Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1890-08-22
with the nsw fallen mama of Gods halp not


five minutes old
But after fourteen thousand six hundred
days OF falling msnna--Suudsys
excepted the mamma ceassd. Sons OF them
were glad Of il. You know thsy had COM
plained to their leader, and wondered that
they had TO eat mamma instead OF onions.
Now the fare is changed Those psopls in
that army under forty years OF age had never
seen corn field, and now, when they hear
the leaves rustling and sss tho tassels waving
aud the pillows OF green flowing over the
plain as the wind touched them, It must have
been new and lively sensation. "Cornp
cried the old man, as he opened an ear.
"Corn!n cried the children, as they counted
the shining grains. "Cornp shouted the
vanguard Of the host as thsy burst open the
granaries of the affrighted population, the
granaries that hal bssn left In the possesson
OF the victorious Iaaslitcx Then the hre
was kindlei, and the ears OF corn were thrust
into II, and. fresh and crisp and tender. wsre
devoured Of ths hungry vlctors; and bread
was prepared. and many things that can bs
made out OF -four regAled the appetizer that
had been sharpsnsd by tho long march.
"And the mamma ceased on the morrow
after they had eaten OF the old corn OF the
land.n
Blessed be God, we stand In just such
field today. the Mruriant grain coming
above the girdle, tbs air full OF ths oiors OF
the ripe old corn OF the gosp,l Canaan.
remember YOU will soon ges tirsi Of fan
ciful diet. While l wasi Paris liked for a
while this rare aud exquisite cookery, but l
soon wished was homs again, and had tbs
plain food OF my nstive land. 80 1t Is fact
that we soon weary OF tbs sirups and tbs
custards and tbs whipped foam OF the fauci-
full religionists, and We cry; Give US plain
broad made out OF the old >rn Of the gospsl
Canaan This Is ths only foo1 that can
quell the souls hunger.
There are meE hers who hardly know what
Is the matter with them. They have triet
to get together fortune and larger account
at the bank and TO get investments yis,ding
larger percentages. They are trying TO sat
isfy their soul with diet OF mortgages and
stocks. There ar } Others here WHO have bssl
trying to get famous, and have saccssted to
q greater or less extent; ami they have been
trying to satisfy their soul with the chopped
feed OF magazines and newspapers. All these
men are no more happy now than bsfore they
made the first thousand dollars: no more
happy now than when for the first time they
saw cheir names favoraby mentioned. They
cannot analyz, or define their feelings; but
will tell them what is the matter-they are
hungry for the old corn Of the Gospsl. That
you must have, or be pinchei and wan and
wasted and hollow-syed aud shriveled up
with an eternity Of famine.
The inhdel scientists OF this day are Offer
ing us different kind OF soul food; bu. they
are, OF all Inen, the most miserable. / have
known many OF them; but never knew ono
OF them who came within thousand miles
Of being happy. The great John Stewart
Mill provided for himsslf new kind Of por-
ridge; but yet, when he comes to die, he ac-
knowledges that his philosophy never gave
him any comfort In days OF bereavemsnt and
In roundabout way he admit, that his life
was failure. So IL Is with all infidel scien-
lists. They are trying TO live on telescopes
and crucibles and protoplasms, and they
charge US with cant, not realizing that there
is no such intolerable can't In all the world as
this perpetual talk we are hearing about
positive philosophy and "the absolute, u
and ''the great to ban and "the everlasting
no." and ''ths higher unity" and "ths
latent potentialities," an "ths cathedral OF
the immensities." have besn translating
have bean translating what they have been
doing, and will tell you what II all means
1t means that they want to kill Godl And
my only wonder Is that God has not killed
| them. fhave In other days tasted OF their con-
| fections, and come back and tell you 10 day
that there Is no nutriment or life or health In
anything but the bread made out OF che old
corn Of the Gospel What do I mean by
that' I mean that Christ Is the bread oi
life, and taking Him you live and live for
| ever.
But, You say, corn i OF but little practical
usr unless it is thra5hci and ground aud
! baked. l answer: his Gospel corn has gone
! through that process. When on Calvary all
the hoofs OF human scorn came down ON the
heart Of Christ, and all the falls of satanic
fury beat Him long and fast was not the
corn threshold When the mills of Gods In
| dignation against sin caught Christ between
the upper and neither rollers was not the
corn groundf When Jesus descended into
hell, and the flames of the lost world wrapped
Him all about, was not the corn bakedf Oh.
yesl Christ Is ready; His pardon all ready;
His peace all ready; everything ready In
! Christ Are You ready for Hims
You say: THAT Is such simple Gospel.
know It is. You say you thought religion
was a strange mixture of elaborate com.
pounds. No; ii is 50 plain that any apscs-
darian may understand Ii. In its simplicity
Is its power. II you could this morning re-
alize that Christ died 10 save from sin and
death and hell not only your minister, and
your neighbor, and your father, aud your
child, but you, 1t would make this hour like
the Judgment day for ayitations and, nc
longer able to keep your seat, you would
leap up crying: FOR me! for men God
grant that you, my brother, may see this
Gospel with your own eyes and hear 1t with
your own ears, and feel with your own heart
that you arc a lost soul, but that CHRIS.
| comes for your extrlcation. Can ,Ja not
take that truth and digest Il, and make II a
part Of your immortal hfei II is only bread.
You have noticed that invalids cannot
take all kinds Of food. The food that will
do for one will not do for another. There
are kinds Of food which will produce. In
cases OF invalidism, very speedy death.
But you have noticed that all persons how
ever weak they may bs, can take bread.
| Oh, soul sick with sin, invalid In your
transgressions, / think this Gospel will
agree with youi think 10 you cannot take
anything else you can take this. Lost
foundl Sunken - raisedt Condemned -
pardonedl Cast out-invitei inI That Is
the old corn Of the Gospel.
You have often seen q wheel with spokes
Of different colors, and when the wheel was
rapidly turned all the colors blended into a
rainbow Of exquisite beauty. / wish
could to-day, take the peace, and the life.
and the Joy and glory OF Christ and turn
them before your soul with such spsed and
| such strength that you would be enchanted
with the revolving splendors Of that name
which is above every name-the name writ
ten once with tears Of exile and In blood of
ulaI ItyEuOiu, uub NTlbten now IN DurniHu6d
crown, and lifted sceptre. and transangelic
throne.
There Is another characteristic about
bread, and that is, you never get tired Of Il.
There are people here seventy years OF age
who find It just as appropriate for their ap-
petite as they did when, in boyhood, their
mother cut q slice Of II clear around the loaf.
You have not got tired Of bread, and that is
a CHARACTERISTIC Of the Gospel Old Christian
man, are you tired OF Jesnsf II no, let us
take His name out Of our Bible, and let us
with pen and ink erase that name wherever
we soc II. Let US cast IL out OF our hymno-
logy, and let There 10 Fountain and
Rock OF Ages go into forgetfulness. Let
US tear down the communion table where we
celebrate His love. Let us dash down the
baptismal bowl where we were consecrated to
Him. Let us hurl Jesus from onr heart and