Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1891-09-11
A THIRSTY WORLD,

IHlhoIA hOfLps
Oh, this is a thirsty world Hot for the
head, and blistering for the feet, and parch-
ing for the tongue. The worlds great want
is a cool, refreshing, satisfying draft. we
wander around aud find the cistern empty.
Long and tedious drought has dried up The
worlds fountains, but nearly nineteen cen
turtles ago a Shepherd. with crook IN the
shape Of a cross, and feet cut to the bleed
ing, explored the desert passages OF TINS
world, and one day came across a wen
thousand feet deep, bubblinR and bright,
and opalescent, and looked to the north'
and the south, and the east, and the west,
and cried out with a voice strong and
musical that rang through the ages; no.
every one that thirsteth. come ye TO the
WRtersF
Now. a great flock of sheep today gather
around this Gospel well. There are great
many thirsty souls. ! wonder why the
fiocks Of all nations do not gather-why SO
many stay thirsty; and while am wonder
ing about it, my text breaks forth IN tha
explanation, saying; - We cannot until az
these locks be gathered together, and I'll
they roll the stone from the wells MONTH
then we water the sheep"
THE GEETLESEss OF SHEEP.
angrily jostlc each other for the preeedence
If drove OF cattle come to we'll, they
hook each other back from the water, but
when the flock Of sheep come. though q
hundred Of them shall be disappointed
they only express it by sad bleating-they
come together peacefully. We want
great multitude to come around the 6osne
/ we'll. | know there are those who do mol
| ike n crowd-they think crowd Is vulgar
/ If they are oppressed for room ID ehufch u
makes them positively impatient ana bel
| ligerent. Not so did these oriental sheP
herds. They waited until all the noeki
were gathered, and the more hoeks tha'
came the better they liked it.
And so we ought to be anxious that al
the people should come. Go out into th'
highways and the hedges and compel then
to come In. Go to the rich and tell them
thew are INDECENT without the Gospel o.
Jesus. Go to the poor and tell them th'
affiueuce there IS in Christ. Go to tn
blind and tell them Of the touch that give
eternal illumination. Go to the lame anI
tell them Of the joy that will make Tn
lame man leap like hart Gather all TIL
sheep of of all the mountains. None 81
torn of the dogs, none so sick, none 8.
Worried none ~ uJAuE ~ ~ -
When the fall elections come the who'll
land is secured for voters, and II a man /
too weak or sick to walk to the polls car
riage is sent for him; but when the qnes
ton is whether Christ or the devil shal
rule this world. how few there are to com
out and seek the sick, and the lost, and tn
suffering, and the bereft, and the lame an
induce their suffrages for the Lord Jesu'
why.not gather great floeki All Anne
lea IN o lock; al the world In q flock
This well Of the Gospel is deep enough
put out the burning thirst Of the fourte,
hundred million Of the race. DO not
the church By spirit Of eKclusiyene
keep the world out Isetdown all the bal
swing open. all the gates. scatter al the
vitations, whatsoever win. let him come
Come. white and black. Come, red M
Of the forest. Come, Laplander, out Of {
snow. Come, Patagonian, out OF the hel
Come in furs. Come, painting under pal
leaves. Come one. Come all Come no
AS AZ this well Of Mesopotamia Jacob a
Rachel were betrothed SO now, e this "
I Of salvation Christ our Shepherd VIII in'
Won coming uD with your long hocks
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