Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1892-12-17
REV. DR.. TALMAGE
lIlE BROOELYN DIVINE'S SUN
DAY SERMON.

UeidS OF 1ennSFIVaui6, OF view jersey, OF /
New York. or New England, Or IN any OF
the country districts, you know that the
corn Is all cut. The sharp knife struck
through the stalks and left than all along
the fields until a man came with a bundle
of straw and twiste1 a few % thesa wi.2s %
straw into a band, and then, gathering up
as much Of the corn As he could compass
with his arms, he bound it WITH THIS wiso Of
straw, and then stood it in the field in wnat
Is caiied a shock. There are now at least
two billion bushels OF corn either s:an1ius
in the shock or having baen alraaty hI,k.l-
The farmcrA gather one day on one farm
and then anotter lay on another farm, and
they put on their rough hushins apron, ani
they taGe the hlsking PEI. wnic1 IS a picr-
OF iron with a ieatheTn loop fastened TO tn
hand, and with it un5heati the corn from
the musk and toss 1t into the soldea zap.
Then the WAGONS cons along aud take it 10
the cQTncrib.
About corn as an inportoar ceraa! d.
corn as a metaphor the Eb.e is constantly
speaking. You naow about the people IN
famine coming % buy corn 0. Joseph, AMI
the foxes On fire running into thu ".taniin-
corn" and about the oxen treadInE out the
corn. and about the seven thin ears Of corn
thai in Pharoah's dream devoure the seven
good ears, ani the "par"h II corn handed
10 beautifut Isuth by the harv-9ters Of Betl-
lehefD. and Abigail hy measures %
''parched corn with which She hJpri 10.
appeasc the enernle. ri her d-unaen hu,-
band, and DavlIs description OF the VALLEYS
covered Owe. with corn" and "tle nau lful
IT corn IN the earth, ; and 18th, full corn in
the ear" and tlrist Sa hath morning
walk through cOrnfelis, and til. disciples
'plncking ears OF corn and 80 am not
surprised 70 find corn husking time reterrei
t. IN my text. As 4 SHOCK .. corn c1tleth III
III his JASON
How v4vidly to all tnose o. US Who were
born il, the country comes the remembrance
Of husking time. We waited for it as TO-
a gala day OF the Year. 1t was called a
lrol,c. the trees havln> for the most part
shed tier foliage, the farmers waicd
through the fallen leaves aal came throl IN
the keen morning ar 10 the gleefA! com.
pany. The frosts, which had s!vered every
thing during the night, began TO melt OF
tho top or the corn Shoes. While the
farmers were waiting Tor OsnerS they stood
blowing their breath throu IA their fingers
or thrasuing their arms around their body
to keep up warmth OF circulation. Roaring
mirth greeted the late farmer as he crawlei
over tho fence. Joke and repartee aud
rustic salutatlou abounded. ALREADY now!
The men take hold OF the shock of corn
AM hurl 1t PROSTATE, while the moles and
NICE which have sccreted themselves there
for warmth attempt escap.. The withe OF
straw IS unwOuud from the corn Snock, aud
the stalks heavy WITH the wealth of grain
aro rolled into two bInties, between which
the husker sit, down. The husking peg is
thrust In until II strikes the corn, and then
the fingers rip off the sheathing OF tao ear,
and there Is a crack as the ROOT OF the corn
is snapped off from the nus :, and the grain
disimprisoned is hurled up into the sunlight.
The air is so tonic, the work is 50 very exhiI-
arating. the company is 50 blithe that some
laugh, and some shout, and some sing, and
sone banter, and some tease a neighbor for
IA romantic ride along the edge OF the woods
~ ~, n rs Il in IN rrtn ra thnf h0J1c b1pt
two. and some prophesy as TO the number OF
bushels to the field, and Others go into com
petition as to which shall rife the most corn
shocks before shutdown.
