The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1900-03-22
\ WORK FOR THEM.
Dr.. Talmage breaches on the Duties
Of the Strong.

Responsibilities Resting Upon Those
who Possess Physical Power to
Do the Lords Work-The
Value of Health.
copyright. 1900, by Louis Klopsch.]
Washington,
In this discourse DR.. Talmage sets
forth the responsibility Of those who
are strong and well, as in a former
discourse he preached to the disabled
and ''the shut I'M" text, Judges, 14:1:
"And Samson went down to Timnath."
There a2e two sides to the character
of Samson. The one phase of his life,
if followed into particulars, would ad-
minister to the grotesque and the mirth
full. But there is phase Of his char
acter fraught with lessons of solemn
and eternal import. To these graver
lessons we devote our sermon.
This giant no doubt in early life
gave evidences of what he was to be.
It is almost always SO. There were
two Napoleons-the boy Napoleon and
the man Napoleon-but both alike; two
Howards-the boy Howard and the
| man Howard-but both alike; two
Samsons-the boy Samson and the man
Samson-but both alike. This giant was
no doubt the hero of the playground,
and nothing could stand before his ex-
hibitions of youthful prowess. At is
years of age he was betrothed to the
daughter of Philistine. Going down
toward Timnath, a lion came out upon
him, and although this young giant
was weaponless he seized the monster
by the long name and shook him as a
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 heft of his
heel.
/ There he stands looming up above
arms punched with muscles Nhat can
lift the gate of a city, taking an atti-
tude defiant of everything. His hair
! had never been cut, and it rolled down
in several great plaits over his shoul-
ders, adding to his bulk, fierceness and
terror. The Philistines want to conquer
him, and therefore they must find out
where the secret of his strength lies.
; There is an evil woman living in the
valley of Sorek by the name of Delilah
They appoint her the agent in the case
The Philistines are secreted in the same
. building, and then Delilah goes to work
, and coaxes Samson to tell what is the
! secret of his strength. "Well," he says
''if you should take seven withes sucf
as they fasten wild beasts with, and
put them around me, should be per
fectly powerless." So she binds hin
with the seven green withes. Then sh'
claps her hands and says: "They come
the Philistines!" and he walks ou
as though there were no impediment
. She coaxes him again, and says: "Nov
tell me the secret of this grea
S strength?" and he replies: 'If yo'
should take some ropes that have neve
( been used and tie me with them,
+ should be just like other men," Sh
8 tied him with the ropes, claps her hand
s and shouts: ''They come-the Philis
tines!" He walks out as easily as h
e did before-not single obstruction
t She coaxes him again, and he says: snow
. If you should take these seven lon
plaits of hair and by this house loor
weave them into web, could not &c
away" So the house loom is role
up, and the shuttle flies backward an
forward, and the long plaits of hair ar
woven into a web. Then she claps he
hands and says: "They come-th
Philistines!" He walks out as easily q
: he did before, dragging part of th
: loom with him.
But after awhile she persuades hi
!, TO tell the truth. He says: If yo
= should take razor or shears and CT
Of this long hair, ] should be powe
:: less and in the hands of my enemies
:; samson sleeps, and that she may nj
: wake him up during the process
y shearing help is called in. You kno
that the BARRIERS of the east have sue
!. skillful way of manipulating the hes
, to this very day that instead of wakir
= up sleeping man they will put ma
= wide awake sound asleep. l hear Il
| OkaQcS OI Tic SuCdIS SliAuiu6 060Ah
> each other, and l see the long loci
a' falling off. The shears or razor accor
plishes what green withes and ne
:. ropes and house loom could not d
+. Suddenly she claps her hands and say
II "The Phiiistines be upon thee, Sal
+ son!" He rouses up with strugg
~ but his strength is all gone. BE is
!. the hands of his enemies.
ii hear the groan of the giant as tn
to take his eyes out, and then | see b
id staggering on in his blindness, feeli
"a his way as he goes on toward Ga
The prison door is open, and the gia
is thrust in. He sits down and puts
hands on the mill crank, which, wi
exhausting horizontal motion, goes d
NJ after day. week after week, month a
d. er month-work, work, work! 7
CONSERVATION of the world in captivi
n. | his locks shorn. his eyes Dunctur,