Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-11-28
WORD OF THE LORD
Or. Taimage Diseourses on the
Season Of ingathering.
THANKSGIVING IN AMERICA
4hs h<shod Of SSnPsnrs IN Using ths
Most F4mllisr Facts 70 LusuArs the
Most Important Truths.

+ BROOKLYN, Nov. 27.-Rev. Dr.. Tai
mage today chose for his subject Of dis
counss one en1lnsntly suited 70 the time
following ths ingaLherins Of the har
yonls and 70 tho thanksgiving ssason-
The dissertations Of tho Thanksgiving
day still remained on the platform and
the galleries, and long rows Of yellow
and white corn on the front aud back OK
tbs platform were Ia accord with the
nermon- The text selected was Job v.
-. IA a. hook CT corn cometh N IN bis
poason."
This is the time OF the year for husk
~ corn IL you have recently been IN
- hslds OF Pennsylvania or New Jer-
~ o. New York OF New England, or IA
nny Of tbs country districts. you know
bhat ths corn - al cut. The sharp knife
okxu<k through tho stalks and left them
I'll along tho fields until q man came
WITH a bundle q straw and twisted =
lsw OF these wisrs OF straw into band,
ond then. gathering up a. much OF the
cern a. be could compass with his arms,
Ne bound II win this wisp Of straw and
then stood 10 In the field Ia what Is called
= shock. Thare are now al least two
bullion bushels u corn either standing
IA the shock or having been already
huskod- The farmers gather one day
On one farm. and then another day on
smother farm. and they pat ON their
ROACH hnsking apron, and they take the
husking peg. which IS . piece Of iron
with leathern loop fastened to the
hand. and with it unsheath the corn
from the hnsk and toss IL into the golden
heap. Then the wagons come along and
take il 20 the cornerlb.
SCRIPTURE STORIES Apour CORN.
About corn as an important cereal or
corn as a metaphor the Bible Is con-
6kantly speaking. You know aboot the
people in famine coming To buy corn Of
Joseph. and the foxes on fire running
into the standing corn and about the
oxen treading out the corn, and about
1he seven thin ears Of corn THAI IN pha-
roah's dream devoured the seven good
eaxs. and tho ''parched corn handed TO
beautiful Ruth by the harvestsrs Of
Bsfhlehem. and Abigails five measures
Of "parched corn" with which she hoped
- appease the enemies Of her drunken
husband, and David's description Of the
valleys covered over with corn" and
1.-THE handful Of corn in the earth and
rsthe full corn IN the ear" and Christ's
sabbath morning walk through corn
0slds. and the disciples 'plucking ears
n corn and so l am not surprised TO
end corn husking time referred 10 IN my
Axs As q shock OF corn cometh in in
6is Ssason-"
How vividly to al those Of Us who
zero born In the country comes the re-
Demhrance Of hnsking timel We wait
ID tor it as for q gala day Of the year.
u was called frolic. The trees having
for the most part shed their foliage, the
farmers waded through the fallen leaves
and came through the keen morning air
% TIE gieoful company. The froets
which had silvered everything during
1he night began to melt of the top Of
1hs corn shocks While tho farmers
Nsro waiting for others they stood
Moving their breath through their fin
GUs or thrashfng their arms around
their body to keep mp warmth Of circu-
3nkion- Roaring urirth greeted the late
FARMER as he crawled over the fence.
Joke and repartee and rustic salutation
nbounded- AL ready nowl
Tho men take bold Of the shock Of
pDrn and hnrl 1t prostrate, while the
moles and mice which have secreted
themselves there for warmth attempt
bsczpe. The withe Of straw il unwound
from tho corn shock. and the stalks heavy
With the wealth Of grain are rolled into
two bundles. between which the husker
oiks down. The husl<ing peg b thrust in
until it strikes the corn. and then the
fingers rip OF the sheathing Il the ear.
and there II a crack as the root Of the
corn is snapped of from the bnsk, and
ths grain disimprisoned is hurled up into
She sunlight.
/ The arr IN so tonic. the work Is so very
exbilsrsting. the company is so blthe
that some laugh, and some shout. and
nouae sing. and some banter, and some
1sAss a neighbor for a romantic rids
along the edge OK the woods in an even
side IN carrisge that holds but two,
and some prophssy as to the number %
bushels 90 the field. and others go into
eompetition "a Ia which shall rifle the
most corn shocks before SHUTDOWN After
awhile the dinner horn sounds from the
1nrsDhoEsse. aud ne table IL surrounded
~ group Of Jolly and hungry men,
Prom all the pantries, and the cellars.
md the perches q fowl On the place the
richest dsintses come, and there Is car
nisal and nei9hborhood reunion. and a
ncpne which tilis cur memory part with
ozu31e<. but more with tears. ~ we re-
member that the farm belongs now to
oeh<r owners. and other hands gather in
- field. aud many Of those who min
rid M that merry hasking scene have
1heunsrives been resped like az a shock
q eorn cornefh IN in bis season
THY HAD ctr KEsD og CORN.
Tbrre ~ differences u opinion a. %
~hether The orientsss knew anything
obruf sbe corn "a IL stands in our ieids:
mt recens discoveries have found out
1has sbe Hebrew knew all about Indian
n.nisp. for there have been gTsins Of corn
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