The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-10-22

the frosting of many Of our hopes. /,
Is far from being a south wiad. II
comes from the frigid north, and when
they go away from us we stand be,
numbed in body and benumbed in mind
and behumbed in soul. We stand
among our dead peighbors, our dead
families, and we say: "Will we evei
get over it2" Yes, we will get over i.
amid the shoutings OF heavenly re-
union. and we will look back % al
these distresses Of bereavement only
as the temporary distresses OF husking
time. Weeping may endure for q
night, but JOY cometil in the morning
Light. and but for a moment" said
the apostle as he elapped his hands,
light, and but for n moment" The
chill of the frosts followed by the
gladness that eometh in like as q
shock OF corn cometh in in his season.
or course, the husking time made
rough work with the ear of corn. The
husISing peg had to be thrust in and
the hard thumb of the husker had te
come down on the swathing Of the ear,
and then there was a pull and II ruth.
less tearing and then IA complete snap
ping 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 ar
ranged that the ear and the husk shall
part. and that is the way He has ar
ranged that the body and soul shall
separate. You can afford to have your
physical distresses when you know
that they are only forwarding the
souls, liberation. Every rheumatic
pain is only II plunge OF the husking
peg. Every neuralgia twinge is only IA
twist by the hu ,ker. 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 h%usbandman husk off the
mortality from the immortality.
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 vou
that which binders your souls liberia.
ton, doing gradually for you what for
many Of us in robust health, perhaps,
lie win do in one fell blow at the last.
AT the close of every illness, at the
close of every paroxvsm Won oupht to
say: ..Thank God, that is all past now;
thank God. | will never have to suffer
that ngnin. thank God. | am so much
carer the hour of liberatiou.n You
will never suffer the same pain twice.
You NAV have a new main in an old
place. hut never the same main twice.
Ths nan, do.s its w,,rl and ,h.n n
dias int .o m,,v nI,nuas ,f the
c,ou,b.,. IN "a. tho on.r,v st,.e f,,
tba buiIa;ny 1u~stso,n.,v str,,.s ot
IN. .hi.a, n,omnI. h a.t,Ina In,
so many n,ngs tn senar,ta tha son
from the LoIy Won Who have chronic
,iImant. and disordars ara ,,l,, ,,v;no
in ;ns,,lI,,.n,s ,h,t wh;,.L .nn. ~,
will b,v.. IN nav in one navm.nt whom
wa nav tho DAN, of natn,.a THANH,
cod ,b.,.for. va wbo b,va rbronic
J;so,a,r. mn van h,v. co n,,b la..
.,r ,,;ra ,+ ,h.J,.t tp,.,L Gna ~,
van viii have so much less tn feel in
the wav If main at the hands Of the
heavenly hn]sbundm,n when ..tha
.ho,l, nj cor, .,,r.th i, !, hi. .so.on u
.,,., n,,, al. NAV h,,, ,na,,..
To n on.stion which Iasked on, Sah-
hath mor,,up hnt did ma, answer,
Wbv i. IL that "a many really rood
naonle bava 81 ~d,eaafnllv To %s,tYars
You.often find good man with enough
pains and aches and d~istresses. YOU
S1voo,ld think tn disc,nl;na a whole
cohonv. while Won will find n man wbo
il 1erfecllv useless going around With
aasv digest;on and steady nerves and
shining health. his exit from the
world is comnarativelv ~painless. How
do You explain thatp Well. I noticed
in the huskiup time that the buslinu
peg was thrust into the corn and then
there must be a stout pull before the
swathlpp was taken off the ear, and
the full. round. healthy, luxuriant corr
was developcd; while on the other
hand there was corn that hardly
Sc. med worth husking. We threw
that into a place all by itself and we
called .~.nubbius."
Some of it was milde wed. and some
of it was mice-nibb,ed, and some of it
was great promise and no fulfllment.
All cobs and nc corn. Nubb,ns, After
the rood cor had been driven IN ia
the barn we came around with the
corn basket and we picked M these
nubbins. They were worth saving.
not worth much. SO all around US
there are people who amount to 10th
inp. They develop into no kind of
usefulness. They ar. nibbled on one
side by the world. and nibbled on the
other side by the devil, and inildewed
all over. Great promise and no fulfill
ment. All cobs and no corn. Nnbtins!
They are worth saving. II suppose
many of them will ret to Heaven, but
tbev are not worthy to be mentioned