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90 LIFE OF PAUL . citizensof thatgrandmetropolis, who, notwithstandingtheirintellectualgreatness,were givento idolatry. Paulwasnotdeceivedby thegrandeur and beautyofthatwhichhiseyesrestedupon,nor by thematerialwisdomand philosophywhichencounteredhim in thisgreatcenterof learning. He perceivedthathuman arthad done itsbestto deifyviceand make falsehoodattractiveby glorifying the memory of thosewhose whole liveshad beendevotedtoleadingmen todeny God . The moral natureof theapostlewas soaliveto theattractionofheavenlythings,thatthejoy and splendorof thoserichesthatwillneverfadeocсиpiedhismind,and made valuelesstheearthlypomp and glorywithwhichhewas surrounded. As he saw the magnificenceof the city, with itscostly devices, he realizeditsseductivepower overthe minds of the lovers of art and science. His mind was deeplyimpressedwiththeimportanceofthe work before him in Athens . His solitudein that greatcitywhere God was not worshipedwas oppressive; and he longedforthe sympathyand aid ofhisfellow-laborers. As farashuman fellowship was concerned,he felthimselftobe utterlyisolated. In hisEpistletotheThessalonianshe expresseshis feelingsin thesewords: " LeftatAthensalone." Paul'swork was tobearthetidingsof salvation toa peoplewho had no intelligentunderstanding ofGod and hisplans. He was not travelingfor thepurposeofsight-seeing,nortogratifya morbid desirefornew and strangescenes. His dejection ofmind was causedby theapparentlyinsurmountable obstacleswhich presentedthemselvesagainst hisreachingthe minds of the peopleof Athens. Grievedat the idolatryeverywherevisibleabouthim,he felta holyzealforhisMaster'scause. He