Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-03-27
TALMAGE'S SERMON.
MlSF0RTUNES AND TRIALS OF
CHRISTIANS ARE HEAvEN-SENT.


| Copyright, 1902, Louis Klopsch, N. u
washington, March 23.-From
process familiar to the farmer Dr. Tai
mage draws lessons of consolation and
encouragement for people in sorrow
and adversely. The text Is Isaiah
xviii, q. 2S: For the fitches are not
thrashed with a thrashing instrument.
neither is a cart wheel turned about
upon the cummin, but the fitches are
beaten out with a STAFF and the cum
min with a rod. Bread corn is bruised
because he will not ever be thrashing
it."
Misfortunes of various kinds come
dpon various people, and in all times
the great need of ninety-nine people
out OF hundred is solace. Look, then.
to this neglected allegory of my text.
There are three kinds of seed men
tioned-fitches, cummin and corn. or
the last we all know. But it may be
well to state that the fitches and the
eummin were small seeds, like the
caraway or the chickpea When these
grains or herbs were to be thrashed.
they were thrown on the floor, and the
workmen would come around with
stan or rod or fail and beat them un-
til the seed would be separated. but
when the corn was to be thrashed,
that was thrown on the floor. and the
men would fasten horses or oxen to 4
cart with iron dented wheels; that cart
would be drawn around the thrashing
floor, and SO the work would be ac
complished. Different kinds OF thrash
Ing for different products. "The
ftches are not thrashed with thrash
ing instrument, neither IS a cart wheel
turned about the cummin, but the
fitches are beaten out with stan and
the cummin with a rod Bread corn
Is bruised because he will not ever be
thrashing It."
The great thought that the text
presses upon our souls is that we all
go through some kind of thrashing
process. The fact that you may be de-
voting your life to honorable and
noble purposes will not win you any
escape. All who live godly in Christ
Jesus must suffer persecution. Besides
that, there are the seasicknesses and
the bankruptcies and the irritations
and the disappointments which are
ever putting cup Of aioes to your lip.
Those wrinkles on your face are HERO
glyphics which. II deciphered. would
make out thrilling story of trouble.
The footstep of the rabbit Is seen the
next morning on the snow. and on the
white hairs of the aged are the foot
prints showing where swift trouble
alighted.
NY subject. in the first place. teaches
us that il is no compliment 10 us II
we escape great trial The fitebes and
the cummin nm one thrasbing floor
might look over IN the corn ON an
other tbrashins floor and saw. Look
at that poor miserable bruised corn,
We have only been a little nounded
but that has been almost DESTROYED.
Well the corn. IL n had Inns. would
answer and say: DO Won know the
reason Won have not been as much
pounded as have? II is because YOU
are not of so much worth as + am. II
YOU were. Won would be as severely
RIM over" Yet there are men who
suppose thew are the Lords fayorites
simply because their harms are full
and their hank account is flush and
there are no funerals in the house. II
NAV he because they are fitches and
cummin. while down at the end of the
lane the poor widow may be the Lords
corn. You are but little pounded be-
cause you are but little worth and
she bruised and ground because she Is
the best part of the harvest. The heft
of the thrashing machine is according
to the value Of the grain. II you have
not been much thrashed in life, per-
haps there is not much to thrash! II
you have not been much shaken OF
trouble, perhaps 1t Is because there Is
going to be very small yield. IL TOOK
the venomous snake on Paufs hand,
and the pounding OF MIN with stones
until ne was taken up LOT DEAD anu
the )ammlng against MN Oh prison
gates ana Epnesiah voeiiera'ion' anu
the ankles shihneu ny 'he paniai
stochs' anu .he toanueii,s u .ne
eAahariah oosn snip, anu 'ne Doa
ing s'roAe " INC ~ ,a
ulins au. ~ ms pos y, ,Se .S.pas,ns
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sas,ans o,,r .r,a,s 20 what wa c,n
49, .ha stos, FOR The e,ches tho rod
| 90 ~ crmm,n tho iron wheel for the
corn Sometimes people In great from
HE saw. ooh. I can't bear III" But Won
aid bear II God would not have sent
q mon Won n he had not known that
Won could bear IT. You trembled and
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