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234 THE ACTS OF THE APOSTLES aries and temples, involving untold expense, reared their massive forms. Victories of arms and deeds of celebrated men were commemorated by sculpture, shrines, and tablets. All these made Athens a vast gallery of art. As Paul looked upon the beauty and grandeur surrounding him, and saw the city wholly given to idolatry, his spirit was stirred with jealousy for God, whom he saw dishonored on every side; and his heart was drawn out in pity for the people of Athens, who, notwithstanding their intellectual culture, were ignorant of the true Grod. The apostle was not deceived by that which he saw in this center of learning. His spiritual nature was so alive to the attraction of heavenly things, that the joy and glory of the riches which will never perish made valueless in his eyes the pomp and splendor with which he was surrounded. As he saw the magnificence of Athens, he realized its seductive power over lovers of art and science, and his mind was deeply impressed with the importance of the work before him. In this great city, where God was not worshiped, Paul was oppressed by a feeling of solitude; and he longed for the sympathy and aid of his fellowlaborers. So far as human friendship was concerned, he felt himself to be utterly alone. In his epistle to the Thessalonians, he expresses his feelings in the words, ''Left at Athens alone."' Obstacles that were apparently insurmountable presented themselves before him, making it seem almost hopeless for him to attempt to reach the hearts of the people. - 1 Thess. 3:1.