The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-07
PULPIT ANDPEW
IS. S. TRAVELLERS
VISIT ATHENS

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CoNsTANTINoPLE AND EPHEsUs
SIGHTS ALSO SEEN.
Rev. Stanley b. Roberts Writes Of Pro-
gress Of Grosser Kurfuerst Party
Thru the Mediterranean Countries
Disappointment Expressed Over Fa-
NOUS Capital of Turkey.
Rev. Stanley B. Roberts, delegate to
the International Sunday School con-
vention at Jerusalem. writes Interest,"
lngly from the deck of the Grosser
Kurfuerst. The last three dated
March %, April and 2, relate expert
ences of the party in Athens, Constan-
tinople and on the Black sea.
Athens standing ten or fifteen feet
above the old towS's level is a modern
city Of 100000, with fine roads, public
buildings and hotels. Barren fields
surround the city. A drive Of twenty
miles to Salamis was thru a barren
stretch on both sides the road. Over
burdened donkeys are the only things
of life on the road. II have actually
seen one small donkey" writes Mr..
Roberts, with a heavy load, and on
top Of that load q woman with two
children" The milk supply Of Athens
is from sheep and goats. In the midst
of q flock Of 100 sheep were seen two
men with donkey burdened by two
milk cans. The mon were catching
sheep and goats and milking them.
ut seems incredihle," Mr.; Roberts
have produced orators, statesmen,
writer's, sculptors and artists I'M
equaled In the worlds development,
but such Is the truth Of history. do
not care to write Of the vast and elo-
quent ruins. Their story is already
familiar" 49,
Service on MarssHill.
The tourists were struck with the
large attendance Of men and boys at
the churches. thousands standing for
hours II thought these Greeks could
give US a valuable lesson on church
attendance" says Mr.. Roberts. "Out-
hide the churches the traffic of the city
was being pushed with greater vocif-
Grafton than on week days.
THE service on Mars hill was very
impressive. Over 1000 climbed to its
preached nearly 2.000 years ago we
held service Of song and praise. We
sang America and some Of the old
hymns with great JUNCTION. It was a
powerful sermon on the resurrection
and with the remains Of the ancient
ruins looking down upon US the scene
was one Of the most impressive Of my
life" -.
Constant1nople Unsightly.
The fairy city Of Constantinople re-
posing upon seven hills like q cloud
city Of the Arabian nights proved g
disillusion as the motley masses, the
narrow dirty streets and the yellow
unkempt dogs bring the seer to the
earth again. Freight is carried mainly
backs and carry immense loads. Ir
groups with long poles they carry
hogsheads and big goods boxes.
Il must speak Of the dogs Of Con.
stantinople, for they are the mos
prominent feature Of the city. The!
are everywhere, each group having
a square where they live, multiply ant
die. No one is allowed to Kill ons
for they are sacred. They live in thu
streets and are the scavengers. There
is no sewerage; the dogs are supposed
to take care of that. I saw men ane
dogs quarreling over the garbag
thrown out on the Streets It is sai(
that the dog is sacred because one
upon a time he barked at nev
moon Cor was it the old one in earl,
morning?) and aroused the guard
and SO saved tine city. SO the do,
and the crescent stand as emblems o
Turkey. A man may be imprisone,
six months or six years for killing
dog" st. .-., ~
No Saloons There.
There are practically no saloons i
Constantinople. The men were gath
cred in coffee-houses smoking.
"Our last memory Of Constantine
pie Is the splendid American college
boasts Ia
Robert. It's foundation rests upo
the spot where the Turk first game
foothold in Europe. 1t Is a splen
did institution, under control Of tn
A. B.. c. B.. M. Of the Congregations
church, and it's management is sul
ject to a board Of trustees in New Y or
city. There are $50 boys and youn
men in Robert college and thirty-si
members in the faculty. A splendid
well organized work, which is trul
called The Lighthouse Of Turkey
after leaving Constantinople v
passed thru the Bosporus to the Blac
sea, and, returning, passed out Of tn
strait Of Dardanelles, caught glimps
of the plains Of ancient Troy, an
thence to Smyrna. ..-..
"At Smyrna we took train ar
steam cars for ,Ephesus, f1fty-fol
miles distant. The Ottoman railroa
takes us thru a very fruitful valley
Asia Minor. Vineyards, figs, orange
lemons, olives, almonds, peaches, apr
cots in abundance, besides fields
wheat and pasture" ..
Ephesus Interesting.
Ephesus was peculiarly interestir
to the American Christian. Mr.. Ro1
erts writes: .t...
'@ First we came to st. John
church, where the beloved apostle
our Lord was pastor for many year
and where his dear feet passed in al
out as he ministered to his peopl
Here he spoke the words, My lit
children, love one another Upon tt
ruins Of this once great church
sat and read Acts 10, st. Johns gener
Epistles, 1, 2 and 3, and Revelation
H., II.
"a little further on are the rui
of the great temple Of Diana, one
the seven wonders Of the world, al
where the people came near mo
bing Paul and cried out, Great
Diana Of the Ephesians.' Just h
yond, about one and one-half mill
is the theater where Paul speaks
lighting beasts of Ephesus, and he
we are reminded of the great CO
tention between paganism and Chr
tianity. The people, the temple, t
faith Of ancient Ephesus have
passed away and are forgotten, I
the word spoken by the great apos
liveth and abideth forever.
1--WE notice in all these places t
characteristic stamp Of the peo]
who have placed here by their wor
their sign manual, ancient, grace
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