Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1892-12-01
AT THE TABERNACLE.
THE lNGATHERlNG SEASON THE &C.
CASiON OF AN IMPORTANT LESSON.

DR.. Talnagc Thinks the Ancients We're Ac-
guainted with Our American Corn-The
Harvest of the Year but a Foreshadow-
ing of the Harvest of Earth.
BRooKLYN, Nov. 27.-Rev DR.. Talmage
today chose for his subject Of discourse
one eminently suited to the time following
the ingathcring of the harvests and to tn.
thanksgiving season The decorations of
the Thanksgiving day still remained on
the platform and the galleries, and long
rows of yellow and white corn on the front
and back of the platform were in accord
with the sermon. The teX0 selected was
job V, 20, "As shock of corn cometh in in
his season"
This is The time of the yeac for husking
corn. If you have recently beer in the
fields of pennsy lvania, or New Jersey, or
New York, or New England, or III any of
the country districts YOU know that the
corn is all cut. The sharp knife struck
through the stalks and left them all along
the fields until mar came with "A bundle
of straw and twisted 1e% oi these wisps
OF straw into a ban ana then, gat hcring
Ilpas much of the corr a. he could compass
with his arms. he bound il with this Wi~p
of straw, and then stood it in the lelc ia
what is called u shoot There are now az
least Two billion bushels of com either
standin, in fine shock or haviD. been al
reodv husl-e, Vhe farmers uatL,r on.
dav on one fl"rl and then another day on
another farm. and they pu0 on their rouler
luslljnu aDr,l. and ther take the husllirg
neg. which ~ u t,ip.., of iron, with a lcAth-
eru loon fastened t. the hand, and with it
unsheafb tur cora from the husk and toss
it into the golden hcan. Then the wagons
come alop1, and take il ro the corncrih.
TIE BIbf.E 1-SFs Cory AS 4 TYPE.
About corn is an important cereal or
corn as n 1retapbor the Bible i, constantly
speaking You know about the people il
famine coming to bl;v corn of .Joseph. ana
The foxes ON fire running into the stand
ing corn. and about the oxen trcadin-; OUT
the corn. and abou5 tae seven thin ears OF
corn that in PlaruaA' dream devoured he
seven good ears. aud tie "parChcd corn"
bau,lrd to beautiful Ruth bv the harvest
ers of BethleheIu and 4 nigail' . live meas
tlres OF "parchcd corn with which sue
hoDed to np1tase the cuemicsoi her drunk
en- husha.I and David 5 description OF the
valley. "cnyercd over with corn, . and 'ihc
handful of corn in the earth. " aud the fun
corn in the ear" and Cnriet's Sabbath
morning wall; through corn fields, ana the
disciple, "plnck.ns. eat, of corn, ana 50
am not >,iruriicd to lind corn huskiug time
referred to iul.g text. CAS- - shocll OF corn
cometh in in his season"
How wildly to al those of us who were
born III the country come, the remem-
hrance of hushiuy time. We waited for it
as for a gala day Of the year. 1t was called
a froic. The trees having for the most
part shed their foliage, the farmers waded
through the fallen leaves and came
through the keen morning air to the glee-
full company Tie fro,ts, which had sill
vered everythin.: du"!nG the night, began
to melt Of, the TOP o. the corn shocks.
While the farmer, were waiting for Others
they stood blowing thei" breath through
their fingers or thrashiLg Their arms
around their body to keep IN warmth Of
circulation. Roaring mirth greeted the
late farmer as he craUlpI owe. tue fence
Joke and renarts- anj rustic s,,lu,it;on
phoundcd an rpaGv ,l,,,.,
The men take held or lie sLocj, of corn
md hurl IT, pIo,tratn while ha mo,es and