Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1891-09-05
TALMAGE'S SERMON.
lie Your Brother With Your
The Savior, tho Benjamin Needed In the
Great Day OF Reckoning The Aid Of
the Lord jesus Christ Indls-
peusible for Pardon.


or be with YOU"
This summer, having crossed eigh-
teen OF the United States, north, south,
east and west, l have to report the
mightiest harvests that this country or
any other country ever reaped. Ii the
grain gamblers do not somehow wreck
these harvests we are about to enter up
on the grandest scene ofprosperity 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 dismal cry that is ever heard will
fear be uttered, the cry for bread. l
pray God that the contrast between our
prosperity and their want may not be as
sharp as in the lands referred to by my
text. There was nothing TO eat. Plenty
Of corn in Egypt, but CHASTITY famine IN
Canaan. The cattle moaning in the
stall. Men, women and children awful
" white with hunger. Not the failing
OF one crop for one summer, but 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
appreciated; the product OF harvest
fields and grist mill and oven: the bread!
Jacob. the father, has the last report
from the -four bin and he finds that
everything is out, he says to his sons:
Boys, hook up the wagons and start
for Egypt and get us something to eat. ,
The fact was there was great corn
crib in Egypt. The people OF Egypt
have been largely taxed in all ages, as
the present time paying between 10 and
80 per cent Of their products to the
government. No wonder in that time
they had large corn crib. and 1t was
full. To that crib there, came from the
regions round about-thOse who were
famished-some paying for corn in
money: when the money was exhausted
paving for the corn in sheep and cat
tie, and horses and camels: and wher
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 early. 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
roughly, the lord OF the corn crib sup
plying them with corn, but saying at
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need not come back here for any more
corn unless you bring something better
than money-even your younger broth
or Benjamin" All! Benjamin -
that very name was sug-
restive 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 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 struggle it would be
to give up his son. The Orientals are
very demonstrative in their grief, and
hear the outwailing OF the father as
these older sons keep reiterating in his
ears the announcement Of the Egyptian
lord, Eye shall not see my face
unless your brother be with you. P"
why did you tell them you had q
brother?" said the old man, complain
ing and Gliding them. "Why. father, v
thew said, ''he asked us all about our
family and we had no idea he would
make any such demand upon us as he
made" mo use of asking me-" said
the father, II Gun not, will not give
ND Benjamin" The fact was that the
old man had lost children; and wher
there has been bereavement: in q house
hold and child taken, 1t makes the
other children in the household more
precious. So the day for departure
was adjourned, and adjourned, and ad
iourned. Still the horrors OF the fam
inc increased and louder mOaned the
cattle, and wider open cracked the
earth, and more pallid became the
cheeks, until Jacob in despair cried on
to his sons, ''Take Benjamin and b
or" The older sons tried to cheer III
their father. They said: I'VE have
strong arms and stout heart, and NJ
harm will come to Benjamin" Fare
wellp said the young men to the faith
err, in tone of assumed good cheer
''F-a-r-e-w-e-l-l ~ said the old man; fol
that word has more quavers in 1t wheI
pronounced by the aged than by thu
young.
Well, the bread party-the breat
embassy-drives up in front OF the corr
crib Of Egypt. These corn cribs wer'
filed with wheat and barley and corr
in the husk, for those who have travel
ed in Canaan and Egypt know tina
there is corn there corresponding will
our Indian maize. Huzza! The jour
ney is ended, The lord OF the corr
crib, who is also the prime minister
comes down to these arrived traveller
and says: ''Dine with me to-day. How
l. your father? Is this Benjamin, tn.
youngest brother whose presence I de
manded?" The travellers are introduc