THE SHEEP. 17 



helper as the intelligent and faithful dog of a modern 

 shepherd, it was necessary that one of ancient times 

 should have command over them j and this he acquired 

 by being always among them, and by kindness of treat- 

 ment. Referring to his travels in Greece, Mr. Hartley 

 says, " I asked my man if it was customary to give 

 names to sheep. He informed me that it was, and that 

 the sheep obeyed the shepherd when he called them by 

 name. This morning I had the opportunity of verify- 

 ing his statement. Passing a flock of sheep, I asked 

 the shepherd the same question that I had put to my 

 servant, and he gave me the same answer. I then bade 

 him to call one of his sheep. He did so, and it in- 

 stantly left its pasture and .its companions, and ran up 

 to the hands of the shepherd with signs of pleasure, and 

 a prompt obedience, which I had never seen excelled in 

 any other animal. He told me, also, that many of his 

 sheep were still 'wild,' that they had not yet learned 

 their names, but that, by teaching, they would all 

 learn them. The others, which knew their names, he 

 called 'tame.'" 



It is said that Jesus " calls his own sheep by name," 

 and that " they know his voice." The multitude, alas ! 

 heed it not ; they go on, loving sin and practising ini- 

 quity, as if he preserved a constant silence ; but it is not 



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