The Penn's Grove record., 1891-09-18
REV. DR.. TALMACR.
The Brooklyn Divine's Sunday
Sermon.
Subject: "The Droves at the WeII,S
Delivered at Elmira, N. Y.

hey roll the stone from the Weips mouth,
hen se ,cater the sheep.'-Genesis XXX, 9.
There are some reasons why it Is appro-
pirate that l should accept the invitation to
preach at this great interstate fair, and to
these throngs OF countrymen and citizens
norsemen just come from their fne cherg-
MS, the king Of beasts (for l take b crown
rom the lion and put it on the brow Of the
norse, which is in every way nobler); and
Ipeak to these shepherds just come from
heir hocks THE Lord Himself IN one place
o Shepherd and in another place
,alled q Lamb, and all the good are sheep;
md preach to you cattle-men come up from
The herds, your occupation honored by the
that God Himself thinks 1t worthy OF
immortal record that He owns s'the cattleon
j thousand hills" 1t is appropriate
hat I come because I was a far
ner's boy, and never saw a city until
| was nearly grown, and having been
Dorn In the country l never got over it,
would not dwell in cities a day IT, my
work was not appointed there. My love
10 you now, and when ! get through l
his summer shaken hands with perhaps
sorty Thousand people in twenty-one
States of the Union all the way through
70 Colorado and North and South | viii not
conclude my summer vacation till / have
ihakeu hands with you. You old farmer
,ut therei How you make me think OF my
You elderly woman out there
With cap and spectacles' How you make
ne think Of my motheri And now
the air of these fairgrounds
e filled with the bleating Of sheep, and the
neighing of horses, and the lowing Of cattle,
| cannot And a more appropriate text
han the one I read. It Is q scene
N M~esopotamia, beautifully pastoral. A
we'll of water Of great value In that
The fields around about it white
three focks of sheep lying down
coming on the bright air. and
he laughter Of young men and maidens
INDUCING In rustic rspartee. l look on,
md / zee other focks of sheep coming.
Jacob, a stranger, on the in.
errand of looking for q wife,
ZONES to the we'll. A beautiful shepherds
.ss comes to the same we'll. I see her APP
preaching. followed by her fathers flock of
II was q memorable meeting. jacob
thai shepherdess. Tho Bible account
it Is: aJacob kissed Rachel, and lifted up
his voice and wept." 1t has always been a
mystery to me what he found to cry
But before that scene occur
red, Jacob accosts the shepherds and
asks them why they postpone the shaking
IF the thirst of these sheep, and why they
lid not Immediately proceed to water
ln8 1utRutfuS ItPiy " u ChESes
we are all good n~eighbors, and as q mat
ter of courtesy we wait until all the sheep
IT the neighborhood come up. Besides
this stone on the wells mouth Is
somswhat heavy, and several of Us take hold
of 1t and push II aside, and then the buckets
the troughs are filled, and the sheep are
We cannot, until ell the focks be
together, and till they roll the stone
rom the walls mouth; then we water the
Oh, this Is a thirsty worldi Hot for the
head, and blistering for the feet, and
for the tongue. The worlds
Ireat want 10 Q cool, refreshing, satisfying
We wander Al ound and find
The cistern empty. Long and tedious
has dried up the worlds fount-
lins but nearly nineteen centuries ago
IT q cross, and feet u to the bleeding, ex.
plorsd the desert passages of this world, and
day came across q well q thousand feet
deep, bubbling and bright and opalescent,
and looked TO the north, and the south, and
The sast and the west and cried out with 4
voice strong and musical that rang through
the ages: 'Ho, every M that thirsteth.
some 70 to the watersP
Now o great fork Of sheep to-day gathered
this Gospel well. There are a great
many thirsty souls. ! wonder why the
0ocks Of all nations do not gather why SO
many stay thirsty; and while l am wonder
lur About IL my text breaks forth In the En-
nlsnatiou, saying. I'VE cannot, until all the
docks be gathered together, and till they
roll tia stone from the wells mouth; then
water the sheep"
II q herd Of swine come to q well they
angrily iostle each other for the precedenee;
4 q drove Of cattle come to we'll, they hook
pach other back from the water; but when
the dock Of sheep come though . hundred
q them shall b disappointed, they only
sxprsss II by sad bleatfng, they come to-
peacefully. We want = great null
Atuds ocome around the Gospel well. !
know thsre are those who do not like g crowd
think q crowd Is vulgar. II they are
poatively impatient and belligerent. Not 50
lid thess Oriental shepherds They waited
pntl all she necks were together, and the
nors 6ocks that came, the better they liked
b. And . We ought 70 b anxious
lhst al the people should coma.
Go out into the highways and the
and compel them to come
INDECENT without the Gospel Of jesus. Go
% he poor and tall them the afiuence there
= fn Christ. Go to the blind and tell them
tho touch that gives eternal Illumination.
40 TO the lame and tell than Of the JOY that
wfl make the lame man leap like q
hart, Gather all the sheep OF Of all the
None 20 torn OF the dogs, none
% sick, none 10 worried, none so dying, as to
Be omitted. When the fall elections come
mn q too weak or sick to walk to the
poiIs. 9 carriage II SAINT for hins but
When the question is whether Christ or
the devil shall rule this world, how few
thsre are to come out and seek the sick, and
- Iogt and the suffering, n the bereft,
and the lame, and induce their suffrages for
the Lord jesus. Why not gather a great
world In . flock. This well Of the
Gospelis deep enough to put out the burn
thirst Of the fourteen hundred million
q the q Do not let the church by q
suirit Of exclusiveness keep b world u
down ali the bars, swing open all the
rates scatter all the invitations: whose
ever win, let him come" Come, white and
black. Come, red men of the forest. Come,
L~epIander, out Of the snow. Come, Pata-
con,sn. out Of the heat. Come in furs.
Come painting under palm leaves. Come
one. Come ali. Come nov. As at this
we'll Of Mesopotamia, Jacob and Ra,
rheI were betrothed, 80 now, at this well oil
AVIATION Christ eur Shepherd win meet you
coming up with your long f1ocks Of cares and
snxietfes and He will stretch out His hand
IN pledge OF His Affection, whiis al heaven
Will CRY QUIZ OSuoAu tho "s~NbASS
cometh. 10 We out to meet Him.n
You notice that this well Of Mssopotamia
had q stone on it, which must be remoyet
before the sheep could be watered, and
find on the well Of salvation to-day impedl
ments and obstaclea which must be re-
moved In order that you maj obtain the re
frsshment and life of this Gospel. In youl
case thei impeachment 10 pride Of heart. Yot
eAnnotb saf b some to 60 democratic a foun.
tain; you DO not raj to come with SC
many Others II Ia to you Ike when YOU
are dry, coming to q town pump, as com,
pared 10 sitting in q parlor sipping out OF Z
chased chalice which has Just been lifted
from q silver salver. Not so many publ.
can and sinners. You want to get b
heaven, but it must be In a special car, with
your feet on q Turkish ottoman and a band
OF music on board the train. You do mo-
want to be in company with rustic Jacob
and Rachel and to be drinking out Of the
fountain where ten thousand sheep have
been drinking before you. You viii have
to remove the obstacle o. pride, or never
find your way 10 the well. You will have
b come - we came willing to take tbs
water Of eternal life In any way, and at any
hand, aad In any kind Of pitcher, crying out;
20 Lord Jesus I an dying of thirst. GIVE
M the water Of eternal life whether IN
trough or goblet; give me the water Of life;
] care not In what IL comes 10 me.n Away
VIII IN your hindrsnoes Of pride from tbs
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