Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-11-16
DIANA'S TEMPLE.
. RE,urvuL SCRIpruRAL LSOSOa DRAWN
IRON IHR ANCIsNTRUS.
Rsv Dr. Talm,gs OOndnuss BIS Journey Among
tho Ancient Siruciurss-Th' HandIW0Ek
Of God SEEN in fbsm AL

RpoOK1yN. n. V, November To-
~ ToIn,age continued this morning
30 serias OF sermons entitled, II rom
the pyramids to the Acropolis." ms
Sarmon. which is the fifth OF the SERIES
q CONCERNED with the Doctors WISH 10
Enhesus. of which city, with us won
derfnI temple and other buildings, ne
Gives a vivid description, with charac-
teristic:exegetical comments on obscure 's
Messages OF Scripture. his te1c was
Acts 1884, 'Great is Diana OF the
we have landed this morning al
SMYRNA, a city of Asiatic Turkey Ohe
Of the seven churches of Asia once stood
here. You read in Revelation, 10 the
church in Smyrna write.
Rut we are on the way 70 the CITY OF
Ephesus, about fifty miles from Smyr-
ma We are advised not TO 90 TO Ephe-
sus: the bandits in that region nave had
an ugly practice Of cutting OF the ears
of travellers, and sending these specl =
mems OF ears to Smyrna, demanding a
ransom. The bandits suggest to the
friends Of the persons from whom the
ears have been subtracted that II they
would like to have the rest OF the OOdy
they will please send an appropriate
sum Of money. II the money Is not SENT
the mutilated prisoners will be assassin
ated. One traveller was carried OIL to
the robbers den, and $500 was paid
for his rescue.
AMONG THE BRIGANDS.
The bandits we're caught and behead-
ed, and pictures Of these CHASTITY heads
are on sale in the shops of Smyrna for
any person who may desire TO have
something TO lood at on mis- way 10
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
puttipg Que friends 10 such expense, and
il was suggested that we had better
omit EphesuS. But that would have
been a disappointment from which we
would never recover. We must see
Ephesus-associated with the most
wonderful apostolic scenes. We hire a
special railway train, and in about an
hour and a half we arrive at the city OF
EpheSus, which was called The Great
Metropolis Of ASIA" and zone OF the
ewes OF Asia" and 1.-The Empress OF
Ionia," the capital Of all learning and
naRniicence. Here, as l said, was one
OF the seven churches of Asia, and first
of all we visit the ruins Of that church
where once an Hcumenical Council OF
two thousand ministers Of religion was
held.
Now, we step into the Stadium.
Enough of its walls and appointments
are left to show what q stupendous
place IL must have been when used Tor
foot races and for fights with wild
beats. Ii was a building ESQ long by
200 feet wide. Paul refers to what
transplred there in the way OF spectacle
when he says, "We have been made
spectacle" Yes, Paul says, Il have
fought with beasts at Ephesus,"
On expression usually taken "a fgura-
tive, but l suppose 1t was literally true,
for one of the amusementS in that Sta
dium was TO put a diSliked man in the
arena with a hungry lion or tiger or
panther, and let the fight go on until
either the man or the beast or both
were slain. 10 must have been great
fun for these haters Of Christianity to
hear that on the morrow in the Stadium
Ephesus the missionary Paul would, in
the presence Of the crowded galleries,
fight a hungry lion.
a GREAT FETE DAY.
The people were early there to get
the best seats, and a more alert and en-
thusiastic crowd never assembled. They
took their dinners with them. And was
there ever a more unequal combat pro-
posed? Paul. according to tradition,
small, crOOked-back and weak-eyed, but
the grandest man in sixty centuries, is
led TO the centre, as the people shout:
"There he comes, the preacher who has
nearly ruined our religion, the lion will
make but a brief mOuthful OF him." 1t
is plain that all the Sympathies OF that
crowd are with the lion. In one of the
underground rooms l hear the grOwl OF
the wild beasts. They have been kept
several days without food or water in
order that they may be especially raven
Gus and blOOdthirsty. What chance is
there for Paul? But you cannot tell by
q mans size or looks how stout blow
he can strike or how keen a blade
he can thrust. Witness heaven
and earth and hell, this
struggle of Paul with a wild beast. The
coolest man in the stadium is Paul.
What has he to fear? He has defied
all the powers, earthly and Internal,
and il his body tumble under the foot
and tooth OF the wild beast his soul
will only the sooner find dlSenthralment
But it is his duty, as far as possible, to
preserve his life, Now, hear the bolt
Of the wild beasts door shove back, and
the whole audience rise 10 their feet as
the fierce brute springs for the arena
and toward its small occupant I think
the first plunge that was made by the
wild beast at the apostle was made on
the point OF sharp blade,
and the Snarling monster, with
howl OF pain and reeking with
gore, turns back. But now the
little missionary has his turn OF making
attack, and with a few well-directed
thrustS the monster lies dead in the
dust Of the arena and the Apostle puts
his right foot on the lion and shakes
him and then puts his left foot on him
and shakes him-a scene which Paul
afterwards uses for an illustration when
he wants to show how Christ will tri-
umph over death-'He must reign till
he hath put all enemies under his feet"
yes under his feet.
OVERCOME THD ENEMIES.
Paul told the literal truth when he
said: II have fought with beasts at
Ephesus,n and as the plural is used
think he had more than one such fight,
or several beasts were let loose upon
him at one time. AS we stood that day
in the middle Of the Stadium and looked
around at the great structure the whole
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