The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1901-08-17

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the forest. Come Laplander, out
At he Cone ParagOnian, out of
the south. Come ir<urs- Come pant-
irw under paln Raves Come one
Come at. Come now. As at this well
of Mesopotsmia jacob aud Rachel
were betrothe6, 50 this morning at this
xer Of saiv1tion Christ. our shepherd.
Nill meet YOU comiDgu up with your long
aocks of cares and anxieties, and He
will stretch out His hand in piecge
Of His affection. while al Heaven wih
cry out: sBehold. the bridegroom
eometh! Go We ont to meet hint
You notice that this vel OF Aeso-
potamia mad a stone on IL, which
must be removed before the sheep
could be watered, and / find on the
well Of salvation to-day i~mPediments
and Obstacles which must be re-
moved in order that you may obtain
the refreshmeni and life Of this gos-
pei. In your case tn impediment is
pride of heart. You cannot bear TO
come to so democratic a fountain;
you do not want to come with so
many others IL is as though you
were thirsty and you were invited to
slake your thirst at the town pump
instead of sitting in a parlor slipping
out Of a chased ehaliee which a
Just been lifted from a silver salver.
Not so many publicans and sinners.
You want to get to Heaven, but you
must be in a special car, with your
feet on a Turkish ottoman and a
band of music on board the train.
You do not want to be in company
with rustic Jacob and Rachel and be
drinking out of the fountain where
10000 sheep have been drinking be-
fore you. You will have to remove
the obstacle Of pride or never find
your way 10 the well. You will have
to come as we came, willing TO take
the water of eternal life in any way
and at any hand and in any kind of a
pitcher, crying out; "0h, Lord Je-
sus. l am dying Of thirst! Give me
the water of eternal life, whether in
trough or goblet! Give me the wa
ter of lifel | care not in wat it
comes to me-" Away with all your
hindrsnces of pride from the wells
mouth
Here is another man who is kept
back from the water of life by the
stone of an obdUrate heart which
lies over the mouth of the well. You
have no more feeling upon this sub
ject than IL God had yet to do you
the first kindness or you had to dc
God the first wrong. Seated on His
lap all these years, His everlasting
arms sheltering you, where is your
gratitude? Where is your morning
and evening prayer7 Where are your
consecrated lives? I say 10 you. as
Daniel said TO Belshazzar: THE God
in whose hand thy breath is, and al
thy way, thou hast not glorihed.'
II you treated anybody as badly al
you have treated God, you would have
made 500 apologies; yea, your whole
life would have been an apology
Three times a day you have beer
seated at Gods table. Spring, sum
mer, autumn and winter He has ap
, propriately appareled you. You
health from Him, your companion
; from Him, your children from Hin
; your home from Him, all the brigh
surroundings Of your life from Hin
Oh, man, what dost thou with tina
: hard heart? Canst thou not feel on
|, throb of gratitude toward the Go
: that made you, and the Christ VIII
} came to redeem you, and the Hol
Z, Ghost who has all these years bee
7 importuning you? II you could 81
> down five minutes under the TIRE
) OF q Saviour's martyrdom and fe'
His likelihood trickling on your for
head and cheek and hands, methinl
you would get some appreciation
+, what you owe to a crucified Jesus.
Heart OF stone. relent. relent,
> Touched by Jesus cross, subdued;
, See His body mangled, rent,
Covered with a gore Of blood.
I Sinful soul. what hast thou done?
Crucihed the Eternal Son.
: There are men who are perfect
= Disconnected. Unhappy in the pas
t unhappy to-day, to be unhappy 70
1 ever, unless you come TO this Gosp
o we'll. This satisfies the soul with
d high, deep. all absorbing and etern
r satisfaction. 1t comes, and it offe
l. the most unfortunate man so much
e this world as is best for him, a.
'e throws all Heaven into the bargai
lie The wealth Of Croesus and all Z
al Rothschiids is only a poor, miserat
lie shilling compared with the eternal Il
re tunes that Christ offers you to-ds
20 In the far east there was a king W
us used once a year to get on the seal
10 while on the other side the scales w
es placed gold and silver and gems
10 deed, enough we're placed there
III balance the king. Then, at the Gle
of the weighing, all those treasul
&c were thrown among the populsce. /
Christ to-day steps on one side
'es scales, and on the other side are