The Red Cloud chief., 1891-11-27

that temple Of Diana Al esprssioa Of
what the world n>cdsY II sants .
God who can provide food Dana WAS
. hun;r~~s Ia pictures on may Of the
coins she held q stag by tho h~n with
ono hand and a handle of arror in IN.
other. q. this Is a hungry wuri.' Diana
could N, give ono pound Of n~a,. 80
one mouthfui 81 foei 20 IN. n Iltrns %
her worshippcH She MAS dead dt
vinity, n imaginary God s,d ~ In
iiolsirou> lands the vast m ioriiT 30
people never hare cnouTh ~ at I, -
only In the countr e. whcrc 80 C~t 80
Heaven and Garth 10 vorSi pr-i iha,
the vas; majority have en- Sh - cat
Let Diana hAvr her arr - AMI her
hounds. our Cd has the sGn~hinc and
the showers nd the has cSt~ AMI Ia
proportion n he Is ~wo-,hipPc4 docs
plenty reign
80 also in tae Temple FOL, Diana ~.
world expressed 10 need . n refuge
To IL from a parts - the AMI casac
debtors who could no; pay their debt,
and the offenders 81 the !aw ,hAi tary
might cscapr incarceration Bdt she
sheltered them only a little While. sni
while She KEEP; them from arrest she
could not change their hearts aud the
guilty remained guilty. IiuL oar TOD
in Jesus Christ - a rc!ug- into which
we may ty from al orr s.u> aud al
our pursue~ and not only - safe ior
time bu, safe for eternity. and the guilt
il pardonei and the naturc - trans
formed What Diana could not 10 for
her wor>hipPcn. "ar Christ accom-
p!Ishcd for uN
Rock % ages s!rft Tor uI0.
LIT m. hide mN.sif Ia thee
Then, in that, temple were deposited
treasures from all the earth FOR safs
keepisy I~hrysu>tnm Savs u Ia. treas
ure house 81 nations. they brought
gold and silver aud precious ~toac> aud
corunetS from across the sea, and put
them under the care 81 Diana ~! the
EphesianA liut again and again were
those treasures ~ran>aCkcd. captured
and destroyed Nero robbed them. the
Scythians scattered them. the t'uths
burned them Diana failed those who
trusted her with treasures. but our
God. Ia Him we NAV entrus; al our
treasures for this world and the ncx.
and fail anyone who puts confidence in
Him he never will.
But notice what killed Ephrsus, and
what has killed most - the cities that
lie buried in the cemetery ~ nations
Luxury, The costly baths which had
been the means Of health - the city.
became its ruin Instead Of the cold
baths that had been the inauguration 30
the people. the ho, baths which are
only intended for the indrIu or the IA
valid, were substituted In these hot
baths many lay most Of the time.
Authors wrote books Will. In these
baths
business was neglected aud n hot
bath taken four or FIVE times a day.
But that warm bath which encryated
Ephesus was only n type Of what went
on in all departments of EPhcsian LIE.
and In luxurious indulgence Ephesus
fell. and the last triangle ~ music was
tinklcd In Diana's temple. n the last
wrestler disappeared from her gymna-
Sums. and the last racer ,ook his gar
land in the Stadium. and the last
plea was heard In her forum.
and even the sea. a. IL Ia withdraw
the las, commercial opportunity from
that metropolis reiterated d~aalhc
beach. leaving her without the harbor
in which had Il ated 1000 ships
brooklyn, New York, London and al
modern cities cisatlantic and transa,-
lantic' take warning What luxury un-
guarded did for Ephcsu~. luxury m
guarded may do for all. Opulcnc- and
splendor God grant tn all the people. To
all the ci ics. 20 all thS lands. but nj
the same tim. may he grant the
righteous use 81 them.
GymnaSiums? Yes. bu, sec that the
vigor gained in them bc con~rcra,cd 10
God. Magnificent temples - worship?
Yes, but see that in them instead %
conventionali,ics AMI cold pomp -
service. there be warmth ~ devotion
and the pure gospc, preached lmPos-
ing court houses l-S. but ia them
let justice and mercy rule. Palaces 90
journalism? Yes, but Let all 81 the
printing presses IL, marSha.ci fur hap
piness and truth
Great post of'ic. buildings? Yes. but
through them dag hy day. NAV CORE
helpful. elcvating and moral
pass Ornate dwelling houses Yes.
bu, in them let there To- altarS % dcv"-
ton and conjugil. paternal and Chris
tian fidelity rule. London for msgni-
,udc: 1Ieriin for universities. Paris for
fashions; Rome for c~athedrais. Athens
for classics: Thcb"s FOR hieroglyphics;
Memphis for tnmhS. Babylon FOR gar
dens; Ephesus for idoIatry. hut what
shall be the characteristics Of our
American cities when they shall
have attained their full stature
Would that Holiness Ia the Lord"
nigh. IL inscribed upon al our munich
One thing - certain. and thu,
j. that all iiolatry mus, come down
" hen the greatest goddess nf the eLrth,
cnshrined IN the greatest
tempt. that ever stood. was proS;ra,sd
a Ephcsus. /. wa> n prophecy % the
Of all the idoiatrics that
have cursed the eartb. and anything We
owe more than tod IL al IDOL. And
is a. much idp'a.rv IN the nine
century n in the arst AMI in
as in Asia
As our train pu!ief out from The
station NJ Ephcsus the cars surrounded
the worst looking group o. villain.
cvcrI gazed on. al of them seemed ia
|. wranglc with zach other aud trying
~ get in . vrangie with ~ and we
moved along the columns % ancient
each column crowded With
having built their nest. there.
md we rolled on down towards SnTr
Ia. and that nigAt in n sailors t-;h~L.
spoke Of the Christ whom tie
world must know OF perish. We To-.
hat trtHcen cradle and grave there
,ould not b. a. iaing much more en-
hraliing for body. mind and soE! ihxa
'ur visi, 20 EphesuS
They Ea; IIhs oth~r People
Around the table o. the cafe IT the
-nics 20 club are ~ t~ foasd every daF
!, lunch Marshall Feld With . 'O-tgss