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146 LIFE OF PAUL . speechcompletelytranquilizedthedisturbedelements ,the recorderdismissedthe assembly. The words of Demetrius reveal the real cause of thetumult at Ephesus,and alsothecauseof much of the persecutionwhich followedthe apostlesintheirwork of promulgatingthetruth. "This,ourcraft,isindanger." With Demetrius and hisfellows,theprofitablebusinessof imagemaking was endangeredby the teachingand spreadof the gospel. The income of pagan priestsand artisanswas at stake; and for this reasontheyinstitutedthemost bitteropposition totheapostle, and refusedtoreceiveor investigatethenew religion, whichwouldhave made them wise unto salvation . Paul'slaborsin Ephesus were at lengthcon cluded. He feltthat theexcitementwhich prevailedwas unfavorableto the preachingof the gospel. His heartwas filledwith gratitudeto God thathislifehad been preserved, and that Christianityhad notbeenbroughtintodisrepute by the tumult at Ephesus. The decisionof the recorderand of othersholdinghonorableofficesin thecity, had setPaul beforethepeople as one innocentof any unlawfulact. Thiswas anothertriumph of Christianityovererrorand superstition. God had raisedup a greatmagistrateto vindicatehis apostle, and hold the tumultuous mob in check . Paul parted from hischildrenin the faithwith an affectionatefarewell. He setouton hisjourney toMacedonia,designingontheway thitherto visitTroas. He was accompaniedby Tychicus and Trophimus, bothEphesians,who remained his faithfulcompanions and fellow-laborersto the close of his life.