The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-18

gether peaceably. We want a great multitude to come around the gospel well. I know there are those who do not like a crowd; they think crowd Is vulgar. If they are oppressed for room in church it makes them positively im- patient and belligerent. We have had people permanently leave church be- cause so many other people come to it. Not so did these oriental shepherds. They waited until all the flocks were gathered, and the more fiocks that came the better they likd it. And so we ought to be anxious that all the people should come. Go out into the highways and the hedges and compel them to come; go to the rich and tell them they are indigent without the gospel. of Jesus; go to the poor and tell of affiuence there is. in Christ {. 20 to the blind and tell them Of the touch that gives eternal illumination; go to the lame and tell them of the joy that will make the lame man leap like a heart. Gather all the shep off all the mountains: none so torn or the dogs' none so sick. none so worried, so dylng' as to be omitted. Why not gather a great flock? All this city in flock; all New York in flock; all London in a flock; all the world in flock.
 water TOT Luc LAAIStys
 This well of the gospel is deeep enough to put out the burning thirst ot the 1,600, ,O0O 900 of the race. Do not let the church by a spirit of exclusiveness keen the world out. Let down all the hars swing open all the gates. scatter all the invitations, "Whosoever will. let him come" Come, while and black. Come. red men of the forest Come. Laplander out of the snow. Come. Pat agonian, out of the south. Come in fur. Come panting under palm leaves. Come one come all Come now. AS al this well of Mesopotamia Jacob ana Rachel were betrothed. so this morn- ing at this well of salvation Christ. our Shepherd, will meet you coming up with your long fiocks of cares ana anX, ietis. and He will stretch out hls hano in pledge of His affection while all heaven will cry out: Behold the prioe, groom cometh! Go ye out to meet him.
 You notice that this we'll of Mesopo- ia mia. had a stone on it, which mus he removed before the sheep could Dc watered. and find on the well of sal vation today impediments and opsta- cles which must be removed in order | that YOU may obtain the re1reshmen' | and fife of this gospel. In your case | the impediment Is pride Of heart' 1ou cannot bear to come to so democratic a fountain. You do not want to come with so many others. It is as thousI you were thirsty and you were invited tc slake your thirst at the town puml instead of sitting in parlor sippins out of a chasen chalice which has Jus been lifted from silver salVer. No' so many publicsns and sinners. Tot want to get to heaven. but you mus
 be in a special car, with your feet or | a Turkish ottoman, and band or rnu
 aic on board the train. You do no
 want to he in company with rustic Ja
 cob and Rachel and to be .irinking GU l of the fountain where 1O,0oo sheel have been drinking before you. 1ol
 will have to remove the obstacle O
 nride or never find your way to th'
 well. You will have to come as WV come. willingly to take the water O eternal life in any way and at an!
 hand and in any, kind of pitcher. crylni out: 70. Lord Jesus. I am dying O
 thirst, Give me the water of eterna life. whether in trough or goblet. Glv'
 me the water of life. I care not II what it comes to me- Away with al
 your hindrances of pride from th'
 wells mouth!
 Here is another man who is kep