Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1897-10-15

frosts went ont of the air, and hilarities
awakened the echoes and JOY from one
corn shock went up, AHA, ahaP' AMI
was answered by joy from another corn
shock, AHA, ahap'
So we all realize that the death OF
our friends is the nipping Of many ex-
pectations, the freezing, the chilling,
the frosting Of many Of our hopes 1t is
far from being 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 husEing time Weeping
may endure for a night, but JOY cometh
in the morning" Light, and but for
moment, said the apostle as he clap
ped his hands, light, and but for a
moment. " The chill Of the frosts fol-
lowed by the gladness that cometh in
like as shock 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 a ruthless
tearing and then a complete swapping
off before the corn was free, and IL 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 husk 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 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.
Chronic Ailments.
There ought to be great consolation
in this for all who have chronic all
ments, since the Lord is gradually and
more mildly taking away from you
that which hinders your SOULS liberia
ton, 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 l will never have TO suffer that
again, thank God l am so much nearer
the hour Of Liberation. You will new
er suffer the same pain twice. You may
have a new pain in an old place, but
never the same pain twice.
The pain does its work and then II
dies. Just so many plunges Of the crow
bar TO free the quarry stone for the
building Just so many strokes OF the
chisel to complete the statue. Just SC
many pangs to separate the soul from
the body. You who have chronic all
ments ana disorders are ouly paying II
installments that which some Of us viii
have to pay in one payment when we
nav the debt of nature Thank God,
therefore, ye who have chronic disorders
that YOU have so much less suffering a
the last Thank God that you will have
so much less to feel in the way Of pain
at the hands Of the heavenly Husband
man when "the shock Of corn cometi
in in his season.
Perhaps now this may be an answer
to a question which asked one Sabbath
morning, but did not answer, Why i
it that so many really good people have
so dreadfully 70 suffer? You often fin'
good man with enough pains an'
aches and disresses. you would think
to discipline a whole colony, while yo'
will find man who is perfectly useles
going around with easy digestion ant
steady nerves and shining health, an'
his exit from the world is comparative
" painless. How do you explain that
Well. | noticed in the husking tim
that the husking peg was thrust int
the corn and then there must be stou
mil before the swathing was taken OF
of the ear and the full. round. healthy
luxuriant corn was developed, while o.
the other hand there was corn tina
hardly seemed worth husklng W
threw that into place all by itself an
we called it "nubbins y
, "Nubbins."
, Some of it was mildewed, and som
: Of il was mice nibbled, and some OF
r was great promise and no fultillmen'
All cobs and no corn. Nubbins' A1te
I the good corn had been driven up TO III
= J barn we came around with the cor
/ basket and we picked up these nubbin
4 They were worth saving, but not wort
much. So all around us there are pe'
4 pie who amount to nothing They d'
r velop into no kind of usefulness The
+ are nibbled on one side by the worl
n and nibbled on the other side by q
devil and mildewed all over. Gre,
;. promise and no fultllment All col
n and no corn Nubbinsl
0 They are worth saving. suppo
!. many of them will get to heaven, bl
a they are not worthy to be mentioned
4 the same day with those who wei
a through great tribulation into the KIN
O dom Of our God Who would not rath
!. have the pains of this life, the mlsfo
n times of this life-who would not ratl
/. or be torn. and wounded, and L'cerate'
o and wrenched. and husked' and ct La
+ 90 in amid the very best grain OF u
: granary, than to be pronounced q
s worth husking at all? Nubbinsl In OF
. or words, want to say to you peop
a who have distress Of body and distre
ID In business and distress Of all sorts q
4 Lord has not any grudge against 20
"a Il is not derogatory, IL is compiime
J. tary. "Whom the Lord loveth be cna
" .t. ,, acd IL is nroof pOsitive tn