The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1851-05-24
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The Missionary Herald gives the following
interesting intelligence pr scuddcr, IN
company with his son, visited CoBioyoram,
fBrty-seycn smiles from Madras This spot Is
considered by the Ilindoos holy place. aud
an annual festival l. held there in honor Of
Vi.hnu. which brings together large num-
Der Of idolatrous wor.hippcrs. DR.. Scuddcr
and his non determined 10 proceed thithcr
aud bear testimony against the iollies Of the
people. From the journal Of the son Of DR..
scuddcr, we give the following account Of
the drawing Of the idol Carr
"Ths IL one oftlc great days Of the feast
-HITTt IL FiguHiiyUri ny tho drawing NJ the rnr
Early IN the day We went ont 10 witness the
imposing Vpurtarto. 'f'hc bright sun hat Jc-
hoyah made. flooded the earth aud a. with
cnulgcnrc Wore IL nuiAn Illuminate luminAry,
surily il would have yelled - face with mid
night sorrow. ~ u cazcd upon the scene that
Ilisscd before ny ewes. How shall We de-
scribe ~ 4 vast multitude, whose heads
were like the waving ears OF wheat upon an
ilimitablc grain field, hlled up the broad ave-
nuc along which the huec-rar was drawn. Il
was indeed mighty Structure, towering aLoyo
ihe palm-troos. Il was gauiily decked with
CRIMSON lIWIllNNH anu ~ NllA'NlllH NNf'''A'f'
alnrnc-l its pinnacle. Us mns-iNc whrr-
moved slowly and nnicstically through the
,and. Moustrous, rns,hapen forms, like drag
III .. sisnLLige,- grinHld- and 4ecrrd-
ouslyou H. four sides and images of horscs
I'm lraping attitude, were projected from 60
front, On the fnro part Of the car, about half
,s5av 90 the cdidce, Iiiuhmins stood waving
idsiEr Ffyt LEllzll. ~ The
crowd below. while men, packed on the sijrs
az The car, busted thcmsclycs IN letting down
yupes With bugs attached, nDh drawing mp the
spoils which the people deposited in them.
"Four cables of enormous size, such a. no
.hip on the oooan carries, stretched ftr away
f-r-r,- ~ HHes'nHslF'E
the LcaIA and necks of the Authenticated
throng, who grasping them, md bearing upon
them WIKI their iihl strength, moyrd thc tuw-
cring vehicle slowly along. Between the
ropes were Brahmns, old aud young, waving
cloths anil sticks hung with small white ban
ncrs, cheering the multitude IN their task
Now the throng would stop, weary with their
3, llLor; aud nos the shout would rise up with
a rruat rush of voices along the cables, aud
one, more then would give their shoulders 10
the tolsomc work. never saw such n sight
The occanlike crowd parted and met around
the car like waters arotpd an island. The
old. the middle AGED. the Young were there.
Arcd Brahnlins with white hairs. wcrc there
nnl there. too, wcEc infants, lying on the
nccks Of delicate women.
aAmong tho dcludcd worshippcrs, | snw
some who bore votiyc cocosputs in their hands.
These they cracked, and then they held the
discovered portions with upliitcd arms. before
th,'ir dol god OthrrS stood nj somG distAuCC
in advance Of tho car, throwing themselves
flat upon their faces in the hot sun TO do hom-
age 10 the scnsrlcss image.
.sAI,.an GIt,1 MIL, t,F.r,r t1n at,lt
IIiying been occupied several days, together
with my father, in preaching against Idol
worship, md proclaiming the tt1tc God, felt
o littlc apprehension before going out lest I
might meet with insult or violence but when
I bcheld this sccnc'iidignation took the place
nf apprehension. felt that I was not afraid
of them, aud IL there was nught for which
couid lay d,rwrr my life, e wr,ild b- tr--iblr
for me "a 10 it iR testimony against this aboni-
Unable dolatry.
y saw other ihinrs Of painful iu;crc7t--
lIasles of mendicants, some dressed in tan
ils,ir anil somo IN hidccus habilimcn,s. pass
~ hnrt and ;hcrv among the people, tiuklinp
tlrsi' cfJnitds ahd roilcctiH-rs Rlsl,ss la Ont
group saw Rg a.cd man beating time oti ia,
rymhals, while two BOYS performed a mos
gtvDb.-qnc ,lanco 20 the delight OF the older
and the alright ofthe younger persons oftht
crowd. One &c the boys had On great fam
ing mask, nlatic likc n boarS head ana th'
other was dressed Ike an Oh Nan with How
ihg beard. fhc manned and the dciormc,
erpt along. asking aims. One mcndican
passed mc.s through whose checks and moutl
noticed that an iron rod was passed. Elc
17ii=trt- if7re+l hiileF aHs t.,thnr Ia hng-- On
came up to me, and putting out his trunk, ut
tered low noise &C the command Of the driv
81 err
on the evening q The following day, III
brethren set Dut upohbiicr return 10 Madras
llnring the cight DAYS which they ,pcnt a
7 5iii5'S 'FrTHrhcy TIrTarhrri ttC ToFVCi to Inur
than two Thousand persons. IN one huudrc'
and fliy companies. These were all GOO
rra,l,,rs. srle,icd from the crowd by test ap
1iBedbv A native Christian.
ezlz lne senerai assembly u kSplc lrlan,
aifer session ofi0Ir dIy IIT rftfrfr-f-s = a-l
fine tlie lo,U State government oustcd ~
.srv Vbt;s siheof a'l.ririr-i ON Saiu'da.