The children of the Bible . , when he agreed to thatseemingly small request, that the black-wingedangel of death was in the atmosphere, ready, withone fell swoop, to gather up the whole crowd. Howlittle he dreamed that in a few moments he wouldlie a mangled mass of flesh, and blood, and bones,so near the man he so generously favored! Helittle thought his young soul would go up to theGod of Samson amid the shrieks of horror—thewails of the dying—but such was the case. I hopehe was too young to be lost. I hope the dyingmoments of the departing Samson wTere spent inasking a blessing on him. God g
The children of the Bible . , when he agreed to thatseemingly small request, that the black-wingedangel of death was in the atmosphere, ready, withone fell swoop, to gather up the whole crowd. Howlittle he dreamed that in a few moments he wouldlie a mangled mass of flesh, and blood, and bones,so near the man he so generously favored! Helittle thought his young soul would go up to theGod of Samson amid the shrieks of horror—thewails of the dying—but such was the case. I hopehe was too young to be lost. I hope the dyingmoments of the departing Samson wTere spent inasking a blessing on him. God grant that the per-secuted judge and innocent boy together were borneon the broad, white wings of sympathizing angelsto the home of the blest! As death may come to us as suddenly, and in as 86 CHILDREN OF THE BIBLE. unwelcome a form, let us keep ready, for in suchan hour as ye think not the Son of man that we may be always ready! and the only wayto prepare for death is to lead a holy life, hid withChrist in SAMUEL Feed my lambs. ELKANAH and Hannah had been marriedseveral years, but Hannah had no children;so,, in spite of the worthy portion of this worldsgoods given to her by her husband, there was avoid in her heart that would not be entirely filledby his love. It cried out in vain for the sound ofbaby laughter and the noise of merry feet. Butthere was no baby face to kiss, no little bed tokneel by, and ask Gods blessing on the curlyheads nestling there. Hannah served God faith-fully, and went regularly to the temple once ayear to celebrate the feast of the Passover. Once,wThile there, she prayed for a son, in this manner: O Lord of hosts, if thou wilt indeed look uponthe affliction of thine handmaid, and rememberme, and not forget thine handmaid, but wilt giveunto thine handmaid a man-child, then I will givehim unto the Lord all the days of his life, andthere shall no razor come upon his head. Forgetful of self in the earnestness and intensityof her prayer, h
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