The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-08-22
CORN AND MAMMA.
DR.. Talmage Eloquently Dis.
courses on the Spiritual
Needs of Man.
He Tells us All How They can
Be Abundantly Sup.
piled.

Joshua W, 12: "And the manna ceased on
the morrow after they had eaten oi the
old corn Of the land"
Only those who have hud something to do
with the commissariat of an army know
what o job 1t il to feed md clotle five or six
hundred men. Well there is such host ns
that marching across the desert. They nro
cut off from all army supplies. There IRE no
rail trains bringing down food or blankets.
Shall they all perish? No. The Lor. comes
the shoes and the coats. which in gear or
two would havo been worn to rngs aud int
tiers, and they become storm-pr0of and
me.proof, SO that, after forty years Of wear
ing, the conts und the shoes are az good rs
new. Besides that, every morning there
is IL showerOf bread. not sOur and s0ggy, tor
the rising Of that bread is made in heaven,
and celestial fingers have mixed it. and
rolled it into balls, light iinky nn.l sweet, az
though they we're the crumbs thrown out
from heavenly banquet. Two bntrhcs of
bread made every day in the upper mansion
one for those who sit ut the table with tho
King. and the other for the marching Israel
ties in the wilderness.
do not very much pity the Israelitcs for
the inct that they had only mnnnn to eat.
1t was, suppose, the best food ever pro-
vitled. know that the ravens brought !ool
to hungry Eli. all; but should not so well
have liked those blnck walters. Rather
would have the fare that came down every
morning In buckets Oidew-cloan, sweet, God
provided edihles. but now the ISraltcs
hive taken their last bit of it in their fingers,
and put the last delicate morsel of il to heir
lirs. Why this cessation OF heavenly sup
ply" 1t was because the lsrnlitrs
had arrived In Canaan. nn,l they
smplled the breath of tlie harvest fields nnd
the crowded barns of the country w"ro
thrown open to them. All the inhabitants
had fled, and in the name Of the Lord ot
Hosts helsraelites took possession Of every
thing. We'll, the tllrcshing floor is cleared,
the corn is scattered over it, the oxen nro
brought around in lazy and perpetual cir.
cult until the corn in trnmplc,l lopsc: then it
il winnOwed With u tau. and it in ground and
it Is baked, and. 10! there is enough bread
for all the worn out host. "Anl the mama
ccnses on the morrow after they had entcu
Of the old corn OF the land"
From among the mumInies o. Egypt nn,l
Cnnnnn hive been brought grains oi corn.
exactly like our Indian corn, and recently
planted, they have produced the same kind
ofcorn, with which we nre familiar. So
I'm not sure which Kind of grain my text re-
ers to. hut oil the shlnc is the m";lning
The dissection ot this sub rct leads me- first,
to speak of especial relief for esI,erinl emcr-
gency; and, secondly, o the old corn olthe
gospel or ordinary circumstances.
II these lsraclites crossing the wilderness
had not received brrn.l from the heavenly
bakeries, there would. first, have been II long
line of dpud children half buried in the sand:
then, there would have been II long line NJ
sIonH fnr 1o ,Ir
there would have been long line o dead
men unburird. because there would have
been no one to bury them. II would hnvo
been told in the history ol the world that IL
grent company Of good people started out
from Egypt to Canaan. aud were never
heard Of. us thoroughly lost in the wilder
ness Of sand as the city Of Boston aud the
waters. What use was it to them that there
was plcnty of corn IN Canaan, or plenty %
corn in Egypt.
What they wanted WINS something to eat
right there, where there was not so much ns
u grnssblade. In other words, an cspcrinl
supply for nn especial emergency. That is
what some Of you want. The ordinary com.
counsel, do nos seem to meet your ease.
I here nre those who feel that they must
have an omnipotent and imme.iintc supply,
and you shull laven
10 1t pain nnd physical distress through
which you must go? Does not Jesus know
all about pain? Did he not suffer it in the
most sensitive part ofl,ead and hand and
drop Of which shall cure tile worst I,lroN,
yam: itis tl.esa4e grace TINT soutol Rob.
pFt Hall when, after writhin.. on h" rarp", IN
physical turtur0s. he cried out: "Oh! ! suffer.
