The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1891-09-04
STARVING SOULS.
Dr.. Talnage Draws Lessons From
the Great Harvest.
The Only salvation From Hunger-Ths
Saviour the Benjamin OF This World
Christ Ever Ready to Assist the
Needy-The BeIisvers' Feast.

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lie said:
This summer having crossed eight
cen of the United States, north, south,
east and west / have TO report the
mightiest harvest that this country or
any other country ever Feaped- If the
grain gam bfcrs do not somehow wreck
these harvests we are about to enter
upon the grHndest scene OF prosperity
that America has ever witnessed. /
But while this is in our
own country on the other side of
the Atlantic there are nations threat
eued with famine and the most dismal
cry that Is ever heard, will, fear, be
uttered, the cry for bread. ! pray God
that. the contrast between our pros
Perity and their want may not be as
sharp as in the lands referred to by nay
text There was nothing to eat
Plenty of corn in Egypt, but ghastiy
famine in Canaan. The cattle moaning
in the stall Men, women and chill
dreu awfuily white with hunger.
Not. the failing of one crop
for one summer, but the falling of all
the crops for seven years a nation
dying for lack Of that which is SO COM
mon on your table and so little appre-
ciatcd; the product of harvest fields and
grist mill and oven; the price of sweat
anxiety and struggle-breadi Jacob,
the father. has the last report from the
-four bin, and he finds that everything
hitch up the wagons and start for
Egypt and get us something to cat"
The fact was there was a great corn
crib in Egypt The people of Egypt
have been largely taxed in all ages, at
the present time paying between 20 and
so per cert OF their products TO the
government No wonder in that time
they had a large corn crib and it was
full To that crib they came from the
regions round about-thOse who were
famished-some paying for corn IN
money; when the money was exhaust
ed paying for the corn in sheep and
cattle, and 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 early. But be-
fore the elder sons start they say some
thing 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 roughly, the lord OF
the corn crib supplying them with corn,
but saying at the close of the interview:
''NOW, you need not come back here
fer any more corn unless you bring
something better than money, even
your younger brother Benjamin " All!
DGnJ nJaHllL-LuA very m6tGG was SHE-
gestive of all tenderness. The mother
had died at the birth of that son-a
spirit coming and another spirit going
and the very thought of parting with
benjamin must have been a heart
break The keeper Of this corn crib,
nevertheless, says to these older sons,
There IS no need of your coming here
any more for corn unless you bring
benjamin, your fathers darling" Now
Jacob and his family very much needed
bread; but what a struggle it would be
to give up this SON The Orisntals are
very demoastrative il their grief, and
hear the outwailing OF the father as
these elder sons keep reiterating in his
ears the announcement of the Egyptian
lord: ''Ye shall not see my face unless
your brother be with you"
why did you tell them that you had
brother?" said the old man, complain
ing and chidinF them. why, father"
they said, ''ho asked us all about our
. family and we had no idea he would
make any such demand upon US as he
has made" mo use of asking me. D."
said the father. - cannot, / will not
give up benjamin" The fact was that
the old man had lost children; and
when there has been bereavement ia a
household, and a child taken. it makes
the other children in the household
more precious So the day for de-
parturs was adjourned and adjourned,
and adjourned. Stili the horrors of the
famine Increased and louder moaned
the cattle. and wider open cracked the
earth. and more pRllid became the
checks, until Jacob in despair cried out
to his sons, Take benjamin and be of. -
Well, tho bread party-the bread en-
bassy-drives up in front of the corn
crib of Egypt The lord of the corn
crib, who is also the prime minister
comes down to these arrived travellers
and says: "Dine with me to-day How
is your father? Is this benjamin. the
younger brother whose presence / de-
nanded?' The travellers are introduced
into the palace The butchers and
porlterers and caterers Of the prime
minister prepare the repast- The
guests are seated in small groups, two
or three at q table, the food on tray;
all the Euxuries from imperial gardens,
and orchards, aud aquariums. and avi-
aries are brought there and are filling
ehalice and platter. Now is the time
for this prime minister, IL he has a
grudge against Benjamin, to show it
Viii he kill him now that he has him
in his hands2 o. mol This lord Of the
corn crib is seated at his own table and
ne looks over to the table of his guests.
and he sends portion to each Of them,
but sends a larger portion to Ben jaJnin.
or, As the Bible quantity puts 1t; Ben
iaunin-s mess was eve times 50 much as
anv of theirs Be quick aud send
word back with the svSittest camel 70
Canaan to old Jacob that benjamin. Is
well; all IS well; he is fariug suEnPtl1-
ousiy; the Egyptian lord did not mean
murder and death; he meant deliver
arlas and life when he announced to us
on thss day: 'He shall not see my face
unless your brother be with you
Wen, my friends, this world is famine
struck OF Sin. 1t does not yield = single
crop Of solid satisfaction II Is dying
Il = hunger bitten The fact that il
does not. cannot feed q mans heart
was well illustrated in the lie OF the
EnRitsh comedian All the world hon
5red hf1n-siid everything for him tslat
the world could do He was appiaudeG
Il. Eaafsbd ard aIspiRuded In the u nsted
states. He reused aP nations lnts
sat.zhssr. Efe had no equal And get
aasEouz.h many psoplc supposed him
ha1av ard that this world was com
,}t.si,r zatin4fnfr bis soltl, be sits i5esVs.