Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-08-31
DRY OF BENJAMIN.
,rtsof Meager HarveStsin Europe
Furnish the Theme for
nR. TALMAGE'S SUNDAY SERMON.
The Heavenly Corn Crib Is Full to Overflow
ing, but You
MUST BRING YOUR BROTHER WITH YOU
R. TALMAGE'S SUNDAY SERMON.
MIST BRING YOUR BROTHER WITH YOU
ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DrsPATcH.l

ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DIsPATcH.1
BROOKLYN, Aug 30-The cabled reports
of meager harvests in Europe, and the
memory of the vast crops Of ripening grain
which DR.. Talmage saw during his recent
tour in the West, have combined to turn his
thoughts back to that patriarchal time when
all the world sent TO Egypt to buy corn and
20 suggest q gospel lesson. His text is
Genesis xiii, 3: ''Ye shall not see my
eace, except your brother be with you.
( This summer, having crossed Is Of the
United States, North, South, East and West,
have to report the mightiest harvests that
bis country or any other country ever
Seaped. II the grain gamblers do not some
Dov wreck these harvests, we are about to
enter ur,op the grandest scene of prosperity
that America has ever witnessed. But while
this Is so in our own country, on the other
side OF the Atlantic there are nations
threatened with famine, and the most dis
mai CRY that is ever heard will fear be
uttered. tie cry for bread. pray GOD that
the contrast between our prosperity and
their want may not be as sharp as in the
lands referred 70 by my text. There was
nothing to eat. Plenty of corn in Egypt,
but 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, but
the Iailing of all crops for seven years. A
nation dying for lack OF that which is so
common on your table. and so little appre-
Ci2ted: the product of harvest field, and
EriSt mill, and oven; the price of sweat, and
anxiety, and strUggle,-Bread! Jacob the
rather, has the last report from the hour-bin,
and he finds that everything Is out; ana he
says to hisl sons: "Boys hook up the wagons
and start II Egypt and ger 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 uavinC between 20 and so per cent of
their products to the government. No won
der in that time they had a large corn crib,
and 1t WAS full.
The morning for starting out on the
crusade for bread has arrived. Jacob gets
his family up very early. But before the
elder sons start they say something that
makes him tremble with emotion from head
SO foot, and burst into tears. The fact was
Ila+ these elder sons had once before been
In Egypt to get corn, and they had been
treated somewhat roughly, the lord OF the
s0rn crib supplying them with corn, but say
Nc at the close OF the interview: "Now you
seed not come back here for any more corn
nlcss you bring something better than
honey-cven your younger brother Ben
jamin."
THE NAME SUGGESTIVE OF TENDERNESS.
All! Beniamin-that very name was sug-
Eestive OF all tenderness. The mother had
died at the birth of that soma spirit coming
and another spirit going - and the very
thought of parting with Benjamin must have
been heartbrcak. The keeper of this corn
crib, nevertheless, says to these older sons:
There ed OF your coming here any
more a. t1r corn unless you bring BENJAMIN,
your - hers darlingn Now, Jacob and his
1aml1rt Try much needed bread; but what a
strustn would be to give up this son. The
brlel &c are very oemonstrative in their
grief nd hear the outwailing of She ather
as the> 7lder sons keep reiterating in his
ears u announcement of the Egyptian
less your brother be with you.n "Whv
0ld you tell them you had brother?''
iHld the OLD man, complaining and chiding
rs ali about Our iiy, 'nH a Sc ssif ad no idea
he would maze any such demand on us as
he has made No use OF asking me- said
benjamin" - the day for departure was
adjourned, and adjourned, ana adjourned
sun the horrors of the famine increased, and
louder muaned she cattle, and wider open
cracked tlse earth. and more pallid became
the cheek, until Jacob, IN despair, cried out
70 his sons, Take Benjamin and be off,"
The older sons tried to cheer up their fathef
They said: I'VE have strong arms and q !
