The National tribune., 1893-07-20

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joined the three at Troy. They were associated
from then on throughout the Second Tour as
far as Ephesus, except at Athens.
Ephesus- u.
Ephesus was a city Of great prominencs. It
was in Lydia, Asia Minor, and was one Of the
l2 Ionian cities. 1t was on the south side of
the Cayster River, not far from its mouth. 1t
was once the capital of Asia Proconsularis,
one of the six divisions of Asia Minor tcir. A.
d. 500.
The grandest structure of Ephesus was the
Temple of Diana-425 feet long, 800 wide.
There were 127 columns of Parian marble of
the Ionic order (fiuted), each shaft q single
stone go feet high. That Temple was reck-
oned one of the seven wonders of the world.
The glorious pomp of its heather worship
is no longer remembered, and Christianity,
which was there nursed ny Apostles ana ios-
tered by General Councils until it increased to
funess of STATURE barely fingers ON in exist
euce hardly visible"
Rycaut says: "This place, where once Chris.
tianity so fourshed as to be mother church
and the Sec of Metropolitan Bishop. cannot
now show one family of Christians"
Louis Klopsch, who travelled with DR.. Tai
mage says OF Ephesus: 1.-THE old Roman aque-
duct, with its innumerable stork nests is the
first object of antiquity that one sees in the
city. After that there is no end of attractions.
Even the very hedges TEEN with broken
statuary and choice specimens of sculpture,
which are used as common stones. The gigantic
ruins of the Temple of Diana are imposing in
the magnifcence of their proportions, and
their magnitude we found to exceed all that
we had seen elsewhere In comparison with
them the ParthenGn of Athens is as village
to city. Two hundred and twenty years
were spent in building the structure, and no
known ediice has ever equaled it in dimen-
sons or grandeur. Beautiful specimens of the
sculptor's art abound in the ruins. The ruins
of the Theater, which was once the scene of
the great uproar recorded in Acts, 10, enable
ono to form pretty definite idea of what the
building must have been at the time when it
had capacity for over $4,000 visitors, and the
stadium, or race-course, afforded accommoda-
tions for no less than rs 600 spectators. 1t still
exhibits the terraces, which were cut in the
rock for the convenience Of its frequenters."
Mr.. j. t. Wood gave many years to excava-
ton at Ephesus with special reference to dis
covering the site of the Temple of Diana. In
1870 he reported in person to the Royal Society
of Literature (London) some of the results of
his work.
There is railroad from Ephesus to Smyrna
(40 miles). and both places are connected by
telegraph with Constantinople.
Tradition has it that Ephesus was the burial
place of SITS. Andrew, Luke John, Timothy.
Cesared.
This is also spelled, Cesarea. It was a sea-
port Of Palestine, 60 miles northwest of Jeru-
salem. 80 miles southwest of Acre. 1t was
built by Herod tho Great b, C. 30. 1t had great
prosperity till A. ID. 635, rwhen the Saracens
seized it. In 1l01 the Crusaders took posses
sion of it. 1t is associated with Cornelius, who
sent to Joppa for st. Peter.l 1t was there that
st. Paul addressed Feb and Agrippa. 1t was
once named Strato's Foweps 1t has been iden-
titled by some with Hazor of JOSH, II /. If
this view be correct, sHerod the Great rebuilt
it. He called it Casarea, in honor of Augustus
Cesar. The Greek for Augustus is Sebaste,
and the city was at times so named The Ro-
man Governor resided there. 1t became the
residence of St. Philip the Evangelist. (21:
8. 81
Tour. le2
He begins at Antioch, and goes first to
Ephesus by way of the upper coasts-that is to
say, by route probably taking in Phrygia and
Galata. We may state thus:
Antioch to Ephesus, $50 miles. in q straight
line.
ACTs, 10: II, INCLUSIVE.
analysis.
]. Data. Acts, 1912.
g Time. A. ID. Sc
3. Place. Ephesus.
4. Certain Disciples. 1. Number CD. IL. w.
8. Their first baptism.
a. When? About A. D. 90.
b. By whom2 st. John B. 3.
C. Object? Repentance. 4.
d. Condition? Belief Jesus was to come.
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g. Ignorant as to Holy Ghost. g