The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-10-31
REV. DIR. TALMAGE
The Noted Divine's Sunday Sermon.
Subject; "Full Granaries."

TEXT: "And judah spake unto him say !
ing. The man did solemniy protest unto us,
saving. Ye shall not see my face, except your
brother be with you."-Genesis KILL, .. !
Nothing to eat! Plenty of corn in Egypt,
but CHASTITY famine in Canaan. The cattle
moaning in the stall. Men. women and
children, awfully white with hunger. Nei
the failing OF one crop for one summer, out
the failing OF all the crops for seven years.
A Nation diving for lack OF that which Is so
common on your table, and so little appre.
ciated; the product of harvest field and
grist mill and oven the price OF sweat ana
anxiety and struggle--Bread' jacob, the
father, has the last report from the flour BIN,
and he finds that everything is out; and he
saws to his sons "Boys. hook up the wagons
| and start for Egypt. and get us somethingto
eat" The fact was, there was great corn /
| crib In Egypt. The people OF Egypt have
/ been largely taxed in all ages, at the present
| time paying between seventy and eighty per
cent. OF their products to the Government.
| No wonder in that time they had a large
| corncrib. and il was full. To that crib they |
came from the regions around about-those |
| who were famished-Some paying Tor the
corn In money: when the money was ex,
| hausted. paving fonSthe corn in sheep and
cattle and horses and camels: aud when they
were exhausted, then selling their own
bodies and their families into slavery.
The morning for starting out on the cru
SADIE for bread has arrived. Jacob gets MS Iam-
fly up very easily. But before the elder sons
start they say something that makes MN
tremtle with emotion from head to foot, ana
burst into tears The fact was that these
| elder sons had once before been in Egypt TO
get corn and they han been treated some
what roughly. the lord OF the corn-crlh sup
plying them with corn. but saying q. the
close Of the interview. "Now, You need not
come back here for any more corn unless you
bring something better than monay-even
YOUR Younger brother Benjamin. An! Ben,
iamin-that very name was suggestive OF an
tenderness The mother had died at the
birth of that soma spirit coming and an
other spirit going-and the very thought OF
; parting with Benjamin must have been a
heartbreak, The keeper of this corn-ertD,
| nevertheless SAYS to these elder sons, Inere
Is no need Of your coming up here any more
for corn unless YOU can bring 'mJamin'
| YOUR fathers darling" Now Jacob and his
!, family yerv much needed bread: but what a
struggle it would be to give up this son. The
O,ientals are very demonstrative in their
grief, and hear the outwailiug OF the father
, as these elder sons keep reitoratlug In ms
ears the announcement OF the Egyptian ioru,
> aye shall not see my face unless your brotner
4, be with you." "why did youtsll him you
!. had a brother?' says the old man complain
ing and chiding them. "Why, father. tney,
8 said. che asked us all about our family, and
Q we had no idea that he would make any sucn
demand upon US as he has made. mo use o,
q asking me-" said the father, ~ can not,
). will not. give up BENJAMIN" The fact was
u that the old man had lost children, ana wheI
j. there has been bereavement in househoio
IA and child taken, 1t makes the other Gnu
Il dren in the household more precious. %
- the day for the departure was adjourned ano
p adjourned, Still the horrors OF the famine
IL Increased, and louder moaned the cattle, anc
"a wider open crackei the earth, and more pal
/. lid became the cheeks, until Jacob, IN oe
spair. cried out to his sons, "Take Benjamin
ID and be off," The older sons tried to cnee
of up their father. They said: 1--WE hav'
"a strong arms and stout heart, and no harn
- will come to Benjamin. Well see that
gets back again. FAREWELL" said the youn
men to the father. in tone OF assumed goo
cheer. sF-a-r-e-w-e--li' said the old man
for that word has more quayers IN II wne
ID pronounced by the aged than by the young
a Well. the bread party, the broadly embassy
A drives up in front of the corn-crib OF Egyp
Those corn cribs are filled with wheat an
IS barley and corn In the husk, for moder
ly travellers in those lands, both in Canaan an
OF In Egypt, tell Us there is corn there corr
spending with our Indian maize. huzz
The Journey is ended. The lord OF the corr
re crib. who is also the Prime Minister, COM
ID. down to these newly-arrived travellers, an
Io saws "Dine with me to-day. How Is you
father? Is this Benjamin, the younger broth
VI. whose presence demanded" The traveie
ed are introduced into the palace. They a
of | worn and bedusted OF the way; and servan
&c | come in with basin OF water In one hal
" and towel in the other, and kneel down .
en fore these newly arrived travellers, washil
Did of the lust of the way. The butchers al
lin poulterers and caterers OF the Prime Minlst
prepare the repast. The guests are seated
small groups, two or three at table, :
Its food on O tray; all the Injuries from j
ate perial gardens and orchards and aquarium
70 and aviaries are brought there. and are
ing chalice and platter. Now is the time
'te. this Prime Minister, If he has o gruo
'lso against Benjamin, to show 1t. WIN ne ne,
ble him, now that he has him in his hands!
no. This lord of the corn-crib is seated
his own table, and he looks over the tab
un- of his guests; and he sends portion 10 ca
in of them, but sends larger portion to b
Voll iamin, or, as the Bible quantity puts
+bo "Benjamin's mess was i1ve times as nll , ~
'ne any of theirs" Be quick and SEND word o.
ear with the swiftest camel to Canaan to
ood Jacob. that BENJAMIN is faring we'll; al
in. well; he is faring sumptuously; the Egypt
IN lord did not mean murder and death; but
i"s meant deliverance and life when ne
'ket nounced TO us on that day, 'Ye shall NOT
my face unless your brother De WIN ), you ,si
struck of sim 1t does not yield siL
crop of solid satisfaction. 1t is dying.
;.a. huncer-bitten. The fact that it does not,
not feed mans heart was we'll iilus.f,
" Va in the life of the English comeuiah. an
CON- world honored him-did everything for
or. that the world could do. He was appiau
in England and applauded in the Un
States He reused up Nations into iaugt
fe- He had no equal. And yet, although LII
rnal people supposed him entirely happy,
NOR. that this world was completely satisiyihe
20, soul. he sits down and writes:
age" 81 never in my life put on new nat
!, the II did not rain and ruin it. never Went
dur. In shabby coat because it was raining
-. Thought ali who had the choice would
stin. strenntb and hiring out with it all the blu
und. flies OF fashion whom knew and VINO
, tn | me- I never consented to accept P;
!: :. hated out of kindness to anc Their, thar
10 40 not get Kissed by the public and cut pS
nest writer / could not take drive Ior
who minutes with Terry without being overtu
and and having my elbow broken, though
friend got off unframed. l could not
Ored. a covenant with Arnold, which inc
wild was to make my fortune. without MI
reed his instead, than in an incredipiy snor. :,
prt | of time-I think thirteen months e'
for him go 900, and for myself II.
ne persuaded that If were to set up as a !
una every one in my .neighborhood would
, his off eating bread"
That was the lament of the worlds
dian and Joker. All unhappy. Inc
did everything for Lord Byron that 1t
do. and yet in bis last moment ne a
antlv friend to come and sit down by MT