Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-12-16

took them away. yea, they have slain
/ the servants with the edge Of the sword
aud only am escaped alone 10 tell
/ thee
While he was yet speaking, there
came also another. and said, Tue fire of
l G. d is fallen from heaven. and hath
/ burned up the sheep, and the servants,
and consumed them. aui | only ann
. escaped alone TO tell thee
While he was yet speaking. there
/ came also another. and said, Tue CnaI
deans made ont three bands, and igll
upon the cames. aud have carried them
away yea. aud slain the servant, sd 70
thr edge oi the swur'; ami ! only Jm
escaped alone 20 eel. thee.
While he WIS yet speaking there
came also another, and said I.y fns
and thy daughters were glu 3 AID
drinking wine iu their eldest hfuucr s.
house:
And behold. there came q great wind
from the WILDERNESS, aud smote tI.
four corners of tls house, aud % fell
upon the Young men. and they are
dead, and / only am escaped alone Co
tell thee.
Then lob arose, and rent his mantle.
and shaved hs head. and iel. down
upon the ground, and U5rihitbrE,
And said. NIsrd came ] our of my
mothers womb. and naked shall ] re-
turn thilhcr. che Lord gave, aud the
Lord hath taken away; blessed De The
name OF the Lord
With all this, job was not shaken Zoo
bis integrity. BE "sinucd not nor
charged God iooish.y." And Satan
ap cared again before the Lord aud
said unto him again.
'Ilast thou con idcrcd my servant
lob that there IS none like hum iu the
earth, a perfect aud an upright man.
one that icircth God aud cschcucil
evil and still he holdcth fast bis in ere
rity. although thou mJyclst me again G
him, TO destroy him without cause
And Satan answered the Lord and
said, Skin for skin, yea, aIl that man
hath will he give Tor his lie.
But put forth thine hand now and
touch his bone and his flesh. and he will
curse thee o thy face.
And the Lord said unto Satan, Be-.
hold, he Is IN thine hand; but save bis
life
SO went Satan forth from the presence
Of the Lord, and smotc Job with sore
boIls from the sole Of his feet unto his
crown.
Aud he took him a pouhcrd 10 scrapc
himself withal, aud he sat down among
the ashes"
Then his friends came 70 comfort
him, and they began to uphnid him be.
cause Of something he had done which
had brought upon him the destruction
that had bcallcn him. But lob knew
that his heart was right, that he had not
sinncd, and that he had not denied God
in his heart, Therefore. he bore the up.
brl.ding Of his friends with all patience;
and when his vile came TO him and up.
braided him for his patience and tor his
humiliation, and called upon him 10
curse God and die, he said unto her,
Thou spcakcth as one OF the fool h
women speak m. WHAT shall we re-.
cciyc good nj the hand Of God, and shall
We not receive evil p
This shows the integrity of Job Here
Is an example for YOU and for me. he
did not curse the Slbelng Tor Carrying
OIL his cattle, nor the fires Of heaven for
consuming his flocks. nor the winds OF
heaven for destroying his habitation and
children. lie did not swear and bias.
phcmc and deny the Lord because Of
this. But he said, "rhe Lord gave and
the Lord hath taken away: blessed be
the name OF the Lord "Nakcd came
out Of my mothers womb. and naked