New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-11-23

Of great wealth and boundles. uiaeDr4 and ssesaos
MOBILES, Of the blessings bestowed upon him w es
sudden, by series OF events which no prnde,x.
Of his could have averied he becomes deDrvei ~. cs
Of his wealth, but Of what dearer far 10 hin M; w
dren, and eventually affected with disease % p,f,
loathsome, to be at once insupportable 70
disgusting 10 others This man. shas great m ~ "a
ings and In the resignation with which he sabs ), saf
the author represents to us as still possessed Of two
Of consola;on-the consciousness Of bis own ....S
and t affection Of tried friends But these friend ~
in danger Of losing in consequence Of his rertp.es
sertion of bis integrity, which is questioned 10 ths ~
ptess manner. Men OF whose moral worth ana - t
principles Job Il perfectly convinced and who
maintain the universally received opinion Of tAs, ~
cannot believe il possible that he should have ss
posed TO bis many sudden ana unexampled Affections A.,
less his own misieeds had brough, these afcio,s az
him a. a nerited punishment OF his secret bat I,s, "a
Gus sins. And from bis attempt to yindcs,e he inas
and theirs to maintain the justice Of Providence sa 49,
consequent euiltfom these attempts aFises an invas,;
ton Of the sublime truths, conducted with ,ha ~
zeal ability and eoquence in which each q tie 49,
ers, founding bis arguments on the axiom that Nv.
Providence is not less wise and good than agh..
lust labors to enforce his views At length 81
position 10 the deity puts end 20 the debate n,n.;
out 10 Job his mistake in arragning, and to the 49,
error of principle in yindcang the ways Of PrOvi5ss
and proving 10 all the utter asaciency Of all s,tsn,
bring divine protection before the bar Of human -
In addition 10 his and As i were incidentally tas sss
wishes clearly TO prove the freedom Of human will sni -
strength which clear conscience impars to tie ma
under circumstances the most trying and when y,
IRENE misery is fast hurryng the sufferer 70 despair 81
being the plan Of the author, he had the choice iva
methods for treating the subject lie might have sis,sS
narrative stye historic in prose, ddactc in ytrs A.
be might. he actually did have liked on dramatic
STYLE In preiering the latter however he proved hin
self fully acquainted with the innOst rcees oi he
human mind ils secret working and the influence OF syn
pathy in the work itself he appears eonyersant VIII
,he most sublime If truths the most profound Of mys,ees
Indeed so very wonderful is the conception 90 rae ia
moral and perfect the execution OF his plan that VA
are obliged to own the master mind which framed As
book must have been divinely inspired without ,ueA
inspiration, he could not have proceeded succeeded a
he did The work was intended not for the good and via
only but for all men The great mass however L 10,
volatile too ihng too much addicted to the peasurs
and subject to the cares of the moment to besow Their
intense attention for any length Of time on matters
so absiruse those contained in this book. IN
less indeed the author has found the key to M
lock their sympathies, and to force them L
were to identity themselves with his subject That key
the particular style of composition which he employs end
which enables him to portray to US the workings Of hs
most different passions and affection OF the mind and
our own natural temper incnes us toward one or other Of
tho various ways of thinking with which he has endowed
his personagc he leads US TO feel as they did II we
10 give utterance 10 our feelings TO speak they did and
thus By insensbly placing in their stoad he enss
sympshies and rivets our attention Having seen that
the author acted thus wisely in choosing his style Of
position we have next to consider the manner in which
lie planned his drama and conducted his plot % tia
question the lecturer stated that he had the misfortune
10 differ from one Of the greatest authorities on this b
ect the learned and pious Doctor Lowh That accom-
pshed Hebrew and classical scholar, in bis lectures o.
