Year: 1875

were IN conference II not child nor fool that
pierced Jobs soul with this fierce question: II his
intimate friend, one Of the kings Of thought


When Eiphaz considered the great height from
which and the great depth to which Job had fallen he
which he had failed to detect and after days Of talk
with job in which on both sides OF the finest and
most powerful thoughts were uttered which went
on record Ephaz lost hts temper and hurled at job the


Do not be TOO hard on HIM He and his two asso-
ciates and job were four great religious men


ALL GREATEST MEN ARB VERY RELIGIOUS.


Eliphaz had read human history correctly and
learned that all sinners are sufferers, and that mems
secret sins at last bring out visible cup Of misery
The allacy Of his logic was IN concndng thal
all sufferers sinners That - not true lts
faacy lay in assuming that there arc no causes
aI work IN a mans history but such as are patent
70 our inspection. He knew nothing or that assem-
hing Of the sons Of God when Satan came up, and
Of Gods putting His hand on nature Tor highest
purposes And this is the besetting sin Of the phi
losophy Of to-day. We ignore the spiritual world and
its mighty forces. AGod does not stand on ana let
the great machine work, He must ottener lay
hand on 1t than We know or suspect remember that
Job did not take this into account ana was as
much perpexed by his own situation as ms lrlendS
were He could only reply that they were "miser-
able comiortersp and say N your soul were IA my
SOULS stead ] couid heap up words against you
and shake my head at YOU We are taught TO Dc
careful Of our judgment to others, especially Of SUI
ferera


questions which should lead each man 10 try NM
self by them, not his neighbors "Are the consoa-
tons OF God small with me ~ man may have


MANY CONSULTATIONS THAT ARE WokLpLa,
his health, wealth, fame success and the consola-
tons of God may be small with him. He may DO
without any OF these and the consultations OF God DO
small with him Or in either case, the consultations
of God may be great with him. The consolation
of God does not spring up naturally IN
tho heart 1t comes from trust IN God Here the
preacher took pains TO show the distinction be-
tween the depression of spirits which comes from bad
health, adverse surroundings, &c, and that which
ARISES from spiritual causes. If We are suro that
spiritual consolation is small with US, there may be
with u.s. although there not with Job some secret
thing The Doctor pointed out several of these secret
things and enlarged upon them. First something unre-
pcnted Of something smothered for which conscience
troubles professor of religion Second some secret
wrong feeling toward your minister or some other
brother toward some man or toward God Third, the
secret neglect OF some duty Fourth the secret love OF
something compatible with the love and service Of
God, lust OF the flesh,


LUST or EYE,


pride OF life, vanity, pride, ambition, covetonsness,
which may lurk in the heart Of men outwardly exem-
plary What must / do such discovery II my
neghbor is involved l must 60 to him and make II
right no how long ago, matter how hard II
may be- II God then l must recollect that my most
secret sins are the light Of His countenance must
stand before Him and resoutey tear the root OF bitter
ness out Of my soul lift TO tear me TO pieces II
il seem as though II would kill me- must pull on the
accursed plant tuggng at IL until II come, and God VIII
help me, and into every such self-inhicted wound lie
will pour this consolation abundanty Let US do II
thoroughly let do il now.