Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1895-02-16
CALL TO OUTSIDERS.
SERMON Bv OR. TALMAGE AT THE
NEW YORK ACADEMY OF MUSIC.

NEW NOhk ACADEM1 Or MUSIC.
The Dog In the Manager Spirit sheep
That Are In strange FoIds-People who
Are Gospel Hardened - The Cry For
Help.
NEW YORK. Feb i0.-Three thousand
persons were turned away from the
Academy Of Music this afternoon. be-
ing unable to gain admission. A few
minutes after tho doors Were opened the
auditorium and galleries We're dcnsely
crowded Rev DIR. Talmage's sermon
for the day was y Call 10 Outsiders, F"
the text chosen being John X. Is. 10Th
ar sheep | have which are not of this
fold
There is no monopoly in religion. The
grace Of God Is hot little property
that we may fence OFF and have all TO
ourselves Il is not a kings park ut
which we look through the barred gate
wax. wishing that we might go i'll and
see the deer and the statuary and pluck
the flowers aud fruits in the royal con.
sorvatory No Ii is the Fathers or
chard. and everywhere there are bars
that we may let down and gates that we
may swing open.
III my hoyhuod next 10 the country
schoolhouse there was an orchard Of ap
pies. owned by very lame man, who.
although there were apples IN the place
perpetually decaying and by scores and
scores of bushels, never would allow
any of rs 20 touch the fruit One day,
M the sinfulness Of nature inherited
from our first parents. who were ruined
by the same temptation, some of us in
vaded that orchard. but soon retreated.
for the man came after us at a speed
reckless Of making his lameness worse
and cried out. Boys, drop those APP
Piles, OF I'll set the dog on you.
In Strange Company.
Well. my friends. there are Christian
men who have the church under severe
guard. There is fruit in this orchard for
the whole world, but they have a rough
and unsympathetic way Of accosting
outsiders. as though they had no bust
ness here, though the Lord wants them
all TO come and take the largest and
ripest fruit on the premises. Have you
an idea, because you were baptized
AZ 10 months Of age, and because you
have all Your life been under hallowed
influences, that therefore You have a
right TO che whole side Of the Lord
table spreading yourself out and taking
up the entire room? tell you no You
will have 10 haul in your elbows, for
shall place Oh either side If you those
whom Won never expected would sit
there. for. rs Christ said 10 his favored
people long ago. 80 he says 10 you
and 10 me. "Other sheep have which
are not of this fold. z
Macdonald. tho Scotchman. has four
or tive dozen head Of sheep. Some Of
them are browsing on the heather; some
Of them are lying down under the trees;
some Of them are in his yard-they are
scattered around in eight or ten differ
cnt places Cameron, his neighbor.
comes over and says: Il see you have
80 sheep | have just counted them.
No. says Macdonald. Il have a great
many more sheep than that Some are
here. aud some are elsewhere. They are
scattered all around about. have 4, 600
or 1000 in my fiocks Other sheep
have which are not in this fold. "
so Christ saws 10 us. Here is knot
Of Christians. and there is knot of
Christians. hut they make up a small
part Of the flock Here is the Episcopal
fold, the Methodist fold, the Luther
an fold. the Congregational fold. the
Presbyterian fold. the Baptist and
the pedo- Baptist fold, the only differ
ence between these last two being tho
mode Of sheep washing. and so they are
scattered all over, and we come with
our statistics aud say there are so many
thousands Of the Lords sheep, but Christ
responds: mo. no. You have not seen
more than one ont Of 900 Of my flock.
They are scattered all over the earth.
Other sheep | have which are not Of
this fold
Christ in my text was propheSying the
conversion Of the gentiles with as much
confidence as though they were already
converted. and no is now. in the words
Of my text, prophesying the coming Of
great multitude of outsiders that You
never supposed would come in, saying
to you and saying to me, "other sheep
/ have which are not Of this fold =
stray Sheep.
In the first place. | remark that the
heavenly shepherd will find many of his
sheep among the n0nchurchgoers. There
are congregations where they are all
Christians. and they seem to be COM
pletely finished, and they remind one of
the skeleton leaves which by chemical
preparation have had all the grecnness
and verdure taken of them and are left
cold and white and delicate. nothing
wanting but a glass case to put over
them The minister Of Christ has moth
ing TO do with such Christians but TO
come once week and with ostrich
feather dust OF the accumulation Of the
last six days, leaving them bright and
crystalline as before But the other
kind Of a church is an armory. with
perpetual sound Of drum and fife, gath
ering recruits for the Lord Of Hosts We
say TO every applicant: do you want
to be on Gods side-the safe side and
the happy side; If 50, come in the ar
mory and get equipped. Here is bath
IN which to b. cleansed. Here are san
dals TO put upon your feet Here is a
helmet for your brow Here is breast
plate for your heart Here Is sword
for your right arm. and yonder is the
battlefield. Quit yourselves like men. "
There are some here who say, Il
stopped going to church 10 or 20 years
ago My brother. is itnot str range that
yGu should b. the first man / a,5ould
talk 70 today? know all youc case.
know it very we'll You have not beer
accustomed 10 come into religious as.
s,nblage. bat | have q surprising an
nouncelneut 10 make 10 you--you are
going To become one If tbs Lords
sheep "Ah, you say. it j. impos-
sible Yon don't know how far ! am
from anything Of that kind 7 know
nil about =. have wandered u , aud
down the world. and understand youi
case. / have still more startling an.
n0uncement 70 make IN regard 10 yon-
you are NOT only going 20 become one Of
the Lord = sheep INT you Will become
one today You viii stay after this sery
ice TO be- talked with about your soul.
People Of God, pray fer that man. Thai
is the only use for you here. / shall moi
break Of 50 much ~ crumb for you
Christians. ia this sermon. for | an
going 10 give il all To- the outsiders