The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1897-10-15

we dll huOW UldU uuSklnR Time was
time of frost. Frost ON the fence. Fro
"a on the stubble. Frost on the grount
Frost on the bare branches of the tree
Frost in the air. Frost on the hands
the huskers. You remember we used t
hide behind the corn stacks so as t
= keep off the wind, but still you remem
her how shivering was the body an
how painful was the cheek and how be
9 numbed were the hands. But afte
: awhile the sun was high up and all tn
? frosts went oGt of the air, and hilaritie
awakened the echoes and joy from on
corn shock went up AHA, ahal" ant
was answered by joy from another corr
, shock, AHA, ahaP'
So we all realize that the death O
our friends is the nipping of many ex
pectations, the freezing, the chilling
the frosting of many of our hopes. 1t il
far from being a south wind 1t comes
from 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, Twill we ever get over it?'
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 husling time Weeping
may endure for night, but joy cometh
in the morning" Light, and but for
moment" said the apostle as he clap
ped his hands, Eight, and but for a
moment. The chill of the frosts fol-
lowed by the gladness that cometh in
like as a shook of corn cometh in in
his season.
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 a pull and ruthless
tearing and then a complete swapping
off before the corn was free, and if the
husk could have spoken it would have
said: why do you lacerate me? Why
do you wrench me?" All, my friends,
that is the way God has arranged that
the ear and the busk shall part, and |
that is the way he has arranged that |
the body and soul shall separate. You
can afford to have your physical dis
tresses when you know that they are
only forwarding the souls liberation.
Every rheumatic pain is only plunge
on the husking peg. Every neuralgia
twinge is only twist by the husler
There is gold in you that must come
out Some way the shackle must be
broken. Some way the ship must be
aunched for heavenly voyage You must
ct the heavenly Husbandman husk off
he mortality from the immortality.
Chronic Ailments.
There ought to be great consolation
n this for all who have chronic all
nents, since the Lord is gradually and
more mildly taking away from you
hat which hinders your souls liberia
ion doing gradually for you what for
many of us in robust health perhaps he
will do in one fell blow at the last. At
he close Of every illness, at the close
# every paroxysm, you ought to say,
Thank God that is all past now, thank !
rod l will never have to suffer that {
gain, thank God l am so much nearer I
he hour of liberation. You will new {
r suffer the same pain twice. You may G
ave new pain in an old place, but
ever the same pain twice. c
The pain does its work and then it t
les. Just 80 many plunges Of the crow t
ar to free the quarry stone for the l
uilding. Just so many strokes of the /
hisel to complete the statue Just so t
lany pangs to separate the soul from a
ne body, You who have chronic all i
tents and disorders are only paying in
lstallments that which some of us will j
ave to pay in one payment when we \
ay the debt of nature, Thank God, t.
lerefore, ye who have chronic disorders, Ii
nat you have SO much less suffering at s.
le last. Thank God that you will have o
, much less to feel in the way of pain k
the hands of the heavenly Husband s.
ian when 1.-THE shock of corn cometh il
/ i'll his season. L
Perhaps now this may be an answer k
} a question which asked one Sabbath ii
corning, but did not answer, Why is a
that 80 many really good people have Il
} dreadfully to suffer? You often find O.
good man with enough pains and Il
hes and distresses, you would think, Il
discipline whole colony, while you b
i'll find man who Is perfectly useless SC
ping around with easy digestion and N
eady nerves and shining health, and q,
IS exit from the world is comparative T
painless How do you explain that? W
ell, noticed in the husking time n
at the husking peg was thrust into OIL
10 corn and then there must be a stout Y
Ill before the swathing was taken off hi
the ear and the full, round, healthy, fo
xuriant corn was developed, while on W
e other hand there was corn that Iii
rdly seemed worth husl1ing We "
rev that into place all by itself and
3 called 1t "nubbins. - nj
'Nubbins." tie
Some of 1t was widowed, and some 81
it was mice nibbled, and some of it gi
rs great promise and no fulfllment. bt
j cobs and no corn. Nubbins! After pl
e good corn had been driven up to the q
IN we came around with the corn co
sket and we picked up these nubbins. ne
,pv xUpra worth saving bnt not in