherd, and in another
called Lamb, and all the good arc
sheep, and preach to you Gait e-men
come up from the herds, your oc,
cupation honored by the fact that Goa
himself thinks it worthy OF
immortal record that he owns
the cattle on thousand hills 1t IS
appropriate that come because was
, farmers boy, and never saw c!ty
antil was nearly grown, and having
been born in the country ! never got
over it, and would not dwell in cities a
day If my work was not appointed
there. NV love to you nov.
and when l get through l Will
give you my hand, for though ! have
this summer shaken hands with per-
haps 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 there!
How you make me think OF my
father! You elderly woman out there
with cap and spectacles! How
you make me think OF my mother!
And now while the air of these fair
grounds is filed with the bleating OF
sheep, and the neighing of horses, and
the lowing of cattle, cannot find
more appropriate text than the one l
read 1t is scene in Mesopotamia,
beautifully pastoral. A we'll of water
of great value in that region.
Oh, this is thirsty world! Hot for
the head, and blistering for the feet,
and parching for the tongue. The
worlds great want is a cool, refresh
ing, satisfying draught.
Now great flock of sheep to day
gather around this Gospel well. There
are great many thirsty souls. ]
wonder why the floclis of all nations
do not gathcr-why so many stay
thirsty: and while l am wonder
ing about it, my text breaks
forth in the explanation, saying: 1--WE
cannot, until all the flocks be gathered
together, and till they roll the stone
from the wells mouth; then we water
the sheep.
If herd of swine come to we'll
they angrily jostle each other for the
precedence; if drove of cattle come to
u well, they hook each other back
from the water, but when flock of
sheep come, though hundred of
them shall be disappointed, they
only express it by sad blcating,
they come together peacefully.
We want great multitude to come
around the Gospel we'll. know there
are those who do not like crowd
they think a crowd is vulgar. If they
are oppressed for room IN church it
makes them positively impatient and
belligerent. Not SO did these Oriental
shepherds. They waited until all
the fiocks were gathered, and the
more flocks that came, the better
they liked it. And SO we ought to be
anxious that 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 INDECENT without the Gospel of
Jesus. Go to the poor an tell them
the affiuence of 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 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 to be omitted. When
the Fall elections come the whole
land is secured for votes, and if
q 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 oereft,
and the lame, and induce their suf-
frages for the Lord Jesus. Why not
gather great flock? All America IN
a flock: all the world in a flock. This
well :of the Gospel is deep enough
to put ont 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:
''Whosoever will, Jet him come" Come,
white and black. Come, red men of
the forest. Come, Laplander, out of
no