Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-07-13
A Sermon BY the Rev. T. Dewitt
TaImage, D. D.
OUR DIVINE BROTHER BENJAMIN,
Sinre Saved Only Through TIE
Lord Jesus Christi
Famine
RELIEVED AT HEAVENLY CORN CRIB.
Subject: The corn crib"

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Nothing to eat Plenty OF corn in Egypt
out ghastly famine in Canaan. The cattle
moaning in the stall. Men, women and
children awfully white with hunger. Not
the failing Of one crop for one summer bu,
the failing Of all the crops for seven years.
A nation dying for lack OF that which is so
common on your table and SO little appre-
ciated; the product Of harvest field and
grist mill and oven; the price OF sweat and
anxiety and Struggle-bread: Jacob the
father, has the last report from the flour bin
and he finds that everything is out and he
saws to his sops: "Boyg hook up the wag-
ous and start for Egypt snd get US some.
thing to eat" The Iact was there was q
great corn crib in Egypt. The people of
Egypt haveheen lorsaa..;; orssa.; tissSsd in all ages,
at the present time paying between 70 tc 50
per cent Of their products 10 the govern
ment. No wonder in that time they had a
large corn.crib and i was full. To that
CRIB they came from tae regions around
about--those were iamishsd-s0ae paying
for the corn in money; when the money
was exhausted paying for the corn in sheep,
cattle, horses and camels: and when they
were exhausted then selling their own bodies
and their families into slavery.
The morning for starting out on the
Crusade For Bread
has arrived. Jacob gets his family up very
eerly. But before the elder sons Start they
say something that makes him tremble with
emotion from head to foot and burst into
tears. The fact was that these elder sons
had once before been in Egypt to get corn
and they had been treated somewhat rough
ly, the lord Of the corn crib supplying them
with corn, but saying at the close Of the in
terview: Now, you need not come back
here for any more corn unless you bring
something better than mouey-even your
younger brother Benjamin" All! Benjamin
that very name was suggestive Of all ten.
derness. The mother had died at The birth
Of that soma spirit coming and another
spirit going-and the very thought Of part
ing with Benjamin must ha7e been
AHenrt Break.
The keeper of this corn crib nevertheless
says to the elder soDs; "Ghe.e is no need
OF your coming up here for more corn unless
you can Bring Benjamin, your fathers
darling Now Jacob and his family very
much needed bread; but what struggle it
would be tc give mp thio sou. Tie Ocien.
tails are very 1emonstrat!ve in their grief,
and hear the outwailinC of the father as
these older song keep reite?ating in lis cars
the announcement Of the Egyptian
lord, I'VE shsli not Ies my face
unless your t2other b. with you.
"Why did you ,sil them sou haG
bro!Ser2' said the old man, complaining
and chiding them. why, .ather," they
said, he asked us al about oC- family aud
we had no idea he would make say such dc.
manG on us as he LIS made" No use CT
asking: me- said TIE father, - cannot,
will no. give up BenjaGiin." ." The fact was
that the old man had !oat two children; and
] have been told that when there hse been
bereavement in a household and child
taken, it makes the Other children in the
household more precioss. So the day for
departure vas adjourned and adjourned and
adjourned. Still the horrors of the famine
and louder moe2ed the cattle and
wider open cracked the earth and more pal.
lid became he cheeks, until Jacob in des-
pa;r cried cut 10 bis sons: lake Benjamin
aud be off, The older sons tried to cheer
up their father They said: Eve have
strong arms and a stout heart and no harm
will come to Benjamin. Vel see that he
gets back agar. "Farewel" SAID the
Young men to the father in a tone of as
suned good.ckesr. Far e ne III said
The old man; :or that word has more
luaYeIs in 1t when pronounced By
he aged ihan by the young.
Hell, the bread party,
the Bread En- bassy,
drives up in front Of the corn crib Of Egypt.
These corn cribc, are filled with wheat and
barley and corn in the husk, :or modern
tra7elers in these lands, both in Canaan
and Egypt, tell Es there is corn there cor
with oar Indian maze. Huzza!
The Journey is en- led. The lord of the corn
crib, who is also the prime minister, comes
down 10 these arrived travelleTc- Hnd says:
'Dins with me 10 iay. How is yoCr father
Is this Benjamin, the younger brother.
whose presence / iemaudedY tie t7ave!-
lers are introduced into the palace. They
are worn and bed2sted Of the wsy, aad ser
wants come in With 2 basin Of water in one
hand and towa! N the other ani kneeI
iowR before these newly arrived
travellers, waai,ipg or he dus,
,f the way. The butchers and poul.
.erer3 and caterers Of the prime ministers
prepare the repa2t The guests ere seated
4 snail groups, two or three at table, the
ood on tray; all the luxuries from imper-
al gardens and orchards and aluariums
aud aviaries are brought there and are fill
ng he chalice and platter. Now is the
ime for this Prime Minister il he has q
grujge against BENJAMIN to show it. VIII
be kill him now that he has him in his
la1ds. Oh. no. This Lord OF the corn
crib is seated at MS own table and he looss
orer to the tables Of his guests; ond he sends
\ portion TO each of them, but sends a
arger portion tc, Benjamin, or, as the Bibie
,naintly puts it: Benjamin $ mess was
i've times 80 much as any OF theirs BE
luick and send word back with the sTiftest
camel 10 Canaan to old Jacob that "3snja'
min is we'll; all is we'll he q faring snmp,
.uously; tie Egyptian losd did not mean
murder ana death; buthe meant deEVerance
and lie when be announced TO us on that
iay 'Ye shall net see my face ualess your
brother be with you.
Well. my friends,
TAis World Is Famine-Strpsk of Sin.
It does not yield a single crep OF solid sat
1t is dying Il is hunger bitten.
The fact thai it doss not, cannot test
mans heart was we'll illustrated in the lite
Of the English comedian. AL he worli
honored him-dd everyth:ug for him the
world could could do lie was spplaui1i
in England .nd applsuded in the tnl.ed
States He roussd up Ua'ions into laugh er
He had no equal And yet although many
people thought him entirely happy and that
ibis world was completely satiating his soul
he sits down and writes; Il never in nv lie
put GU q new ha, that it did not rain and
ruin it, | never went out in shabby coat
because it was raining aud thought all wao
had the choice would re usia in door' that
,hs eup Aid M. hrrst forth in i's stran 9TH