The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1891-09-16

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there are to come out ant! seek the sick
and the lost. and the suffering, and The
berett, and the lame and lndace theil
suifrases for the Lord Jesus. Why no
gather great flock? All America in {
| fiock; all the world in q flock.
This well OF the Gospel is deep enough
| to put cut the burnlng thirst Of the tour
teen hundred million Of the race. Dc
not let the church by spirit ofeSclusive
ness keep the world out. Let down al
the bars, swing open all the gates, scat
ter all the invitations, wv hosoever will
let him come" Come, white AMI black
Come, red men Of the forest. Come
Lsplander, out oF the snow. Come
Patasooian, out Of the heat. Come II
furs. Come, painting under palm leaves
Come one. Come all. Come now
As at this well of Mesopolamia Jocot
and Rachel were betrothed, SO now, al
this well OF salvation Christ our Shep'
herd will meet you coming up with youl
long tiocks OF cares and aDXieties, anc
he viii stretch out his hand in pledge 81
his affection, while ali heaven will CRY
out, Behold the bridegroom cometh, sc
ye out TO meet him."
THE WELL OF SALVATION.
You notice that this well Of Mesopo-
tamia had stone on it, which must be
removed before the sheep could be wa
tered; and l find on the well of salvation
TODAY i'm, ediments AMI obstacles, which
must be removed IN order that you may
obtain the reireshment and life of this
Gospel. In your case the impeachment
is pride of heart. You cannot bear tc
come to so democratic a fountain; you
do not want to come with so many 9TH
ers. 1t is to- you like when you are dry.
coming to a town pump. as compared
to sitting in q parlor slipping out OF 9
chased chalice which has just been lifted
from silver salver. No: so many pub
hcans and sinners. You want to get tc
heaven, but it must be in special car
with your feet on a Turkish ottoman
and band of music on board the train
You do not wait to be in company
with rustic Jacob and Rachel, aud to be
drinking out of the fountain where ten
thousand sheep have been drinking be-
fore 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 o!
eternal life in any way and at any hand,
and in any kind Of pitcher, crying oat:
20 Lord Jesus, I am dying OF thirst
Give me the water Of eternal life, wheth-
er N trough or goblet. Give me the
water of life; care not in what it comes
to me-" Away with all your hlndran'
ces of pride froul the Wells mouth.
Here is another man who is kept back
from the water Of lite by The stone Of ar
obdurate heart, which lies over tile
mouth OF the well. You have no more
feeling upon this subject than if God hac
yet to do you the first kindness, or YOU
had to do Goa the first wrong. Seated
on his lap all these years, his everlast-
ing arms sheltering you, where IS your
gratitude? Where is your morning ano
evening prayer? Where ere your conse.
Grated lives? l say tc you, as Danie
said to Balshazzar, THE God in whose
hand thy breath is, and all thy way
thou hast not gloriied."
If you treated anybody as badly as
you have treated God, you would have
made FIVE hundred apolosies-yea. your
whole life would have been an apology
Three times day YOU have been seated
at Gods table. Spring, summer, au'
tumn and winter he has appropriately
appareled you. Your health from him
your companion from him, your children
from him, your home from him. AL
the bright surroundings ofyour life from
him. Oh, man, what dost thou witt
that hard heart? Canst thou not fee
one throb Of gratitude toward the Got
who made you, and the Christ who came
to redeem you, and the Holy Ghost who
has all these years been importunins
you? If you could sit down five minu
tes under the tree OF q Saviour's martyr
dom, and feel his warm lie trickllng or
your forehead and cheek and hands, me
thinks you would get some appreciation
Of what you owe to cruclded Jesus.
Heart of stone, relent, lelent,
Touched by Jesus cross subdued;
See his body, mangled, rent,
Covered with a gore Of blood.
Sinful soul, what hast thou done?
Crucifed the Eternal Son.
TAKE THE STONE FROM THE NELL.
Jacob, with good deal OF tug ant
push, took the stone from the wells
mouth, 50 that The hocks might be wa
tered. And l would that to-day N!
word, blessed of God, might remove the
hindrances to your getting up to the Cos
pei well. Yea, l take it for granted
that the work is done, and now, like
oriental shepherds, l proceed to wate'
the sheep.
Come, all ye thirsty! You have al
unde6ned longing in Your soul. Iot
tried money making; that did not satisfy
you. You tried ctfi:e under govern
ment; that did not satisfy you. Ict
tried pictures and sculptures. but work;
OF art did not satisfy you. You are a:
much discontented with this life as tht
celebrated French author who felt tina
he could not any longer endure the mis-
fortunes of the world, and who said
AT O'Clock this afternoon I shall pu
an end 10 my own existence. Mean
while, must toll on up to that time to
the sustenance Of my family" And h
wrote on h!s book until the clock strucl
{, when he folded up his manuscript and
hy his own hand, concluded his earthl,
life.
There are men here who are perfectl,
discontented. Unhappy in the past, un
happy today, to be unhappy forever, un
less you come to this Gospel well. TIL:
satisfies the soul with high, deep all
absorbing and eternal satisfaction. l
| comes and il offers the most untortuc
ate man so much Of this world as is bes
for him, and throws all heaven into tht
bargain. The wealth Of Crpsus and o
all of the Rothschilds IS only poor
miserable shilling compared with the
eternal fortunes that Christ offers yol