The Forrest City times., 1891-09-11
TOLDAT THE EXPOSITION
DR TALMACE TALKS TO THE
 ACRlCULTURiSTS
An gmmensc Multitude Thrilled by His Words in s Sermon from tho Text of Genesis. 20: $; Roll thc stone from shc WeII.'s Mouth.

stone from shc WeIi.'. Mouih."
 EL,uRA. N. r., Sept. 6, is9l.--Dr Talmage preached here to-day to the immense multitude who have come to attend the New York and Pennsylvania Exposition, which is being held here Sept. l, to Sept. 9. It is a combined exposition ot cattle, sheep, horses and valuable stock of all kinds from the two States. The sermon was preached on the fair grounds to a great audience of farmers, horsemen, drovcrs, and stock raisers from near aud far as well as citizens from the adjacent cities Secretary Stanley of the Young Mems Christian Association of Elmira presided. Dr. 1ahnage's s text was Genesis 29:s: And they said, we cannot. until all the flocks be gathered together, and till they roll the stone from the wells mouth: then We water the sheep"
 There are some reasons why it is ap- propriate that should accept the invi- tation to preach at this great Inter state Fair, and to these throngs of countrymen and citizens. horscmen just come from their chargers the hluS ol OcuSOS TUT bstht tht crown from the lion, and put it is in every way nobler, and speak to these shepherds just come from their tlocl1s, the Lord himself in one place called shepherd, and ia another called Lamb, and all the good arc sheep, and preach to you catt e-mcu come ap from the herds, your oc- ! cupation honored by the fact that God himself thinks it worthy of immortal record that he owns
 the cattle on thousand hills" It Is , app opriate that come because I was a farmers boy, and never saw a city
 until was nearly grown, and having been born in the country l never got over it, and would not dwell in cities a day if my work was not appointed there. My love to you now, and when 1 get through l will give you my hand, for lhoagh l ha e this summer sha Scn hands with per
 haps forty thousand people in twenty one states of the Union all the way 1 through to C lorado and North and South l will not con ,lui ie my summer vacation till have shaken hand wi h | you. You old farmer out taere' l 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 filled with the bleating oi | sheep, and the neighing of horses, and | the low ng of cattle, l cannot find a | more appropriate text than the ono | read. It is scene i'll Mesopotamia,
 beautifully pastoral. A well of water | of great value i'll that region.
 Oh this is thirsty world Hot for 1 the head, and blistering for the feet and parchine for the tongue. The 1 worlds great want is \ cool, refresh
 ing, satisfying draught
 Now a great flock of sheep today l gather around this Gospel well. There are n great many thirsty souls
 wonder why the tioeks of all n..tions | do not gather-why so many stay thirsty. and while l am wonder | ng about it. my text breaks | forth in the explanation, saying: We cannot. until all the docks De gathered l together. and till they roll the stone | from the wells mouth; then we water the sheep.
 i If herd of swine come to n wei | they angrily jostle each other for the 1 precedence; if drove of cattle come tC a well, they hook each other hael 1 from the water but when flock O
 sheep come, though hundred O
 them shall be disappointed, they 1 only express it by sad bleatng they come together peacefully
 We want great multitude to come around the Gospel well. l know ther, are those who do not like crowd 1 they think crowd is vulgar. If they are oppressed for room In church |
 makes them positively impatient anc
 belligerent Not so did these Orienta | shepherds. They waited until al
 the hoehs were gathered, and tht more tioeks that came, the better they liked it. And so we ought to be all .>ious that all the people should come. Go out into the highways anC the hedges and compel them to come Tn. Go to the rich and tell them they
 are indigent without the Gospel O. Jesus. Go to the poor an tell then l the aifluence of Christ Go to tht
 blind and tell them of the touct that gives eternal illumination
 Go to the lame ani tell them of the l joy that will make the sme man leap I like hart. Gather all the sheep of of | all the mountains, None so torn ot 1 the dogs. none SD sick, none so worried
 none so dying, as t. be omitted. Wher | the Fall elections come the whole l land is secured for votes, and if l man is too weak or sick to walk to the polls, carriage is sent for Aim but whom the question I Is whether Christ or the devil shal
 rule this world, how few there are tC | come out and seek the sick, and the lost, aud the suffering, and the .ereft and the lame, and induce their suf frages for the Lord Jesus. Why not gather great flock? All America IT Il flock all the world in flociS. This we'll ::of the Gospel is deep enough i to put out the burning thirst oi the fourteen hundred million of the | race. Do not let the church by spirit 0, exclusivcness keep the world out. Let down ali the bars, swing open all the gates. scatter all the invitations: "Whosoever will, let him come. Come, white and black. Come. red men of the forest. Come, Lap.ander, out oi | the snow. Come, i'atag 1 out of the heat Come in furs Come panting under palm leaves Come one Come all. Come now. As at this we'll of Mes ppotamia, Jacob and Rachel were hetrothel. so now. al this well of salvation Christ our shepherd | w,ll meet you coming up with your onG | aocks of cares and anxieties, and he will stretch oat his hand in pledge oi | his affection while all heaven win cry out: "Behoid. he bridegroom eometh,