Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-11-16


ors Two hundred and twenty years
was this last temple in construction.
Twice as long as the Unlteu Sea1es
have stood was that temple In building.
IL was nearly twice as large as oe.
PauPs Cathedral, London. Lest IL
should be disturbed by earthquakes
which have always been fond OF making
those regions their playground, the
temple was built on a marsh, Wnlcn
was made firm by layers OF charcoal
covered by feeces Of wool. The stone
came from the quarry near by. Alter
IL was decreed TO build the temple,
il was thought it would be neces-
sary to bring the building stone from
other lands, but one day a shepherd
by the name Of Pixodorus, while watch-
ing his flOcks, saw two rams hghtlng
and as they missed the interlocking OF
their horns and one fell, his horn knock
ed a splinter FROM the rock and showed
by that splinter the lustrous whlteness
of the rock. The shepherd ran to the
city with a piece of that stone, when
revealed a 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
memory of that shepherd who discoV-
cred this scource Of splendor and wealth.
for the cities Of Asia Minor.
SAW THE GREAT PILLARS.
In addition to those pillars that l
climbed over while amid the ruins OF
Diana's Temple, l saw afterwards eight
of those pillars at Constantinople, TO
which city they had been removed, and
are now a part of the Mosque OF 81.
Sophia. Those eight columns are all
green Jasper, but some OF those which
stood in Diana's Temple at Ephesus
were fairly drenched with brilliant col
ors. Costly metals stood up in various
parts of the Temple, where they would
catch the fullest flush of the sun. A
flight OF stairs was carved out or one
grapevine. Doors of cypress wood,
which mad been kept in glue for years
and bordered with bronze in bas-relief,
swung against pillars of brass, and re-
sounded with echo upon echo, caught
I'D, ard sent on, and hurled back
through the corridors. 10 that build
ing stood an image OF Diana, the god
desS.
One painting in that temple cost
S193.7 80. The treasures or all nations
and the spOils of Kingdoms were kept
here for safe deposit. Criminals from
all lands fled to the shelter of this tenn
pie. and the law could not touch them.
1t seemed almost strange that this
mountain of architectural snow outside
did not melt with the fires of color with
in. The temple was surrounded with
groves. in which rOamed for the tempta-
ton OF hunters stays and hares and wild
bears, and all styles Of game, whether
winged or fOur-foOted. There was
cave with a statue so intensely brilliant
that it extinguished the eyes OF those
who looked upon it, unless, at the com
maGd Of the priests, the hand OF the
spectator somewhat shaded the eyes.
No wonder that even Anthony and
Alexander 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 de-
voted 10 her worship. But here is a les
son which has never yet been drawn.
WHAT The NOitA4D NLLbo'
Do you not see in the Temple of Diana
an expression OF what the world needs?
It wants God who can provide food.
Diana was hUntreSs. In pictures on
many OF the coins she held stag by the
bora with one hand and bundle of ar
rows IN the other. Oh, this is a hungry
world. Diana cound not give one pound
of meat, or one mOuthful OF food to the
millions of her worshippers. She was a
dead divinity, an imaginary God, and so
i'm idolatrOuS lands the vast majority OF
the people never have enough TO eat
1t is only ia the countries where the
God Of heaven and earth is wOrShipped
that the vast majority have enough to
eat. Let Diana have her arrows and
her hounds; our God has the sunshine
and the showers and the harveSts, and
in proportion as he is worShipped does
plenty reign.
So also in the Temple OF Diana the
world expressed its need Of refuge.
To it from all parts Of the land came
debtors who could not pay their debts
and the offenders Of the law that they
might escape incarceration. But, she
sheltered them only little while, and
and while she kept them from arrest,
she could not change their hearts and
the guilty remained guilty. But our
God in Jesus Christ is refuge into
which we may ly from all our sins and
all our pursuerS, and not only be safe
for time but safe for eternity and the
guilt is pardoned and the nature is
transformed. What Diana could not
do for her worShippers, our Christ ac-
compllSheS for US.
Rock OF ages cleft forme,
Let me hide myself in thee.