The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-12-03
BRAWN AND MUSCLE.
The More Health lhe More Responsibility
10 God.
A Sermon Delivered at tho Brooklyn Tab
ernnole by the Rev. y. Dewitt
Talmage, ID, d., sunday,
November 10, 1888,
The opening hymn was;
cam | soldier Of tho cross,
foil INHf of tna IamBVn

cam soldier oi the cross,
A Ai0lllNtr VI The LambYN
Dr. Talmage expOunded the chapter
In the Book OF Samuel where David IN
called while watching sheep and anoln'
ted King, the preacher remlr,lng that
GOi alWbys ctllSbnsy people aud never
calls idlefs, aud that there were Il 'har-
men yawnlng In the sun on the bank Of
| q llilpe, too lazy TO move, and gOt no Dl'
vine recognition, while the hon0Ta OF
di.cIpleahip came TO those who were
mending their nets, The text was taken
from Judges xiv, l. And Samson
went down TO TimDath" The subj act
Of .he sermon was "Brawn aud Muscle"
Dr.. rBlmage said;
There are two sides TO the character OF
Samson, The one phase Of hl4 lie, II
follow ed Into particulars, would admits
ls'er 10 he gr0teaQne and the mlrlhful,
but there IL q phase OF his character
iraught with lesaOns OF solemn and eter'
nal import. To these graver les IONS We
devote this Discourse This giant no
doubt In early life gave evidence Of what
hN was TO be. II In almost always 30,
There were two NapOloons-.he boy Ma.
pOleOn and the man NinOleOn--but both
alike; two HOwards-the boy Howard
and the man HOward-but both alike;
two SamlOns--the boy Samson and tho
man Slm9on-but both alike This giant
was no doubt tho hero OF the play.
ground, and nothing could stand before
his exhibitions OF youthful prOwess, Az
eighteen years OF age he was betr0thed
TO the daughter Of Philllstlne.
Going down toward Tlmnath q lion
came out upon hin. Although this
youlg giant was weapOnless, no selZai
the monster by the long name aud shook
him ~ u hungry hound shakes q March
hare, and made ita bones crack, and left
II by the wayside bleeding under the
smItting OF his hst and the GRADING Of
mis- heel. Passing along after awhile
the aame place he turned Into the thlcket
10 see theremains OF the monster he had
slain. Under the hot climate oil the
perishable particles Of the lion had dis.
appeared, and under the rain and the
sun tho skeleton had been washed and
bleachsd until II WAS as pure and white
~ q vase Of porcelain, Into this skele
ton the bees had gathered their honey,
the sweetness OF grass tops, the juice OF
h p0mcgTanate, the aroma OF the Wild
lllweTs which had stood In the gloom OF
the thlcketa, pale nuns In natures con-
vent, 0d the wed ling day Samson had
prOponnded riddle-a riddle 10 foolish
that Il has been regarded az warning
for those who, without talent for face
tlousness, attempt II, BY the treachery
OF his wife the riddle was easily guessed
by the Philllstlnes, and Samson, In hla
Indignation, slew thirty people, Far
thor TO ayenge the wrong done him, no
acts on fire three hundred foxes, and
these terrified creatures, In their alarm,
rush into the corn ahocks and vineyards
until the whole land In A6laze with the
desolatl0n. Surrounded one day by
three hundred men, this giant picked
up u jlwb0ne from the wayside and
moved down armed men, az In q harry
eat llold the full head grain tumbles un'
der the swing Of the sickle.
HIS STRENGTH IN HIS HAIR.
There no stands, looming ~ above
other men, n mountain OF 4 'shi hla arms
punched with muscle that can llft the
gate VI city, takingan attitude dellint
Of everything, Hts hair had never heen
cut, AMI II rolled down In seven great
plaits over hs shoulders, adding TO his
lercencss aud terror. The Philistlnes
want TO conquer him, and therefore they
must lnd out where the secret OF his
strength laya, There IL q dls'0lute w0'
man living In the valley OF SOrek by the
name OF Dellah, They appoint her agent
Ia the case. The Phillstlnea are aecreted
In the same building, and then Delllah
goes 10 work and cOaxes Samson TO tell
what IL the secret OF his strength,
"Nell," no says, III you should take
seven green withes, such as they fasten
wild beasts with, aud put them around
mo, should be perfectly powerlesq"
50 aha binds him with the seven green
wlthee. Then ahe claps her hanGs and
aaYs. They cOme-the PhlliatinesN'
aud no walks out ~ though there were
no impedl dlmente She c0axes him again,
and sGye; "Now tell me the secret OF thil
great strength and no replies: "lf
you should take some ropes that have
never beeu used, aud tie mo with them,
should just be like other men," She
ties him with the ropes, claps her
hands and shouts; "rhey come-the
Piilietines" Ho walks out ~ easily m
he di before-n0t n single Obqtruction,
She c0Nxea him again, and no saye:
"Now II you should take these seven
long plaits Of hair, and by this house.
loom weave them into web, | could
mot get away" SO the houaeloom II
rolled up, and the shuttle llles backward
aud forward, and tho long plaits Of hair
ara woven Into n web. Then she claps
her hands and says; "They come-tbe
philistiueel" He walks out as easily ~
no did before, dragging o part Of the
loom with him.
But after awhile she persuaded him Ia
tell the truth, He eaya: "lt you should
take n razor or shears and cut of this
long hair | should DO pOwerless and IN
the hands OF my enemies" Samson
sleeps, and, that she may not wake him
| up during the process OF ahearlng, helr
Ia called In, You know that the BARRIERS
OF the East have such q skillful way Of
manipulating the head TO this very day
that, instead OF waking up o sleeping
man, they will put man, Wide awake
sound asleep. | hear the blades OF the
shears grining against each other, and
| see the locks falling of. The shear
or razor acc0mpliehes what green wlthel
and new ropes and house-loom could moi
do. Suddenly ehe clasps her hands ant
eaye; "The Phillistines be upon thee
SOmqonl' He rouses up with o struggle
but his strength IL oil gone, He Is II
the hands Of his enemies, | hear IN,
groans Of tho giant as they take hi
eyes out, ard then see him ataggerlul
on In his blindness, feeling his way nj
no goes on toward GAIA, The prlaol
door IL open and the giant Ia thrust In
He sits down aud puts his hands on IN,
mill.crank, which, with exhaustlnJ
horizontal motion, goes day after day
week and week, month after month
work, work, work The consternation o
tho world In captivity, his locks shorn
his eyes punctured. grinding corn II
GAIA.
PHYSICAL vs., MORAL POWER,