The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-02-17
RK FOR THEM.
ee breaches on the Duties
Of the Strong.
Resting Upon Those
f1ssess Physical Power t0
nc Lords WOrIS-The
NaIue of Health.
1900, by Louis Klopsch.l

4.ht. 1900, by Louis Klopsch.l
Washington,
DISCOURSE DIR. Talmage sets
Z Responsibility of those who
.n and well, as in a former
La preached to the disabled
hui I'M" text, Judges, 14;1:
mson went down to Timnath."
are two sides to the character
d. The one phase of his life,
ed into particulars, would adj
to the grotesque and the mirth-
/ here is a phase of his char
nnkht with lessons of solemn
nal import. TO these sfaver
We devote enT sermon.
IN no doubt in early life
dences of what he was to be.
most always so. There were
,oleQns-the boy Napoleon and
Nhpoleon-but both alike; two
The boy Howard and the
Mard-but both alike; two
The boy Samson and the man
-but both alike. This giant was
u the hero of the playground,
hing could stand before his eX-
5 81 youthful prowess. At is
ace he was betrothed to the
X Of a Philistine. Going down
Timnath, lion came out upon
d Salthough this young giant
hponless he seized the monster
org name and shook him as
hound shakes a March hare and
4 bones crack, and left him by
side bleeding under the shifting
ST and the grinding heft of his
he stands looming up above
nen, mountain of flesh, his
unched with muscles that can
gate of a city, taking an atti-
CANT of everything. His hair
ier been cut, and it rolled down
ral great plaits over his shout
lding to his bulk, fierceness and
The Philistines want to conquer
d therefore they must find out
re- secret of his strength lies.
IL an evil woman living in the
1 Sorek by the name of Delilah.
apoint her the agent in the case.
iiistines are secreted in the same
y. and then Delilah goes to work
lxes Samson to tell what is the
of his strength. "Well," he says,
Mould take seven withes such
fasten wild beasts with, and
IN around me, l should be per-
BOW erless." So she binds him
seven green withes. Then she
er hands and says: "They come
2hilistines!" and he walks out
i'll there were no impeachment.
lxes him again, and says: Now
the secret of this great
hT' and he replies: IF you
take some ropes that have never
sed and tie me with them, l
lie lust like other men," She
nTith the ropes, claps her hands
outs: "They come-the Philis-
He walks out as easily as he
fore-not a single obstruction.
xes him again, and he says: Nov,
should take these seven long
Of hair and by this house loom
them into a web, I could not get
So the house loom is rolled
the shuttle flies backward and
d, and the long plaits of hair are
into a web. Then she-claps her
and says: "They come-the
ines!" He walks out as easily as
Before, dragging a part of the
With him.
after awhile she persuades him
the truth. He says: eff you
take a razor or shears and cut
4 long hair, ] should be- power
din the hands of my enemies.
i Sleeps, and that she may not
him up during the process oil
h0 help is called in. You know
IL BARRIERS of the east have such
i'll way of manipulating the heao
very day that instead of waking
Keeping man they will put mai
wake sound asleep. l hear the
of the shears grinding against
bther, and l see the long lock!
Off. The shears or razor accom-
what green. withes and new
and house loom could not do
by she claps her hands and says
Philistines be upon thee, Sam
He rouses up with a struggle
s strength is all gone. He is il
nds of his enemies.
ar the groan of the giant as the!
Is eyes out, and then see hin
ring on in his blindness, feeling
az as he goes on toward GAIA
rison door is open, and the gian
list in. He sits down and puts hi
Oh the mill crank. which, witt
sting horizontal motion, goes da.
lay, week after week, month aft
Network, work, work! Til
nation of the world in captivity
oks shorn, his eyes punctured
ng corn in GAIA!
Of all, behold in this giant o
- that physical power is no
an index of moral power. II
huge mantle lion found it out
ID 1900 men whom he slew foun'
yet he was the subject of petit.
res and outgianted by low pas
j am far from throwing any dis
npon physical stamina. Their
ose who seem to have great ad
on for delicacy a2d sickness o
milton. never couiG see an,
ID weak nerves or sick headache
Ter effort in our day is made t
Die men and women more robus
Aave the favor of every goo
as we'll as of every Christian
astics may be positively religious
d people sometimes ascribe to
heart what they ought to ascrib
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