, 1876-06-19
the ships Of Antony and CLEOPATRA, and which
nI1llfnet, iiaul tlrtrI fr1ln TIA cnutar.

The ships of Antony and CLEOPATRA, and which
eighteen cgnt,r!ce hays Turned from Its co,rac,
tilc youthful soul was brought intn contact with
tho trades Of many lands. lin mingled with
mnn of vnrIous rtstlimcr, speaking various tlin-
lcete. Thcsc met tlo merchants ut Syra, tlIc
ury. And there, ton, was the Jew, even then ~
now tic pilgrim Of commerce., trading with
every nation, ntld blending with none.
1salscd IN II Ilrltvcw family of the dispersion,
who, ,,s the French lfugncnots IN Lnntsom,
cherished tllelr ol,l Language an! talth. sant
wns nnnrisct1 In the rcli inspiration os tho lle-
brew Patrfarcha uni Prophets, and grew up with
the Hebrew laws n1rl customs warl1l1n5 IN his
and viii! visitors from, tue Holy City IN tho
! tongue uf Abraham and Noises, nf The tcautIfui
service nf the Temple of their fathers, aud of tho
dreams Of rowc! which thc cxrcetcl Mcssial,
and Mt actoul,. he ruled thu iIowug l"ng,ugc Of
perrlca and Io,ner, and studied the w-,lun, OF
| Pluto anil socrntes. And AZ he walked tbs
crowded streets Of 'farsl,s lily cyn fell upon the
The three great Languages of antiquity
combined t., mike lin tic defender Of thr ia'th
III the Naznrcne upon wllohu cruss they should
hgaiM be combined. Thu lM,nkR, AMI conscience,
mud philosophy, and p,etry of thu dreeks, mud
the laws, and Craftsmanship, and puwer Of the
1tonnnst wcre nll tributary to the development
Of Paul. But hts tearhers were not cunflncsl to
|
tutors. Tarsus, with her lnliy iunu1cs aud pro.
fuunl PHILOSOPHERS, watched bis infancy md
loyfool. JcruanIelll.. with rr Ductors ar.d holy
memories running, back si1tccn centuries poured
into Ills early manhood Nt her wiaom aud faith.
Damascus, The oldest city In thu world, wtltuh
WIS an n,,clcnt metropolis before Romulua
founded Rome. or Homer sang VI Troy, a.d
which stands to-day thr SANS beautiful wy u
her lessons into his eyes as they wrrc opened hy
the touch OF A,nniNs, and Arts of tic three rst
| years of hio life were "pel't here.
The headquarters whcre lIu plnnned his im-
mcnse missionary labors, anu FROM which lc
| went forth for tic conquest uf the hcatht,ifsln
of two continents, was no less Il city than An
tioeh, tic patriarchnl city Of the carly Christian
Church. Through its hnrbor It hal access tg
through the open country behind Lebanon 1t
WINS approached by tic carayals from Mcsopota-
mia aud Arnbln.
Corint,,, tho military Gibraltar and the COM
nere!al New York o! t'rvccc ail El'lcsus, tic
| elteicst city Of Asia, wAs lntl uniler contrlln-
tion to round out thc practical education Of this
npustlc to tho Genties. Destined to aecoln-
plish the downfall of l,cathcnssn and prcac}. II
universal Gospel, this tc,t -l'ascr of rarsus was
were Ills alphabet. Civilizations were Ills text
books. Cities were hIs companions, ruccs were
lis tutors, continents were Ills opportunities,
the God Of Abraham AR ", 'sas l.is po"sr and tLe
that the soldier and the suilor, thn High Priest
nnu the King, were awc1 by Lis Euwer md
trc,nblel before his glance. Sent On u mission
tnat q a'tEels w. % m'ght 10Y so1et "Ipicu III .,eiac
at thnt s sas wurs !sfy the dust of csntures an
Ills words the criticism Of enemies.
The lcAliHE characteristic III Faults mind WIS
s po"ss 10 1asso ,,,.n liH H .usnga natfy ~ .o
ecneln ose - ,,1 .n HSs ts, VI nS.oto IT,. ~
ettnct the leading truths underlying them. at
n.s toue'' Ivy a. IA stn,. 49,. -.
taiisn ~ VI opy "on 1n,,,n1n .u' ,,,i,
cnmiJ' are tjIrjr nr'Ier nm, rc1otians
fTn tno,: tn The hrid nf whntrvcr auh,crt In an,
nroschrh' liz her,n nj tit. brr,nmin,r, and III
N nt Tia cni IiIrrntura turnisrs IN ni,htir,
t,ro,as . t.,, ~ Enistirs iI;s -" ,st,'S'
rsuxms,l nnvn his rrns",,. Iiis torIc IL Mi
a,;rr with tn ,'srn"st r,"ti"ns ,,nl n5inr witi
Nv rar",.st ,ffsr Inn. iii ~ ~ ri1rTn wlth '
dasnrratn nurn.,sc. a,,s Mi ii,umineI WITH t,,e
cst p; A''1 i1fs a. ,,,mmdimc oh"cn
4" 'uty ts spftcnd by ~, oI.nuryaI,i1,,r nffect,
tba: lid i ali tic p,,rity Of lcaycs atld ali tn,
tnnrrness . of .nrtlI' f1ut If ,nur1, aiiitrtin
ha hS a,ITiMr,rt tsn r. 10 M nycry sia, ahtir,
witlSlt, fears within, io,,rly urayin, for III
spi,Ituul Children. carryiur IL. burd.1
f, a,y ~ " w x"tshf .eese agssqs ssn dc ts
iur lis kluSiucu In thc flcsi,, bcnrng ali things
| enduring Mi thnys l,orfu1 nj thInfrs rc,InttI,p
ali % thimEs L hut ioss for tle cxeslcncy Of IT..
Lnnsi"s}rc ~ Christ Jrsus' hia i,uri. cInnnsi
ton" ttun opi2 t stimulated Ills zcal; uilllcullf oni,
struprtLeneI lis n,rt,usc; dangers on thc patf
Of dtiiy only bcckonct hin, forwurtl. ills reason
hia cDlscicncc, and lis affection formed thu bod,
Of Ills greut ulaul,ooi Ilcsc, exercised on III;
vi wlc M did Of his vast opport,l'ties, ,,.ule II paul
thu ,,rcat An,,stiu to tGG GeutI,rs. tic rr,ntra
MINI mn lilo Great God ever nude. way q s'~''S
Without palslng to distinguish infinitely th
NJ lew g Of II thc IMAM many typicai scsncs Il In II, HI
eycDtf,li ne, and lear, tho secrets of Ills crsa
achievements.