Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1894-12-26

on the outside of tho BOSOM but n treasure
inside the heart Ia the bast protection. Solo
mon who had rubies In tho hllt OF swords,
and rubies In the lip OF the taukards, and
rubIes In his crown, declared thar which
Mana Sahb did not find out In time owls
dom IL better than rubies." When the
forests OF India are olearedhy the axes of an-
other civilization, tho lost ruby OF this Gavin
pur monster may DO picked up and be
brought back again to blaze among the
worlds jewels. But who shall reclaim Tor
decent sepulture the remains OF Mann snhibp
Ask the vultures Ask the Reptiles Ask
the jackals Ask the midnight Hinuayas
Much criticism has been made of Sir
Henry Havelock AMI Sir Colin Campbell be-
cause OF the exterminating work they did
with these sepoys. Indeed 1t was awful My
escort, Mr.. Lee, has told me that he saw the
sepoys fastened to the mouths OF cannon,
and then the guns would fire, and for A few
seconds there would be nothing but smoke,
and rs the smoke began to lit fragments OF
flesh would be found flying through the air.
You may do your own criticism. here ex-
press no opinion. There can be no doubt,
however, that that mode OF finally treating
the sOpoy5 broke the back OF tho mutny.
The Hindoos found that the Europeans
could play at the same game which
tho Asiatics bad startel. The pot
WIS organized Tor the murder OF
all the Europeans and Americans In
In liza. Under its knives and budgeons
American Presbyterianism lost Its glorious
missionaries, Rev. Mr.. and Mrs. Campbell,
Rev. Mr.. an Mrs. MacMulln, Rev. Mr.. and
Mrs. Johnson, Rev. Mr. and Mrs. Freeman.
The work OF slaughter had been begun in
all directions on an appalling scale, and the
commanders OF the En- lish army made up
their minds that this was the best way.
The Black Hole prison has been torn
down, but a stone pavement twonty feet by
twenty indicates tho ground covered by the
prison The building had two small win
dows, and was intended for two or three
prisoners. These natives OF India crowded
into that ono room OF twenty feet feet by
twenty feet LAG Europeans. The midsummer
heat, the sulrocation, the trampling of one
upon another, the grooming and shrieklng
aud begging and praying OF all, ARE matters
of history. The sepoys that night held lights
to the small windows and mocked the suffer-
ers. Then all the sounds ceasei. That
night OF June 20, 1856, passed, and l2a
corEses were taken out. Only twarty tbr-.4
people OF the LAG were alive, and they had
to DO pulled out from under tho eorpses
Mrs. Carey, who survived, was taken by the
Indian nabob into his harem and kept Il
prisoner six years. Lucknow in 1857 was
only an echo of Calcutta In 1885, During the
muttny of which l have been speaking ma
tives who had been in the service OF Euro
peans and well treated by them, an with no
cause OF offense, would Mt the call OF tho
mutineers, and without any conjunction,
stab 10 death the fathers aud mothers OF the
household and dash out the brains OF the
children. These natives are at peace now,
but give them chance and they will re-
enact the scenes of 1866 and 1857 They look
upon tho English rs conquerors and them
selves us conquered. The mutiny OF 1857
occurred because the British Government
was too lenient and put in places of trust
and in command of forts too many Of tho
natives.
call upon England to stop the present at
tempt TO paIIiate the natives by allowing
them to hold positions OF trust. | am no
aIarmist, but the only way these ASiatics can
be kept from another mutny is to put them
out of power, and say beware, or the Luck
now and Cawnpur and Delhi mlrtyrdoms,
over which the hemlspheres have wept, will
be eclipsel By the Lucknow AMI Cawnpur
and Delhi martrydoms yet to be enacted. |
speak OF what | have seen and heard. Igye
ana ScOtchman AMI lrishman and American
whom met in India. Prevention is better
than cure. do not say it Is better that
England rule in India. Isay nothing against
the right o. lniia to rule herself but | do
say that the moment the native population OF
India think there is II possibility Of driving
back Europeans from Iniathey will make the
attempt, and tina! they have enough cruel
dies Tor the time suppressed, wAicn, If let
loose, would submerge with carnage every
thing from Calcutta to Bombay and from the
Himalayas to Coromanlel
Now, my friends, 90 home, after what |
have said, to see the beauties OF the Mo.
hamme1anism and fIinlooism which many
think it will be well 10 have introduced into
America, and TO dwell upon what natural
evolution will do where # has had its I'M
hindered way for thousands OF years, and to
think upon the wonders Of martyrdom for
Chris's sake, and TO pray more earnest
prayers for the missionaries, and TO con-
tribute more largely for the worlds evauge-
lization, and to be more assured than ever
that the overthrow OF the idolatres Of Ma.
tons Is such stupendous work that moth,
ing but an omnipotent God through tn,
gospel OF Jesus Christ can ever achieve 1t
Ameni