The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1891-11-26
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ridors.
In that building stood an image of
Di"na, the goddess. This image was
and there with openings kept full of
from decaying and make it aromatic, but
alabaster. a necklace of acorns coilcd
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 descending
perfumes. The walls multiplied the
scene by concaved mirrors. Fountains
tossed in sheaves Of light and fell in
showers of diamonds.
The temple was surrounded with |
groves, in which roamed toe the temp
tation 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 1t extinguishcd the eye Of
those who lookel upon it. unless, at the |
command of the priest, the hand of the
spectator somewhat shaded the eyes.
No wonder that even Anthony and
Alexander and Darius cried out in the
words of my tcxt, "Grcat is Diana of
the Ephesians."
One whole month of each year, the
month Of May, was devoted to her wor-
ship. PROFESSIONS III garbs of purple
and violet and scarlet moved through it,
and there were torches and anthems.
and choirs in white, and timbrels and
trangles in music, sacrifices and dances.
Here young men and maidens were be-
trothed with imposing ceremony. Ma
tiens voted large amounts to meet the
expense of the worship. Fisheries Of
vast resource were devoted to the sup
port of this re- plendence. Horace and
Virgil and HoLAer went into rhapsodics
while describing this worship.
AL artists, all archDologist, all cen
turies, agreed in saying. "Great is Diana
of the Ephesians." Paul, in the presence
Of this Temple of Diana, Incorporates
it In his figures Of speech while speak
ing of the spiritual temple, New II
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 it, Paul says, eff any
mans work shall be burned, he shall
= suffer loss, etc." and all up and down
Paul writings you realize that he had
; not only seen, but had been nightly
, impressed with what he had seen OF the
! Temple of Diana.
In this city the mother Of Jesus was
g said to have been buried. Here dwell
| Aquilla and Priscilla of Bible mention
: ed theological seminary, and the.
: taught the eloquent Apollos how to b
6 eloquent for Christ. Here John preach
II cd, and from here because Of his tidell
it ty he was exiled to Patmos. Here Pau
G warred against the magical arts TO
@ which EpheSus was famous. The sol
@ cerers of this city pretended that the
9 could cure diseases, and perform almos
any miracle, by pronouncing these sense
- less words, "Aski Cataski Li1 Tetra
o Damnameneus AisiOn."
20 Paul having performed miracle !
II the name of Jesus, there was a lyin
family of seven brothers who initiate
- the apostle, and instead of their usus
- words of incantation used the Wor
~ Jesus over Il man who was possessed c
~ a devil, and the man possessed flew
l. them in great tierceneSs and nearly tor
IL these frauds to pieces, and in const
II quence all up and down the streets G
of Ephesus there was indignation excite
le against the magical arts, and a gres
g. bonfire of magical books was kindled i
a. blaze until thirty-live thousand dollar
re worth Of black art literature had bee
It burned to ashes.
. But, all the glory of Ephesus hay
oe described has gone now. At some Sc
70 sons of the year awful malaries sWee
e. over the place and put upon mattress
90 in graves large portion of the pop
m lation. In the approximate marsh
40 scorpions, centipedeS and all forms
20 reptilian life crawl and hiss and stin
~ while hyenas and jackals at night slir
in and out Of the ruins OF buildin
M which once startled the nations wi
in their almost supernatural granduer.
Ter But here is lesson which has nev
ve yet been drawn out. DO you not see
to that temple of Diana an expression
f. what the world needs. 1t wants q
oi who can provide food. Diana was
wv huntress. In pictures on many of t
Wv coins she held stag with one ha
loo and a bundle Of arrows in the 9Th
ILL., Oh, this is hungry world! Dia
er- could not give one pound of meat
me one mouthful of food to the millions
led her worshipers. She was a dead div
he ity, an imaginary god, and so in lido
TO trous lands the vast majority OF peo
he never have enough to eat. 1t Is OF
ad. in the countries where the God Of hes
yht en- and earth Is worshiped that the Vi
majority have enough to eat. Let Dia
have her arrows and her hounds. {
uh- God has the sunshine and the show
Wo and the harvests, and in proportion
All he is worshiped does plenty reign.
lad SO also in the Temple Of Diana
.rs. world expressed its need OF refu
t of TO it from all parts of the land ca
Of debtors who could not pay their de
inc and the offenders of the law that I'll
"a might escape incarceration. But
to sheltered them only little while, 8
no m while she kept them from arrest
w nu could not change their hearts and
,,"ni guilty remained guilty. But, our {
IaC in Jesus Christ is a refuge into VIII
the we may fly from all our sins and
pom our pursuers, and not be safe for tt
lme but safe for eternity, and the gull
Jew pardoned and the nature is transform
hun What Diana could not do for her "
and shipers. our Christ accomplishes for