Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1894-12-14

ly treating the sepoys broke the back Of
the\ mutiny. The Hindoos found that
the Europeans could play at the same
game which the Asiatics had started.
The plot was organized for the murder
of all the Europeans and Americans in
India Under its knives and bludgeons
American Prcsbyterianism lost its glori-
Gus missionaries, Rev. Mr.. and Airs.
Campbell, Rev. Mr.. and Mrs. MacMul-
lin, Rev. Mr.. and Mrs. johnson, Rev.
Mr.. and Mrs Freeman. The work Of
slaughter had been begun in all dircc-
lions on an appalling scale, and the
commanders Of the English army made
up their minds that this was the best
way to stop it. A mild and gentle war
with the sepoys was an impossibility
The natives Of India ever and anon have
demonstrated their cruelty. l stood on
the very spot in Calcutta where tho ma
tives Of India in 1856 enacted that scene
which no other people on earth could
have enacted
The Black Hole prison has been torn
down, but a stone pavement 20 feet by
20 indicates the ground covered by the
prison. The building had two small
windows and was intended for two or
three prisoners. These natives Of India
crowded into that one room Of 20 feet
by 20 feet 146 Europeans. The midsum-
mer heat, the suffocation, the trampling
of one upon another, the grooming and
shrieking and begging and praying Of
all, are matters of history. The sepoys
that night held lights to the small win
dows and Knocked the sufferers. Then
oil the sounds ceased. That night Of
June 90, 1856, passed, and 1913 corpses
were taken out. Only % people of tie
LAG were alive, and they had to 10
pulled out from under the corpses. Mrs.
Carey, who survived, was taken by the
Indian nabob into his harem and kept
prisoner six years. Lucknow in 1891
was only an echo Of Calcutta in 1906.
During the mutiny Of which have been
speaking natives who had been in the
service Of Europeans and well treated
by them, and with no cause Of offense,
would, at the call Of the mutinoers, and
without any conjunction, stab to death
the fathers and mothers Of the household
and dash out the brains of the children.
These natives are at peace now, but
them q chance, and they will re-eno
the scenes Of 1856 and 1851 They look
upon tho English as conquerQrs ard
themselves as conquered the mutiry
Of 1857 occurred because the British
government was too lenient and put in
places Of trust and in command of forts
too many of the natives.
England Too Lenient.
call upon England to stop tho pres
emit attempt to palliate the natives by
allowing them to hold positions Of trust.
am no alarmist, but the only way that
these Asiatics can DO kept from another
mutiny is to put them out Of power, and
I say beware, or the Lucknow and
Cawnpur and Delhi martyrdoms, over
which the hemispheres have wept, will
bo eclipsed by tho Lucknow and Gavin
Dur and Delhi martyrdoms yet to be
enacted. speak of what have seen
and heard. l give the opinion Of every
intelligent Englishman and Scotchman
and Irishman and American whom l
met in India. Prevention is better than
cure. do not say it is better that Eng
land rule India. say nothing against
the right Of India to rule herself, but ]
] =, i,, ont 10 n
ulation of India think there Is posi-
bility Of driving back Europeans from
India they will make the attempt and
that they have enough cruelties for the
time suppressed, which, if let loose
would submerge with carnage every
thing from Calcutta to Bombay and
from the Himalayas to CoromandeL
Now, my friends, 60 home, after
what have said, to see the beauties OF
the Mohammedanism and Hindoolsm
which many think it will be well to
have introduced into America, and to
dwell upon what natural evolution will
do where it has had its unhindered way
for thousands Of years, and to think
upon the wonders Of martyrdom Tor
/ Christ's sake, and to pray more earnest
prayers for the missionaries, and to con
tribute more largely for the world ;
evangelization, and to bo more assured
than ever that the overthrow Of the
idolatrios Of nations is such a stupen'
dous work that nothing but an omnlpo-
tent God through the gospel Of Jesus
/ Christ can ever achieve it. Amen!