The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1897-12-17
sAMsONs WICKED WAYS
Rev. Or. TaImags breaches Sermon
on sanciifed Muscle.
Temptations Of the world Pointed Out
How = wicked Woman SHARED the
Locks Of samson, the strOnE Man.
and brought an End 20
His Greatness.

His Greatness
Taking the exciting story Of Sam
sons fall as a suggestion, DIR. Talmage.
In his discourse, shows how giants in
body and mind or soul ought 10 be
cOnsecrated 10 good and great Pur-
poses Ills text is Judges xiv, l:
sand samson went down To Tinnath "
There are two sides 10 the character
of Samson. The one phase Of his life.
II followed into the particulars. would
administer TO the grotesque and mirth.
full; but there is u phase OF his ehaFae-
ter fraught with lessons Of solemn and
eternal import To these gravcr lessons
we devote our sermon. This giant no
doubt in early life gave evidences of
what he was to be. II Is almost
always so. There were two NapOleOns
the boy Napoleon and the man NapO-
leon-but both alike; two Towards
the boy Howard and the nan Howard
but both alike; two Samsons-the
boy Samson and the man Sanson-but
both alike. This giant was no doubt
the hero Of the playground, and
nothing could stand before this exhibit
tion Of youthful proves. Ats years
of age he was betrothed TO the daugh-
ter Of Philistine Going down toward
Timnath a lion came upon him, and,
although this young giant was weapon
less, he seized the monster by the long
name and shook him as u hungry
hound shakes March hare, and made
his bones crack, and left him by the
wayside bleeding under the shifting Of
his fist and the grinding helf Of his
heel
There he stands, looming up above
other men, a mountain Of flesh, his
arms punched with muscle that can
lift the gate Of city, taking an atti-
tude defiant of everything. His hair
had never been cut, and 1t rolled down
in seven great plaits over his Shout
ders, adding to his bulk, ferceness and
terror. The Philistines went TO con-
quer him, and therefore they must
find out where the secret Of his strength
lies.
There Is asdsisolute woman living in
the valley of SOrek by the name OF
Delilah- They appointed her the agent
in the case. The Philistines are
secreted in the same building and then
Delilah goes TO work and coaxes Sam
son to tell what is the secret of his
strength "Well, he says, IF you should
take seven green withes, such As
they fasten wild beasts with, and put
them around me should be perfectly
powerless" So she binds him with the
seven green withes Then she clasps
her hands and says: ''They come-the
PhilistinesI' and he walks out a
though they were no impeachment She
coaxes him again, and says: Now tell
me the secret Of this great strength7'
And he replies; IF you should take
some ropes that have never been used
and tie me with them should be just
like other men" She ties him with the
ropes, clasps her hands and shouts
'"They eome-the Philistines!- He walks
out as easily as no did before-nOt q
single obstruction She eoaxes him
again, and he says: Now If you
should take these seven long plaits Of
hair, and by this house-loOm weave
them into a web, I'could not get away.
So the house-loom Is rolled up. and the
shuttle flies backward and forward
and the long plaits Of hair are woven
into a web Then she claps her hands
and says: They come-the Philis
tineslT He walks out a. easily as hi
did before, dragging . part of III,
loom with him.
But after awhile she persndes him u
tell the truth lie says: IF you should
take razor or shears and cut of thii
long hair / should be powerless and il
the hands Of my enemies.- Samson
sleeps, and that she may not wake hin
up during the process Of shearing. hell
Is called in You know that the bar
bers Of the east have such a skillfu
way of manipulating the head TO thu
day that, instead of waking q sleeping
man, they win put man wide awakl
sound asleep. ! hear the blades Of tn
shears grinding against each other
and see the long locks falling of
The shears or razor accomplishes wha
green withes and new ropes and hous
loom could not do Suddenly sh
clasps her hands and says: The Phil
istines be upon thee. Samson ii
rouses up with struggle. but hi
strength Is all gone. He is in tn
hands Of his enemies
hear the groan Of the giant a. the
take his eyes out. and then / see hir
staggering on in his blindness. feslin
his way as he goes on toward Gan
The prison door Is open, and the gian
Il thrust In He sits down and put
his hand on the millcrank, which, witt
exhausting horizontal motion, goe
day after day, week after week. mont
after month-,s0rk, work. work. III
consternatiOnOf the world In captivity
his locks shorn. his eyes Puncturet
grinding corn in Gazai
First Of all, behold in this giant G
TIE text that physical power Is not a
ways an index of moral power II
was = huge mantle lion found IL on
and the 1000 men whom he slew foun
Il out; yet he was the subject Of petit
revenges and Outgisntsd by low PEI
sion. lam far from throwing any dil
credit upon physical stamina Their
are those who seem 70 have great ID
niration for delieaey and sickliness c
consultation I never could see IN
glory In weak nerves or sick headache
Whatever effort In our day Is made Z
make the men and women more robus
should have the favor Of every goo,
citizen - veil e. every Christian
Gymnastics may be positively relie
louA
Good people sometimes aseribe 70
wicked heart what they ought {
aseribe 10 slow liver. The body an
the soul arc such near neighbors tina
they often catch each others disease.
Those who never saw a sick day. an
who. like Hercules. show the giant i
the cradle. have more 70 answer 70
than those who are the subjects Of III,
long in6rmitieS He who can lift twic
IS much as yoz can. and walk twice q
far. and work twice as long. will hav
sdouble account 10 meet In the Judi
ment
How often is it that you do not I'm
physical energy indicative Of spiritui
poweri II = clear head Is worth MOI
than one dizzy with perpetual vertiF
If muscles with the play Of heAli
IN them are worth more than tho
drawn up In chronic ''rheumaties-
ifan eye. quick TO catch passing o