Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1904-09-01
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saved me- After poIycarp had made

later a Mosleum priest was buried over
the ashes of Polycarp, and the Mo-
hammedans care for Polycarp's tomb
in caring for the grave Of The Mosleum
priest. The grave is covered with o.
large rock vault 1t Is about eleven
feet long, seven feet wide and five feet
high. 1t formsa neat tomb for the
resting place of tiie ancient hero. ]
wish that all Christians could learn
tile lesson of faithfulness to Jesus
from Polycarp.
In Smyrna we had our first look at
the camel In the Orient. He is indeed
a beast Of burden; slow, but sure. He
secures larger results and lives on less
than any other domestic animal The
camels usually travel in caravans and
carries vast load Of commerce strap
ded on his back. He is profitable
beast for service.
We saw the famous caravan bridge
with its Greek and Roman founda-
tions, and the oriental bazaars filed
with beautiful Smyrna rugs. The
caravan bridge is daily crossed by large
numbers Of caravans Of camels. They
are putting the products Of the coun-
try on the market Of the city. The
caravan bridge is an ordinary struct-
ure with peculiar foundation and
workmanship. The bazaars Of Smyrna
are not as fine as those OF Constanti-
nople, but the rugs manufactured In
the former have far greater fame than
those manufactured In the latter. The
Smyrna rug surpasses any other rug
manufactured In the world. The cara
van bridge and the making OF the
Smyrna rug should engage the atten-
tion Of every tourist.
Smyrna is made famous by contain
ing one Of the seven churches OF Asia
Minor, by the gifted orator and preach
or, Polycarp, who suffered martyrdom
for the cause Of Christ by the peerless
and matchless Smyrna rugs, which
have attained worldwide fame, and
by exporting immense quantities OF
the famous Smyrna fig
From Smyrna we reached ancient
Ephesus by rail. The distance is fifty
two miles. The scenery Is grand and
the trip delightful. The orange, the
peach and the mulberry trees were
covered with blossoms that filed the
air with a sweet and lovely fragrance.
The shadows Of many clouds were
moving rapidly athwart the landscape
as the train crossed the fertile valleys
Of Anne and Costryan. These valleys
contained many vineyards, olive ORCH
ards, fig trees and family gardens.
The mountain scenes In the distance
are grand and unsurpassed. The en-
tire land has been beautified by the
hand Of the Divine Creator, and the
valleys, the hills and the mountains
appeared in all their grandeur. We
saw the shepherds with their fioclSs,
the passing caravans Of loaded camels
and the natives ancient and peculiar
methods Of work. 1t was admitted By
many that the scenery between Smyrni
and Ephesus was worth the cost Of The
side trip.
In ancient Ephesus we saw many
ruins of vast Importance to the Bible
student. Standing before the ruins Of
the ancient city is massive and colos
sal arch called the "Gate Of Persecu'
tion.n 1t is no doubt wrongly named
because of an ancient prize above thu
arch representing two nations at war
In the early centuries 1t was thought
to be the place where the Christians
were prosecuted, scourged and stoned
but the wisdom of atercenturies speal
Of it as the entrance into the ancient
city. The arch of persecution is huge
and stately structure.
We visited the ruins of the Church
of ST. Jehn. Nothing remains Of i
save some large, massive pieces OF th'
wall. In this structure, once lovely
and beautiful, the loving Apostle pu'
forth potent effort to win the Ephes
ians to Christ by preaching unto then
the gospel OF salvation. The natives
prosecuted and finally banishcd hin
to the island of Potmas. On thii
island he wrote the Book OF Revelation
and went Home to glory. The Church
Of St. John was power in Ephesul
for the propagation of the divin'
truth.
We stood among the ruins of thu
celebrated Temple Of Diana. Ii wa
one Of the "seven wonders" of th'
world. According to Plinny, the edi
flee was one hundred and twenty year
lin construction. 1t has historic re
nown and world wide fame. Th'
structure was immense. Two rows o
massive, ionic marble columns sur
rounded the edifice. The column
were some sixty feet high and sur
ported an entablature embellishe'
with beautiful shrubs, vines and flow
ers. In the center Of the enormou
lstructure stood the large and beauti
| full statue Of Diana. For three year
Paul labored against the worship Q
this goddess and created an infiuenc
that brought reproach upon the hei
then worship. This caused Demetriu
to make complaint to the silyersmitf
to raise a tumult and to endeavor I
prejudice the minds Of the peopl
against the Apostle. Many famou
ruins lie on the ground, but the mos
noted ones have been carried to ii
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