The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1891-09-17

| them to come in. Go to the rich aud
Tell them they ere INDECENT without the
Gospel OF Jesus. Go to the poor and
tell them the alllucncc there is in Christ.
TO to the blind and tell them of the
touch that gives eternal illumination,
Go ~ the lame and tell them of the ioy
that will make the lamc man leap like u
hart. Gather all the sheen Off of all
the mountains. None so torn o! the
dogs, none so sick, none
so worried, none so dy ing as to be omit
ted. When the fall elections come the
whole land is secured for voters. and if
a 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 worle, how few
there are to come out and seek the sick,
and the lost, and the suffering, and the
berctt, and the lame and induce their
suflrages for the Lord Jesus. VIII, not
gather great flock? All Ame. &C.. ia a
nock; al! the world in flock.
Ihls we'll of The Gospel is deep enough
TO put out the burning thirst of the tour
teen hundred million of the race. DO
not let the church by spirit of exclusive
ness keep the world out. Let down all
the bars, swing open all the gates, scat
Ter all the invitations, "Wlusonver will,
let him come" Come, white aud black.
Come, red men of the forest. Come,
Laplander, out Of the snow. Come.
Patasonian, out Of the heat. Come in
turs. Come, painting under palm leaves.
Come one. Come all. Come now.
AS at this well Of Mesopotamia Jocob
and Rachel were betrothed, 80 now, at
this we'll of salvation Chris our Shep-
herd VIII meet you coming up with your
long flocks OF cares and nuX:etes, and
he will stretch out his hand in pledge of
his affection, while all heaven will cry
out, behold the bridegroom comcth, 20
We out to meet him."
THE WELL OF SALVATION,
You notice that this we'll of Mcsopo-
tamla had stone on it, which must he
removed before the sheep could be wa
tered; and find on the we'll OF salvation
today lml edments and obstacles, which
must be removed in order that YOU NAV
obtain the reircshment and life of this
Gospel. In your case the lmpedlmeut
Is pride of heart. You cannot bear to
come to.so democratic a fountain; YOU
do not want TO come with so many 9TH
crs. 1t IS to you like when YOU are urv,
coming to a town pump, ns compared
to sitting in a pnrlor slipping out Of a
chased chalice which has Just been lifted
from silver salver. No, SO many pub
leans and sinners. You want to get to
heaven, but it must be in special car,
with y our feet on a Turkish ottoman
and band Of music on board the train
L ou 90 not wait to be in company
with rustic Jacob and Rachel, and to be
drinking out Of the fountain where ten
thousand sheep have been drinking be-
tore you. You will have to remove the
obstacle of pride, or never ind your way
TO the well. You will have to come as
we came, willing to take the water of
eternal lltc in any way and at any hand,
and III any kind Of pitcher, crying out:
10 Lord Jesus, / am dying OF thirst.
Give me the water of eternal life, whcth-
er IN trough or goblet. Give me the
water of life; care not in what it comes
TO me-" Away with all your hlndran-
ces OF pride from the wcll's mouth.
Here IS another man who is kept back
from the water Of lite by the stone of an
obaurate heart, which lies over the
mouth c.; The well. You have nc more
feeling upon this subject than if God had
yet TO do you tho first kindness, or YOU
lad to 90 Col the first wrong. Seated
on his lap all these years, his everlast-
ing arms sheltering you, where is your
gratitude? Where is your morning and
evening prayer? Where ere your conse-
Grated lives? l say to you, as Daniel
said to Balshazzar, "The God in whose
hand thy breath is, aud all thy way,
thou hast not glorihcd."
Ii you treated anybody as badly as
you have treated God, you would have
made tive hundred apolOSies-yea. your
whole lille would have been an apology.
Three times day you have been seated
at GODS table. Spring, summer, au-
tumu and winter he has appropriately
aprarelod you. Your health from him,
your companion from him, your children
from him, your home from him. All
The bright surroundings Otyour life from
him. Oh, man, what dost thou with
That hard heart? Canst thou not feel
one throb OF gratitude toward tho God
who made you, and the Christ who came
TO redeem you, and the Holy Ghost who
mas all these years been importuning
you? III you could sit down five minu-
tes under the tree Of Il Sav;our's martyr
dom, aud feel his warm Ii e tricklnu on
your forehead and cheek ard hands, me-
THINKS you would yet some appreciation
OF what You owe TO 4 crucilied Jesus.
Heart of stone, rcIent, lclent,
Touched by Jesus cross subdued;
See his body, maugled, rent,
Covered with q gore of blood.
Sinfu soul, what hast thou done?
Cruciiicd the Eternal Son.
TAKE TIVE STONE FKOM TIE NELL,
jacob, with good deal OF tug and
push, took the stone from the wells
mouth, so that the tlOcks might be wa
tered. And | would that TO- day my
%ord, blessed Of fGod, mi1ht remove the
hludrnnces To your getting up to the Cos
pei well. Yea, | take it for granted
that the work is done, and now, like
oriental shepherds, / proceed to water
the sheep.
Come, all yc thirsty! You have an
undetincG longing in your soul. You
tfled money making; that did not satisfy
you. You tried Off &c under govern.
ment; that did not satisfy YOU. You
trlcd pictures and sculptures. but works
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