The Red Cloud chief., 1891-11-27

side-the temple Of the goddess Diana,
| called the sixth wonder Of the world.
and in iss9 we stood amid the ruins o.
that temple. measuring its pillars,
transfxed by its sculpture and con
temple OF idola,ry in all time. There
have been seven temples Of Diana the
ruins OF each contributing something
for the s~plcndor Of all It's architecture
successorS Two hundred and twenty
years Was this asst temple in cons,ruc-
ton Twice A. long rs the United
States has stood was that; temple in
building. II was nearly twice "a large
n St Paul's cathedral. London.
Lest il should be disturbed by earth
quakeA which have always been fond
o! making those regions their play
ground, the temple was built on a
marsh. which was made firm by layers
Of charcoal covered by ~fleeccs of wool
The stone came from the quarry near
by. After il was decr.ed % build the
temple, Il was thought IL would be
necessary 70 bring the building stone
from other lands but one day a shep-
herd by the name Of Pixodorus, while
watching his fiocks saw two rams
fighting. and as they missed the inter
locking Of their horns and one fell. his
horn knocked a splinter from the rock
and showed by tha, splinter the lus-
trous wilderness Of the rock The shep-
nerd ran TO the cIty with a piece OF
hat stone, which revealed a quarry
from which place the temple was built
and every month in all ages since. the
mayor Of Ephesus goes to that quarry
70 offer sacrifices 10 the memory of that
shepherd who disc vcred this sourcc of
splendor and wealth for the cities OF
Asia Minor. In removing the great
stones from the quarry 20 heir destined
places in the temple IL was necessary.
in order 10 keep the wheels, which
were twelve feet in diameter. from
sinking deep into the earth under the
bers be Z ranged over which the wheels
rolled. The temple Of Diana was i25
feet long by $50 feet wide. All Asia
was taxed TO pay for II II had i27
pillars, each 90 fee high. and each the
gift OF a king and inscribed with the
name of the donor.
Now you see the meaning OF that
passage in Revelation. just rs a king
presenting one OF these pillars I o the
temple OF Diana had his own
name chiseled on il and the
name Of his own country. so says
Christ: ''Iiim hat overcometh will !
make q pillar in the temple of my God.
and l will write upon him the name OF
my God and the name Of the city OF
my God, which is New Jerusalem, and
l will write upon him my new name"
How suggestive and beautiful!
In addition To those pillars that !
climbed over while amid the ruins OF
Diana's temple. l saw afterward eight
Of those pillars at Constantinople. IN
which city they had been removed and
arc now a part OF the mosque of St
Sophia Those eight columns are all
green jasper, but some of those which
stood in Diana's temple ut Ephesus
were fairly drenched with brilliant,
colors Costly metal TODD up in VA
rious parts of the temple. where they
could catch the fullest flush of the sun.
A flight Of stairs were carved out of
one grapevine. Doors Of cypress wood,
which had been kept in glue for years
and bordered with bronze i'm has relief.
swung against pillars OF brass and re-
sounded with echo upon echo. caught
up and sent on and hurled back
through the corridors. In that building
stood an image of Diana, the goddess.
The impression was abroad. as the
Bible records, that hat image had
dropped plumb out Of Heaven into that
temple, and the sculptors who really
made the statue or image were put To
death. SO that they could not testify to
its human manufacture and so deny its
origin. II vas thought by in
telligent people that the material from
dropped out Of the heavens as an nero
lite.
The material out 81 which the image
of Diana was fashioned contradicts
hat notion. This image was carved
OF ebony and p%unctured here and
there with openings kept full OF spike
nard SO as to hinder the statue from
.decaying and make it aromatic, but
ebony was covered with bronze
and alabaster. A necklace OF acorns
gracefully around her. There
were four lions on each arm, typical OF
strength. Her head was coronetcd.
Around this figure stood statues which
by wonderful invention she'd tears
The air by strange machinery was
damp by descending perfumes. The
walls multiplied the scene by conceived
Fountains tossed in shcaves
Of light and fell in showers of dia-
P~raxiteles, the sculptor, and
the painter, filed the place
with their triumphs CrHsus. the
Of the ~ancients, put here
and there in the temple golden hcifers
The paintings were SO vivid and life
like that Alexander. who was moved
1t nothing of terror. shuddered at one
scene on these walls and SO true
70 life was a painting Of a horse tina;
when Alexander's horse was led up TO
L, he began TO neigh, as one horse is
accustomed 70 greet another. One
painting in hat temple cost sI9S. 80.
The treasures Of all nations and the
spoils Of kingdoms were kept here for
,afe deposi. Criminals from ali lands
led 10 the shelter of this temple and
he Law could not touch them
No wonder that even Anthony aud
and Darius cried out in
The words Of my text: Great Is Diana
II the EphesianS" One whole month
Of each year. the month Of May. was
TO her worship Here young
men and maidens were b~ethrothei with
IMPOSING ceremony. Nations voted
arge - meet the expense Of
he worship Fisheries Of vast resource
we're devoted 10 the support Of this re-
Horace and Virgil and
Iomer went in rhapsodies while de-
this worship All artists, all
all centuries. agreed in
aging: Great is Diana Of the Ephe-
Paul In the presence OF this
OF Diana incorporates IL in his
of speech while speaking OF
spiritual temple. Now. If any
n.r b,;I, ~, ,bix souod..Sor cold =