Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1892-12-09
REV. DR.. TAlMAGE,
THE BLOOkLYN DIyINE,s SIM
DAY SERMON.
SURJECr: "THE INGAruERING SEA.
SON"


lExT; As a shock Of cora cow,,h \, I,
AIS sedsoR."-Job ", 81.
This Is the time OF the year for hr.l,,,
corn. IL you have recently been in ths
ns'as OF rennsylvania, or New Jersey or
lors, or New England, or In any OF
corn Is all cut The sharp kuife .tr,,cs
through the stalks and left them all along
ne neids until man came with a bundle
OF straw and twisted few OF these wi,ns M
straw into band and then, gathering mn
as much OF the corn as he could commas,
WIN ms arms he bound il with this wisp Of
straw and then stood IL in the field In what
Gdea shock. There ara now at least
TWO billion bushels of corn either standIng
IN the shock or having been alreai Nv hnstaJ
me farmers gather one day on one farm
and then another day on another farm. and
tney put on their rough husking apron and
tney take the husking peg, which Is a pIece
ol IRON with leathern loop fastened 10 the
nand, and with 1t unsheath the corn from
.ne @ musk and toss it into the golden heap,
hhen the wagons come along aud take 1t 10
the corncrib ~
About corn as an important careal or
corn as metaphor the Bible is oonstantlv
speaking. You know about the people in
famine coming to buy corn OF Josepb. and
the foxes on hre running into ths standing
corn, and about the oxen treading ont the
corn, and about the seven thin ears OF corn
mat In Pharoah's dream devoured the seven
good ears, and the 'parched corn" handed
70 beautiful Ruth by the harvesters of Beth
lehem, and Abigaips fva measures of
"parched corn" with which she bopei to
sppease the enemies Of her drunken hus-
oand, and David's description Of the valleys
covered over with corn" and "the handful
OF corn In the earth, and ''the full corn I'm
the ear" and Chrises Sabbath morning
walk through cornHelds, and the disciples
"piucktng ears Of corn" and 20 am not
surprised to find corn husking time referred
70 IN my text, "As a shock OF corn cometh IN
In his SEASON
Now vividly to all those OF us who were
born in the country comes the remembrance
oil husking time. We waitei for it as for
q gala day OF the year. IL was called a
frollc. The trees having for t1e most plrt
shed their foliage, the farmers wadei
through the fallen leaves and came through
the Keen morning air TO the gleetul com.
pany. The frosts, which had silvered every.
thing during the night began to melt or
the top OF tho corn shocks. While the
farmers were waiting for others they stood
blowing their breath through their fingers
or thrashing their arms around their body
TO keep up warmth OF circulation. Roaring
mirth greeted the late farmer as he crawlel
over the fence. Joke and repartee and
rustic salutstion aboundei. All ready now
The men take hold OF the shock OF corn
an hurl 10 PROSTATE, while the moles aud
mice which have secre!ei themselves there
for warmth attempt escape. Ths with, o.
straw is uuwound from the )rn shock, aud
the stalks heavy with the wealth Of grain
are rolled into two bunt between which
the husker sits down. The huSkiag par Is
thrust in until 1t strikes the corn, and then
the fingers rip of the shsathing of the ear,
and there is crack as the root of the corn
Is snap)e or from the husi, an the grain
dtsimprisoneI Il hurled up into ths sunlight
The air Is so tonic, the work is so very exhil-
arating the company is so blthe that some
laugh, and some shout aud some sing, and
some banter, AMI some teas, neighbor for
a romantic ride along this edge OF the woods
In au evsntide in carriage that holds but
two, and some propaesy as TO the number OF
bushels to the field and Others go into COM
petition as to which shall rife the most corn
shoc&s before sundown.
After awhile the dinner horn sounds from
the farmhouse aud the tihle is surrouuiel
by group Of jolly AMI hungry men. From
all the pantries all tn, cellars and the
per, hes OF fowl on tho place tho r.chest
dainties come, and there is carnival aud
neighborhool reunion. and a scene which
fills our memory, part with smiles, but more
with tears, as We remember that the farm
belongs nov to other owners, aui other
hands gather in the field. and many OF those
who mingled Ia that merry husktuy scene
have themselves been reaped "iiks as
shock of corn cometh in IN his season"
Thero is a difference OF opinion as to
whether the orientGls knew anythin. about
the corn as it stands iD our fields but recent
discoveries have found out that the Hebrew
knew all about Indian maize, for there have
been grains Of corn pickei up out OF ancient
crypts and exhumsd from hiding PLACES
where they were put down many centuries
ago, and they have been planted IN our time
and have come up just such Indian maize as
we raise in Now YORK ant Ono; 30 l am
right when say rhat my text may refer to
a shock OF corn Just as you and l bound 1t;
Just as you ami threw II; just as you and
husked it There may como soms practical
and useful and comforting lessons to all our
souls while we think OF coming in at last
''Iike a shocx OF corn cometh IN IN his
season."
1t is high time that tn, King OF Terrors
were thrown out OF the Christian vocab-
ulary. A vast multitu 10 OF people tax Oh
death as though IL we're the disaster OF dis
asters, instead OF being to gooi man tue
blessing OF blessings It'll moving out OF
cold vsstibuls into warm temple. 1t Is
migrating into groves Of redoleuce and per-
petual fruitage II is a change from bleak
March to roseate June. Ii Is change OF
msnacles for garlands. 1t is the TRANSMITTING
of the iron handouts OF earthly incaroera.
tion into the diamonded wrlstiets or bridal
party, or, TO use the suggestion OF my text
IL is only husking time. IL Is the tearing
of OF the rough sheath OF the body that tue
hright and beautiful soul NAV 60 free Com
Of pOfnptl in IN MS
season" Christ broke up funeral process
sion at the gate Of Main by making resur-
rection day for young man AMI MS motner,
and would that cou break up your sad.
ness an halt the long funeral proc 's!on OF
fine worlds grief by some cheerful vie" OF
the last transition. IL.
We all know that husking time was time
Of frost Frost on the fence; frost on the
stubble; frost on the ground; trost on tns
hara branches OF the trees; frost in the air;
frost on the hands Of the huskers. You're
member we used to hide between the corn
stscks so as to keep Off the wint, but stu
vo,, remainder how shiverlng was the BODY
- how nainful was the cheek, and how be-
nnmhed were the hands. But after awhile
the sun was high up, and all the frostS went
ont of the air, and hilarities awakened tne
echoes, and joy from one corn snocS went
up, .'Aha. aha" and was answ'red oy JSy
us Al, reaIiz, that the death OF our friend Is
the nipping OF many expectations, the freez-
ing. the chilling, the frosting o. many o.
our hopes. 1t Is far from being south
wind.
wheu they 20 away from us we stani b.
nnmbed in Body and benumbed in mind and
hepumbet In soul. We stand among our
dead neighbors, our deal families, aud we
ssy .'Wili we ever get over itr' Yes, we
viii get over it amid the shoutiugs OF heay,
suly reunion, aud we will look back TO oil
these distresses OF bereavement only as the
temporary distresses OF husking Tune.
"Wssotns NAV endure for n Sght, but joy
cometh In the morning" Light, aud but
Tor a moment" said the apostle as u!
cIapped his hands; Eight, ami but Tor
moment" The chill OF the frost5 ionowed