...bore with Christian fortitude, in a firm reliance on that faith in which he had been brought up. " The Lord has given, and the Lord has taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord." It is with the deepest regret that we copy the following announcement from the public papers:—...

...her knees, and laying her hand upon his shoulder, ssid in a solemn voiee, half ehoked by tears,—" The Lord has given, and the Lord has taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord ! " his heart refused to utter, Amen! Maude's grief was deep and passionate, but nothing in...

...with some maps. At the bottom of one of these were some words extracted from the book of Job, — " The Lord has given, and the Lord has taken away : Blessed be the name of the Lord." The young prince having read these words, immediately took a pencil and wrote at the bottom...

...waters roll !" There seemed a blank indeed in this moment of anguish ; but " His blessed will be done ; the LORD has given, and the LORD has taken away, blessed be the Name of the LOED." The face of Eustace lay calmly under the light, turned towards the sea. The only thing that...

...my joj's and sorrows — my weal and woe. And Thou hast restored to me my only, my wandering boy ! The Lord has given, and the Lord has taken away. Blessed be the name of the Lord !" Towards three in the morning Hardy left his bed (Robert's little bed of other days). His...

...peaceful. He, no doubt, will keenly feel the trials that remove loved ones from him, yet will say, "The Lord has given, and the Lord has taken away ; blessed be the name of the Lord." Christ's own finger takes up the bleeding veins severed by these afflictions. This state...

...his flocks had been carried off, his house burned down, and his children slain, he simply said : " The Lord has given, and the Lord has taken away. Blessed be the name of the Lord." While I was thus engaged in writing about God's love to us and our love to God, my birth-day...

...him." Job's wife said to Job, "You don't mean to say the Lord has taken away all your children?" " Yes, the Lord has given, and the Lord has taken away ; blessed be the name of the Lord." " What, Job, you do not mean to say the Lord took away every penny of your property, and...

...occurrence which has changed joy to grief. What answer can I give except with the much-suffering Job ? The Lord has given and the Lord has taken away. Blessed be the name of the Lord. I beg you to reflect on it in this way ; I do as far as I can. My illness, thank God, lessens...

...burning church, cloister, and library, and sending him forth with a destitute band, his comment was, "The Lord has given, and the Lord has taken away : blessed be the name of the Lord.'' 1 His confidence was nurtured by a peculiarly intimate communion with God. It is recorded...