Telegram-herald., 1891-11-16
THETABERNACLEPUIPIr
On TAlMAcE P6EAcHEs ABOUT
TIE TEMPLE o. DANA

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BaooxLxx. Nov h-Dr. raimAgs soo-
saoasd tais mornznx his ssrias ef sarmons
entitled, From ne Pyramids 70 the
Acropolis" This ssrmoA. whioh b the
NH u ths ssrses. s concerned with ths
doctors visit 70 Ephssus. Of which city,
win iss woaderfui ssmpls and oshsr build
inxs. he gives a vivid description. with
chAracSsr1ssie sxsxsEicAl comments on OBJ
scure passages OF Scripture. HA tsxt was
Aets III, - -Grsas - Diana of the Epas-
sisnsL"
We hsvs landed this morning at smyrna.
. sisy Il Asiassc faxkay. One Of the ssvea
eAurctn Of Asia enos stood hera Yoa
read IN Revelation. To the church In
Smyrna wriseL" II u . city that has often
been shaksn by sartaquaks. swept BY con-
Aaxrssien. blasted By plassuss and butch
cred By var. Aod hsrs Bashop Polycarp
usood In Q crowded am oAithsassr and whsn
hs was Asked % give up ths advocacy Of
tAs Christian rsilxfoa and ave himself
frou mArtyrdon. shs procoosul saying,
sS~ear And release shsss rsproAch Chriss,"
replssd, -Eghry and six years have I
serysd han, And be never did me wrong,
how thsn can rsvils ny King and Saw
Soars"
When he wss brought 10 the nrss into
which be wss about 20 bs thrust, and the
ofaciAls were abous to fasten him 70 she
vtake. he snid: Let me remain a. ! am,
Tor be who givssh me strength 70 sustain
the Dire viii enable me also without your
securing rns with nails 70 remain unmoved
In the Ere" History says she 6rss refused
Co eonsuns him. aad under the winds the
flames bent outward 90 that they did not
touch bis person. and therefore hs was
SIAN by svo-ds and spears. One cypress
bsndtng over his grave u the only moau-
ua<ns ID Bl4hop Poiyearp.
ON TIE Way 10 KPHEsUA
But ws are on tho way to the city Of
Eph=sas. abous atty miles from Smyrna
We are advised not TO go to Ephssus Tho
bant.tz In that region have had an ugly
practice Of cutting OF the ears Of travellers
and ssnding these specimens Of earn down
20 smyrna. demanding . ransom The
bandit. suggest TO the friends Of the per-
sons from whom the ears have been sub
tracsed that II they would like to have the
rest Of the body they win please send an
appropriate sun Of money. II the money
n not sent the muttlarsd prisoners viii b
assasssnated Ons traveller was carried OF
to the ro5bers' den. and 81. 500 was paid for
his rescue. The bandits were caught and
bsheaded, and pictures Of these CHASTITY
heads are On sale In the sho-s Of Smyrna
for any persons who may desire to have
something to look st on their way 70 Epns-
sus.
-
twenty and thirty and forty thousand dol
lars have been dsmanded by these bugandA
We did not feel like putting our friends 70
such sxpsnss. and 10 was suggested that
we bad better omit Ephcsus. But that
would have been q disappointment from
which We would never recover. We must
go Ephesus-associAsed with the most
wonderful apostolic sceneA We hire .
spsoal railway train, and in about an hour
md q half we arrive as the city of Ephe-
sus, which was called Tho Great Nctrop-
oils of Asia" and -One Of the Eyes Of
Asia" and The Empress Of lonia." the
capital Of al learning and magniflcenco.
Hsrs, - I said. was one Of the seven
churches Of Asia. and arst Of all We visit
tho ruins Of that church whore once an
ecumenical council Of two Thousand min
listers Of religion was held.
Mark tho fulhllmsns Of the prophesy.
OF the seven churches Of Asia four were
commended in the Book Of Revelation and
three were doomed The cities having tho
four commended churches sttll stand; the
c1tiss having the shrse doomed churches
sro wiped out. II occurred juSe a. the
Bibis said it would occur. Drive on and
you como to the theater, which was o60
Isst from wall to wall, eaps.ble Of holding
"a, 100 spsctatorA Hero and there the walls
ariss almost unhroken. bus for tho most
part the building Is down. Just enough
Of it is left 10 help the Imagination build
is up q is ~es when those audiences
shouted and .ped at some great spec
tacuiar. Their hnzsas muse hAvo been
enough 10 stun the heAvens-
A took my place 1t the esutsr cf this
theAtsr and looked around - its broken
layers Of stone, gallery upon gallery, gal
lsry upon gallery, aud piled mp into the
bleak skies Of that winter day. and thought
that every hand THAI swung . trowsl on
thoss walls. and every foot that srod those
stairs. and svsry eye that gased on that
Amphisheaser. and svsry voice that greeted
the com batants In that arena had gone out
Of heariag and sight for aass on agea. / felt
ashrill OF INTEREST thas alnous prostrassd
me amid the ruinsL
Ssanding thsrs We could pos forget that
In that building enos assembled . riosous
throng for PAars condemnation, because
what be preached eollided With the idolA-
try Of their national gpddRa Paul tr ed
10 zes into thas shaasss and address the sx-
cssed multituds. bos his frisaAs held him
back, ls.s he be torn In pieces b. the mob.
and the recorder Of shs city bad 70 rsad The
yiossct smeog the people who hsd shriehsd
for two mortal hours siil their thrpsts ware
sore and they were black IN the fAeA
"Great - Diana Of The EphesianA"
THE STADIUM
Nov We step into shs Stadium. Enough
OF IT. walls and appointmmss are lefs 10
shaw what . ssupcsAcus place u must
have been whsn used for foot races aud fos
nxhes With Wild besssA Il va building
60 tee long By 90 fsss vida Paul refers
20 whss sransrirsd there In tho way Of
spessacls when - ssYs We have been
made spectacle" Tea" Psni says. II
have fought with bsss.s - Ephesns.r an
sxpss<sisn Usually tsksn - AgurssivN bus
suppose 10 80 iissraily true. for one Of
the amussuaenss IN ssst Stadium vss 70
put q dislfksA msn tn she srsnA With .
hunxry lisa 90 tkSss ~ psnsher. aud lee the
nxhs 90 On unsn either - man or the
b.ass - spsh we're sau1a
n oase have osea greu1 finn for theDs
h&ssrs Of CA1sffAsisy ss heas shas sa The
uorrsw In tho Sssxium IN Ephssas the
nir.ssc2ry P2ni veaA- In the presence sf
sse srv~ssd saxls<sea. aghs . Aanzry lion.
Ths psspis we're sariy shsrs to 80 the esss
s.nsa. sna . msrs slers and snthnasssie