Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-09-24

none so dying, as to be omitted.
You notice that this we'll of Mesopo-
tamia had stone on it, which must
be removed before the sheep could
be watered; and find.
ON THE WELL OF SALVATION
today implements and obstacles,
which must be removed in order that
you may obtain the refreshment of
life OF this Gospel. In your case the
impeachment is pride of heart. You
cannot bear to come to so democrat
ic a fountain; you do not want to
come with SO many others. 1t is to
you like when you are dry, coming to
a town pump, as compared to sitting
in a parlor slipping out of a chased
chalice which has Just been lifted from
silver salver. Not so many publ
cans and sinners. You want to get
to heaven, but it must be in a special
car, with your feet on aTurkish Otto
man and band of music on board
the train. You do not want to be in
company with rustic Jacob and Ra-
ehael, and to be drinking out of the
fountain where ten thousand sheep
have been drinking before you. You
will have to remove the obstacle of
pride or never find your way to the
well. You will have to come as we
came, willing to take the water dieter
nal life in any way and at any hand.
and in any kind of pitcher, crying out:
"OLord Jesus, am dying OF thirst.
Give me the water OF eternal life,
whether in trough or goblet; give me
the water of life; l care not in what it
comes to me-" Away with all your
hindrances OF pride from the wells
mouth.
Heart of stone, relent, relent.
Touched by Jesus cross subdued; $
See his body, mangled, rent, =
Covered with gore of blood. Ks
Sinful sonl, what hast thou done?
Crucited the eternal Son.
Jacob with q good deal of tug and
push took the stone from the wells
mouth, so that the focks might be
watered And would that my word,
blessed Of God, might remove the him
ORANGES to your
GETTING UP TO THE GOSPEL WE'LL.
Yea, take it for granted that the
work is done, and now, like Oriental
shepherds, l proceed to water the
sheep.
Come, all we thirsty! You have an
underlined longing in your soul. You
tried money making; that did not sat
isfy you. You tried office under gov
eminent; that did not satisfy you.
You tried pictures and sculptures; but
works of art did not satisfy you. You
are as much disconnected with this
life as the celebrated French author,
who felt that he could not any longer
endure the misfortunes of the world,
and who said: cat o'clock this after
noon l shall put an end to my own
existence. Meanwhile, l must toll on
up to that time for the susie
nance OF my family" And he wrote
on his book till the clock struck 4,
when he folded up his manuscript,
and, by his own hand, concluded his
earthly life. There are men here who
are perfectly discontinued. Unhappy
in the past, unhappy today, to be I'M
happy forever, unless you come to
this Gospelwell. This satisfies the
soul with a high, deep, all absorbing
and eternal satisfaction. 1t comes
and it offers the most unfortunate
man so much of this world as is best
for him, and throws all heaven into
the bargain. The wealth OF Croesus,
and OF all the Rothschilds is only
poor, miserable shilling compared
with the eternal fortunes that Christ
offers you today. In the far East,
there was a king who used once a year
to get on the 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 We're
thrown among the populace. But
Christ today steps on one side of the
scales, and on the other side are all
the treasures OF the universe. and he
says: "All are yours-all height. all
depth, all length, all breadth, all
eternity: all are yours"
COME, ALSO, TO THIS GOSPEL WE'LL,
All yo troubled. donot suppose YOU
have escaped. Compare your view of
this life at Is years OF age with that
what your view OF it is at 40, or 60,
or TO- What great contrast of
opinion! Were you right then,
or are you right now? Two cups
placed in your hands, the one sweet
cup, the other a sour cup. A cup of
Joy a cup of grief. Which has been the
nearest to being full, and out OF which
have you the more frequently par
taken? What a different place the
cemetery is from what it used to be-
Once it was to you a grand city i'm
provement, and you went out on the
pleasure excursion, and you ran
laughingly up the mound, and you
criticised in a light way the epitaph.
But since the day when you heard the
bell toll at the gate as you went in
with the procession, it is a sad place,
and there is flood of rushing mem
cries that suffuse the eye and over
master the heart. Oh, you have
had trouble, trouble, trouble. God
only knows how much you have had.
It is a wonder you have been able to
live through it. 1t is wonder your
nervous system has not been shat ter
ed, and your brain has not reeled.
Trouble, trouble. If I could gather
all the griefs, of all sorts, from this
great audience, and could put them in