St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1891-12-26
Rock OF ages cleft foc me.
Let me hide myself in thee.

Then, in that temple were deposited
treasures from all the earth for safe keeping.
Ch!VsOstOu SAYS it WAS the treasure house
| OF nations: they brought gold and SILVER ana
precious stones and cprOnetS from across the
sea, and put them under the care OF Dana OF
| the EDnesians. But again and again were
those treasures runsacEed captured or de-
stroyed Nero ROBBED theul, the Scythians
scattered them, the Cloths burned them.
| Diana failed tHQae who trusted Ter Wltn
| treasures, bat cur God, TO whom We may IL
trust I'll our treasures tor tins WOfid anI tae
next, and fail any one who put, connaorc2
in Him tie never will. After the asr lissHer
coiumD has Iauen, and tie last temple on
,, earth has gone into ruins, and tno world
itself has suffered demolition, the Lord VIII
Ike ID Tor u or best treastlrz5.
But notice what killed Ep..cSus - / what
has killed most OF the cities THAT lie burlet III
the cemetery Of nations. Luxury! Ih3
costly baths which had been the means OF
health to tie city became Its rum. instead
of the cold baths thai hal haen the lnFlg0re-
ton Of the people. the hot baths, when are
only intended Tor the intirn OF tlc Invalid,
vefe substituted. III these hot baths many
Law most Of the time. Authors wrote books
while in these baths Business WIS neglected
and hot bath taken four Or five times
day " hen the keeper Of the baths wa rep
rrlanied for n0t having them warm enough
oie VI Ltit UFtN $40, A"i rii''I'o A4+'i' 49,
making the bath warm enough; blame You
because yGu have it warm al al"
But that warm bath Wlicl cierv2tet
EphesI5 and which is always enerv&ting ex-
cept when followed by cold baths (no refer
ence, OF course, to delicate c0notltutlon,
was onya type Of what went on IN all de-
partments Of Ephe5lan life, anu IN luxurious
indulgence Ephe5ES Tell, ana the last Grlah2I9
OF music was tinillel in DlanaS temple, ana
the last wrestler disappeared IRON her gym,
nasiums, ana the last racer took his garland
in the Stadium, anu the last plea was hearo
in her Forum, and even the sea, as II %
Withdraw the list COmmerclal opportunity
from ttat metropolis, retreated down t:io
beach, leaving Ter without the h3Foof III
which had tioatad thousand ships. BROOK
lyn, New York, Lonton AMI ali moiern cit
les, cisatlantic and transatlantic, take Warn-
ing! What luxury III guarded did tor EpAe-
sus, luxury unguarClod may do for all. Opu-
lencc and spiendOr God grant to all the PEG
pie to all the cities, to all the land, put at
the same time, may He grant tue righteous
use Of them
Gymnasiums? Hes, but SEQ that the y!gor
gained in them be coHse"rated to God. Mag
nlTiCent temples OF worship? eS, but see tnaC
in them instead OF c0nventl0naIltle5 and cold
p0mp OF service there be warmth OF neVotioh
and the pure toSpel preached. imposing
court houses? Yes, but III them let Justce
and mercy rue. Palaces OF Journalism? 1es,
but let all the printing presses be marahaled
ior happiness and truth. Great postotfice
buildings? Yes, but through them DAY by
day, may correspondence helpful, eieVatIng
and moral pass. Ornate dwelling houSeS'
Yes, but in them let there De affairs OF de-
yOtion, and COnju-al, ItIai, paternal ana
Christian fdenty rule. LONtOa lot itla3nl'