Telegram-herald., 1891-11-16

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Now. hsA< tbs so.s ef the wi.d bssss'A
door shossd bach. ssd the whole sadisacs
r,ss ~ tasir fsss - tas ssros brute spriaxs
for sns arena and toward i.s snail oeca-
pant think the nr-s plunge that wss
IaAds 81 the Wild oe~s< ~ the apostle wss
made oa the point of . sharp blade, and
the saAxiiRs nSnsesr. with . bowl Of pain
and rs-kiag win gore. turns back Bat
nov ras hrtls zisaaonA<y hAs his turn of
making AttAck. aud wixh . fss well di-
rsctsd tarusts the Uoasssr lies dead Ia tho
dust Of the arena. and the apostle pats bis
right soes on shs hon sad shAks hiE. and
then pat. his left foot On him and shakes
him. so@as which Paul afterwArd uses
for an illustration when be wants 10 show
how Christ viii triumph over death-"He
must ruiga I'll ss hath put all enemies IN
der his fsss"-yes. gader bis feet
Paul told the literal truth W Ten be said,
81 have fought with beasts At Ephesus."
and as the plural Is used think he had
more than ons saca nght. or several beasts
were ies loose upon him AZ one TINA As
we stood that day in the middle Of the
Stadium and looked around ~ the great
Us
LET u HASTEN on.
But vs pass out Of the Stadium, for we
are In haste for other places Of interest in
EphsaA To add 70 the excitement Of the
day ons Of our party was missing. No man
Is safe In that region alone unless he be
armed and know how Co take sure aim and
not mis iirA Our companion. DIR. Louis
klopsch. now the publisher Of The Chris
tian Herald. had gone out on soms ex-
plorarioos Of his own, and through the
gate WHARF PAnl had walked again and
again, yss where no man unaccompanied
should adventure now. But after soue
time had passed and every minute seemed
a long - an hour. and we had time to
imagine everything horrible in the way of
robbery and assassination. tho lost traveller
appeared. To receive from our entire party
vollsy Of expoasulation for tho sronsai of
% many anxicties.
In the midst OF this city Of Ephesus once
foated an artificial lake, brilliant with
painted boats. and through the river Gays
ter ts w2s connected with the sea, and
shiys from all pArts Of the known earth
doated In and our. carrying on u commerce
which made Ephesus the envy Of the
world Great was Ephesusi Its gym.
nasia. its hippodrome. its odeon, It's athe-
A-SrNi2s tss ioEQl1t atucuuCtS tN0OSo
skeletons arc still strewn along tho city).
its towers. its Castle OF Hadrian, its monu
ment of Androclus. its quarries, which were
the granite cradle Of cities; its temples.
built to Apollo. to Minerva. to Neptune, to
Mercury, 70 Bacchus, TO Hercules, to Caesar,
70 Fortune, to Jupiter Olympus. What
history ard poetry and chisel and canvas
have not presented has come mp at the call
- - -l..- III 4
pIANA's TEMPLE.
But I Rave now to unveil the chief won-
der of this chicfest Of cities. In 1868, un-
der tho patronage Of the English govern
ment, Mr.. Wood. the explorer. began at
Ephesus to feel along under the ground at
great depths for roads. for walls, for
towers, and hero it is-that for which
Ephesus YVES more celebrated than all
else besides-ths temple Of the goddess Di-
ana, called the sixth wonder OF the world,
and In tSSD we stood amid tho ruins of that
temple. measuring its pillars, transfixed
by its sculpture and confounded at what
was the greatest temple of idolatry In all
time.
As sat on q piece Of one Of its fallen
columns said. "What earthquake rocked
It down, or what hurricane pushed it to the
earth, OF under what strong wine Of cen
turies did the giant stagger and fall!"
There have been seven temples of Diana,
the ruins Of each contributing something
for the splendor OF all its architectural sue
cessorS Two hundred and twenty years
was this last temple In construction. Twice
as long a the United States have stood
was that temple in building. Itwas nearly
twice as large as St. Paul's cathedral, Lon
don. Lest it should be disturbed BY earth
quakes. which have always been fond Of
making those regions their playground,
tho temple was bailt on a marsh, which
was made firm by layers Of charcoal, COW
cred by deeces OF wool The stone came
from the quarry near by.
After It was decreed to build the temple
it was thought 1t would be necessary to
bring the building stone from other lands,
but one dag a shepherd by the name Of
Pixodorus, while watching his fiocks, saw
two rams fighting, and as they missed tho
interlocking Of their horns and one fell
his horn knocked a splinter from the rock
and showed by that splinter the lustrous
whiteuess Of the rock. The shepherd ran
to tho city with . piece of that stone, which
revealed = quarry from which place the
temple was built. and every month In all
ages since the mayor of Ephesus goes to
that quarry to offer sacrifices TO the mem
orr Of that shepherd who discovered this
source Of splendor and wealth for the cities
of Asia Minor.
In removing tho great stones from the
quarry to their destined places In the tenn
pie, n was neceS~sy, In order to keep the
wheels, which were twelve feet In diane
ter. from sinking deep into the earth under
the unparalleled heft, that frame of TIM
bers be arranged over which the wheels
rolled. To put the immense block of mar
BILE In its place over the doorway of one Of
these temples was 20 vast aud difficult an
undsrtAking that tha architect at one time
gave 10 up. and In his chagrin intended
suicide, bat one night In his sleep be
dreamed that the stone had settled to tho
right place, aud the NEXT day he found that
the great block Of marble had. by its own
weight. settled to the right place
The temple of Diana was four hundred
and twenty-five feet long By two hundred
and twenty fees vida All Asia was taxed
" pay for it. It hsd one hundred and
twenty-ssvsn pillars, Zach sixty feet high,
and sacA The gifs Of king. and inscribed
with the name Of the donor. Now You see
the meaning OF that passage in Revelation,
juss - . king presenting one of thess pill
lars to the T. ople of Diana had his own
name ehiseied on is and the name Of Lis
own country. SO says Christ. Him that
overcomssh viii | make . pillar In the
tsmpss Of my God, and VIII write upon
him the name of my God and the name OF
The city Of my God. which Is New Jerusa-
lem. and I will write upon him my new
uame.r How suggestive and beautiful
AwRALrH OF RICuE1