Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-11-13
A HERDS LOVE SCRAPE"
THEME OF HIS SERMON
Rev. Carter Ashton .Jcnkcns
breaches First Of Series
Of Three.

Row Carter Ashton Jonkons tho
pastor, preached IN calvary Rap,is;
church last nf=h, tho FPS, ~ .
series - three sermons on Samson.
~" took as his suhjec, X Hero's
Love SrraDo' and rs his text Judges.
wv 8 So. wherein his strength lies
Mr i"ut"ns SPOKE. i'm part, as fol-
lows.
Samson li,"d arou; 100 wears be-
'"r" i'nr'd and wae the natioua,
nero "f Israel To understand his
'ha acier and his miss ON. We musl
recall 'he moral aud political n .st"r,
- Israel 81 this ,im. u was Il Wild
and ltwioss period The p"opl. had
greatly declined I'm religious deNo-.
zion sinn" The whol"som. aim.uisjya-
ZION - Joshua The people in,crmar-
rcd freely with the heather uatipu-.
tnus Introducing i food ~ immoral
i'y aud !d"latry Hrm those nations.
TN" nation had been reduced - y
practical stat" 81 slavery. the rhilis-
times abusing Insulting or rohbinc
'h'm ~ Will !, Was now cod ( nur-
Jos" 10 fre" Israel from this CALLING
bondage ~" chuso Samson 20 Sc
III" national hero samson had Iray"
defects II character. or which shall
-pcah in another SERMON
WAS child "f Promise.
lie Was child ~ promise IL
"ns >aEarl,c. lie MAS no, -
drluk wine or oven ca, c-apcs No
shears OF razor Should come upo..
his hair From the history OF this
wonderful and peculiar man, lot US
learn some lcssuus
The h,ro'~ youth Cod commonly
trains his heroes IN youth Tn. sp!ri,
OF h. Lord cam" upon him at times
III tn" camp OF Dan i"re the mar
'lhl spirits 90 Dan perhaps assembled
I" practice manly sports The tuy
samson. perhaps. cAc"Ilcd them all
tn" camp "f Dan for the battles Of
after HE. Th- great leaders OF the
world ar prepared in youth
Sams"n'S nrs' battle. H.. had
NH" low" scrap- down at Timnath
with rhlis'in" girl Thos" wcr-
quaint times, Won know. and such
things occurred. on his way I" 20.
ms SW"'' heart. h" meets Young
Lion IN" fcrccs; sort of beast"
Her" Mr. J.nk.ns pictured very
sraHhicaily the tsnt with the lion.
Nothing in his hand hut with
grace ia his heart, he killed the lion.
der" Is picture ~ the believers
conflict. Their" is no real service
without awful battles. samson was
H"ad IN low" with this girl. aud often
went ia see her. ON on" IF his trips
as II" was passing tn" vineyards OF
Tiulndth, he turns aside to visit the
spot whore ne had slain the lion. All
j. changed 80 longer tn" roar q.
h"Astly thunder no longer cycs
flashing with fire. The carcass OF
the lion is blcach"d. and busy bees
have hung honeycomh in tn" white.
clean riIS III the dense shade The
lions carcass has become hive ~
honey. Before. there was danger 20
that life. How sweet tn" experiences
growing out Of evil overcome
Fight Before We I;nt.
Another lesson. We must aght the
lion b"for" We eat the honey We
must work before We feast, Fish,
the lion--if necessary. public 'opin-
ION. R"hukc the evils Of your day.
Idle hands cannot pluck the sweets
Of grace. Then he patient. Give the
OF the flowers Honey cannot be
made in minute. Flowers dom,
bloom In whirlwind Make your
own hive. aud God viii fill H. Re
hero. and God will feed you No
doubt. samson gave parcel Of tins
honey 10 his lady love. The Word
SAYS he gave some TO his parents. He
ava not ton them about the fight. but
save them the honey Let us leave
the lion and carry the dripping
honey 10 our fellows Lot us show
the world The sweets Of NE FOR
after all that is the great evidence
that We have slain the lion. II 40
Sc" Ia. honey. We know that the lion
is dead
Next sunday night the subject vi
the second IN This series viii lie The
ilcru's Riddle
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