The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1889-10-03
MODERN SAMSONS.
: ARE coaxED INTO SIN
|. pelIlahs of the Present Day Fly
1hclr Trade.

t,,ngih lie'h, aug OV "nu, ""s es 49,,
GTfs"i - aHict him: rnd zee ip,u gice
hm ~ ~ ms eiersa hundred pieces OF
nsL1udges xvi, ..
,,ousahd pounds or about hve thou,
inousass so anr money, were thus offered
doaIs. 49, - of A giant. II would take a
~ cAp s.s.n1eraphist 20 picture Samson as
hl pno. The most facile words are
rAly ",on-h TO describe him. He was n
Spps, .hild. the conquoror and the de-
anl 90 snap at lions jaw, and yet
III sIe NV. ,he SIGH Of a maiden. He was
furel y 60. a commingling OF virtue and
anu s..hiins and the ridiculous; sharp
ihe su,ate a good riddle, and yet weak
rsh " i, he caught in the
sen a,scial stratagem honest
ssttle his debt, and yet out
np ohbino somebody else 10 get the
(caslD, n.v n. a miracle and n soothing;
49, ~ glory and a burning shame.
fo"ppns, s,.snds. looming up above other
~ ns,,,,tain ns of fesh: HIS arms punched
~ Nth that can lift the gate of city;
mu s,.itide defiant of armed men and
ag Ills hair had never been cut,
a,ii.I down in seven great plaits over
.iiors adding 70 his fierceness aud
Tbo Philistines want to conquer
i,ssrsfore they must find out where
-, of his strength lies.
n woman living In the valley OF
~, he name Of Delilah. They appoint
".cs,, In the case. The Philistines
.,sl Ins ~ In tho same building, and then
'I 80. 10 work and coaxes Samson TO
-. hesacret Of his strength. We'll"
m Won should take seven green
S,rcb a. they fasten wild beasts with,
-, Them around me, should be per-
,,verle,s" So she binds him with the
rrrssn withes. Then she claps her
4. and saws. They come-the Philis-
- mi he walks out as though there
,o iriuediment. She coaxes him again,
s,v,, Now tell me the secret Of
rat strength; and he replies: "If you
Ia tske some ropes that have never been
.ni ne me with them. | should be just
S,hsr men," She ties him with the
!. rlap, her hands and shouts: They
,bs Phlistinesr' H. walks out as
=. be did before-not n single obstruc-
She coaSes him again. and he says:
[r YOU should take these seven long
,of hair. and by this house loom weave
into a web could not get away" So
Ihoasa loom is rolled mp, and the shuttle
| backward and forward, and the long
[sof hair are woven into a web. Then
Icl,p, her hands and says: They GOMEZ
SPhllistneS,'
Walks out as easily as he did before
Irsinr A part Of the loom with him. But
she pcrsuades him to tell the
n Heays: "Ifyou should take razor,
Ibssrs. and cut of this long hair, | should
"a. La.19 80
Samson sleeps, and that she may not
i him up during the process Of shearing,
i called in. You know that the BARRIERS
b. East have such skillful way of man
hating the head, TO this very day they will
man, wide awake, sound asleep. hear
L 3bades Of the shears grinding against each
er. ane see the long locks falling off.
kshears, or razor, accomplishes what green
b. and new ropes and house loom could
do Suddenly she claps her hands and
The Philistines be upon thee, Sam
II Herouses up with a struggle, but his
kngth Is all gOnel He is i'm the hands of
enemies Ihear the groan of the giant
hey take his eyes out, and then l see him
kgsYFg on in his blindness, feeling his
"a goes ON toward GAIA. The prison
Is opened and the giant is thrust in. He
down and puts his hands ON the mill
bk, which, with exhausting horizontal
bon goes day after day, week after week,
hth after mOnth-work, work, work
CONSERVATION of the world is captivity,
locks shorn his eyes punctured, grinding
hin GAIA. In a previous sermon on this
racter learned some lessons, but another
> Of lessons are before us now.
earn first how very strong people are
te;imeS coaxed into great imbecilities.
tnson had no right TO reveal the secret of
strength. Delilah's first attempt to find
is a failure He says: Green withes
! bind me, but it was failure. Then
pays: "A new rope will hold me-" but that
was failure. Then he says: Weave
locks into a web and that viii bind me,n
! that also was a failure. But at last you
how she coaSed il out him. Unimportant
! Ions in life that involve no moral princi-
may without injury be subjected to
Fent persuasiOns, but as soon as you have
pc 70 the line that separates right from
fng, no inducement or blandishment ought
make You step over IL. Suppose a man
been brought up in a Christian house
aud taught sacredly to observe
Sabbath. Sunday comes; you want
eh air. Temptation says: Sunday
Just Ike other days; now don't be
(oted; we will ride forth among the works
|tod' the whole earth is His temple; we
4 not 90 into any dissipations: come, now,
lnNe the carriage engaged and we shall be
* soon enough To 60 to church in the
fning; don't yield to Puritanic notions;
VIII be no worse for ride in the coun-
Il the blossoms are out and they say eyery-
|ng Is looking glorious ''Well, win go
Please YOU is the response. And out
A 20 over the street. conscience drowned
Fne clatter OF the swift hoofs and the rush
'no resounding wheels That tempted
may nave had moral character enough
greaA the green withes of ten. thousand
nssihe allurements, but he has been over
r.oyouhg men passing down this street
PPoslte drinking saloon with a red
y'er9 hung out from the door to light ruen
teIugsioh' Let us go in,n says one. mo.
ro says the other; II never 20 TO such
Now, you don't say YOU are as
a thht. Why, Ihave been going there
'no years and it hasn't hurt me. Come.
II now be man. II YOU can't stand
piaing stronger, take n little sherry. You
X, ~ see the world as it is. don't believe
ID ~ aHCe any more than you, | can
\ uulSlng Just when / want to. You
~ 30, Now, come right along" Persuasion
'Vglquered. Samson yields to the coaxing
.nere Is carnival in hell that night
'onS ir inc Fhilistines and they shout: "Hal
we've got him. Those who have the
Iost n anu most sympathetic natures are
rioaN Los1 IA danger. Your very disposition
r'1se others will be the very trap they
v,,lI IL You were cold and harsh and severe
,I'uI nature you would not be tampered
~ reople never fondle a hedgehog. The
senllmtntal Greenlander never kisses
yooerg vooa q The warmth and susceptibility
Dn~h y"ar nature will encourage the siren.
lI strong as a giant, look out for
n III scissors. Samson, the strongest
|" VINO ever lived, was overcome by coax.
an Mi n ,nls d narrative teaches us the power
III disposed woman. In the portrait
n IVY snh o. bible Queens we find Abigail apa
in u ,h hiriam and Vashti and Deborah
f. aDd sIe ,[osues gallery of a police station
4 H Ine pictures OF women as we'll as
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