The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-03-02
CHARACTER NOW
IDEAL IN Man
Weakness OF Samson Is Pointed
Out by Or. D. D. Stalker

Christ has given tine world new
Ideal so that now it is not the man
OF Drawn or brain. but of character,
who is the ideal man" said -. ID.
Stalker at the First Presbyterian
church last night. in sermon on
Sampson, the Weak. Strong Man"
The sermon was taken from Judges.
1924
Continuing. Or. Stalker said:
Few persons OF scriptural rcnown
appear to less advantage than he. His
life exhibits no evidences OF superior
picty ~ goodness. In fact, we might
hesitate in placing him in the ranks of
the Cody were he not already placed
there by the inspired writer who finds
him "A place among the old WORTHLESS.
But while his life was defective. his
public acts were To- his honor and
credit. In many respects hc was al
most wonderful man Ills l!fc, began
In the supernatural. was filled with
incidents of the widest and most
thrilling romance. and ended i'm
great tragedy
"IIc was the child of Cody parents,
who early revealed TO him that God
has "A great work for him to do. \
Cody parentagc is the greatest bless
ng child can have. The child that.
has such has big start i'm life EN-
anime the scroll of fame and YOU will
nud that nearly all who have risen To
commence in life have been reared IN Il
Christian home.
Tie was n child of promise. An
angel announced his birth and gave
instruction regarding his carly train
IN" lie was to be "A Nazaritc. con-
@ccratcd to God ana trained for His
service. lie was to drink neither wine
nor strong drink and no razor was t.
80 on his head. He was carefully
nurturcd and was a man of cheerful
and sunny disposition, with strons
sense If honor.
But that for which ne Is specially
famous is his physical strength. lie
was the Hercules of his time ana by
many Is supposed to have been the
original type. That was the age when
liilN ElNil SlI'lSNH was h'il'h anu "
cry vatican had It's Hercules. The
world so has had three ideals of fea-
,ures-thc physical, intellectual ana
moral In Samson's day, muscle was
I'm the ascendant. After "a while tn,
physical was pushed aside and thu.
intellectual came to the frOnt--thc man
81 brain was the man.
Christ has given the world new
deal 50 that now il is not the man
of Drawn or brain, but of character
vino is the ideal man. The good man
is the great man. Not So however. In
the crude age in which Samson livcd.
and any study OF his character must
bee conducted i'm the light of that age.
lie was type of his age and although
ho was not a prophet. q poet or great
thinker, he was a great man. man of
feminine patriotism ana great bravery.
chosen 10y God to deliver his people
from The Philstine yoke That de-
liverancc was effected through Sam
sons physical strength. We must re-
member that the strength was super
human. a special endowment for
special work that came To him through
the spirit of the Lord.
His achievements were numerous
end through them, he became the ter
ror of the Philistiucs, who regarded
him invinCiblc ANA invulncrablc.
Though strong. he was weak and fcll
lhrougl the Vaccinations Of q traitor
usS, u crafty woman who persuaded
him 10 reveal To- her the secret of his
strength ana she BETRAYED him to his
enemies. lie was n man of strong
passions and these weakened his
Judgment.
He was credUlous and easily led
lie did not sem to be able To- see that
if person cheated and betrayed him
once. that person would likely Cheat
and betray him again. lie could make
riddles but he could not read the rid
dlc of simple false woman. Yet
here were many traits of strength and
excellence IN his character, He was
intensely patriotic, great lover of his
country and people and willing to
make the highest sacrifices for them.
"IIc was strong in his sturdy in
dependence and this characteristic Is
true Of all really great men, lie de-
hvcrcd lis country from the Philis-