Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1891-09-12

how few there are to come out and seek
the sick, and the lost, and the suffering,
and the bereft, and the lame, and In
duce their SURFACES for the Lord Jesus.
Why not gather great flock! All
America In q flock; all the world In q
flock. This we'll OF the gospel is deer
enough to put out the burning thirst oil
fourteen millions OF the race. Do moi
let the church, by aspirit OF exclusive
ness, keep the world out
You notice that the we'll OF Mesopo.
tamia had stone on II, which must be
removed before the sheep could be wa
tered; and find on the we'll OF saliva
tion to-day impedlments and obstacles,
which must be removed in order that
you may obtain the refreshment and
life OF this gospel.
In your case the impediment is pride
OF heart. You can not bear to come TO
so democratic fountain; you do not
want to come with 80 many Others. 1t
is TO you like when you are dry, COM
ing to town pump, as compared to
sitting In parlor slipping out OF q
chased chalice which has just been
lifted from silver salver. Not so
| dhu W.
want to get TO heaven, but 1t must be in
q special car. with your feet on Turk
ish ottoman and band OF music on the
train. You do not want to be in com
pany with rustic Jacob and Rachel. and
to be drinking out OF the fountain where
10, 900 sheep have been drinking before
you. You will have to remove the OBJ
stacle 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 lite in any way, and at any hand
and in any kind OF pitcher, crying out:
20. Lord Jesus, am dying Of thirst.
Give me the water OF eternal life,
whether in trough or goblet; give me
the water OF life, care not in what it
comes to me-" Away with all your
hindrances Of pride from the wells
mouth.
Here is another man who is kept back
from this water OF life by the stone OF
an obdurate heart, which lies over the
mouth. OF the we'll. You have no more
feeling upon this subject than II God
had yet to do you the first kindness, or
you had to do God the first wrong.
Seated on His lap all these years. His
everlasting arms sheltering you, where
Is your gratitude? Where is your
morning and evening prayer? Where
are your consecrated lives? | say to
you. - Daniel said to Belshazzar: "The
God in whose hand thy breath Is, and
all thy way, thou has not glori6ed." If
you treat anybody as badly as you have
treated God, you would have made FIVE
hundred apologies-yes, your whole
life would have been an apology. Three
times day you have been seated at
Gods table. Spring, summer, autumn
ara winter He has appropriately appar-
elled you. Your health from Him. your
companion from Him, your children
from Him, your home from Him. All
the bright surroundings OF your life
from Him.
The wealth OF Crpsus and of all the
Rothschilds is only a poor, miserable
shilling compared with the eternal for
tunes that Christ offers you to-day. In
the far east there was a king who used
once year to get on scales, while on
the other side OF the scales were placed
gold and silver and gems: indeed,
enough were placed there to balance
the king; then, at the close OF the
weighing, all those treasures were
thrown among the populace. But
Christ to-day steps on one side the
scales and on the other side are all the
treasures OF tina universe, and he says:
"All are yours-all height, all depth.
all length. all breadth. all eternity; all
are yours" We don't appreciate the
promises OF the gospel. When an aged
clergyman was dying-a man very emf
nent in the church-a young theological
student stood by his side, and the aged
man looked up and said to him: Cant
you give me some comfort in my dying
hour?" NO" said the young man: II
can't talk to you on this subject: you
know all about ii. aud have known it
so long" "Well, said the dying man.
Just recite to me some promises" The
young man thought q moment. and he
came to this promise: 1.-The blood OF
Jesus. Christ cleanseth from all sin:"
and the old man clasped his hands. and
in his dying moment said: That's just
the promise have been waiting for.
The blood Of Jesus Christ cleanseth
from all sim" o. the warmth, the gran
deur. the magniicenee of the promise.
Come, also, TO this gospel well all We
troubled. do not suppose you have
escaped. Compare your view of this
life at jyears of age with what your
view OF il is at 10, or 60. or 20. What u
great contrast OF opinion. Were you
right then or are you right now? Two
cups placed in your hands, the one
sweet Gun. the other q sour Gun. A cup
of JOY and cup of grief. Which has
been the nearest to being full, and out
OF which have you the more frequently
partaken?
"Ah," says some one, you are not
old enough To understand my sorrows.
You have not been in the world as
long as have, and you can't talk to
me about my misfortunes In the time OF
old age" Well. have been a great
deal among old people, and know how
they feel about their failing health, and
about their departed friends, and about
the l0nalinaaa that SnmatimaR strikaS