Telegram-herald., 1891-11-16


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lzE1las places. and scieatiso have pro-
noaaesd than 20 - the pxodaes u other
world&
Ba.shs material Qua Of which the image
Of Diana ~as fashioned consrsclets thai
notion- This image was carved oot OF
EBONY and pxnstursd here sad thsxs with
opsaiaxs ksps full of spiksn.rd - - -
hinder the statue fron docAyiax and make
it aromatic. but tais ebony Was covered
with ozoaxs and slAbasseE. A neeklAos Of
scorns eoiled grses:ully around her. There
were four lions oa each arm. typical or
strength. Her head wss eoronsted-
Around this figure stood stssass which BY
wonderful iaysntioa shed tears- The air
by strange machinery wss damp with de-
sesadiag perfumes. The walls multiplied
the scene by eoacayed mirrors Fountains
tossed In sneaves VI light and tell in show
srs Of aiAmoRdA
PrAxiteieS. the sculptor. and Apelles,
the painter, died the place with their tri-
umphs. Croesus, the wealthiest Of the an
clients. put here and there In the temple
golden heifer& The paintings were SO
vivid and Efelike that Alexander, who was
moved At nothing Of terror. shuddersd at
Sone battle scene on these walls, and so trus
10 life was . painting Of horse that when
Alexander's horse was led up TO IL he be-
gan TO neigh. a. one horse Is accustomed to
greet another. Oae painting In that tenn
pie cost sls3. T5O The treasures OF ell ma
tions aud the spoiis OF Kingdoms were kept
here for safe deposit Criminals from all
lands fed to the shelter OF this temple. and
the law could not touch them. It seemed
almost strange that this mountain Of ar
cAitectural snow outside did not melt with
the fires Of colcr within.
The temple was surrounded with groves.
In which roamed for the temptation of
hunters. stays and hares and wild boars.
and all styles OF game. whether winged or
four footed. There was q cave with statue
so intensely brilliant that It extinguished
the eye of those who looked upon 1t, unless,
at the command OF the priest. the hand Of
the spectator somewhat shaded the eyes.
No wonder that even Anthony and Alex
ander and Darius cried out in the words Of
my text, 'Great is Diana Of the Ephesians"
One whole month Of each year. the month
Of May. was devoted to her worship. Pro
cessions In gsros Of purple and violet and
scarlet moved through 1t. and there were
torches and anthems, and choirs In white,
and timbrels and triangles In music, sacri-
fees and dsnces Here young men and
maidens were betrothed with imposing
ceremony. Nations voted large amounts
to meet the expense of the worship. Fish
cries Of vast resource were devoted to the
support Of this resplendence. Horace ard
Virgil and Homer went into rhapsodies
while describing this worship.
All artists, all archDologists, an CEN
turies, agreed in saying, ''Great Is Diana
OF the Ephesians." Paul, In the presence
of this Temple Of Diana, Incorporates IL in
his figures OF speech while speaking Of the
spiritual temple. "Now, II any man build
upon this foundation, gold. silver. precious
stones, ETC." and no doubt with reference
to one of the previous temples which had
been set on fire by Herostratus Just for the
fame Of destroying It, Paul says, "If any
mans work shall be burned, he shall suffer
loss, etc." and all up and down Pa7l's
writings you realize that he had not only
seen, bu: had been nightly impressed
with what ho had seen OF the Temple of
Diana.
HERE MARY WAS BURIED.
In this city the mother Of Jesus was said
to have been buried. Here dwelt Aquilla
professors in an extemporixcd theological
seminary, and they taught the eloquent
Apollos how to be eloquent for Christ Here
John preached, and from here because Of
his fidelity be was exiled to Patmos. Here
Paul warred against the magical arts for
which Ephesus was famous. The sorcerers
of this city pretended that they could cure
diseases. and perform almost any miracle,
lne al AeI-
Cataski Lx Tctrax Damnameneus Al
SION"
Paul having performed miracle in the
name of Jesus, there was lying family Of
seven brothers who initiated the apostle,
and instead Of their usual words Of iacan-
tation used tho word Jesus over man who
was possessed Of a devil. and the man pos
sessed dew at them in great fieroeness and
nearly tore these frauds to pieces, and in
consequence all up and down the streets Of
Ephesus there was indignation excited
against the magical arts, az great bon
fire of magical books was kindled in tho
streets, and the people stirred the blaze
until thirty-five thousand dollars worth Of
black art literature had been burned to
ashes.
But, all the glory of Ephesus I have de-
scribed has gone now. At some seasons OF
the year awful malarias sweep over the
place and put upon mattress or in graves q
large portion Of the population. In the ap-
proximate marshes scorpions, centipcdes
and all forms of reptilian life crawl and
hiss and sting, while hyenas and jackals Mt
night stink in and out q the ruins Of build
ings which cnce startled the nations with
their almos: supernatural grandeur.
But here 10 a lesson which has never yet
been drawn out. Do you not see in that
temple Of Diana an expression OF what
the world needs IL wants q God who can
provide food. Diana was . huntress. In
pictures on many Of the coins shc held a
stag by the horn with one hand and .
bundle Of arrows In the other. Oh. this IL
q hungry vorldi Diana could not give
one pound OK meat or one mouthful OF food
to the millions OF her worshipers. She wxs
q dead divinity, an imaginary god. And %
In idolatrous lands the vast majority OK
people never have enough to eat. IL 10 only
In the countries where the God OF heaven
and earth IL worshipcd that the vnst ma
jorfry have enough TO eat. Let Diana have
her arrows and her hounds. Our God has
the sunshine and the showers and the har-
vests. and in ornror.ion a. he II worshipsd
does plenty reign.
THE yEE:s or RyYUoA
So also in the Temple OF Diana the world
expressed its need Of a refuge To IL from
ell parts Of the land came debtors who
could not pay their debts and the Offend
ers OF the law that they miGAt escape In
earceration. But she sheltered them only
a little while. and while she kept them
from arrest she could not change their
hearts and the guilty remained guilty.