The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1907-11-29
THE DEATH OF
SAMSON
Sunday School Lesson Tor Dec. !, 1907
Specially Prepared flr This Paper

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OF mons.
samson ana ms O'a' a0's 's,',-'
D. Inc name samson '' D'''' ~ Do o'',
the Heote" word lof sun. "'i'
means sunny OF slA..eio' i'' wa"
born al Hoiah ln inc more s'..''''
of the two settlements OF Uie .'.'' ".
Dan' ON me DoIdeIs oi ".'H
miles west OF ''I .7''''' ''''
name was Aanoan.
g Even before ms ulI'n lis "'.'
sion was announced. he WAS y" '
one who should begin To- save iaI"..
out of the hand OF the fh'As'iAo7'
ana TO inns enn was u" D- ','''.' ..-...
10 God Judges l'l' DC Us d -''',
thing for any person To- oe SOD emu" ''
and so trained as To nave d ae.inl.'
mission I'm this world Only paiiia.i9
lid Samson fulfill his ideal blt me
presence of 30 Influenced MS Wnoie
life.
3. The conservation OBJ samson was
through the NiAlille vow, NNi.H pr
CURED lNum. %. -o) lo''i ". ...'.-'
from grapes, wine. ana aI .il'oAi'"''
ing liquors. that the haif sAoN'I S'
uncut; and that All oon'.-i'.l 'o'
with dead bodies De avoided. Do was
usually a temporary VOW ont samson
and John the Baptist were perpetual
Nazirites. The meaning OF 'Ne Fo"
was probably entire conservation 10
God
10 is To- Zoe hol'u 'N"O "'."' '7
the record samson "i'H '.' JUS o.-
er iailinss' YET kept s"'l'l '.'' 0''.
iitions oI lhis vow. oh '"e N' i'"-
Of the VOW bis strength ana lioNes'
depended.
4. The first and most eHecl'Fe OF
The endowments of Samson for ms
mission was his great strength.
which. IN general, be used TO deliver
his nation from the power of Che OPP
Drcssor. although not always il inc
wisest way
s. A second special endowment OF
Samson was his sense of humor bis
'mpulsive practical joking puns. and
riddles. These were am advantage TO
him even in bis efforts io overcome
he PhilIstine opprcssoIs.
6. Gle was a born fighter. He
knew his strength and loved TO use
TO- Nothing stirred him Ike the JOY
" a battle. unless indeed. the sweet
rewards of victory. its spells and
Measures. Such mon commonly de-.
generate into mercenary brutes. fight
ing here and there. ON whichever side
inclination may De strongest or per
sonai advantage greatest Ira
$. Dodd.
But it was not so In the case OF
Samson.
Z. His weakness was very great
His spiritual nature was not highly
developed. lie was NOT leau'I oi
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