The Hazel Green herald. [volume] (Hazel Green, Wolfe County, Ky.) 1885-19??, 1891-12-18
SIGHTSEEING.
Or. Talmago Goes to Ephesus by
Special Train,
And Into "Onc OF the Eyes OF Asia" Looks
Sermon by Rev. 4. DE witt
Talmngc, -. ID.

SMYRNA. n city Of Asintic Turkey. One
of the seven churches OF Asia once
stood here. You read in Revelation,
"To the church IN Smyrna write"
IL is city that has often been shaken
by earthquake, swept by conflngration.
plaques and hutchcrcd 10y war, and
here Bishop Polycarp stood in n crowd
ed amphithcaicr and when he was
asked To give up the advocacy of the
Christian religion and save himself
from martyrdom, the pro.conSul say
ing: "Swcar and | release thee: re-.
proach Christ" replied: Eighty and
six years have | served him, aud lie
never did me wrong; how then can
rcvilc my King and Saviour" When
NJ was brought to the fires into which
he was about to be- thrust aud the OIL.
Gals were about to fastcn him 60 n
stake, lac said Let me remain as am,
for He who givcth me strength 20 sus.
tain the fire will enable me also with.
out your securing me with nails TO re-
main uumovcd in the fire.
History says the fires refused 10 con-
sumo him, and under the winds the
flames bent outward so that they did
not touch his person, and therefore, he
was slain Ivy spears and swords. One
cypress bending over his grave is the
only monument TO Bishop POlyCarp.
But we are on the way TO the city Of
Ephcsus, about fifty miles from
Smyrna. We are advised not to go to
Ephcsus the band IS in that region
have had an ugly practice Of cutting Off
the ears of travellers, and sending these
specimens of ears down to Smyrna, de-
mandinga ransom. The bandits sug.
gcSt TO the friends Of the persons from
whom the ears have been subStractCd
that if they would like to have the rest
OF the body they will please send an APP
propriatc sum Of money. If the money
is not sent, the mutilatcd prisoners will
be aSsassnatcd.
One traveller was carried off TO the
robbers den, and $500 was paid for
his rescue. The bandits were caught
and behcadcd, and pictures of these
CHASTITY heads are on sale in the shops
Of Smyrna for any persons who may de.
sire to have something TO look Mt on
their way To Ephesus, There have
been cases where ten and twenty and
thirty and forty thousand dollars have
been demanded by these brigands. We
did not feel like putting our friends 10
such expense and it was suggested
that we had better omit Ephcsus. But
that would have been n disappointment
from which we would never recover,
We must see Ephcsus-associatc with
the most wonderful apostolic scenes,
We hire a special railway train, and in
about an hour and half we arrive at
the city Of Ephcsus, which was called
"Thc Great Metropolis of Asia" and
"Onc of the Eyes of Asia" and "Thc
Empress of Ionia," the capital of all
learning and magniilccncc.
Here, as | said, was one of the seven
churches Of Asia, and first of all we
visit the ruins of that church where
once an HLcumcnical council OF 1000
ministers Of religion was held. Mark
the fulfllmcnt Of the prophecy! OF
the seven churches OF Asia, four were
commended in the Book OF Revelation,
and three were doomed. The cities
having the four commended churches
still stand; the cities having the three
doomed churches are wiped out. 1t oc-
Cured Just rs the Bible said it would
occur Drive on and you come to the
thcatcr, which was GOO feet from wall
To wall, capable of holding 81, 700 spec
tators. Here and there the walls arise
unbrokcn, but for the most part the
building is down. Just enough OF 1t is
left To help the imagination build 1t mp
ns il was when those audiences shouted
and clappcd at some great spectacular
Their huzzas must have been enough to
stun the heavens.
Ash took my place ut the center OF
this thcatcr and looked around ut It's
broken layers of stone, gallery upon
gallery, gallery upon gallery, and plea
up into the bleak skies OF that winter
day, and thought that every hand that
swung u trowcl on these walls, and
every foot that trod those stairs, and
every eye that gazcd upon that amphl-
thcatcr and every voice that greeted
the combatants in that arena had gone
out Of hearing and sight for ages and
ages, felt thrill of interest that al
most Frustrated me amid the RUNS
Standing there, we could not forget that
in that building once assembled u riot
Gus throng for Pauls condemnation,
because what he preached collided
with the idolatry OF their national god
deSs.
Paul tried to get into that theater ana
address the excited multitude, but his
friends held him back, lest he be torn
in pieces by the mob, and the recorder
OF the city had to read the riot act
among the people, who had shrtekea
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