Stout heart, and no harm will come to Benja- |
min. Well see that he gets back again. |
"FaUcwelL' said the young men to the |
father, in a tone of assumed good cheer
-a-T-e-w-e-l-l!' said the old man: for that |
rd has more quaverS in it when pro-
{ need by the aged than by the young.
=, ell, the bread party-the bread embassy
= ives up in front OF the corn crib of |
- vt. HuZZa! the journey is ended. The |
+bo Of the corn crib, who is also the Prime |
-; 'ster, comes down to the arrived travel |
- aud say: "Dine with me to-day How
- our fat ler? Is this Benjamin the |
% :" hger br ther whose presence l de- |
: naeig The travellers are introduced into
T. palace. They are worn and bedusted of
5lway; and servants come in with a basin
-Iwater in one hand and towel in the
.ner, and kneel down before these newly
1Tived travellers, washing off the dust of
le way. The butchers, and poulterers ana
'nteuers Of the Prime Minister prepare the
.epast. The guests are seated in small
groups, two or three at a table, the food on a
tray; all the luNuries from imperial gardens
ana orchards, and aquariums, and aviaries
are brought there, and are filling chalice and |
'lattcT
HE LORD OF THE CRIB HONEST AND JUST.
ow is the time for this Prime Minister if |
& as grudge against Benjamin, to show |
q VIII he kill him, now that he has him I'm |
Is hands? o, no! This lord of the corn crib
seated at his own table. aud he looks over
@ the table OF his guests; and he sends a |
portion TO each of them, but sends larger
portion to Benjamin, OF, as the Bible quaint
SO much as any of theirs Be quick and
send word back with the swiftest camel TO |
Canaan 10 old Jacob, that benjamin is well;
Hu - well; he is faring sunlptuously. the |
EgFptian lord did not mean murder and |
death; but he meant deliverRnce and life !
when ne announced to on that day: 'Ye /
Shall not sec my lace unless your brother he
with you.'n
Well, my friends. this world is famine
struck or sin. 1t does not yield a single
crop of solid satisfaction. 1t is diving IFS
lun.ccT-bitten. The fact that il does NOT |
cannot feed a mans heart was well illus.
fratcd III the life of the English comedian |
All nc world honored him-did everything
Tor hlm that the world could do. He was
3pptduded IN England and applauded in the
United states. lie roused up nations into
laGg Gtcr- lie mad no equal. And vet, al
tAOugh many people supposed him entirely
Happy, and that this world was coulnIeteiy
sa tIating his soul, he sits down aud writes. |
II never IN my ifeput on a new hat that il
ulu not rain and fuln II. never went ont
IN shabby coat because it was raining and |
thought all who had the choice would keen
indoors, that the sun did rot burst forth in
us strength and blng out with il ali the |
butterflies OF fashion whom knew and who |
knew me. l never consented to accent n |
part hated, out Of kindness to another that |
ui' NOT get missed lE the public and cut by |
the winter. could not take a drive for |
1eW minutes with TeIly without being over | !
turned ana having ny elbow-bone broken |
thouEE my friend got Off unharmed. 1
cOul0 rot make covenant with Arnold |
which Thought was to make NV fortnne | ,
Nltnout 1lng his instead, than in an in |
{ GGteoLtable space OF tiue-I think Is months
~ ,,,s sOL hlIn 4@5eOO and for myself fl
I an persuaded that II l were to set up as
DcsRIi; every one III my neghDorhood | {
" " our le'iE c on ca ting bread" All unhappy.
= ~, m. " "oLIg va everything for Lord Byron 8
ne ASKS "a nltnd to come and sit down nv | 1
= llL u any Teau, a. most appropriate TO his
Tl,,,5frfa tl,e ino S.9Iy OF The bleeding Heart;
lorllglano, the sculptor executed after q
lOntns OF care aid en- rN-inp ssSfo6or1,,,a 80 | ;,