Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1901-08-31
is VERY REFRESHING
DR.. Talmage, In This Discourse, So
Represents Religion.
He fr~tse. An the world 60 Come ans
Receive s-Chriss'. Eternal
Foussstn. satisfy the
Sout.


and invites all the world 30 come aud
receive 81; text. Genesis. 1858. I'VE
cannot until all the fioeks be gathered
together and tin 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 flslds around 4
about il white with three nocks Of \
sheep lying down waiting for the wa
tering hear their -bleating coming |
on the bright air and the laughter of /
young men and maidens INDUCING in
rustic repsrtee. 1 look of. and see
other fiocks Of sheep coming. Mean
while Jacob. a stranger. on the inter
ssting errand OF looking for g wife,
comes 20 the yell. 4 beautiful shep-
herdess comes TO the same we'll see
her approaching. followed by her IA
theirs sheep. II was memorable
meeting. jacob married that shep-
hsrdess- The Bible account OF IL Is:
Jacob kissed Rachel and lifted up his
voice and wspt." 1t has always been 4
mystery 20 me what he found 70 cry
about But before that scene oc-
CURED Jacob accosts the she pherds and
asks them why they postpone the
shaking OF the thirst Of their sheep
and why they did not imTne diately pro-
ceed TO water them. The shepherds
reply TO the effect; ave are all good
neighbors, and - a matter Of eour-
tssy we wait until all the sheep Of the
neighborhood oome up. Besides that.
TIL. stone on the wells mouth Is some
what heavy. and several of us take hold
Of Il and push 70 aside. and then the
buckets and the trouChs are filled and
the sheep are satisfied" I've cannot
until all the focks are gathered to-
gethsr and till ,hey roll the stone from
the Wells mouth; then we water the
sheep
Oh. this Is a thirsty world Hot for
the head. and bnstering for the feet,
and Parching FOR the tongue. The
worlds great want IL a cool. refresh
; ing. satisfying draft We wander
around and we find the oistern empty.
( Long and tedious drought has dried
, 1 up the worlds fountain. but cen
turtles ago q Shepherd. with crook In
4. the shape OF q cross and feet cut TO
b the bleeding. explored the desert pas
( sages OF the world and one day came
scross n well thousand feet deep,
y and looked 10 the north. and the south,
. and the east. and the west. and cried
~ out With 9 voice strong and musical
: that rang through the ages: "Ho
everyone that thirSte IN, come ye TO the
watersi"
= Now a great flock Of sheep to-da '
gather around this Gospel well. There
! ere great many thirsty souls. Iwou-
der Why the focks OF all nations dc
not gather. why 20 many stay thirsty
and while an wondering about Il my
text breaks forth in the explanation
/. saying: I'VE cannot until all the focki
be gathered toge Their and tin they roll
the stone from the Wells mouth; theI
We water the sheep"
II herd Of swine come 20 a well
they sngrily jostle eseh other FOR III
precedence; II Il drove of cattle com
= II a well. they hook each other bac
- from the water. but when a flock o
sheep come. though hundred OF ther
shall be disappointed. they only e.
press * by sad bieating. they come &c
gether peaceably. We want a gres
multitude TO GENE around the Gosp'
well. I know there are those Nho &
ng not like crowd; they think a crow
II
Ia room in church. IL makes them pos
r. lively impatient and belligerent. v
ne have had people permanently lsav
a church because so many other poop
came 20 il. Not so aid these orient
shepherds. They waited until ali ii
focks were gathered. and the mo-
locks that came the better they Xix,
u IT, And SO we ought 20 be anxiol
that all the people should come.
out into the highways and the hedg
IN and compel them 20 come in. Go
us the rich aud tell them ;hey are inC
gent without the Gospel OF Jesus.
'Sn 10 the poor and tell them the affiuen
AT there s. In Christ. Go 10 the bli
and tell them Of the touch that Civ
Tx eternal Illumination. Go 10 the lar
MY aud tell shcn Of the JOY that viii ma
re- the lame man leap Ike hart Gath
As al the sheep OF all the mountain
SEQ None so tosn Of the dogs. none so sic
suF none so worried, none so dying as
TO be omitted. Why not gather a GRE
wa nock? All this city is flock, ali y
aek York is fiock, ali London is d flo
'ixs al the world is fock.
This well OF the Gospel Is O.
enough 10 put out the burning thi
OF the 100000. 600 Of the race.
'aa not let the church by spirit Of
80, ciusiVsness keep the world out.
down all the bars. swing open all
% gates. scatter all the invitstio
whatsoever will. let him come" Col
white and black. Come. red men
hs.r the forest. Come Laplander.
feet OF the snow. Come PatagoniAn. GU
a.. che eouth Come frr-fnrs Come pa