Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1867-11-06

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Here is kernel OF corn. Il is as pure and
beautiful and almost as solid piece Of the
whitest polished ivory. and streaked with very
delicate lines Of the brightest rcd. Whence came
It? The seed came from that part Of the earth in
which man first dwclt Let us presume then, that
it is an exact copy Of the FIRST kernel Of corn
created. and so through thousands Of years and
thousands of annual productions in thousands of
fields and various climates, let us follow IL back
10 the first kernel of corn and ask, who made that
Says one, q assume marriagabe daughc)
{" Il grew II is the answer Of the little negro,
who said he didn't know who made him be 'spect
he growed But, pretty wise one. pray tell me
what or who caused the fret kernel Of corn IN all
the world to growY " Indeed, | don't know OF
any body or any thing but Cod 1t is reasona-
bic answer Sceptcs cannot get over IL; for II
they say it grew spontaneously, then ! ask, who
made the germ from which it sprang, or who pre-
pared the earth 10 produce ~ " they answer
that the earth itself grew out Of nothing, ] ask,
who made the first atom from nothing, and trlions
upon triliions OF atoms, and ordered each 10 the
exact place TO do its work, and, furthermore, en-
dowed each with the power to do it perfectly, in
the exact way and time? II we lay aside the BIZ
bic and examine The works Of nature, we shall see
that they all prove pre-conceved design, aud
that they all work by exact, interchangeable and
irrefragable laws, such as only an infinitely wise
an omnipotenf being could make; and II we
then take the Bible, we shall learn that God made
moisture and light and air aud earth and sea and
plants and fruits and animals and fish and birds
and sun and moon and stars, and finally man and
woman in the order have named them, all design
ed and compelled to work on together by just
such laws Only such a being as God could do al
that it has been done, and let us believe that it
was done by God and by Him alone.
The Bible tells us that on the third day Of crca-
ton God separated the earth and the sea- made
the dry land and caused it 10 bring forth the grass,
all seed-producing herbs, aud all hut tees hear
ing seed within the fiuit Not til after this were
the and moon and stars and fish and binds and
man made. II, as some say, each day OF creation
was a thousand years of our time, then if Moses
means that God produced the corn and bees per-
iectly made and set them IN the earth, IL may be
objected chat these must have remained for many
years without the light or heat Of The sun which
would be contrary TO existing natural laws rceu-
lating their growth or If lie first made tlc ed
and planted that, il would not grow. But JET us
remember that light and heat were created on abe
first day though not ill the fourth were the sun
moon and stars assigned to their places, for the
word used by Moses and translated light FIG
nihes both light and FIRE; II either the germ or
seed of corn was first made bv God or the perfect
plant first placed by Him upon the earth. ON
the third day OF creation, however long or short
IL may have been. the seed or the plant would
grow and the divine law of reproduction with
which il was endowed would cause it TO reproduce
itself till the advent of Adam, it has done ever
since for almost six thousand years " e do not
know whether God first made the plant to produce
the seed, or the seed to produce the plant "God
said Let the earth bring forth grass. the herb
yielding seed" &c, implies as much that the seed
was fret made by God and placed in the earth to
geIminate and grow to perfection, as that the
plant was first made and caused by growth to bear
the perfect seed for reproduction. Either was the
work of God and either would accomplish the
same purposes; so let as assume that. IN what
seems to be a natural order of events God made
the first kernel of corn, and that the kernel before
us is exactly like that first kernel with all its beau
ty and all its marvellous powers and PROJECTIONS.
DEATH AND RESURRECTION
Now let us plant it, as God himself first planted
it, by casting it into the prepared earth. ApIar-
emily IL is dead and buried. We wait few DAYS
carefully remove the earth, and discover that the
little kernel OF ivory hardness has been sohened
by the moisture which God created ere the first
day and under the power Of the heat which He
created on the first day, modified TO genteness
by The covering of earth, which He created on the
third day, so that the moisture should not be ex-
baled and leave the little kernel to perish from
drouth The sun to Kill it by heat we shall find
also that the kernel has pushed out a little white
root as pure and beautiful as the kernelitself
1t sis not dead but sleepeth.n
Again we quickly and carefully cover it, and
wait few days more, when discover that the
little root has found the food that God placed in
the earth on the third day for the com, and that
the buried kernel has pushed up little living and
growing shoot TO the light and heat Of Gods SUM-
the dews OF His starry night, His pure air and the
gentle showers of spring. Ii is the resurrection
from the grave. The little kernel has put on a
and beautiful body and day after day il stead
lily points and pushes heaven-waId. But the earth
is its heaven, and now behold how steadily snd
perfectly it obeys all of Gods laws for corn doing
every day its whole duty.
GROWTH
II I 4
little shoot has become two and after little while
longer two more spring out longer still and the
top shows cluster Of large aud beautiful leaves /;
little longer still and head, entirely different
from the first springng leaves, shows itself out Of
this cluster. What is III 1t locks like new born
head Of wheat. Can it be that have made a
mistake and planted wheat instead of corn? No;
the leaves are leaves, and this new conner
must have something to do with the corn. Let
watch him. Up and up be goes, straig htly, rap
idly, beautifully, and lol we behold The tapering
corn-stalk and soon the head at its top opens and
spreads, usually into three branches one erect in
the centre, and the others curying gently outward
on each side. The stalk and branching TIP form
an excellent image Of the sceptre, which il the sign
OF the dominion OF kings the people they rul,
and protect And it Is the sceptre OF the com, a,
we shall see by and by. But here is a new wonder
From a joint about midway Of the stalk new
growth has sprung out. 1t isl cylinder of com
pact leaves, long and pointed, and from the TOT
springs silk Glk as brilliant and beautiful as an,
silk you ever saw What means it Now DO yor
just open the cylinder with care. "Why, it is al
silk" Not quite separate it gently down TO th,
bottom Of the cylinder and tell me what you see
Oh how exquisite all nicely wrapped in tn,
beautiful silk is tiny ear Of gold; Jewel for
lady's ear The lines for every row of corn ar,
perfect, and the spot for every kernel is marked
but oh, how very small small that no eye car
count them, and yet so perfect that every eye car
see marvellous beauty Surely It is a corn baby
an elegant little dolly
Pretty nearly right, hut il is not quite the baby
II is the germ Of IT, Now, ] am afraid we hay,
blasted IT by premature exposure but matter
for that corn is made 10 be eaten as well as tC
grow, and tie loss Of hundred ears Of corn is NOR,
than repaid by the pleasure and the knowledge W,
have gained, and moreover can afford 20 delay
our next visit for day or two.
THE BIRTH.
Again in the corn for fresh wonders. The spin
die has grown still higher, the sceptre is enlarged
and now from every wheatlike sheath has sprung
little seed that hangs by thread of silk. the
whole forming elegant frnges, some light green
some brown, and some red--all dancing gaily il
the breeze. "As live, those little seeds are drop
ping, too; here is one on your hat there is one OF
and there half a apzgp are tau,sls1 in tIa