Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-04-04
Gas Shock Of Corn COmeth in It's Seas
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The annexed extract is so beautiful
that, by every one who reads it, il will
be preserved. 1t fell from the lips OF
Rev. DR.. Charles Wadsworth, of Phila-
delphia, The text taken by him was
"As shock Of corn cometh in its seas
on"
"In His moral tillage," he said, "God
cultvates many G0sUers, seeminly only
for their exquisite beauty and fragrance.
For when bathed in soft sunshine they
have burst into blossom, then the Di-
vine Hand gathers them from the earth
~ fields, to be kept in crystal vases in
blessed mansions above. Thus little
children die--some in the sweet bud,
some in fuller blossom; but never too
early to make heaven fairer and sweet
er with their immortal bloom.
"Verily, to the eye Of Faith, nothing
is fairer than the death Of young chill
drcn.-Sight and sense, indeed, recoil
from it. The flower that, like breath
ing rose, filled heart and home with an
exquisite delight, alasl we are stricken
with sore anguish to find its stem brok-
en- and the blossom gone. But unto
Faith, eagie-eyed beyond mental vision,
and winged to mount like the singing
lark over the fading rainbow unto the
blue heaven, even this is touchingly
lovely.
"Thc child's earthly ministry was well
done, for the rose does its work rs
grandly in blossom as the vine with its
fruit. And having helped to sanctify
and lif. heavenward the very hearts that
broke Mt its farewell, it has gone from
this troublesome sphere ere the winds
chilled or the rains stained it, leaving
the world it blessed and the skies
through which il passed still sweet with
its lingering fragrance, to its glory rs an
eyer-unlolding flower III the blessed gar
den Of God. Surely, prolonged life on
earth hath no boon like this For such
mortal 'oveliness to put on immortali-
ty-to rise from the carnal with SO lit
tie memory of earth that the mothers
cradle seemed to have been rocked in
the house of many mansions-to have
no experience of Il wearied mind and
chilled affections, but from chids
joyous heart growing up into the power
of M archanpeilc intellect-to be rap
tured rs II blessed babe through the
gates of Paradise-ahl this is better than
to watch as an old prophet for the car
of fire in the Valley of Jordon.
" Surely, God is wise in NIL his works,
and even amid our tears will rejoice in
this harvest feast thot, among us, rs
elsewhere, lie gathers so largely the
flowers in their season.
"And as Of flowers, 50 of fruits in their
order and after their kind each cometh
in his season. Some fruits ripen early.
Scarcely has the delicious June poured
its full glory over the earth ere some
rare and delicious species are already
ripenod. And some ripen later. There
are trees that do not even blossom until
midsummer. And there are fruits that
remain hard and unsavory until God
shakes them in the wild autumnal wind
and treats them with the dlstressful
inistry of frost. And SO it is III the
spiritual souls develop and mature
differently. Some are ready for gather
ing ut lllc's early summer; some come
not to the earring till the time of the lat
ter rain. And God watches carefully
that each shall come III his season.
We indeed sometimes talk of 'untime.
ly denths, Of young christians removed
too early from spheres of usefulness,
~ if the omnlscient husbandman did
not know wnen his immortal grapes
are purple and his corn in the ear.
Surely God does the whole thing wisely,
gathering each spiritual growth just rs
it comes into condition Tor its immor-
tai uses.
90, though beautiful and comfort
ingl-Dcath ~ not destruction, but har-
vesting the gathering from fields of
mortal tillage ripe fruits in their season.
And why, then, should our harvest
feast be sad over garnered immortality?
Why should this sweetly tolling bell,
filling the troubled earthly airs with il
gentle sound, 80 startle and appal the
trllstiml spirit? God strengthen your
faith 80 to behold this mysterious thing
in II light from heaven, that its dark
veil shall feel transparent, and face
with soft eyes look forth loving and
bright rs M angel.
death il not destruction! Death il
not even decay Death is harvestingl
Hear yo parents from whose household
sweet children have been rudely parted,
hear yo this: The beloved has gone
down into His garden to gather liliesl'
lo children who have lost revered pa
rents, and whose life is chilled in the
shadow OF that dread hing-orphanage
hear We this: AS shock Of corn
comoth III his season, so are matured
souls gathered TO the garner Of God"
"Whar's dc kerridge."
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