The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1860-08-14
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TArst-s. Iarsrs, the birthplace ofthc Ap"S
tie Paul. WAS Il city OF Ciiicia, a province OF
Asia Minor, and WAS situated III the has,; o,
Mouut Taurus, OH the river Cy'!nuS. 1t liad
claims to high antiquity, and many fabulous
tales arc told OF lis origin. 1t is sad by some
10 be named after Tarshish, the sou Of Javan,
and granisoG OF Japheth, the remembrance o'
whom was kept up by IN idol worsL'ppcd nM"cr
the name OF Jupiter Tcrsirls. by some 1t Ii
said to have been founded br SarbanaPaliS'
king of Assyria; and thus would ilX the 1a'G
CT its erection between seven and eight hundred
wears before the birth of Christ, nca: the t'l!c
OF the destruction Of the First .N>SyrlaiI empire,
of which SartanapaUs was the last prince.
yusus was early famed for It's ship building,
the part of the Mediterranean sca near it beng
orce called the Sea ofrarsh>h and the "ShipS
uf TarsIish" are often mentioned III Scripture.
Tartcss,is in Spain was probably colony from
this great naval city, The situation of IarslIs
was one of very great bcauty,-bctwccn the
lofty rance of Mount Taurus aud the blue
Mediterranean, with the river CydnuS flowing
through it,-combining the varioUs beauties OF
mountain and sea, rock and river. iarsliS WAS
Tic scene of many battles. it was taken bo!h
bv Cyrus and Alexander, the Great, who nearly
lost his life by bathing in the CydnuS, when It's
waters were cold with the melting SHOWS Of
! Mount Taurus. The CyJnus was tic scene OF
another victory, the triumph Of Egyptian
beauty over Roman valor when the beautiful
Cleopatra, ascending it i'll her magnificent
barnc, bent the Roman conqncror to her VIII
like 4 reed before the wmd.-Tarsls was high
" favored hv the Iiomalls, and WAS made a
free CITY by them. It's schools were so ccicbI'-
ted, that it became the rival OF Athens ana
Alexander. THUS it offered every advantage
for tic training Of the Apostle of tie GcntlI"s.
OF Jewish parcntagc and carefully irstrncic"
in the stratcst sect of his rcI;gioi:,-an Hebrew
ofthe hebrews, ;,s touching the law, Phar!Ssc,
he had vet the advantage OF Greek philosophy
and Roman freedom. Us Moses, of jewish
parcntagc WAS trained, in tho providence oi
God, in all the learning OF the Egyptians, 50
Paul was also to combine the knowledge ot all
hnmar systems Of philosophy TO possess
all that this world values ii! that the flesh can
boast, that he might lay at The feet ot Jesus
and count ii; things but loss, for the cH"e'Iency
Of tic knowledge Of Christ Jesus our Lc:a
, (PhiI. ill.,
Probably the natural beauty OF l"tri'S' 100
, nav have had no little effect i'll TIC training {"
5 that heroic spirit. As the Inhabitants Of noun,
+ :a;noas countries have ever lcef noted ol
physical cucrgy. so perhaps FauI's early ho'"c
/, near the grandeur ii Mount Iaurts, may 10
have been withont its influence on his young
/ spirit Full Of zeal and energy, bow rs by
: nature, vet nnsuhdEcd. This made him Oil!
. the bigotcd zcaict the fiery persecution.
= WAS 4. Damascus that the fierce spirit Was tame
c anl, lcra aEcw, lie became new creature il
n Christ
E T;.rsus las bccli 20 often stolmrd, aud has St
often changed its masters since the Christian
$ era, that sGarccl V trace pow: rcliaiIs oi II
e former greaciess. Even the river CydnuS la
0. deserted It.. aad now flows tAShe. cast OF y
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