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Shepherds and their Sheep

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Publishing Committee · Battle Creek, Mich. · Feb 18, 1858

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 11, No. 15.

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Shepherds and their Sheep.

On the lofty central chain of Lebanon, Mr. Porter passed the "Fountain of the Opening of the Knapsack." It is a favorite resort of shepherds, where they collect their flocks at noon; and opening their scrips in which they carry their dinner, sit down and eat. The flocks seem oftentimes so packed together, that you wonder if the shepherds will be able to separate each his own. But when the repast is over, each rises, calls to his own flock, sheep and goats, and they forewith separate themselves from the throng, and go after him. What four texts does this illustrative passage remind you of?