Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-08-15

course Or. Talmagc represents religion
as a great refreshmcnt and invites all the
world to come and receive it; text, Cen
esis xxx. 8. I'VE cannot until al the
focks be gathered together and till they
roll the stone from the wells mouth; then
we water the sheep"
A scene in Mesopotamia, beautifully
pastoral. a well of water Of great value
in that region. The fields around about
il white with three focks of sheep wing
down waiting for the watering. | hear
their bleatisg coming on the bright air
and the laughter of young men and maid
ems indulging In rustic repartee. | look
off. and | soc other flocks of sheep COM
ing. Meanwhile Jacob, n stranger, on
the interesting errand of looking for a
wife comes to the we'll. A beautiful
shepherdess comes to the same well.
see her approaching, followed by her IA
Tiers flock Of sheep. 1t was memora-
bic meeting. Jacob married that shep-
herdess. The Bible account of it is, ia
cob kissed Rachel and lifted up his voice
and wept" 1t has always been n nys-
terry 10 me what he found to cry about.
But before that scene occurred Jacob ac-
costs the shepherds and asks them why
they postpone the shaking Of the thirst of
these sheep and why they did not immc-
diately proceed to water them. The shep-
herds reply to the effect: 1--WE are all
good ncighbors, and as Il matter Of cour-
tesy we wait until all the sheep Of the
neighborhood come mp. Besides that,
this stone on the wells mouth i, some
what heavy, and several of us take hold
of it and push it aside, and then the
buckets and the troushs are filled and
the sheep are satisfied. We cannot until
all the flocks are gathered together and
Till they roll the stone from the wells
mouth: then we water the sheep
Oh, this Is thirsty world Hot for
the bend, and hlistering for the feet, and
psrching for the tongue. The worlds
great want is cool, refreshing, satisfy
ing draft We wander around, and we
find the cistern empty. Long and tedious
drought has dried up the worlds foun-
tain, but centuries ago shepherd. with
crook In the shape of a cross and feet cut
70 the bleeding. explored tho desert pas
sages Of this world and one day came
across a we'll thousand feet deep. bub-
bling and bright and opalescent, and
locked to the north, and the south and
the east, and the west, and cried out
with Il voice strong and musical, that
thaf +birstoth como ve n tbe wotorsr"
Now q rreat ACCT of sheen today cath
mr. around tbie oosnel VOL Tborn ore -
croot MANY thirsty souls 7 wonder ,yhv
the focks of all nations do not gather,
why so many stay thirsty, and while
am wondering about it my text breaks
forth in the explanation, saying, I'VE
cannot until all the focks be gathered to-
,,otbor ond tiu tbov ron tho etono from
tbe VOLS month. then wn wafer the
sboer "
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rThev ,v,itod until al n, eaol,s ,roro
rotbored and tho mora Aool,s tlot oor,o
the Ietter ,bev ulod il Al ca wa
ought IA be onvions tbot oil IVA ,,oorIo
should cor,e 70 or+ jrto tbo f,,b,,.d,.s
and the bedyns ord co,nroI thor, ~ com,a
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INDECENT without tbe posnel Of Josre O.
TO the moor and toll them tbc onlnarcn
there is in Christ. Go 10 tho hind and
tell them Of the touch that pives otorn,I
illumination Go to tho lame and toll
thon NJ tho low That will ,,oLo tLo LAVA
man lean like bort Gather nh Tho
sheen off all the mountains. None So
torn Of the dogs nono so sick mona ca
worried. none so diving ms 70 no omitted
NVhv not gather n great nockP An This
city iu flock. nil New York in noc,,
all London in a flock. all tba world in a
flock.
This well Of the rospel Is deem enoucb
to put out the burning thirst Of tbo
1000. 900 600 Of the race. DO NOT lot tho
church by spirit of cxclsiveness keen
the world out. LET down all the bors
swing omen all the gates scottnr oIl tha
invitations "Whosonver win lnt hin,
come" Come. whire and hIocl, Game
red men of the forest. Como. T,onlonder
out of the snow. Come. Potaporion ont
Of the south. Come in furs. Come nont
Ing under Dalm leaves Como ona
Come all. Come now. As nj This well q,
Mesopotamia Jacob and Rachel were be
trothed, so this morning at this well OF
salvation Christ. our Shepherd, will NEE