Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1866-11-12

g The book OF Job Is not acheerful CONF
Osition.--JoNTndL NOU. TO-
BY christians, the book Of Job has been
,oked upon as one of the most sublime
nd poetical books in the Bible; but as the
ditor of the Journal is given much to
',ovel reading, and especially to the novels
Of Dickens, we are not surprised that BlDl'
reading has no charms for him. In these
days, the perusal of the book of Job gives
refreshing comfort to Democrats, and IL
may be that 1t Is for this reason looked
upon by the editor of the Journal as mot
a cheerful composition" Job, when the
Almighty accepted Satan's challenge to Try
his fidelity to Him, was not only accounted
'sperfect and upright;" but in the matter
Of personal goods, he ''was the greatest OF
all the men of the east" AL his property
was suddenly swept away from him, and
afIliction followed affiIction until he came
to be looked upon as stranger even in his
own household, and his friends and ac-
quaintances turned against him. At this
period OF Jobs life the future to him look
, ed rather gloomy. Even before matters
l had gone to this extremity, Madam Job
|, besought Job to "curse God and die" he,
\ however, steadfastly maintained his in
tegrity throughout all his trials, and he re-
! ceived as his reward twice the amount Of
worldly goods he possessed when affliction
F, was visited upon him by way of trial, and
seven sons and three daughters, who were
. the most fair in all the land. He had the
pleasure, too, before going down to the
grave sold and full of days" to see "his
sons and his sons, sons even four genera
tions." And none were more honored in
the land than, job. .j +. ,..,i. /
DICKENS never gave a happier termina-
tion to any of his novel heroes, than is re-
corded as having been enjoyed by Job dur
ing the one hundred and forty years of his
life after he was restored from his afflic-
tions, nor has DICKENS put into sentences
more beauty and poetry than is to be found
in the sentences in. which the book Of Job
is written. a.. .g.ar .
The reason that Democrats fisd comfort
in reading the book of Job, is the glorious
assurance it holds out to those who exem-
plify unfaltering fidelity to sound princi-
pie. Like Job, the Democratic party had |
prosperous beginning. 1t enlarged the
area of the country, and through benign |
and impartial legislation dispensed to the
people incalculable blessings. 1t must have
been at the instigation of Satan that the
Democratic party was displaced from
power, and is now substantially as power
less as aparty as was Job as an individual
in the day of his sore trial; but, as we
are assured in the book of Job that I" He
shall break in pieces mighty men
without number, and set others in their
stead" we have the right to expect, as a
reward for unyielding fidelity to the Con-
stitution, the Union and the people, that
the Democratic party will again be rein
stated in power and prosperity, as was Job
to prosperity and to honor, and that it will
thenceforth exercise perhaps.two-fold the
power that 1t did in years agone, and have
more abiding confidence extended to ir
than ever before, which shall insure for it
long and prosperous lease Of power. This
is the way in which Democrats read the
book Of Job with reference to political af-
fairs, and thus read the composition"
thereof is most "cheerful" to them.
Upon reflection, we would not advise the
editor of the Journal to abandon his novel
reading and take to reading the Scriptures,
for there is nothing in the Bible that can be
regarded as cheerful composition" for the
and viciously wicked. rad |