Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1891-12-03

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pie. saw afterward eight OF those pillars
II Constantinople. TO which city they had
l'een removed. and are now part Of the
Mosque of st. Sophia Those eight col
umns are all green jasper. but some Of
hose which stood in Diana's temple Mt
Ephesiss were fairly drenched with bril-
liant colors. Costly metals stood up in
various parts Of the temple, where they
sould catch the fullest flush of the sun.
flight of stairs WAS carved out of one
grapevine. Doors Of cypress wood, which
had been kept in glue for years and bor-
hered With bronze in bias relief, swung
against pillars of brass and resounded
with echo upon echo, caught up and sent
pn and hurled hack through the corridors.
In that building stood an image of
Diana, the goddess. The impression WIS
abroad as the Bible records, thar TINT image
had dropped plumb out OF heaven into
that temple and the sculptors who really
made the statue or image were put to
death, 50 that they could not testify Of its
human manufacture and so deny its celes-
tiAl origin. It was thought by intelligent
people that the material from which this
idol was formed might have dropped out
Of heaven as M aerolite. We have seen in
the British museum, and in universities OF
our own west, blocks Of stone hurled off
from other worlds. These aerolites were
seen to fall, and witnesses have gone TO the
landing places, and scientists have pro-
nouncea them to he the product of other
worlds.
But the mnrerial ont of which the image
of Diana WAS fashioned contradicts that
notion. This image WAS carved out OF
ebony and punctured here and there with
openings kept full Of spikenard so as to
hinder the statue from decaying and make
it aromatic, but this ebony was covered
with bronze and alabaster. A necklace Of
acorns coiled gracefully around her. There
were four lions on each arm, typical Of
strength. Her head was coroneted.
Around this figure stood statues which by
wonderful invention shed tears The air
by strange machinery was damp with de-
scending perfumes The walls multiplied
the scene by conceived mirrors. Fountains
tossed in sheaves Of Light and fell in show
ers Of diamonds.
Praxiteles. the sculptor, and Apelles,
the painter, ilied the place with their tri-
umphs. Crussus, the weathiest of the an
clients, put here and there in the temple
golden heifers. The paintings were SO
vivid and lifelike that Alexander, who was
moved at nothing Of terror. shuddered at
one battle scene on these walls, and so true
to life was painting Of a horse that when
Alexanders horse was led up to IL he be-
gan to neigh, rs one horse Is accustomed TO
greet another. One painting in that tenn
Pile cost Sl93. $50 The treasures OF all ma
tons and the spoils Of kingdoms were kept
here for safe deposit. Criminals from all
lands fled TO the shelter OF this temple, and
the law could not touch them. Il seemed
almost strange that this mountain of ar
chitectural 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 a cave with statue
so intensely brilliant that it extinguished
the eve OF those who looked upon IL, 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 garbs of purple and violet and
scarlet moved through il, aud there were
torches and anthems, and ehoirs in white,
and timbrels and triangles in music, sacri-
fees and dances. Here young men and
maidens We're betrothed with imposing
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 and |
Virgil and Homer went into rhapsodies |
while describing this worship.
All artists, all archHologists, all cen
turtles, agreed in saying, Great is Diana |
Of the Ephesians.n Paul in the presence |
Of this Temple Of Diana, Incorporates it in /
his figures Of speech while speaking Of the |
spiritual temple, Now, If 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 il, Paul says, III any
mans work shall be burned, he shall suffer
loss, ETC." and all up and down Paul's
writings You realize that he had not only
seen, but had been nightly impressed
with what he had seen of the Temple of
Diana.
HERE MARY WAS BURIED.
La this city the mother of Jesus was said
% have been buried Here dwelt Aquilla
md Priscilla of Bible mention, who were
professors in an extemporized theological
seminary, aud they taught the eloquent
Apollos how to be eloquent for Christ. Here
John preached, and from here because of
lis fidelity he was exiled to Patmos Here
Paul warred against the magical arts for
which Ephesus was famous. The sorcerers
# this city pretended that they could cure
diseases, and perform almost any miracle,
~ pronoucins these senseless words, Ask
,ataski Lix Tetrax Damnameneus All
ion." i,
Paul having performed miracle In the
lame of Jesus, there was a lying family of
even brothers who initiated the apostle,
nd instead of their usual words of incan-
alton used the word Jesus over man who
vas possessed of devil, and the man pos
essed flew at them in great fierceness and
early tore these frauds to pieces, and in
all up and down the streets Of
Il Al IL -