The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-02-21
THE STR0NG'S DUTY,
Cav. Or. Talrage Peaches on
consecrated Muscle.
TIE RESPONSIBILITIES.
Resting Upon Those VINO P0s'
sess Physical Powe! to Do
the Lold's Work. The
Vaiue of Health.
Value Of Health.

Value Of Health.
In this discourse Dr.. Talmage sets
forth the responsibility Of those " no are
strong and well as IN former discourse
he preached to the disabled and the
shut ir;;' text Judges XIV, l, And
Samson went down to Timuath.
There are two sides to the character
Of Samson. The one phase OF ms me-
if followed into particulars, would al
minister to the gro,esquc and the mirsh-
fnl. But there is q phase Of his charac-
ter frsught with lessons of solemn and
eternal import. To sravcr lessons
we devote our sermon.
This giant no deubtin early llte gave
evidences of what he was 10 DC. 1t Is
almost always so. There were TWO
Nanoleons-the boy Napoleon aud the
MAJ Napoleon-but both alike; two
HoWsrds-,he boy Howard aod the
msa Howard but both alike; two Sam-
sons-,he boy Samson and tue mao
Ssmson-bus both alike. This giant
was no doubt the hero Of the playground,
and nothing could stand before his ex,
bibitious Of youthful prowess. At 10
wears Of age he was betrothed to the
daughter of Philistine. Gving down
toward Tlmuath, lion came out upon
him, and although this young giant was
weaponless he seized the monster by
the long name and shook him as nun,
CRY hound shakes a March hare ana
made his bones crack and left him oy
the wsysi6e blee ling under the smltlns
Of his fist and tie grinding heft Of bis
heel.
Thsre 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, aud it rolled down N
seven gr.as plaits over his shoulders,
adding to his bulk, ferceness and ter
TOT. The Philistines want TO conquer
him, and therefore they must hnd out
where the secret of his strength lies.
There is an evil woman living IN the
valley Of Sorek By the name OF Delliah.
They appoint her the agent IN the case,
The Phil:stines are secreted IN the
same building, and then Delilah goes to
work and cosxes Samson to tell what is
the secret Of his strength. ''Well, he
says, ''if you should take seven green
wiShes such as they faseen 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, They
cowe-the Philistines!" and ne walks
out as though there were no impedl-
nent. She coaxes hlm again and says.
snow tell me the secret Of this great
strength" and he replies. II you
should take some ropes that have never
been used and tie me with them, l
should be just like other men. She
ties him with the ropes, claps her hands
an6 shouts. They come-Philistines!
He walks out as easily as he did before
not a single obstruction. She coaxes
him again, and he says, Now, # you
should take these seven long plaits Of
hair and by this house loom weave them
into web, 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 a
web. Tber she claps her hands and
says. They come-the pbilistines!
he walks out as easily as he did before
dragging part Of the loom with MIN.
But after awhile she persuades him to
tell the truth. He says. IF you
should take razor or shears and cat Of
this long hair, Ishould be powerles>
and in the hands Of my enemies" Sam
son sleeps, and that she may uot wake
him up during the process OF shearing
help is called in. You know that the
BARRIERS of the east have such skillfuI
way of manipulating the head TO this
very day that instead Of waking up a
sleeping man they will put man wide
awake sound asleep. I hear the blades
of the shears grindiog against esci.
other, aHd I see Tie Jog locks falling
of. The shears or razvr acc0moiishe>
what green withers and new r"t...s and
house loom could not do. Sutde,.ty she
claps her hand and says. The Philis
tines be upon thee, Samson! He
rouses up with struggle, but his
strength is all gone. Hels IN the hands
Of bis enemies.
hear the grosn If the giant as they
take his eyes out, and theu see him
staggering on in his blindness, feeling
his wsy as he goes on toward GAIA. The
prison door is open, and the giant Is
thrust in. He sits down and puts his
.hands on the mill crank, which with
exhaussing horizontal motion goes Ga,
after day, week after week, month a!
ter nonth-Eork, work, work! The
conservation Of the world IN captivity
his locks shorn, his eyes punctured,
grinding corn in GAIA
First of all, behold In this giant Of
the text that physical power is noe al
ways an index of mora! power. He was
huge nan the hon found it out, a1u
the 5000 men whom be slew fouudis
out; yet he was the subject Of petty
revenges and outgianted by loH passion
an far from throwing any discredi,
upon physical stamina. There are
those who seem to have great admira
tion for 6elicscy and sickness of con-
stitution. 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 gooo
citizen as well as Of every Christian
Gymnastics may be positively religi-
Gus.
Good people sometimes ascribe to q
wicked hear what they ought TO ascribe
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