, 1880-05-01

nnKrd; and disgusting GXalbltl0h u ~.
IIe speaks " t'.,t t II i lie wI,iriwind. His o.y
nttrbntcs aro Wisdom and power. Az that
takes place, takes place uIrn,iRli Ills direct
Interference. II |1e. nGts according to Hny
s' s f hoes 1ese 5ass ss are eSsssg sfsy powe wen
fnl batl men, or rather bad children, his men
aro inferior gods. Tho gods live will, tlle,n
ns lovers. as friends, and as enemies. IN
mn! @ o. tic I,ries "' II stra'st' Ii Courage
@ @antl n Instinct. What .arc bis relations, to
Gntl IL Is the great object Of the book u dts;
ctiss. Tle Christian relation between {}U,l
Toro H IT,. i ans t;! Wo4s 11vf G I IT, orsp Snis a, II
1eaF' Ilio great problem debnted Is,
us, oit IL NOT, non JuBr?"
JOB begins by Bitter complaint that lio
WHEREFORE he says, us light given to
I'm that Is In misery aud life unto tho bitter
His fr!enda answcr that It rs only to tho
Wicked that life n misery, aud tIlat the gootl
a,rc, on the whole, happy Tlils Job irrccly
hand af IL fssh &C. Se*e e ys GssR sss. ne s2 s s
from fear; they Epund their days In wealth,
MY! N !tiomcIht..go down into the Rravc:",
Mc nianta!lS tl1at lln is IN exainplo Of tic
Viii ssy G"s "ato '"S9d, 9o tHseses says show me
wherefore 1'tou conteitlest Will, nlu. 1t It
good unto Thee that Thpu sll1tt,lst nppress
!1ie. and !sesp!sa tho work of Thine own
wickcd?, Thou knowest that ai.i mt wick.
"a. and there IS l,one tint can deliver ont of
Thy hand. Thine l.antls havc nlndc nc, yet
TAhll tl9st destroy me. Thru huntest me as
Soas sfsS 9 o y wffe5Sase os Of t@Sn @ wosss ";t 9 Hr
not my days few? Cease then, and let mo
nfnne, that | nlay tnke comfort little before
g9 whence sl'nll not return, even TO tho
!!nd Of darkness anu of the sltsl.l0w Of dgath.
a ALI lanl of darkness. where to light is dark
70 TINT ]. knew where might find Him.
lWoute order my cntlse before Hin, tnd I'LL
my mouth viii lhnrGnmentst wonltIkn0w xlu
t!erstasld sllat lie would sny tlntn me. q
TINT o,lc would hear ,nui n[y desire Is, that
the Almighty would answer nIc.n
liz p1Iyer y granted. and i,o Is answered
out Ut the wlirEwlnl. llllt the anywIsr Is II
magnificent description Of The powcr Of God,
nM! nf THO weakness md lEiorance Of Ilia,l,
ai,d Of lIts humble rlnce In creation Tho
problem Is left totally unsolvetl:
senior-Thc problem really discussed Is
AN 1Ss0IUNLE ONE
the origin Of evil. Job assumes that God, rs
antt on that assumption repronches Gnd With
trticIty,-,lrst for having created him, and
sncontlly for hnying un1ilstIy afflicted him.
T IN" o'ly attempt ut all answer IS, contained
to 1nora tl,at, his former PROSPERITY, In contra
dlction to the general spirit Of t,e poe,ll.
Ndra1-.The contradictions I'll the poem arc
inn,lnsrahle. The Scnitlc races cal,l,ot rea-
Of expressing abstract ltle,ls. All their 10.
tons nre concrete. Though the Book Of JGh
II controversial, there is ito argument In It.
!sh Easl! interloentor c9ntents himself with
tion md one denial BY the same. spraker Is
often Inconsistent With nnntter. Job III gen
cral 1nnlntafns TINT God trt.lts imrarlialIy
the wicked aid the good, but from time to
punished. ,!Ie, repeats over and Oyer tllat
there Is no 1ifo beyond the grave; but In ono
passage lle expresses n belief that Gnd will
descend on tho eartllto ayenge him; and,
though M death VII l!aye DESTROYED his tlcsl,,
There is no such thing lii any Senli!fc writing
MS book, except 4 narrative. All thcirm0rNl
works arc mere, strings of sentences, with
ont order and without consistency. Such Is
s,lcl! Is Job. The ,argilnle,lt, II argument 1t
Gun be cn1ied, Is exhausted III tho first speecll
81, job and tic first speech Of Elipliaz. Tho
following speeches merely g0 over md over
ts ts se sae Eat %Itoat loosens ns s% IL anu pun NJ
mn WRONG, Indeed, wl!cn / sny TINT their
swol ks nre strings Of sentences; for real
sentence, consisttng OF Bevernl members,
ssGees nyaf ~ sna ars s1d' o II qsef Gns fGte 1T a f II
I....Iti ~,s ,i a. 80 a@I..f 49, a.ttS."t T..
IEnK,tH,'' EnK' mu, smouR4 isss ,!iH:qMg;ntIy, ;y, II
.1 raGh1cn, alp 1!tHiHnoWi 70 oeinitiG Wr!tcrs a
smgt9 s psopn,s.ton M , . e9ntlMeu ~ naliaaozo,l
Mof'n ~ a tnI t;d llenIeW Wrlter Ientnfes
Wr H. ,eeHis w, r. @s pLoposaiit'n VIII sElt
varlatlons ~ no l'ea aohe WIFI It, 9Ied ti,on
a 10 aofl % nS1o y no as @
Gals.ls ~. 1'S Al1ao' IL ID apptc'leliSlse' HUI
atSn!Gtlse'
A., stmnlo1I-pg you snppoSe tnnk the antfor or
ING iaooK q Jnp Mas an lsfaellse:
@MenanLCertaln!y @ not. Every word at
tf1o9lea u 1oo Expresses ING ptlue.
TIE 1MpATIEScE,-
tho cold, severe, uut1eyout rcl1Rion.-of n
Dodonili. That lie Should be Guoted rs an
cxampln Of pntienco in = proof low littlo tic
books that are most tnlketi Of nre rcns1. lin
bears, 1t Is true. bis misfortunes nj tlrst with
resignation. but 1t disappears ut tho end OF
the seven days during which l,e sits on tho
ground IN sllellcc.
After this" says the writer, "Job opened
his Mo,ltl.n1,d cursed his tlay.H
Scnlor-Do you attribute the Song of Solo
mon to the sumo age?
K9Man-1ts ago Is marked by tho verse
whlG.! compares tho heroine to tho cities |
g. s @ hafnra hriot n 'te1oaaaeh 81 @ M now IRON
g,,s S.n neio!e ~ ia ya.HI u ", lilzna W9s tlo
E"t,S' ~ ~ talaG! ou ve[Msa!ehl nT Jndnli'