Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1901-09-14
is VERY REFRESHING
DR.. Talmage, In This Discourse, So
Represents Religion.
ne Invites All the world Co Come and
Receive st-Christ's Eternal
Fouusafss Satisfy the
soul.

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and invites ali tho world TO come and
receive Il; text. Genesis. 2o:s. 1--WE
cannot until all the fiocks re gathered
together and til they roA the stone
FROM the wells mouth; then We water
the sheep"
A scene in Mesopotamia, beautifully |
pastoral A we'll Of water OF great
value .ir thst region. The fields around
about IL white with three focks OF /
sheep lying down waiting for the wa
tering. / hear their bleating coming |
on the bright air aud the laughter Of |
young men sud maidens INDUCING In |
ruBt4c repartee. look Oft. and l see
other hochs of sheep coming. Mean
while Jacob. a stranger, on the inter
es;ing errand Of looking for wife.
comes 10 the well. a beautiful shep-
hSrdsss comes TO the same well. see
her approaching. followed by her IA
theirs sheep. IL was = memorable
meeting. jacob married that sheP-
hsrdess. The Bible account OF IL Is:
"JaoOb kissed Rachel and lifted up his
voice aud wspt." IL has always been
mystery 20 me what he found 20 cry
about But before that scene oc-
Ourred Jacob accosts the shepherds and
shaking Of the thirst Of their sheep
and why they did not imme diately pro
eeed 20 water them. The shepherds
reply 10 the effect: ave arc all good
neighbors, and - matter Of cour-
tssy we wsit until all the sheep Of the
neighborhood come mp. Bc sides that.
this stone on the wells mouth IS some
what heavy. and several Of us take hold
n Il Il -.
buckets and the troughs are filed and
che sheep are satisfied" 1--WE cannot
until all the hocks are gathered to-
gether and till they roll the stone from
the wells mouth; then we water the
sheep"
Oh. this Is a thirsty world Hot for
ths head. and blistering for the feet,
and parching for the tongue. The
worlds great want IS q cool. refresh
ing. satisfying draft. We wander
sround and We end the cistcrn empty.
Long and tedious drought has dried
up the worlds fountain, but cen
turtles ago a Shepherd. With crook In
the shape Of cross ano feet cut to
the bleeding. explored the desert pas
sage. of ths world and one day came
across a wen thousand feet deep.
bubhling and bright aud opalesccnt.
and looked 10 the north. and the south.
and the east, and the west, aud cried
out with voice strong and musical.
that rang through the ages: "Ho.
everyone that thirsteth. come ye TO the
Watersi"
Now q great Sock Of sheep to-day
gather around this Gospel well. There
are great many thirsty souls. Iwon-
der why the hocks of all nations do
not gather. why so many stay thirsty
end while I am wondering about IL my
text breaks forth in the explanation
saying: I'VE cannot until all the flochs
be gathered together and till they roll
the stone from the wells mouth; ther
We water the sheep"
IL herd Of swine come to wen
they angrily jostle e0eh other for tn,
precedence; il drove OF cattle com,
20 well. they hook each other bacl
from the water. but when a flock o
sheep come. though 4 hundred Of III n
shall be disappointed. they only eN
press II by sad blesting. they come TO
Fether pesceably. We want a grea
multitude 10 come around the GOSps
well. I know there are those who G,
Dot Ike q crowd; they think crow
Is vulgar. II they are oppressed 20
room in church. IL makes them posi-
lively impatient and belligerent. W
have had people permanently lsav
church because so many other peOpl
came 20 IT. Not so did these orients
shepherds. They waited until all tn
nocks were gathered. and the NOR
hocks that came the better they like
81. And we ought 70 be auxiOu
that all the people should come O
out into the highways and the hedge
and compel them to come In. 90 I
the rich and tell them they are ind
gent without the Gospel of Jesus.
10 the poor and tell them the affiuen
there Is in Christ. Go to the bin
and tell them % the touch that Civ,
eternal illumination. Go 20 the Ian
aud tell them OF the Joy that will NAL
the lame man leap Ike hart. Gath,
oil the sheep OFF all the mountain
None so torn of the dogs. none SC sic
none so worried. none SO dying as
be omitted. Why not gather a gre
Aock? All this city IS flock. all Ne
York Is a focl5. all London is foc
all the world is flock.
This well of the Gospel Is de,
enough 10 put out the burning thir
OF the 1900 900 900 of the race. /
not let the church by spirit OF 9
eiusiveness keep the world out I
down all the bars. swing open all Z
gates. scatter all the invitation
"Wbosoeyer will, let him come" Con
white and black. Come. red men
yaO1ander n