I'd terribly. hut didn't cry out while was
did !? Did cry OUT There il
no such nurse as lesus-his hand the grntIrst,
Ills foot the ligitest his arm til, s!ron ,e.t.
For especial pnng esprcinl help.
IL it approaching sorrow. ls It long
shadowe,l bereavement that you know is
coming, because the breath is short. nnI he
voice is fnint. nn,i the cheek il pnlr! Have
you been calculating your capacity or inr,,.
pacity to endure wdowhood or rhildlcssncss
or IL disbande,l home and cried. 81 cannot
nndureit?" Oh. troubled somi, you will wake
up amidst NIL your troubles. md find around
nbOut you tile sweet consolation of the gas.
pei as thickly strcw"tl nh was tlin mnlna
around about the lsrneliiisl, cnctmpinrnt!
ERpecinl eolnce for esIiecinl distress.
Or is il II troubled rnst? a sil"nt nursery?
A vacant clinir opposite you at the tn l,le? a
musing upon n broken family circle nevc.
ngnin to lie reunited! A chnkiu- sense Of
oneliness' A blot of grief so large lii. il ry-
linguishes tho light OF sun. aud puts ont
10 whether you live or die? Especial com nrt
Tor that especial trial. Your appetite has
allied tor everything else. Oh try y iit:n uf
this wilderness mamma "! will meyer leave
thee. will never forsnkc thee" Like as II
ather piticti his children, SO III" Lord ptir,li
them that fear him." "Cnn u woman forget
lpr sucking child. that she should not have
OH the son of licr womb wa.
hey may forget, vet will not foygrt thc"''
Or is it tlle griu. OF a dissipntrd compaIl-
on? There are those here who have 1t, 40 |
AN not speaking in the abstract. but to the
,oint. You have not whispered it. pcri,nps.
o your most intimate friend; hut you SEQ
'Our home going awny gradually from you.
md unless things change soon it will be en-
,icted by woman, presiding mt II WON
ms meeting in Ohio when her intoxicated
lusband staggered up to the pluttor;n to
Ter overwhelming mortificgtian and he ia
.urbance Of the a,h,icn.s. au,l sar pulled i,
postls rom her hushnEd'a rnckct
,ad held It up before the a,,iienes, and cried
lut. "Thare 10 the cause Of my woe! There
ards w'e!" And then, looking down 10 tll"
audience, cried, "Doyou wonder feel strong.
y on this subjcrt' Siutrrs. will you help me-"
And hundreds Of voices responded Yes,
ves, We will help you"
You stand, some of you, in such n tragedy
O.dny. You tnn not even ask him to step
ir,nking. 1t makes him cross and he tells
'on to mind your own business. IL thc,a
my relief in such ease? Not su.i, az is
ound in the rigmarG,e af cor, Tort ordinarily
.iyen 10 such casas. But there is IL rrici
hat drops In mama from the throne of
lOd. oh, lit up your lnccrutcd soul in
'rnycr. and you will get omnipot.nt com.
ort! do not know in what words the
oothing influence may come, but know
hat for especial grief there is espc''nl driiv.
renee. give you two or three passages.
ry them on; take that Shicn best ii,s your
oul; WHOM the Lord loyeth he chastcn-
o those who love Cod "Wcepilg may on.
ng." know there arc those who, when /
hey trF to comfort people, alwny. bring |
he saRe stale sentiment about the useful- !
ices Of trial. Instead oil bringing up n new 4
,laster for u new wound, an'l fresh mama ,
or fresh hunger, they rummage their havcr. !
ack to find some crumb Of old consolation. |
shen from horizon to horizon the grouc,. |
> white with the new-fallen mann. Il God T. !
lelp not five minutes cid. .t" =
ng rnannG-sun!lnys"e excspted-tGe Mnn"a
new they AaA ca.aplaiued to their leader,
md w9ndered that thcy had to eat mnnna III.
tead Of onions. Now the fare is changed. 4
Those people iR that army under 40 years
u aGs had never seen n corn field nnd now,
shen they hear the leaves rustling and tho
assels waving and the billows OF green ~
ng over the plain as the wind taueh,1thtM'
= must !, have esaN & psx aiAliytl seEsasioN.
esrs ti aSs a.p % s'as esss asr lss,"S ~ ss.
IL Shining grains, S'Goirni n Shouted the
,nNQunrd ar the host as they hurst omen the