The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-12-22
Our Champion.

Strength May Wo1 K Crest Esd- hEisT
Our Champion.
Taking the exciting story Of San2
sons fail as s. suggestion, DR.. Isl
mage in this discourse shows how 81
ants in body and mind CT soul ought
to be consecrated 70 coed end srea'
purposes. HIS text IS Judges Ky, /,
''And Samson went down 10 lin
nath."
There are two sides TO the character
of Samson. The one phase OF his lie.
if followed into the particulars, wou.o
administer 10 the grotezQ1e and cnir.h
full. But there is 3 phase OF his cGaS
acter fraught with lessons OF solemn
and eternal import. To thesa grave
lessons we devote our sermon. This
giant no doubt in early life gave eyi
6ences of what he was TO be. L Is
almost always SO. There were two
Napoleons-the bov Napoleon and tie
man Nspoleor-but both alike; two
Howsrds-the boy Howard AID It's
man Howard but both alike; t@o Sau-
scns-the boy Samson and the man
Samson-but both alike This giant
was no DOUBT the hero OF the play
ground, and nothing could stand be
fore his exhibitions OF ycQJhtul u1ov
ess. At is years Of age he was De
srothed to the daughter OF PniliS
tine. Going down toward TiuEsth
lion came upon him, apd, ,aitnousa q this
young giant was we2ponless, ne Se.z
ed the monster by the long name a1o
shook him as hungry hound shakes
q March hare and made his bones
crack. and left him by tie wayslce
bleeding under the smiling OF his IS!
and the grinding heit Of his heel.
There ne stands, looming Up aocv$
other men, mountain OF feS5, lis
arms punched with muscle mat can
lift tthegate Of q city, taking an atIi.ud-
defiant of every thing. His hair Gao
never been cut, ard 1t rolled down IL
seven great plaits over his shoulders,
adding to his bulk, 6ercenesS and ter
ror. The Phlistines want 10 Conquer
him, and therefore they must find oul
where the secret OF Els strength lies.
There is a dissolute woman living
in the valley Sorek of the name OF
Delilah. They appoint her the agent
in the case. The Phiiistines are Sc
creted in the same building, and ;hel
Dehlah goes to work and coaxes SSm
son to tell what is the secret CT his
strength. Well" he says. If you
should take seven green wlthes, such
as they fasten wild beasts with, and
put them around me, should De per
fectly powerless." So she binds hiu
with the seven green withes. Then
she claps her hands and says, The
come-the Philistines :" and he walks
out SIS though they were no impeGi
ment She coa1es him again anc
says, Now tell me the secret Of this
great strength" and he replies, Il
you ahould take some ropes that have
never been used and tie me with them,
I should be just ike other men, She
ties him with the ropes, clsps her
hands and shouts, They come-the
Phlistinesr He walk out as easily
as ne did before-not single obs:ruc.
ton. She coaxes him again, and he
says, ''Now, if you should take these
seven long plaits of hair and by this
house loom wesve them into 3 web,
I could not get away" So the house
loom Is rolled up, and the shuttle flies
backward, and the long plaits of hair
are woven into web. Then she
claps her hands and says, They come
the PhiGstines!' He walks out as
IS EASILY as ne did before, dragging
part Of the loom with him.
But..after awhiie.she persuaded him
to tell the truth. He says, If you
should take razor or shears and cut
Off this long hair, should be power
less and in the hands Of my enemies"
Samson sleeps, and that she may not
wake him up during tbe process of
shearing help is called n. You know
that the BARRIERS of the east have such
q skllful way in manipulating the
head to this very day that instead OF
waking up sleeping man they put
man wide awake sound asleep. I
hear the blades of the shears grinding
against each other, and see the long
locks falling off. The shears or razor
accomplishes what green withes and
new ropes and house loom could NOT
do. Suddenly she claps her hands
and says, the Philistires be upon
thee, Samson" He rouses up with
struggle, but his strength is all gone.
He is in the hands Of his enemies.
l hear the groan Of theeiart SIS they
take his eyes out, and then I see him
staggering in his blindness; feeling
his way as he goes on towards Gaza.
The prison door is open, and the giant
is thrust in. He sits down and puts
his hand on the mill crank, which,
with e1hausting horizontal motion.
goes day after day, week after week,
month after month-work, work.
work. The CONSERVATION of the world
in captivity, his locks sborn, his eyes.
punctured, grinding corn in GAIA.
First of all, behold in this giant of
the text that physical power is not 81
ways an index of moral power. He
was huge man The lion found il
out, and the 8, 900 men whom he slew
found it out. Yet he was the subisc
OF petty reyenges and out gisntsd o.
low passion. I am far from throwing
any discredit upon physical stamina.
There are those who seem to have
great administration for delicacy and
sickliness Of constitution. I never
could see any glory IN weak nerves or
sick headache. Whatever effort in
our day is made to make the men and
women more robust should have the
favor OF every good citizen as well as
OF every Christian. Gymnastics nay
be positively religious.
Coed people sometimes asccibe TO e
wicked heart what they ought to as
c1ibe TO g slow liver. The body SIC
the soul are such near neighoors they
often catch each other's diseases,
Those who never saw q SICK day, az
who, Ike Hercules, show the giant Il
the cradle, have more 10 answer fer
than these who are hesubjects Of e
long irirmities. He VINO can lii
twice as much SIS you can ard wai6