The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-30


echoes and Joy from one corn shock
vent up AHA. ahs!" ard was answered
by Joy from another corn shock, aha,
ahai"
SO We realize that the death Of our
friends Is the nipping OF many eKpecta-
tons, the freezing. the chilling. the
irosiing Of many Of our hopes. Il Is
Tar from being a south wind. II comes
from me frlgld north. and when they
go away from us we stand benumbed
IN body and benumbed In mind and
benumbed In soul We strnd among
our dead nelghbors. our dead families.
aud We say. "Will we over get over ~"
Yes. we will get over II amid the
shoutings OF heavenly reunion. and We
viii look back 10 all these dlstresscs
OF bereavement only as the temporary
disiresses Of husking time. Weeping
may endure for a night. bu, Joy eometh
IN the morning" Light. and but for
moment" said the apostle On he
clapped his hands. flight. and but for
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 question which asked one Sab
bath morning. but did not answer:
Why Is Il that so many really good peo-
pie have 40 dreadfully 10 suffer? You
often IND n good man with enough
pains and aches and dlstresses. you
would think. 10 discipline a whole coll
ony. while you ind 4 man who Ia per-
iectly useless going about with easy
digestion and steady nerves and shin.
Ing health. and hls exit from the world
Is comparatively painless How do
you explain that? Well. noticed IN
the husking time that the husking peg
was thrust into the corn and then there
must be a stout pull before the swath-
Ing was taken OF Of the ear. and tho
full. round. healthy, luxuriant corn was
developed; while on the other hand
there was corn that hardly seemed
worth husking. We threw that into
a place all by itself and we called Il
"nubbinG"
Some Of Il was widowed. and some
OF Il was mice hibbled. and some Of /,
was great promise and no fuldlment.
All cohs and no corn. Nubblns, After
the good corn had been driven 10 10
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 all around IA
there are people who amount TO moth
ing. They develop into no kind Of use
fulness. They are nibbled on one side
by the world. and nibbled on the other
side by the devil. and mlldewed ali over
Great promise and no fulhlmenL All
cobs and no corn. Nubblns.
They arc worth saving. suppose
many OF them viii get 20 heaven. but
they are not worthy 10 be mentioned
In the same day with those who went
through great tribulation into the king
dom OF our God. Who would not rath-
er have the pains OF this life. the mis-
fortunes Of this llie-who would not
rather be torn. and wounded. and IA
oerated. and wrenehed. and huskcd and
AZ last 90 In amid the very best grain
Of the granary. than 10 be pronounced
not worth husklng az all9 Nubblns,
In other words. want 20 say 10 You
people who have distress Of body. and
distress in business and distress OF All
sorts. the Lord has not any grudre
against you. Il IL not deroeatory. a
Is complimentary. Whom the lord
loveth he ehasteneth." and Il Il proof
positive that there ls something valua.
Die In you. or the Lord would not have
husked you.
Now In heaven all their oiienslveness
has been husked on Each one Il a.
happy as he can be- Every one he
meets a. happy as he can be- Heaven
one great nelghborhood reunion. All
kings and queens. all sonEsters. all
mlllionaires. Eil banqueters God. the
Father. with his children al around
him. No good b." In an the air. No
grave cut In an the hills. River Of
crystal rolling over bed OF pearl. un.
der arch Of ohrysoprasus. into the sea
Of glass mingled With ERE. stand AZ
the gate Of the granary and see the
grain come IN; out Of the frosts into
the sunshine. out Of the darkness into
the light. out Of the tearing and the
ripping and the twisting and the
wrenchlng and the lacerating and the
husking time 90 earth into the wide
open door Of the kings granary. like
as a shock Of corn cometh In In his
/ season
Yes. heaven. a great soclable. with
Joy like the Joy Of the husklne time.
No one there feeling SO big he declines
10 speak 20 some one who IL not 90
large. Archangel willing 10 listen 10
smallest choruh. No boiling Of the
door OF caste AZ one heavenly mansion
10 keep out the citizen Of a smaller
mansion. No clique In one corner.
whispering about a clique In another
corner David taking none Of the airs
Of a giant killer Joshua making no
one halt until he passes. becEUsr he
made the sun and moon halt Paul
making no assumptions over the mos,
ordinary preacher Of righteousness
Naainan, captain Of the Syrian host. no
more honored than the captive maid
who told him where he should get 4
good doctor. o! my soul. what a
country! The humhlest man a King
The poorest woman a queen. The
meanest house a palace The shortest
life time eternity. And what Ia more
strange about u an Is, We may an gc,
there Not l." says some one stand.
ing back under the galleries. Yes you
Not l. says some one who has not
been In church In fifteen years before
Yes. you. Not ]" says some one who