Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-11-16
The Rev. Or. TaImags DisCOurses
on Samson.
SAMSON WENT DOWN TO TImNATH.
The Character Of the Biblical GIANT
The Spiritual Lesson Of
His Life.
USE AND ABUSE OF GREAT STRENGTH
Hhlr..lrl 10 lhs RsliSisr.

was intensely interesting throughout. Mus
ieal selections included an orgSn solo By
Professor Henry Eyre Brown. namely,
Sonata No. ] in D Minor, by Guilmsnt
An impressive characteristic OF the vocal
music ct DR.. Talmsges Tabernacle is the
singing By the entire congregation. Six
thousand voices blended, those Of men,
women and children, made a noble ehorus'
The opening hymn was
cam l soldier Of The cross,
A follower OF the lamb"
d.. Tslmsge expounded the chapter in the
Book of Samuel where David is called
while watching aheep. and snuoiuted king,
the preacher remarking that God always
calls basy people and never calls idlers,
AID that there were fishermen Yawnirg in
the sun On the bank Of Galilee, too lazy to
move, aDd gos no divine recognition,
while the honors of discipleship csme 10
those who were msnding their nets The
text Was taken from Judges XVI, Il and
Samson went down to TimBRth, The
subject of the sermon was Drawn aud
Muscle" DE- Tslnsge said:
There are two sides to
THE CHARACTER OF SAMSON.
The one phase of his life il followed into
particulars would administer to the
erotesque aud the mirthtul; bat
there is e phase OF his character
fsaughs with lessons solemn and eternal
import. 10 these graver lessons We de-
vote this discourse. This giant, no doubt,
in early life gave evidence of what be was
10 be- 1t is almost always 20. IhsIe
we're two Nspoleons the boy Napoleon
and the man Napoleon-but both alike;
two Howsrds-the boy Howard and the
man Howsrd-but both alike; two Sam
sons-lhe boy Samson and the man Sam
son-but both alike. This giant was. no
doubt the hero Of the play ground, and
nothing could stand before his exhibitions
OF youthful prowess At eighteen years Of
age he was betrothed to the daughter OF a
Philistine. Going down towards Timaath
lion came out upon him Although this
Young giant was wesponless, he
SEIZED THE MONSTER
by the Iong msne and shock him as hun
CRY hound shakes March hare, and made
its bones crack and left it BY the wAyside
bleeding under the sm!ting of his fist and
the grinding Of hiq heel. Passing along,
after while, the same place he turned IN
10 the thicket to see the remains OF the
monster ha had siaip Under the hot eli
mate al the perishable particles OF the lien
had disappeared, and under The rain and
the SUI the skeleton hsd been washed aud
bieached until il vas 81 pare and as white
as a vase Of porcelain. Into this eEeletGn
the bees had gathered their honey the
sweetness of grass tops, the juice OF the
pomegranate, the aroma ot the wild flow
era which had stood in the gloom of the
hSiokets, pale nuns in natures convent
On TIE wedding day Samson had pro
pounded s riddle sid1le 20 foolish thst
it has been regarded IS warning for
those who without talent for righteousness
attempt it. By the treschery of his wife
the riddle was easily guessed By the PhiGs.
tines, and Samson in his indignation
sisy thirty people. Further to avenge
the wrong done kiG se sets on fire three
hundred foxes, and IhesS terGiGed Srea.
lures in their alarm rush into the corn
shocks aud Vineyards until the whole laud
ia abla5 with the desolstioH. Surrounded
cue iGy " three h"ndred men this giant
picked up Iawb3ue lr0n lie Esys.de and
inows down armed men. az in harvest
field the full head grain tumbles under the
swing Of the sickle.
There be stands looming up above other
men. a mountain OF flesh; bis arms
buacEed with muscle that can lift the gate
Of the city, taking sp attitude defiant 'ot
everything. His hair had eyer been Cut,
and it rolled down ip seven great paits
over lis shoulders, adding to his 6erceness
aud terror. The Philistines want 10 con-
quer him and therefore they must find out
where the secret OF bis strength lays There
is a dissolute woman living 10 the valley
q SOrek b. ,h9 name Of
REts sLAA
They appointed ber tie sgsAt IN the
case. The Philistines are secreted in the
same building and then Dslilsh goes to
work and coaxes Samson to tell what is
tbs sea.St of his strength. Well" be
says, %tf yoG sbouid take seven green
Wi,hes such ss they fasten Wilq beasts with
and put them AROUND pe should be per
tectly poSeriess." So she binds him with
the seven green WitheS. feen sbs clsps
he1 hands and says: They eope-the
Philistines!" aud be walks out ss though
there we're no impediment. She cosxes
hia again and say Now tell me the
secret OF tbiS ETeet gtrength; and be re
plies III you should tsSe sape ropes
. thar have never been used and tie NE with
them | should be Just like other men.
She ties him with the rspes, clsps bel
hands end shcuts They eome-the Phil
istines" he valks ont IS sasiiy ss hs die
before-not s single obstruction. Sht
cosxes him again and he says: Now i
you should take these seven long plaits o.
hair and By this hoQss-loom weave them iutC
q web, could not get away. So the
/ houss:iooG, :; rolled up aud the shuttle
l aies backward aud foFEsES spd The long
plaits of hair are woven into web. rbeI
She claps her hands and says: They
cous-the Philistines% He walks out 81
easily as he did 5efare, dragging a part o.
the loom With him. But after o while she
persusdss him to tell the truth. He seys
IF Tou shoGa take razor or shears ant
! cut Of this long hair l shoald BE- power
less and in the hands Of my enemies
Sampson sleeps and that she may no
wake him up during the process of shear
inc. help ia called in. You know that th'
barssrs Of the East have such skilliu
way of manipulating the head to this yer.
dsv, that instead of waking U1 sleeping
man, they will pct man wide awake
sound asleep l hear the blades of tb
asssrs grinding against each other, and
see
/ TaE LONG LoCGs FALLING orr.
The shsars or razor accopphshes VIA
green wilhes and new ropes and house
loom could not DO. Suddenly she clap
her hands and Gays: The Philstinss b
-pnop the SAusonfH He rouses nm with