Evening star., 1939-05-13

sians!" until stilled by the town clerk,
with his words of wisdom.
Thrilling memories stir the occa-
sional traveller who gets to the ruins
of Ephesus, as I have repeatedly
done. No evidence of the famous
Temple of Diana remains; although
there are ruined churches, including
the great Double Church" wherein
the early Christian councils were
held. The whole place is redolent
with memories of Paul, and of John,
and OF Mary, the mother of Jesus,
and of Luke and Timothy and Apol-
los and other Christian leaders.
AS he hastened on from Greece
to Jerusalem, where he wanted to
be for Pentecost. Paul called the eld-
ers of the Ephesian Church down to
Miletus. That farewell scene and
address are one of the high spots of
all literature. They need no COM
ment:
And when they were come to
him, he said unto them:
"Ye yourselves know, from the
first day that I set foot in Asia,
after what manner I was with you
all the time, serving the Lord with
all lowliness of mind. and with
tears, and with trials which befell
me by the plots of the Jews; how
I shrank not from declaring unto
you anything that was profitable,
and teaching you publicly, and
from house to house, testifying both
to Jews and to Greeks repentance
toward God, and faith toward our
Lord Jesus Christ. And now, be-
hold, I 60 bound in the spirit unto
Jerusalem. not knowing the things
that shall befall me there-save that
the Holy Spirit testifeth unto me
in every city, saying that bonds and
Affiliations abide me. But I hold
not my life of any account as dear
unto myself, SO that I may accom-
plish my course, and the ministry
which I received from the Lord
Jesus. to testify the gospel of the
grace Of God. And now, behold, I
know that ye all, among whom I
went about preaching the kingdom,
shall see my face no more. Where
fore testify unto you this day, that
I am pure from the blood of all
men. For I shrank not from de-
claring unto you the whole counsel
of God. Take heed unto yourselves,
and to all the flocks. in which the
Holy Spirit has made you bishops,
to feed the church of the Lord
which He purchased with his own
blood. 1 know that after my de-
parting grievous wolves shall enter
IN among you not sparing the flock;
and from among your own selves
shall men arise, speaking perverse
things, to draw away the disciples
after them. Wherefore watch We.
remembering that by the space of
three years I ceased not to admon-
ish every one night and day with
tears. And now l commend you to
God, and to the word of His grace,
which is able to build you up. and
to give you the inheritance among
all them that are sanctified. I COW
eted no mans silver, or gold. or
apparel, Ye yourselves know that
these hands ministered unto my
necessities, and to them that were
with me. In all things 1 gave you
an example. that so laboring We
ought to help the weak, and to
remember the words of the Lord
Jesus, that He himself said: It is
more blessed to give than to re-
ceive.
And when he had thus spoken,
he kneeled down and prayed with
them all. And they all wept sore.
and fell on Paul's neck and kissed
him. sorrowing most of all for the
word which he had spoken. that
they should behold his face no more.
And they brought him on his way
unto the ship
The Sunday School Lesson for
May IA is Paul Evangelizes a
Province. xviii.1S-xx.38.