Smyrna times., 1854-08-30
SflisteIlantous,
A Printer among the Patriarchs.

AT the Printers Festival, at st. Paul's, Min
nesota, Judge Goodrich, of that place, thus
spoke:
Mr.. President:-I present for the considera-
ton Of the assembly, the name and memory Of
the first printer on record, man OF the land
OF Uz-his name was Job.
This lnan fourished as philosopher and as
| tronomer in the year 1920, before Christ, ac-
cording to the Christian era, and of the true
era, l523-that is to say, 1867 years since, if
my chronology be correct.
All of which will more fully appear, by refer
ence to his lectures and phl!ppics, recorded in
the Book of Job, as delivered before three
learned gentlemen, named Eliphaz, the Teman-
lte; Zophar, the Naamathite and Blidad, the
Shuhite.
These lectures bear evident marks of ability.
They prove clearly that their author possessed
a knowledge of the Art OF Printing. | would
not steal the lightning from Franklin-neither
would | rob Job would not do Faust wrong,
nor Cadmus wrong, Qor he brought letters from
Syria to Greece nor would wrong the disci-
pies of Confucius wh1 successfully prosecuted
this art beyond the great wall before Christ !;
neither would l disparage the high claims of
the Egyptian God, Mercury-he too made pre-
tensions to letters. | would "vindicate the
truth of history" by placing the name and sta
tue of Job in the highest niche in the temple of
letters--of this man of God himself makes hon.
orable mention, thus:
Hast thou considered my servant Job that
there is none like him in all the earth, a perfect
and an upright man, one that ieareth God and
escheweth evil"
| admire the learning of the ancients-l an
opposed to this modern antiquity. Give us the
correct chronology Of your art. Let this mans
), birthday be celebrated with appropriate honor'
: as to that day, am at fault-'tis the day he
: cursed-let committee be appointed to ascer
tain and report the same--let it be celebrated
e twice year Hear what Job says about print
is ing
10 30, that my words were now written! Oh
IS that they were printed in a book, that the!
" were craven with an iron pen, with lead in thu
" rock forever -
10 Here we have undoubted evidence that Jo
rs understood the arts of Writing, Printing, En-
at craving, Stereotyping and Lthographing-h
g, mentions them in their regular order as the
it have been re-discovered.
re If not an editor, he was an able reviewer; h
IL shall speak for himself:
ne "Oh, that one would hear me behold, m
On desire s,sthat the Almighty would answer mi
nd and that mine adversary had tOritten book"
ot "Surely would take it upon my shoulde
w and bind it as a crown to me-"
hit 81 would declare unto him the number of m
/ a steps, as prince would go near unto him."
&c, He was an astronomer, and, like Frankli
IN understood the laws governing electricity;
lrd says:
lot "out of the South cometh whirlwind, al
nd cold out of the North"
lisa "which maketh Arctarus, Orion and Pleiad
in and the chambers of the South"
the He understood the laws which govern I
the vegetable and animal kingdom-ihe laws
his geology and mineralogy
ce, And will here state in conclusion, that I
ses single fact alone, that the writings of Job q
the the most learned ever read. save those
sti- Solomon, (and would not except his, but
lust the fact that God counted him the wisest ma
this isproof to me, that Job was either printer,
en- that he possessed thorough knowledge of Il
.ath art. 8 s aess a 1e sa ola.
ion, Ifweposses superior facilities for the acq
lout sition Of learning to what job did, why are
that not more learned! Are we inferior in our g