The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1894-12-14

Religion and Recounts the Beauty of tn
Christian Faith.
BROOKLYN, Dec. 9.-Dr. Talmage to
day delivered through the press the sec
bnd of his "round the world" series O
sermons. the subject being "The Cit,
of Blood, and the text selected beins
Psalms cxli, z: "Our bones are scat
tered at the graves mouth, as when one
cutteth and oleaveth wood upon tn,
earth. But mine eyes are unto thee, {
God, the Lordr'
Though you may read this text from
the Bible, read it as cut by chisel into
the pedestal of cross beneath which lie
many Of the massacred at Cawnpur,
India. To show you what Hindooisnl
and Northumberland really are, where
they have full swing, and not as they
represent themselves in parliament
cf religions, and to demonstrate to
what extent of cruelty and abomination
human nature may go when fully let
loose, and to illustrate the hardening
process Of sin, and to remind you how
our glorious Christianity may utter its
triumph over death and the grave, |
preach this my second sermon in the
round the world series, and / shall
speak Of "The City of Blood" or Gavin
pur, India.
Two hours and ten minutes after its
occurrence Joseph Lee of the Shropshire
regiment of foot rode in upon the Gavin
pur massacre. He was the first man I
met at Cawnpur. I wanted to hear the
story from some one who had been here
In 1857 and with his own eyes gazed
upon the slaughtered heaps of human
ity. could hardly wait until the horses
were put to the carriage, and Mr.. Lee,
seated with US, started for the scene,
the story of which makes tame In con-
trast all Modoo and Choctaw butcheries.
! A Genuine Villain.
! 1t seems that all the worst passions of
Che century were to be impersonated by
one man, and he Mana Sahib, and our
escort at Cawnpur, Joseph Lee, knew
the man personally. Unfortunately
there is no correct picture of Mana Sa-
nib in existence The pictures of him
published in the books of Europe and
America and familiar to us all are an
amusing mistake This is the fact in
regard to them: A lawyer of England
was called to India for the purpose of
defending the case of native who had
been charged with fraud. The attorney
came and SO skillfully managed the case
of his client that the client paid him
enormously for his services, and he
went back to England, taking with him
Ia picture of his Indian client. After
awhile the mutiny in India broke out,
and Mana Sahib was mentioned as the
champion villain of the whole affair,
and the newspapers of England wanted
a picture of him and to interview some
one on Indian affairs who had recently
been in India.
Among others the journalists called
upon this lawyer, lately returned. The
only picture he had brought from India
was picture of his client, the man
with fraud. The attorney gave
this picture to the journals as a speci-
men Of the way the Hindoos dress, and
forthwith that picture was used, either
by mistake or Intentionally, for Mana
Sahib. The English lawyer said he lived
In dread that his client would some day
see the use made of his picture, and it
was not until the death of his Hindoo
client that the lawyer divulged the
facts. Perhaps it was never intended
that the face of such demon should be
amid human records. l said
TO our escort, "Mr. Lee, was there any
in Mana Sahib's appear
Ance?" The reply was: Nothing very
peculiar. He was dull, lazy. coward
ly, sensual man, brought up to do moth
ing, and wanted to continue ON the same |
scale to do nothing"
r. From what Mr. Lee told me and from |
all could learn in India, Mana Sahib |
ordered the massacre in that city from
sheer revenge His father abdicated the
throne, and the English paid him an
nually pension of $500, 900. When the
father died, the English government de-
clined to pay the same pension to the
son, Mana Sahib, but the poor fellow
was not in any suffering from lack of
funds. His father left him $50, 900 in
sOlo POOO,OOO III JbW6lb, |
$500, 900 in bonds and other resources
to at least 81, 500, 900. But
the poor young man was not satisfied,
and the Cawnpur massacre was his re-
Venge General Wheeler, the English
man who had command of this city, al
though often warned, could not see that
The sepoys were planning for his de-
'truction, and that of all his regiments
and all the Europeans in Cawnpur.
The Decree of Mana sahib.
Mr.. Lee explained all this to me BY
he fact that General Wheeler had mar
led native, and he naturally took her
tory and thought there was no peril.
But the time for the proclamation from
Mana Sahib had come, and such docu-
nent went forth as never before had
cen the light Of day. give only an ex-
raot:
T"As by the kindness Of God, and the
God fortune Of the emperor, all the
christians who were at Delhi, Poonah.
attara and other places, and even those
, 900 European soldiers who went in
isguise into the former city and were
are destroyed and sent to
ell by the pious and sagacious troops
rho are firm to their religion, and as ,
hey have all been conquered by the ,
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