sacred poetry delivered before the University Of 0ri,u
contends that job IS not dramatic composition, because
s lie asser this poem contains no plot or action whstes1
This OPINION however is not generally Subscribed 10
and in which the worthy prelaie himself can
not have had the greatest confidence; because sabse
CueIy be admits that although the poem Of Job ought
not 10 be accounted true and regular drama such the
trsgefe. Il the Greeks, be lar from nsinnang inst
4 ID 10. Jossess the dramatic form. not only allow,
say. BE, that IN is general conduct exhibits smli
izte - L zers d genuine tragedy but that eonisas
sso lie PRINCIPAL requisites Of dramatic poem. plot Or
ae.isa siozs excsl-ed The manner ia which Or Loxth
th-s c-s1es b. cpircn while lessons the officially
laai-taiLz The genuine dramatic character OF JOB eks
cisasd izs keta-eg rom the impGation Of arrogance
s4nZ - oFinioa n opposition % that OF 50 acute af
.srazls1 cr-e But Il Ne closely examine the minnr
u w.ch liz aEtaOr planned hs drama we cannot aam
sver hss c ssssnai rsqsisite, plot or action, Wild
alcce. -errr-rz 70 DT. Low,n Il wanted tocompeN ne
genuine Character q toe poem According 10 the pm
a.t -oEz- LIE dram. : divided into three parts IN
fsE Il rrCe =I0riianl, IN which the cause OF eSea1
lu tie aes.ny roEsrs are Introduced the next % n
Iuurenrave euaTsscion- n which the faculties Of nss
are Tazy sssr-s discover that cause, until nstfasisd
BY 0n1scierce and The whole closes with another saN
hssarie spiEsgus IN which We made acquainted va
Tie sna Elects TAR regards the suffering hero ms
ran a equally jGsc. great. and beautiful. Inc snny
1overs ant % whom Indeed. 81 real seton IL connA
ara lie prneiEls Of good represented as supreneyws
AID GmnIpotsas ard The principle Of evil actng BY PEI
alssior eciy .nd- restricted within certain limits BY the
precise s1rsn OF shG. permission In these two principles
die ore ndepsndsE: ani unlimited the other sub0rinss
I1d iereEsntthe author places before US the cause
every he prime ard secondary movers Of whaiever
akss place, who say but little and do much and hecoa
asts them most strongly with man. the subject OF their
influence who, however much be may talk, Is altogether
passive their hands and therefore does nothing had
Or Lcwth considered the subject in this point OF vt.i
bad &c rejected on the nature and powers o. NJ
ZrunGtls rgrsozE he would at once have su
thai though there Is abundance Of plot and s'noA
thss ac;i0a very properly rests with the saps1@
Influences while all thar job do is TO yindicse ~
freedom OF Auman wiz. which he does triumphaniy D
his introductory prologue the author acqualnts m WIN mn
oi which his speaking Personages job and his trends ~
necessarily ignorant, namely the cause OF ms ssa,en
verse Of fortune. Aud by giving rs this knoxieagam
places in hands shield to protect US against me @@
VI arguments which he himself is about 10 pat mo us
mouths OF his speakers For knowing that 10 70 me gE
princple OF good by whose permission the eyeuts oc0
which give rise To their arguments also know thai
this principle is all wise il acts not without motive
is ell bouDteous it acts not without kind motives ana
is almighty il acts not without sufficient motive Ana
having impressed this knowledge on our Minds Dc ny
safely lead into the to which his speaking p@s
ages are vainly endeayoring 10 find clue havas ".
uointed out and established the existence of plot or hzs
In the Book of job and thereby proved il to be gehdbs
dramatic composition the lecturer said he would nen ~
coed 10 offer some remarks on the peculiar oesmn
the drama. The first thing which strikes US ns ~
larity of arrangement and the sustained inerea :
the plot which pervades the whole. The NM -
or exordium, comprises the two first chapsn -
full of incident and transition 1t commences, w.
brief narrative Of the chiefpersonage oftbe poem
OF residence, rank of life and iniexble integrity nu
suddenly changes TO scene so transcendsntiy eY
magnificent that the grandest description ofhe mosss
poets sinks before il. The tribunal of the Am,@ys
unveiled the host Of good spirits and also the k'n -
smorg them in obedience 10 the high summon. pr
themselves TO give account of their conduct Ihsvr
of the evil particularly inquired into ana n -
swerving fGefy JOB. though mortal is 20 nfeay -
~ - fame sri sxfolled. The adversary fnsnuHS ~
Job : cny faithful because il is his interest 70 o. ~
iAAs his Tel eOn voud no, be proof against r,s
fSsSe. Ts eoafound him in malicious AZ speSS;rr
ID Ara shsy delivers job into his hsnds, ory -
-, teecA his pSzsan Satan departs ans 81
Aasy sxzs, n ~icA by the jont aSsncies ~ ssrs
sssS .Axa3<~Ser1s sua whlrlw aGs TIE s.isfr
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