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vasion the town of sufficient Importance 70
be the seat of a Christian bishop.
Retracing our steps to Konia, We make prepare
tons for tour to Pisidia Antioch, in Phryg1a II
stood on the great high road from Syria to Ephe-
sus, and in those early days was the admlnlstra-
tive and military center of the southern half OF
the Roman province of Galatia.
Away to the south is Perga, called Murtana,
some twelve miles from the coast the old-t1me
capital of the province OF Pamphylia Paul visited
it twice. On the first occasion he simply passed
through it, but the second made short stay
and preached the word of the Lord. The city has
been gradually ecIipsed by its seaport, Alfalfa,
now known as Adalia, today very busy and
thriving place. and from whence We can take
steamer and sail westward around the coast OF
Asia Minor passing many places associated with
the missionary story of the apostle Yonder are
the ruins of Myra, important port of
Lycia, the harbor where Julius the centurion who
had Paul in charge, transhpped him with his other
prisoners into a vessel of Alexandria bound for
Rome, the same that afterward wrecked on
the coast of Malta. Then in succession We catch
sight of the places touched by the apostle when
returning to Syria from Philippi his third mis-
sionary journey. A few hours only from Myra are
the ruins of Patara, where he arrived from Mileus
and changed for vessel bound for Tyre. Pres
emily within sight of the island of Rhodes
and the town of the rendered famous
by the bronze Colossus, and then catch sight of
Cnidus mentioned in the account of Paul's voyage
to Rome and Cos.
The scenery is now superb and remains so until
reach the Gulf of Mendelyah, where We anchor
and in about hour stand amid the ruins of
Miletus This famous Greek city. perhaps the
greatest of all the old Greek cities in Asia Minor,
had lost some Of its Importance in Pauls time
owing to the growing prosperity of Ephesus. AS
we gaze upon its wonderful ruins recall the
touching story of PauIs solemn and affectionate
farewell to the elders of the church at Ephesus,
whom he had summoned to Miletus to meet him
Reckoning our steamer, slip through the mar
row channel between Samos and the rocky pro-
onto of T'rncT
which is inlet still known st. Pauls bay, and
in due course arrive at busy Smyrna. from whence
go by rail to the ruins of Ephesus and also
to ancient Philadelphia and Laodicea. Leaving
the train at Ayasoluk, we are soon among the
ruins OF the proud and mighty city of Ephe-
sus- In Paul's day it seaport with a service
able harbor, but now, owing to the continuous
washing down Of soil by the Menderes and the
Cayster, it stands high and dry four or five
miles east Of the latter river It was the capital
of the Roman province of Asia and the then Liv-
erpool Of the Mediterranean. It was on the great
line Of communication between Rome and the
East and behind it lay such cities as Philadelphia
Laodicea and Apameia
Northward again, but easily reached by local
steamer, is the island and town Of MityIene with
Asses on the main and. both associated with St
Paul, while farther north still lies Troas now
known EskfStamboul. The Troas of Acts is
not to be confused with classic Troy
The old cities Of Macedonia and Greece, where
Paul and his companions preached and founded
cnuTcneSy are easy Of access. kaVala-
ancient Neapolis is thriving port while Philippi
where Paul stayed in the house OF the convert
named Lydia, seller OF purple, few miles in
land, is in ruins Amphipolis and Apollon are
today picturesque villages, known of course by
other names, while Thessalonica is the Salonica
of today. The two letters that the apostle wrote
to his converts here showed that he had very
special affection for them Later, ThessaIonics
played important part in the history of Chris
tianity, and in the middle ages was known as the
Orthodox City, Farther south is Athens the
capital of Greece, at the height of its popularity
when Paul knew It in A D. 81