The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1900-02-17
A WORK FOR THEM.
Dr.. Talmage breaches on the Duties
Of the Stroag.
ResponsibilIties RestinE UPon Thsss
who Possess Physical Power 90
DO tse Lo-a's Work-rhe
Naiue of Health.

copyright. $50 by Louis Klopschl
Washington. Feb. IL
In this discourse Or. Talmage sets
forth the responsibility Of those who
arr strong and well, as in a former
discourse he preached TO the disabled
and "the shut in" text, Judges, l4;i;
"And samson went down 10 Timnath."
There are two sides to the character
OF Samson. The oue phase of his life.
IL followed into particulars, would ad-
minis,erto the groJesque and the mirth-
ful. But there IS a phase Of his char
acter fraught with lessons OF solemn
and eternal import. To these graver
lessons We devote our II
This giant no doubt in early life
gave Evidences OF what he was 10 be.
1t is almost always so. There were
two NapOleons-the boy Napoleon and
the mar Nspoleon-but both alike; two
Howsrds-the boy Howard and the
mar H~oward-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 proves. AT IS
years of age he wal betrothed 10 the
daughter OF a Philistine. Going down
toward TimnA,h, a lion came out upon
him, and although this young giant
was weaponless he seized the moGster
by the long name and shook him as a
hungry hound shakes a March hare and
made his bones crack, and left him by
the wayside bleeding under the shifting
Of his fist and the grinding hsft Of his
heel
There he stands looming up above
other men, q mountain Of flesh, his
arms punched with muscles that can
lift the gate Of q city, taking an atti-
tude defiant Of everything. His hair
had never been cut. and 1t rolled down
in several great plsits over his shoul-
ders. adding TO his bulk. fereeness and
terror. The Philistines want TO conquer
him, and therefore they must find GU,
where the secret Of his strength lies.
There is an evil womsn 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 SAINT
building, and then Delilah goes 10 work
and coAxes Samson TO tell what is the
secret Of his strength. SWELL" he says
If you should take seven whites such
as they fasten Wild beasts with, and
put them around me, / should be per
fectly powsrless." So she binds hin
with the seven green wltheS. Then 81,
elAps her hands and says; They com,
the Philistinesl" and he walks ou'
as though there were no impedlment
She coaxes him again, and says: "Nov
tell me the secret OF this grea.
strength" and he replies: III yol
should take some ropes that have nevel
been used and tie me with them,
should be Just like other men" sh,
tied him with the ropes, clsps her hand
and shouts: They come-the Phius
tinesl" He wake out as easily as b,
did before-not q single obstruction
She coaxes him again, and he says; "Now
II you should take these seven lonI
plaits Of hair and by this house loon
weave them into a web, / could not ge
aws." So the house loom is role,
up. snd the shuttle flies backward an,
forward, and the long plaits Of hair ar
woyen into q web. Then she claps he
hands and says: They com-th
Philistinesi" He walks out as easily &
he did before, dragging a part Of tn