Telegram-herald., 1890-02-28

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of tie Turk
A vi2is 70 Ephssas pays. The Old ko-
mai sqaedccts with its innumeFaDle
stork nssts. l. Ehs nrst object u antiquity
that one sees IA the ely. After that
there Is no end Of attractions. Even the
very hedges TEEN with broken ssstnsry
and choice Specimens q sculpture. which
are used ss common stones. The gigantic
ruins OF ths Temple Of Diana are inpos-
ing II the magnlneenee Of their pro
portions, and rheir magnitude We found
70 exceed al that We had seen else
where Ia comparison With them the
Parthenon Of Athens l. as . village 10
q city. Two hundred and twenty years
were spent Ia building tho structure.
and no known edifee has ever
equaled it In dimensions or grandeur.
Beautiful specimens Of the sculptors art
abound IN the ruins. The ruins Of the
theatre. which was once the scene Of the
great uproar recorded In Acts xix, en-
able one 70 form pretty definite idea Of
what the building must have been st the
time when IL had q capacity for over
fifty thousand visitors; and the stadium,
or race oourse. afforded accommodations
for no less than seventy five thousand
spectators. IL still exhibits the terraces
which were cut In the rock for the con-
venience of its frequenters. But must
not linger longer amid the ruins.
After an excellent lunch, Of which
various delicious preparations Of rice
formed the principal part, we again
boarded the train and returned 10
Smyrna, where the glad news awaited US
that the Pandora would not resume her
trip until midnight. This afforded us
the welcome opportunity of viewing the
city. We found Smyrna delightfully."-
clean and attractive place. DR.. Talmage
visited an every day mission. where he
charmed the auditors with his matchless
eloquence.
The next morning found us at Myti-
lene, where the American consul re-
ceived us cordially and insisted on show
ing US around. He presented us to Con-
stantinos Valiadis, the Greek archbishop,
and TO Fahri Bey, the Turkish governor.
The former Of those dignitaries con-
versed with us in German and insisted
on our partaking of Turkish Delight, the
most popular because the most delicious
Of sweets, recommending it as a sure
cure for dyspepsia, with which he had
heard the American nation particularly
was afflicted. The governor, who was
fairly covered with diamonds and other
precious stones, spoke perfect English.
He invited us to inspect the Turkish
fortress at Mytilene. Before we left he
sent one Of his servants out into his gar
den to pick the choicest oranges, which
included, as a matter of course, the de-
licious mandarin variety, for our refresh
ment.
At all these places we had recently Wis
tied, Paul had stopped. In Ephesus for
three years he ceased not to warn, ev-
cry one night and day with tears" From
Mytilene he sailed to Samos, and thus
pursued his journey to the end. How
full Of interest these places were to DR..
Talmage only he himself could tell. He
delighted to roam about in them, and
read habitually those passages in the
Bible which made references to them.
In the train on the way to Ephesus he
read aloud the entire Epistle to the Ephe-
slams, explaining its meaning as he pro-
ceeded.
OF our subsequent travels in Europe
there is no necessity that should write,
the cablegrams published in the news
papers having kept the public fully in
formed regarding them. therefore end
here the recital of my experiences as his
travelling companion with Dr.. Talmage
on his recent tour abroad.
LOUIS KLoPsCH.