Telegram-herald., 1891-11-16

ur4 The costly hakhs. watch had been
tae uaezss Of health "a the cty became rs
ruin instead II the cold bsths thAx lad
bssa the invisorstion ef tbs people. TIE
hot baths. which are only intended for The
tusxm OF ths iayAiid. were substituted
In these hot hAths nany lay r1ost Of tie
TINA Authors wrots books while IN thsss
t.axhs. Basiness SIS nsxlecssd aud hos
bath taken foar or Eve times day. When
ths kesper Of the baths ives reprimanded
for not having them warm enough one of
the rulers sald, "Yoa blame him for not
making the bath warm enough: blame
you because you have IL warm ss all"
But that warm bath which enervated
Ephesus, and which il always snsrvstins
except when followed by cold baths (no
reference, Of ooarse. 70 delicate eonstitu-
tious), was only type Of whas went on In
all departments OF Ephssian life, and in
luxurious indulgence Ephesus fell, and ths
lass triangle Of music was tinkled Ia
Diana's temple. aud the last wrestler dis
appeared from her gymaasiums, aud the
last racer took his garland in the Stadium.
and the last plea was heard ia her Forum,
and even the SEA. IS II TO Withdraw the
last commercial opportunity from that
ing her without the harbor in which
had foated q thousand ships. Brooklyn.
New York, London and all modern cities,
eisatlsntie aud Transatlantic. take warn
ing. What luxury unguarded did for
Ephesns. luxury unguarded may do for all.
Opulencs and splendor God grant 70 all the
people. to all the cities. to all the land. but
at the same time. May hs grant the right
sous use OF taem.
coSsEcRATK ALL TO GoD's GLORY.
G-mnAsiumsi Yes. but see that the
vigor gained In them he consecrated to
God. Magnificent temples OF worship!
Yes. bat SEQ that In them instead Of con-
ventionalitiss and cold pomp Of servics
there be warmth Of devotion and the pure
Gospel preached Imposing court sousesP
Yes, bus In them let justice and mercy
rule. Palaces Of journslismi Yes. but let
all Of the printing pressss b. marshaled
for happiness and truth. Great postoffics
buildinGsf Yes, but through them day by
day, may correspondents helpful. eisvatin2
and moral pass. Ornate dwelling housesP
Yes, but In them let there 10 altars Of de-
vo,ion, and conjugsl, alial, paternal and
Christian fidelity rule. London for magni-
tude, Berlin for universities. Paris for
fashions, Rome for cathedrals, Athens for
classics. Thebes for hieroglyphics. Menu
phis for tombs, Babylon for gardens, Ephe-
sus for idolstry, but what shall be TIE
characteristics Of cur American cities
when they shall have attained their full
staturef Would that holiness TO the
Lord" might be inscribed upon all our
municipalities. One thing is certain, and
that is that all idolatry must come down.
When the greatest goddess OF the earth,
Diana, enshrined In the greatest temple
that ever stood, was prostrated ut Ephesus,
it was prophecy Of the overthrow Of all
the idolatries that have cursed tho earth,
and anything we love more than God is an
idol, and there Is as much idolasry In the
Nineteenth cs' ury Is in the First, and in
America as in Asia.
As our train pulled out from the station
at Ephesus, tho cars surrounded by the
worst looking group OF villains lever gaxed
on, all Of them seeming in q wrangle with
each other and trying to get Into wrangle
with US, and we moved along the columns
Of ancient aqueducts, each column crowned
with storks, having built their nests the. .,
and We rolled on down toward Smyrna, and
that night in a sailors bethel as we spoke
Of the Christ whom tho world must know
or perish, we felt that between cradle and
grave there could not be anything much
more snthralling for body. mind aud soul
than our visit to Ephesus.