The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-12-17

high up.and an tho frosts went ont OF
the air. and hilarlties awakened the
echoes and Joy from one corn shock
went up. AHA. ahal" and was answered |
by Joy from another corn shock. AHA,
ahal"
SO We realize that the death Of our
friends ia the nlpping OF many eHpecta-
lions, the freezing. the chilling, the
frosting Of many OF our hopes. II Is
FAR from being a south wind. II comes
from the frlgid north, and when they
90 away from Us we stand benumbed
In body and benumbed In mind and
benumbed In soul We stand among
our dead neighbors. our dead families.
and we say, "will We ever get over III"
Yes, We will get over Il amid the
shoutings OF heavenly reunion, and We
VIII look back TO all these distresses
OF bereavement only as the temporary
distresses OF husking time. Weeping
may endure Tor night, but Joy come,h
In the morning." Light. and but for
a moment" said the apostle as he
olapped his hands. flight. and but for
a moment" The chill OF the frosts
followed by the gladness that cometh
In like as a shock OF corn cometh In
In his season."
Perhaps now this may be an answer
to a question which asked one Sab
bath morning. but did not answer:
Why Is Il that so many really good peo-
pie have 10 dreadtully 10 suffer? You
often ind n good man with enough
pains and aches and dIstresses. you
would think. to discipline a whole col.
ony, while you ind a man who Is per-
fecily useless going about with easy
digestion and steady nerves and shin
Ing health. and his exit from the world
Is comparatively painless. How do
you explain that1 Well. noticed in
the husklng time that the huskIng peg
was thrust into the corn and then there
must be a stout pull before the swath-
ing was taken on Of the ear. and the
full, round. healthy. 'uxurlant corn was
developed; while on the other hand
there was corn that hardly seemed
worth husklng. We throw that into
place all by itself and we called II
"nubblnH."
Some OF II was widowed. and some
OF Il was mice nlbbled. and some Of II
was great promise and no fulhlment.
All cobs and no corn. Nubblnsl After
the good corn had been driven up TO
the barn We came around with the corn
basket and we picked up these nub.
bins. They were worth saving. but
not worth much. So ali around "a
there are people who amount to moth
ing. They develop into no kind OF use
fulness. They are nlbblcd on one side
by the world. and nibbled on the other
side by the devil. and widowed at over.
Great promise and no fulhlment. All
cobs and no corn. Nubblns.
They are worth saving. suppose
many OF them will set 10 heaven. but
they are not worthy 10 be mentioned
In the same day with those who went
through great trlbulatlon into the king
dom Of our God who would not rath-
er have the pains OF this life. the mis-
fortunes OF this llfs-who would not
rather be torn. and wounded. and Ia.
cerated. and wrenched. and hushed and
at last 80 In amid the very best grain
OF the grahart, than 10 be pronoun ed
not worth husking At an! Nubblns!
In other words. want 20 say 10 you
people who have distress OF body. and
distress In business ana distress Of all
sorts. the Lord has not any srudge
against you. Il Is not derogatory. /,
Is complimentary. whom the Lord
loveth he chasteneih." and Il h proof
positive that there IL something valua.
bic IN you. or the Lord would not have
huskcd you.
Now IN heaven all their offenslvenesS
has been husked on. Each one IL a.
happy rs he can be. Every one hs
meets as happy a. he can be. Heaven
one great nelshborhood reunion. All
kings and queens. all sohgsters All
mllllonalres. all banqueterS God. The
Father. with his children all around
him. No good by" In all the air. No
grave cut In all the hills. River OF
crystal rolling over bed Of pearl. un'
der arch Of chrysoprasus into the sea
OF glass mingled with hre. stand al
the gate Of the Eranary and see th'
grain come In. out Of the frosts into
the sunshine. out Of the darkness INT,
the light. out Of the tearing and IN,
ripping aud the twisting and tn
wrenchlng and the laccratihg and M
husklng time OF earth into the Wild,
open door Of the kings grahafy. elk
as a shock Of corn oomcth In In MI
season"
Yes. heaven, a great soclable. Will
Joy like the Joy Of the husklng time
No one there feeling 80 big he decline
10 speak 20 some one who r. not n
large. Archangel willing 20 listen Il
smallest cherub. No bolting Of IN,
door Of caste At one heavenly mansion
to keep out the citizen OF a smalle
mansion, No clique In one corner
whispering about clique In anothe
corner. David taking none Of the air
OF giant killer Joshua making nj
one halt until he passes. because h
made the sun and moon halt Pau
making no assumptions over the mos
ordinary preacher Of righteousness
Naaman. captain Of the Syrian host. nj
more honored than the captive mai
who told him where he should set
good doctor o. my soul, what
country The humblest man a klnG
The poorest woman a queen. Tn
meahest house a palace The shortes
life time eternity. And what "a NOR
strange about Il all o. We may all 80
there. Not !. says some one stand
ing back under the galleries. Yosyor
mot H. says some one who has no
been IA church In fifteen years before