The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1910-12-09
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A FIGHT WITH A LION.

the pit slept among the monnrchS OK
the forest. David slew one on the
hills of Bethlehem, Samson in tie
vineyard at Timnah. Bcniah In pit.
It's thrilling, but mighty dangerous.
Bostock and Uagenbeck bear their
scars. In the jungles of Africa lion
sprang upon Livingstone, sinking its
teeth In his arm, crunChing the bone
to splinters. Stanley says you never
have seen real lion unless in India
or Africa just after capture. Long
caging at the zoo breaks his spirit; the
constant circus crowd tames him. You
want to see him fling himself against
the bars and roar In the geological
gardens at Calcutta. Ever see the
painting THE Martyrs and the Ii
onsW Old man. white locks AMI
beard. stands in sands of the amphi.
theater, face raised to God. women
and children huddled around him ter
ror stricken. galleries are crowded
with thousands to see the Christians
die. The lions are coming out the
cages, frenZied with hunger. thirst
and enragcd Mt the crowds. They lash
their tails and crouch for the awful
spring. Unfortunately all the lions
Christians have to fight are not be
hind barred cages. They roam in ev-
cry street and roar in every house.
They kill not only body. but soul.
The Lion Of the World.
Scripture says "The earth did roar
upon me to destroy me-" Saul has slain
his thousands. the world its tens OF
thousands. A raging lion. this world
Multitudes have gone forth to slay it
1t has slain them. The lion of tribula-
tion crushes your spirit and causes
you to sleep on pillows filed with this
ties "In the world We shall have tribu-
lation." You came into the world with
cry. and unless you are utterly bad
you will go out in a shower Of tears.
Wealth and poverty are lions. one
bloated, one lean. Dives vivid with
apoplexy. Lazarus pale with anaemia.
Society ''lions' meet the world, and It
crushes them with its velvet paw.
Ask Saratoga and Newport. The an
swer is Hume's hollow echo. This
world is a 1eeting show" The crown
hurts more than the cap Of rags. "Un-
easy lies the head" etc. A palace may
be poorer place than prison pen
The merchant sighs: his errand boy
sings. The hot breath of the beast
blights the cradle, and blots out the
stars from many a mothers sky. Its
roar frights the timid. Men who turn
back when they hear the lion, will
never hear the angels sing
The Lion of the Flesh.
Mans greatest foe is himself. Lions
without are fierce. Lions within are
fercer. Franklin had to be tallow
dip catcher before he could be ii light
ming catcher. Columbus wove mats be-
fore he wove continents. David WELD
ed the shepherds crook before he
waved the nations scepter. Lions
without are bad-lions within are
worse. Worry kills more than the doc
tors. The worst tent to live in is dis
content. Passions paw crushes many
a skull. Pride paws down many pal
ace. Fear fawns before moral mice.
Jealousy. that green eyed monster"
is as cruel as the grave. Lust leaves
the mark of the beast on its victim
Judas had the lion Of greed-it slew
him. De Quincy the lion of opium-it
slew him. Lamb the lion Of punch-it
slew him. Baxter the lion Of BIAS
phemy-he slew 1t. Moses the lion OF
temper-he slew it. Cough the lion OF
drink-he slew it. You can't fight the
lion of temper with quick words. the
lion of drink with a beer bottle, the
lion of lust with iewd pictures. You
must fight them with Christ There's
divine homeopathy. "Slmilia similibus
curantur." the Lion of the tribe of Ju-
dab shall conquer the lion of our sins.
The Devil as a Lion.
"The devil goeth about as a roaring
lion" says the Bible. THE devil
why, preacher. thought he was dead"
Try to break away and see. You're
used to his presence. that's all Know
how they train the lion to ride the ele-
plants back at the circus? An eIe-
phant breads lion. naturally. At first
lions skin is put on his back. Then
lions skin stuffed BY degrees a
living lion. Christ believed in the
devil. He fought three great battles
with him-not mental battles on the
Devils island of his loneliness. where
many Dreyfus has been a helpless
prisoner, but with an actual person
ality. He comes when our desires are
strongest and our powers Of resistance
weakest. He came to Eve when she
was curious; to Esau when he was
hungry; to David when his passion
was strongest; to Peter when he was
frightened: to Christ when he was
weakened by his long fast. He claims
all seasons as his own. He isn't or In
winter like the ball player. nor has he
found the JOY Of the government eight
hour day. He's busy Saturday nights
when men get their pay envelopes.
He's principal Of the street night
school. where so many boys and girls
are getting their education. Many OF
them will go down under the paw