The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1895-02-11
"A CALL TO OUTSIDERS"
THIS VAS THE SUBJECT OF DIR. TAL-
MlGE'S SERMON.
Sunday Morning-His Discourse Was an
Eloquent Plea for Christianity
in Every N alton and Cline.

and galleries were densely crowded. Rev
DR.. Talmage's sermon for the day was,
"A Call TO Outsiders" the text chosen
being John X; 16: "Other sheep 1 have
which are not of this fold"
There is no monopoly in religion. The
grace OF God ts not little property that
We may fence off and have all to our
selves. 1t rs not kings park at which
We look through a barred gateway, wishing
that we might go in and see the deer and
the statuary, and pluck the flowers and
fruits in the royal conservatory. No, ii is
the Fathers orchard, and everywhere there
are bars that We may let down and gates
that we may swing open.
In my boyhood, next to the country
schoolhouse, there was an orchard of APP
PIES owned by very lame man, who, al
though there were apples i'm the place per-
petually decaying, and by scores and scores
of bushels, never would allow any of us
TO touch the fruit One day in the sinful
ness of a nature Inherited from our first
parents, who were ruined by the same
temptations, some of us invaded that or
chard: but soon retreated, for the man
came after us at a speed reckless of max
ing his lameHess worse, and cried out:
Boys. drop those apples, or III teI the
dos your
Wen, 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 n rough
and unsympathetic way of accosting out
siders. as though they had no business here
though the Lord wants them all to corne
and take the largest and ripest fruit on the
premises. Have you an idea that because
you were baptiscd at thirteen months of
age, and because you have all your life
been under hallowed Influences, that there
fore you have right to one whole side of
the Lords table, spreading yourself out
and taking MP the entire room? tell You
no. You will have TO haul in your elbows,
for 1 shall place on either side Of YOU
those whom you never expected would sit
there; for, as Christ said to His favored
people long ago, so He says to you and
To me: other sheep have which are not
Of this fold"
MacDonald. the scotchman. has four or
FIVE 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 IL his yard; they are scattered
around in eight or ten different places.
Cameron, his neighbour comes over and
says: Il see you nave thirty sheep; |
NaVo Just counted them" No says
Macdonald. 81 have great many more
sheep than that. Some are here and some
are elsewhere. They are scattered all
around ABOUT. I have 4,e00 or 5000 in my
focks. Other sheep l have, which are not
in this fodr'
So christ says to us. Here is a knot OF
Christians and there is "A knot Of Chris
.ia0s. but they make IN q small part OF the
flock. Here is the Episcopal iold, the
Methodist fold. the Lutheran fold, the
CONGREGATIONAL fold, the Presbyterian fold
the Baptist and the Pcdo- Baptist foid, the
only difference between these last two be-
ing the mode of sheep washing; ana 50
they are scattered all over; and we come
with out statistics. and say there are SO
many thousands of the LORDS Sheep' put
Christ responds: mo, no; You have not
seen more than one out Of a thousand OF
my nock. They are scattered All over me
earth. Other sheep l nave when 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 lie is now. in the words of
nv text prOphCSying the coming Oh 4
great multitude of outsiders that YOU never
In 1F4s
and saying 10 me: other sheep nave
which are not of this fold"
m the first place, ] remark, thaL the
heavenly Shepherd VIII ind many OF His
sb.eD among the observation-disclosures. There
are cpupregdtions where they af2 an
Christians. and they seem 10 De completely
finished and they remind one OF tne skele-
ton leaves which, by chemical preparations
have had an the Creenn"ss anu Nerdure
taken Oft them, and are left COLO; ana "hllt,
ana delicate, nothing wanting hHt q ElaSS
ease "a Iut over them. the minister OF
Christ has nothing 70 do with Such ChriS-
t,3ns but 90 come once week ana WIN
ostrich feather dust off the accumulation
o. the laSr SIX days leaving them bright
and crystalline rs before But the otncr
kind Of a church is an armorys WITH p'f-
n.ttIaI sound OF drum and fife, tath"flhs
,,.s,.,,ite FOR IN, Lore of hosts. We say to
every applicant: 10 you want 10 y" Oh
1;ou's side the safe side ana IN" hapIE
side? II So, come IN the arnory ana SET
equipped Here is bath In which To pc
eieansei Here are sandals 10 put upon
your feet Here is a helmet FOR your brow
ij.r., is a hreast-piatc for your heart:
iiSro is Sword for your right arm, and
wonder is the battle held. QUIT yourselves
like meu!' ar d.
nod coin to church ten or twenty years
NO" AZ brother, Is IL not strange mat
Won should Ice the first man should tax 70
todav2 | know all your case; kho" ~
-, ven You have not been accustomed
To come into religious asSembaSes. buL l
have. n surprising encouragement 70 Hidhc
to you: You are SONS 70 become pine on t - -
the Lords sheep. An, you say, -
Impossible. You don't know now Tar am
from anything of that kind Know an
ABOUT IT, / have wandered up ana doNL
80 world and I understand your case.
have sun more starting announcement.
10 make in regard u you-yoN az" iot
o,,l,- caius. to become one Of the LORD
.beo,, but YOU viii become one today You
viii stay after tins service 10 be talked
with about your s9u eqPle o o. %o n:o pt toy
1-ou here. | shall not break of SO much
as n Crumb for you, Christians, IA tnls
sermon, for aiH going to give II an 70 Ihe
outsiders. other Sheep ul'FS Which NV
nor Of this fold"
Wien the Atlantic went 80 pieces on
Mars rock, md the people clamnerei upon
III bcach. why did not that heroic minis
trr of the gospel OF whom We have all
rad sit down and take care OF those men
an Inc beach. wrapping them IN tlannels,
,,j,diio.r Orc Tor them, seeing that they got
,,lanfv If food? An he knew that there
Vy.-a others who would do that lie says;
wander
.br rigging Of that wreck Boys, launch
tha hoat" And now l see the oar blades
I'D under tho strong pull, but before
ttay reached the rigging a woman was
Srozan and dead. She was washed OF,
mon thing, But he says: There is
nan TO save" and he cries out: Hold on
60 minutes longer and l Will save YOU.
eteady,i steady Give me your tand. Leap
80 fLc lifcboat. Thank God, he is saved
g. there are those here today who arc safe
on tho shore Of Gods mercy. | will not
erapf any tine with them at al, but I
So there are some who are freezing in the
RIGGING Of sim, and surrounded BY Eeriious
storms Pun away. my ladS! Let us
reach themt Alas one is washed Off ami
cone There is one more TO be saved. Let
~ nush out for that one. Clutch the rope
OH dync man. clutch il as with a death
erin, Steady. now. on the slippery places
Steadvi Thcrei Saved! Saved Just as
I tbought. For Christ has declared that
thore are some sill in the breakers who
shall come ashore. Other sheep i have
which are not of this fold"
christ commands his minister's 10 be
fishermen. and when I go fishing I do not
v-anr to 90 among other churches, hut into
tro wide world. not sitting along Uch"'-""
creek wncre eight or ten other persons
are sitting with hook and line, but, Hike
the fishermen OF Newfoundland. sailing off
ond dropping net away outside forty or
0ftv miles from shore. Yes, there are nom
church goers here who will come in. Next
Sahbath they VIII he here again, or i'm
so1re better church. They are this moment