After awhile the dinner horn sounds from
the farmhouse and the table is surrouudei l.
by a group OF jolly and hungry men. From
all the pautrle5 anu the cellars ana the
perches OF fowl on the place the richest
dAintieS come, AMI there IS carnival and
DeighbOrhOol reunion, and Il scene which
fills our memory, part with smiles, but more
with tears, as we renemoer that the farm
belongs now t. other owners, ana other
hands gather in the field, and many OF those
who mingled III that merry huskln5 sc.ne
have themselves been reaped nike as a
shock OF corn cQmeth in III his season."
There IL a difference OF opinion as t.
whether the o~rientals knew anything about
the corn as it stands III our fields. but recent
discoveries have found out that the Hebrew
tnew all about Indian maiZa, for there have
been grains or corn picked up out OF ancien.
crypts AMI eXhumed from hiding places
where they were put down many ceuturle:
ago. and they have been planted III our tiHne
and have come up just such Indian maize a
we raise in New YORK AMI OHIO SO | au
right when / say that my text may refer t
II shock Of corn just as you a lad | Dount 1t,
Just as you AMI | threw 1t; just a. you AMI
nusked it. There may come some practlca
ami useful and comforting lessons To all on
souls whilo we th!nk o. coming IN at las
like a shock 0. corn cometh in IN III
season.
1t IS high time that the Kin. or Terror
were thrown out OF tle christian vocal
ulary a vast multi.u z OF people talk O
death as though II we.e the disaster Of eli
asters, instead OF bang 10 q goDi man tn
blessing or blessings. Il IS moving ont OK
cold vestibule into a warm temple. 1t
migrating into groves OF redoleuce and PEI
ustual Iruitaze. 1t 10 u chan e from b!ea
March TO roseate June. 1t is a change O
mspacles for garlands. Il. is the transnutin.
otthe iro. hanicuf! OF earthly incarrar r.
ton into the diamondei wri,tlets OF a birds
party, or, 10 use the suggestion Of nly tex,
1t IS only huskiny time IT, is The te,rin
of o. the rough sheath OF thu DO " TIA: tn
bright and beautiful soul NAV 90 tre,. Con
ing IN ik'a sAoc.i OF cora Comath in in hi
seas N. Christ Or IKE ~ a funeral p~loa.
SION ar tue gate OF Nam 10y max NJ a rrSul
rectlnn dav for a voIng III an an / his mother
and woult that | could break II, ysur ~,
n"s, an all the Ion, lua. raj proc .s.ion +,
tue worl4S grief by Sou. cnaarful vi.y q
the last transition.
We all kno. that hus&in- tim. was I'm
or frost. Frost on tae ZEN fr1S on IN
ttuhoie. trosi on tn geoulI, trost on n
ttre branches .. tn trees. .ros; IN III ali
irost on tns hanlS 0! tde hu,serS. You r.
member we used 20 hlla bAtwe n ne cor,
st"c%s - as 10 Sean OF to. win 4. hu: sri
you remember how shjverIng was tle hot
ana how painful was III, cheeS, and how b,
numbei were tn, hanis But after awbil
thes.u was high up, and all the frost, wen
out or the air, ami hilarities e9akenei ii
tchoes. and joy from one cora shock w4l
up, Aha, aha" ana was answare! b, 10
lroii another corn shoes. AIS, aha :
we All retIi2' that the death OF our trend
tue nip2inE os many expectations, the free
M, the calling, tbs ~:rostiny q many !,
"nr hope>. l. Is FAR rom oe.n- a sout
sw!n.
i comes out OF the irisii n9rtn ar
"Heh taey 80 AWAY from us W. stqnl b
hunoedi IN hoiv All tenunbai in mind an
trnuaitei III sou We st4ni ano1- =,
dead ne,gnbors, oar deal faniles. ana y
say. VIII We ever get over is Yes, y
VIII get over II amid the shoutl1 s OF Tea
en!y reunion. ami we wiz, look oac. - a