Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-07-17

power extended over heaven, earth and
hell. Ephesus liked her because its
prayers to Diana We're generally grant
ed. When she failed to answer, the ma
tives tried Christianity, which yielded
better results.
The Renowned Temple.
To give the statue of Diana. which
was something of a miracle worker, the
prominence it deserved. the Ephesians
resolved to erect gorgeous temple
wherein the goddess could be safely
placed. SO they planned and carried
forward an imposing pile. which was
completed during the reign Of Servius
Tullius 400 h. G. This temple was de-
stroyed by fire. A second one, surpass-
ing in size and splendor the first. was
begun thirty years after the original
was leveled. This was partially burned
soon after it's completion, and on the
notable day Socrates was poisoned. 1t
was restored with grandeur surpass-
ing anything previously expended upon
it. Then for third time fire razed it
to the ground. This conhagration oc-
Cured on the night Of the birth Of AL
exander the Great, 1856 b. c. The in
cendiary was Erastratus, publicist.
who confessed the deed and said the
reason was to gain immortality. He
was promptly executed. Its restOra-
ton was not allowed to slumber. On
even grander lines was it to be reared.
excellng anything ever attempted by
man. To its rebuilding the pagan world
contributed most generously.
The site had morass and required
an enormous foundation for the super
structure. This was so extensive that
it needed as much money for the build
ing below ground as for that above.
The building was t25 feet long. 22O feet
! broad, and its roof supported by 127
columns of Parian marble, each pillar
being go feet high and weighing $50
tons and each the gift Of king. With
| in the temple was so large that 10000
persons could be accommodated stand
ing White marble was used for the
temple at the approaches. In its orna-
mentatiOn cedar, cypress, different col
ored marbles and gold We're employed
| lavishly. So much stone was needed
for the building that all the Quarries
were exhausted for miles around the
city. All told. 1t was 22O years in build
ing. The interior was magnificently
adorned.
When Xerxes. the Persian King, over
ran Asia Minor he laid waste every
idol temple except that which sheltered
Diana at Ephesus. He was so greatly
impressed with its noble architecture
and it's magnitude that he ordered it
spared. He. however. carried off much
of the treasure he found inside, ut
spared the figured goddess.
The city, however, which had grown
great by the millions Of pilgrims at
tracted to it by the statue of Diana,
was captured and sacked by the GOths
262 A. d.. and the great temple de-
until it was mere collection of huts,
and has long since disappeared from
view. Even its site was for long a
my Gerry. but explorations made recent
ly have unearthed its whereabouts. Not
only the city, but the remains Of the
great temple have been found 22 feet
below the present surface, pieces of
which can now be seen in the British
museum.
Its Christian Epoch.
Ephesus, after the destruction of the
temple. gave up idolatry for Christian
Ephesians and st. Mark and st. John
co-operated with him and with Won
derful success. Three Christian