Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-02-12
LESSONS OF IMPORT.
Or. TALMAee ADVISES MEN OF GREAT
\ STRENGTH.
Physical Energy Not Indicative
of Spiritual Power - The strong
shouId Fight the battles of the
L.
lc,oprrlrht. Louis Xl,psoh. 1900

lCopyrlsnI, A1oulS hiOPbcH, tsVV'i
WAsn1SeToN, Feb. lin this dis
course DR.. Taimage sets forth the re-
sponsibility of those who are strong
and well, as In former discourse he
preached to the disabled and "the shut
In" text, Judges xiv, 1, And Samson
went down 10 Timnath."
There are two sides to the character
of Samson. The one phase of his life,
if followed into the particulars, would
administer to the grotesque and the
mirthful but there is a phase Of his
character fraught with lessons Of SOL
emn and eternal import. To these gray
er lessons we devote our sermon.
This giant no doubt In early lie gave
evidences of what he was to be. 1t is
almost always So There were two Ma
poleons--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 exhibitions of youthful
prowess. At IS years of age he was
betrotbed to the daughter of Phills-
tine. Going down toward Timnath,
lion came out upon him. and, although
this young giant was weaponless, he
seized the monster by the long name
and shook him as hungry hound
shakes a March hare and made his
bones crack and left him by the way
side bleeding under the shifting of his
fist and the grinding heft Of his heel.
There he stands. looming up above
other men, mountain Of flesh, his
arms punched with muscle that can lift
the gate Of city, taking an attitude
defiant of everything. His hair had
never been cut, and 1t rolled down in
seven great plaits over his shoulders,
adding to his bulk fierceness and ter
ror. The Phllistines 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 Delllah.
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
green wlthes 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 claps her hands and
says, "rhey come - the Philistines"
and he walks out as though there were
no impediment. She coaxes him again
and says, NOW, tell me the secret of
this great strength" 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 ropes, claps her
hands and shouts, "They come-the
Pbilistinesw He walks out as easily
as he did before-not single obstruc-
tion. She conxes him again, and he
says, "Now, II you should take these
seven long plaits of hair and by this
house loom weave them into 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 n web.
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