The Princeton union., 1891-11-26

All. aiUlsGS all arcnaeOlOglSCs, all cen-, d
turtles in saying; Great. is Diana of
the: Ephesians." Paul in.the presence
of this temple,of Diana. incorporates
it in hissfigures Of speech while speak
ing OF the spiritual temple. .sNow, 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 tire by Herostratus just for the
fame OF destroying it, Paul says: eff
any mans work shall be burned he
shall suffer loss, etc." and all up and
down Phul'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.
So,also in the temple of Diana the
world expressed it's need of refuge.
TO it from all parts of the land came
debtors who could not pay their debts
and the offenders~of the law that they
might escape Incarceration. But she
sheltered them only a little while, and
while she sheltered them from arrest
she-oould not change their hearts and
the guilty remained guilty. But our
God in, Jesus Christ is refuge into
which. we may fly from all our sins
and allour pursuers, and not only be
safe for time
BUT SAFE FOR ETERNITY,
and, the guilt is pardoned and the
nature is Transformed. What Diana
could not do for Worshipers, our Christ
accomplishes for us.
Rock OF ages cleft for me, r9. +
.g Let ME hide mVSelf in thee, -tl
Then, in that temple were deposited
treasures from all the earth for safe:
keeping. Chrysostom says it was the
storehouse Of nations; they brought
gold and silver and precious stones
and coronets from across thesea, and
put them under the care OF Diana and
the Ephesians. But again and again
were those treasures ransacked, cap
tured or destroyed. Nero robbed
them,. the Scythians scattered them,
the Goths burned them: Diana
failed those who. trusted her with
treasures. but our Goa, to him
we may entrust all our treasures
for: this world and the next, and fail
any one who puts confidence in him he
never will. After the last Jasper COL
umnsh has fallen and the last temple on
earth, has gone into ruins and the
aworld itself has suffered demolition,
the Lord will keep for us our best
| treasurers "-" r.
/ But, notice what killed Ephesus, and
what has killed most of the cities that
lie buried in the cemetery of nations
Luxury! The costly baths, which had
been the means of health to the city,
i became it's ruin: Instead Of the cold
| baths that had been the invigoration
Of the people, the hot baths, which are
only intended for the infrm or the in
| valid, were substituted. In these hot
baths many lay most of the time
Authors wrote books while in these
baths. Business was neglected and a
hot bath taken four. or five times a
day. When the keeper of the baths
was reprim anded for not having them
waum enough, one Of the rulers said
''You, blame him,fornot making the
i bath warm enough;:I blame you be-
cause you, have it warm at ALL"
/ Gymnasiums? Yes, but see that the
/ Vigor gained in them be consecrated
| to God. Magnificent temples oi
! worship? Yes, but see that in them
instead of oonpentionalities and cold
i pomp, of SERVICE; there be warmth :oi
/ devotion, andthe pure gospel preached.
/ Imposing court houses? Yes, but in
/ them' let Justice and mercy rule
/ Palaces, OF journalism? Yes, but let
| all Of the printing presses be mar.
i shalled for happiness and truth
Great post office buildings? Yes,. but
| through them day by day, may
correspondence. helpful, elevating and
/ moral pass, Ornate dwelling houses:
Yes, but in. them let there 49,,
1 BE ALTERs OF DEVOTION:
and conjugal, flial, paternal anG
Christian fidelity rule. London fol
!, magnitude, Berlin for. universities
Paris. for fashions, Rome foroathe
| drals, Athens for classics; Thebes fol
heroglyphics; Memphis for tombs
Babylon for gardens;; Ephesus fo1
EidolatnY, but what shall be. the
characteristics of our American; cities
Ewhen, they shall attained their full
stature? Would that 'tHoliness> to the
Lord' might be inscribed upon al
our municipalities. One thing is
certain, and that is that all idolatry
must come down. When. the. greatest
SOuGSS> vi Cuc cdIU1l, Dldlld,. ellSlTlIleC
I'M the greatest temple thateverstood
was prostrated at Bphesus, it was {
prophesy of the overthrow of the lido
latpies that have cursed the earth
and anything we love more than Coo
is am idol, and there is as much idola
try in the 10th century as. in, the first
and I'M America as in Asia.
AS our train pulled out from tn
station at Ephesus, the carssurr
led by the worst looking group of vii
lains I ever gazed ON, all Of them seem
ed In a wrangle with each other ano
; trying to get Into q wrangle with us
and We moved along the, columns Q
ancient aquedmcts, each eolmnn crown
J, ed with stor]zs, having built their nest
{ there, amd we rolled on down coward
Smyrna, and that night in a Sailor
Bethel, we spoke Of the Christ whon
J the world must know or perish, wcfol
that between cradle and grave ther
could not be any thing mnch more en-
: thraIling for body, mind, and SOU
than our visit to Ephesns~
Booth at Prayer.
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