t was more than four hundred feet long and half as wide. The foundation
was made earthquake-proof. The temple proper was supported by one
hundred and twenty-seven columns which were sixty feet high. Each of
these columns was a gift from a king. They tell us that the great
stairway was carved from a single grapevine and that the cypress wood
doors were kept in glue a lifetime before they were hung on their
hinges.

The image on the top of this temple was said to have fallen from heaven,
but in reality it was carved from ebony and the men who did the work
were put to death so they could not deny its celestial origin. It is
said that around this image stood statues which by an ingenious
invention could be made to shed tears. Another invention moistened the
air in the temple with sweet perfume. The treasures of nations and the
spoil of kingdoms were brought here for safe keeping and criminals from
all nations fled to this temple, for when they reached it no law could
touch them. No wonder that when the preaching of the Apostle Paul
interfered with the business of the tradesmen who sold souvenirs of the
image that they gathered up a mob and cried out for the space of two
hours: "Great is Diana of the Ephesians," and ran the apostle from the
city. Today this temple with the city itself is nothing but ruins.

Passing not far from the Island of Rhodes some years ago I tried to at
least imagine that I could see the great statue called the Colossus of
Rhodes which was given a place among these seven ancient wonders, but as
not a vestige of it remains on the island it required a great stretch of
the imagination to behold it. But although given this prominence it was
not as large or as beautiful as the Statute of Liberty that graces New
York harbor. It only took twelve years to build it and after standing
fifty-six years it was overthrown by an earthquake and after nearly a
thousand years the metal was used for other purposes. The other ancient
wonders were the Statue of Jupiter that was made of ivory and gold by
Phidias, and the Mausoleum of Artemisia. Both of these have long since
passed out of existence.

Brute force is no longer the measure of power or influence. Neither are
towering structures or mighty tombs. The standard of measurement these
days is the ability to serve. We are learning that the Galilean
carpenter told the truth when he said: "He who would be great among you
let him be servant of all." Service is one of th