The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-01-25
THIRTEENTH STREET PRESBYTERIAN
CHURCH

SERMON BY THE REV. DIR. BuRCuARD-THE
LESSON OF JOBS LIFE
The Rev Or. Burcnard preached yesterday
morning at this church. He TOOK Tor his text the
whole Book OF Joo. and spoke on the lesson taught
By the life OF the old prophet. lie said
rhis lie OF job Is drama unsurpassed by any
which either Eurlpides or Shakespeare has writ
ten. Like all scripture 1t written for our IN
structon. ana we can nave more than an ordinary
amount OF this by q study OF this singular and
wonderful BOOK. Joo had mansions, estates and
other possessions He was very rich ana pros
porous IN all the worlds goods. He was the owner
OF great quantities OF the worlds material wealth.
But calamities came to him-nre. famine, pesti-
lence. The opening OF The Book OF Job
shows the opening Of the prophets man.
hood. he was uniformed with regard to
the deceitfulness Of the human heart; how there
was a cay when virtue would grow tired OF being
tested. Job dared satan 10 do his worst but only
to spare his lie, and he was brought down from
aniuence TO poverty. and stlll stood firm in his
integrity IL was not so with the nrst parents OF
our race. They succumDed at the first tempta-
ton. but Joo stood nrm IN his trust In God. JOB
said:-"That which | was afraid OF came upon
me-" II Is the way OF the world. The rich are
not ha ppy. because they are afraid OF losing what
they have. II Is their CONSTANT iear-tleiI bug.
bear. They fear poverty above all things. This Is
what JOB feared, duu what came 10 pass. No man
mad a more sure respect. No one was more GER
tain OF retaining that which he had. sol onion
had tue wealth OF Egypt and OF the then
the most magnificent temple which ever was
known. But II Vas all done for vanity. la
truth he that has the most and he that has the
least are identical The rich have at heart q some
thing winch 10 not saJisted there 10 always
something TO annoy mems hearts. The super
stillous man Is AFRAID OF the haunted house, even
though he he old. There Is some thing that always
Oh man is haunted house. Spectres abide there.
These are out shadows you say The Great Bard
says shadows were brought to Richard and ne saw
In them MS future tate. Prosperity may be ever
SO well established, yet we may iaii. The worldly
rich, the great u earth, are not happy They have
apprehensions ike JoD.
THE WHEEL or FORTUNE
Us ever turning, and those who are on top to-day
may be under tomorrow. Fortunes are he'd by
slender thread, which at any moment may
break. We recently read oil a man In Boston being
very poor who once controlled millions. I would
II had mill Ons, rather lose them than lose my low.
ing friends. JoD l0st friends and every thing else
and he exclaimed "My kinsfok have forgotten
me-" aud Iurtner on he said. impioringly s'Have
PITT upon me, mJ 1riends.n The three wise men
who surrounded han were the cause Of all his
thought wise counsei, and 1t ruined him. How
often In real II wnen man starts In business
ana does not succeed his friends say, 81 thought
50 !" and. on the other hand when be has sue
ceeded how they ali say. II tou you So" To sue
coed ~ to be Smart anu TO al ~ 10 be other wise.
But W Use men spring up every where. All the pe0-
pie discussed God aud Providence with jon. and
gave their sapIcnt opinions about tbesc DIVINE
tniugs. The wars Of God are as unseaichahle nov