Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-09-11
TOLDAT THE EXPOSITION
DR. TALMAGE TALKS TO THE
A0RICULTURISTS.
An Immense Multitude Thrilled By
His Words I'm n Sermon from the
Text OF Genesis, 29i 8; "Roll the
stone from the welIs,s MousS.,


exposition of 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,
drovers, and stock-raisers from near
and far as well as citizens from the
adjacent cities. Secretary Stanley of
the Young Mems Christian Association
of Elmira presided. DR.. a'mage's
text was Genesis 29:S: "And they
said, we cannot, until all the tlocks 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 APP
propriate that l should accept the invi-
tation to preach at this great Inter-
state Fair, and to these throngs OF
countrymen and citizens, horsemen
just come from their chargers, the
king of beasts for l take the
crown from the lion, and put 1T
on the brow of the horse which
Is in every way nobler, and speak to
these shepherds just come from their
flocks, the Lord himself in one place
called Shepherd, and in another
called Lamb, and all the good are
sheep, and preach to you catt e-men
come up 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" IL Is
appropriate that come because was
farmers boy, and never saw 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. NY love to you now,
and when 1 get through l will
give you my hand, for though / have
this summer shaken hands with per-
haps forty thousand people in twenty
one states of the Union all the way
through to Colorado and North and
South will not conclude my summer
vacation till have shaken hands with
you. You old farmer out there!
How you make me think of my
fatherl You elderly woman out there
with cap and spectacles! How
you make me think OF my mother.
And now while the air of these fait
grounds is filled with the bleating of
sheep, and the neighing of horses, and
the lowing of cattle, cannot find q
more appropriate text than the one |
read. 1t is scene in Mesopotamia,
beautifully pastoral. A well of water
of great value in that region.
Oh, this is a thirsty world! Hot for
the head, and blistering for the feet,
and parching for the tongue. The
worlds great want is a cool, refresh
ing satisfying draught.
Now n great flock of sheep to-day
gather around this Gospel well. There
are a great many thirsty souls.
wonder why the flocks of all nations
do not gather-why so many stay
thirsty; and while / am wonder
ing about it, my text breaks
forth in the explanation, saying: I'VE
cannot, until allithe flocixs be gathered
together. and till they roll the stone
from the wells mouth; then we water
the sheep.
IL herd of swine come to we'll
they angrily jostle each other for the
precedence; if a drove of cattle come to
well, they hook each other back
from the water, but when a flock OF
sheep come, though a hundred OF
them shall be disappointed, they
only express it by sad bleating,
they come together peacefully.
We want a great multitude to come
around the Gospel we'll. l know there
are those who do not like crowd
they think a crowd is vulgar. If they
are oppressed for room In church il
makes them positively impatient and
beHigerent. Not so did these Oriental
shepherds. They waited until all
the hocks were gathered, and the
more focks that came, the better
they liked it. And so we ought to be
anxious that all the people should
come. Go out into the highways and
the hedges and compel them to come
In. Go to the rich and tell them they
are INDECENT without the Gospel OF
Jesus. Go to the poor AMI tell them
the affiuence of Christ. Go to the
blind and tell them of the touch
that gives eternal illumination
Go to the lame and tell them of the
Joy that will make the lame man leap
like hart. Gather all the sheep of of
all the mountains, None so torn OF
the dogs. mono SO sick, none so worried,
none SO dying, as to be omitted. When
tho Fall elections come the whole
land is secured for votes, and If
a man Is too weak or sick to
walk to the polls, a carriage is
sent for aim; but when the question
is whether Christ or the devil shall
rule this world, how few there are &c
come out and seek the sick, and the
lost, and the suffering, and the Jereft,
and the lame, and induce their suf
frages for the Lord Jesus. Why not
gather great flock? All America II
a flock; all the world In flock. This
well ::of the Gospel is deep enough
to put out the burning thirst Of
the fourteen hundred million of the
race Do not let the church by spirit
I of exclusivcness keep the world out.
Let down all the bars, swing open all
the gates, scatter all the invitations:
"Whosoever will, Jet him come" Come,
white and black. Come. red men OF
the forest. Come, Laplander, out OF
the snow. Come, Patagonian,
out of the heat. Come in
furs. Come painting under palm leaves.
Come one. Come all. Come now. As
at this well of Mesopotamia, Jacob and
Rachel were betrothed, so now. at this
well of salvation Christ our Shepherd
will meet you coming mp with your long
focks of cares and anxieties, and he
will stretch out hisehand in pledge OF
his affection, while all heaven will cry
out: Behold, the bridegroom cometh,
go We out TO meet him."
Here Is another man who is kept