Connecticut western news., 1892-12-01

awhile the sun was high up, and all the frosts went out of the air, and hilarities awakened the echoes, and joy from one corn shock went up, "Aha, ahar and was answered by joy from another corn shock, "Aha, ahap
 So we all realize that the death of our friend is the nipping of many expecta- tions, the freezing, the chilling, the frosting of many of our hopes. It is far from being south wind It comes out of the frigid north, and when they go away from us we stand benumbed in body, and benumbed in mind, and be- numbed in soul. We stand among our dead neighbors, our dead families, and we say, Will we ever get over itP' Yes, we will get over it amid the shout ings of heavenly reunion, and we will look back to all these distresses of be- reavement only as the temporary dis tresses of husking time. Weeping may endure for night, but joy cometh in the morning." Light, and but for moment" said the apostle as he clapped his hands "ight, and but for mo ment." The chill of the frosts followed by the gladness that cometh in like shock of corn cometh in in his season."
 OFF WITH THIS HUsK OF FLESH
 Of course the husking time made rough work with the ear of corn. The husking peg had to be thrust in, and the hard thumb of the husker had to come down on the swathing of the ear, and then there was pull, and there was a ruthless tearing, and then complete snapping off before the corn was free, and if the husk could have spoken it would have said: "Why do you lacerate mel Why do you wrench meY' An, my friends, that is the way God has ar ranged that the ear and husk shall part, and that is the way he has arranged that the body and the soul shall separate. You can afford to have your physical distresses when you know that they are only forwarding the souls liberation.
 Every rheumatic pain is only plunge of the husking peg. Every neuralgia twinge is only twist by the husker. There is gold in you that must come out. Some way the shackle must be broken. Some way the ship must be launched for heavenly voyage. You must let the Heavenly Husbandman husk off the mortality from the immortality. There ought to be great consolation in this for all who have chronic ailments, since the Lord is gradually and more mildly taking away from you that which flinders your souls liberation, doing gradually for you what for many of us in robust health perhaps he will do in one fell blow at the last At the close of every illness, at the close of every paroxysm, you ought to say, Thank God, that is all past now; thank God. will never have to suffer that again; thank God, I am so much nearer the hour of liberation"
 You will never suffer the same pain twice. You may have new pain in an old place, but never the same pain twice. The pain does it's work, and then it dies. Just 30 many plunges of the crowbar to free the quarry stone for the building. Just so many strokes of the chisel to complete the statue. Just so many bangs to separate the soul from the body. You who have chronic ailments and dis orders are only paying in miscellaneous that which some of us will have to pay in one payment when we pay the debt of nature. Thank God, therefore, ye who have chronic disorders, that you have so much less suffering at the last. Thank God that you will have so much less to feel in the way of pain at the hands of the Heavenly Husbandman when "the shock of corn cometh in in his season."
 1A to question which asked one Sabbath morning, but did not answer, Why is 1t that so many really good people have so dreadfully to suffer- You often find 8 good man with enough pains and aches and distresses, you would think, to dis cipline whole colony, while you will find man who is perfectly useless go- ing about with easy digestion and steady nerves and shining health, and his exit from the world Is comparatively painless. How do you explain that? We'll, mo- ticed in the husking time that the husk- ing peg was thrust into the corn, and then there must be a stout pull before the swathing was taken off the ear and the full, round, healthy, luxuriant corn was developed, while, on the other hand, there was corn that hardly seemed worth husking.
 We threw that into place all by itself, and we called it ''nubbins. Some of it was mildewed, and some of it was mice nibbled, and some of it was great promise and no fulfllment. All cobs and no corn. Nubbinsl After the good corn had been driven up to the barn we came around with the corn basket and we picked up these nubbins. They were worth saving, but not worth much. So all around us there are people who amount to comparatively nothing. They develop into no kind of usefulness. They are nibbled on one side by the world, and nibbled on the other side by the devil, and mildewed all over. Great promise and no fulfllment. All cobs and no corn. Nubbinsi They are worth saving. suppose many of them will get to heaven, but they are not worthy to be mentioned in the same day with those who went through great tribula- ton into the kingdom of our God. ..s
 Who would not rather have the pains of this life, the misfortunes of this life who would not rather be torn and wounded and lacerated and wrenched and husked, and at last go in amid the very best grain of the granary-than to be pronounced not worth husking at allY Nubbins! In other words, want to say to you people who have distress of body and distress in business and distress of all sorts, the Lord has not any grudge against you. It is not derogatory, it is complimentary. Whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth," and it is proof positive that there is something valuable in you, or the Lord would not have husked you GOD APPROVES OF A JOYOUS SPIRIT. You remember also that in the time of husking it was . neighborhood re- union. By the great fireplace in the winter, the fires roaring around the