Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-11-26
ABOUT LuCKNuW's MARTYRS.
FIRST --sRMoN OF REV. TALNAGE's
ROUND THE WORLD SERIES.
A Vivid story OF the Famous Siege of
Lucknow. Indin-Christisn charnc-
ter In Time OF Distress and Danger.

The text chosen was Deuteronomy II, 10,
when thou shalt beslcge city long
time 10 making war against 1t 10 take It.,
thou shalt not destroy tho trees thereof by
forcing an nx against thcm.'
Tho nwfulcst thing In war IL beslege.
mont, for 10 tho work OF doudly weapons
it adds hunger and starvation and plague.
Besiegonent Is sometimes necessary, but
my text commands mercy even In that
The fruit trees must DO spared because
they afford food for man. Thou shalt
not destroy tho trees thereof by forcing an
nx aanlnst them" But in my recent jour.
ney round tho world found at Lucknow,
India, the remains OF the most merclless
boslegement Of the ages, and l proceed to
tell you that story for four great reasons
Ito show you whit horrid thing war Is
and TO mako you oil advocates for peace,
to show you what genuine Christian char.
actor Is under bombnrdment, to put q
corunation on Christian courage and to
show you how splendidly good people die.
As our train Rllded Into tho dlmly light
cd station | asked the guard, ''Is this
Lucknowp and he answered, Luck
now" at tho pronunciation Of which
proper narno strong emotions rushed
through body, mind and soul.
IN" siege OF LUCKNOW.
Tho word Is n synonym OF suffering, Of
cruelty OF horolsm, Of horror such as IL
suggested by hardly any other word. We
have for 80 yenrs been reading Of the hgo.
MES there endured and the dnring deeds
thoro witnessed. IL was my great desire
20 have some ono who hnd witnessed tho
scenes transacted In Lucknow In 1857 CON
duct w over the place. We found just tho
man. He was a young soldier at tho timo
the greatest mutiny Of the ages broke out,
and he was put with others inside tho
rcsldonoy, which was cluster Of buildings
making fortress Ia which tho representa-
tlves Of tho English government lived,
and which was TO be the scpno OF an en-.
DURANGO md bombardmaut tho story VI
which poetry md painting and history
and secular and saored cloquance hnvo
boon trying TO doplot, Our escort not only
had good memory Of whnt had happen
cd, but had talent enough to rchenrso tho
tragedy.
In tho carly part Of 1857 all over India
the natives were ready to break out In re.
bcllion against all foreigners and especial
ly against tho ciyil and military represent.
atlyes OF the English government.
A half dozen causes art mentioned for
the feeling OF discomfort and instruction
that was evidenced throughout India. The
most Of these causes were nero pretuxts.
Creased cartridges were no doubt an ex.
nsperatlpn, Tho gronse ordered by tho
English government to DO uaod on these
cartridges was taken from cows and pigs,
md grease to the Hindoos is unoleAn, and
TO bito thcsp cartridges ut the loading OF
the guns would he nn oiionso 90 tho hin.
doo's religion. Tho leaders OF the Hindoos
said that thosu creased cartridges woro
only part OF an attempt by tho English
government to make tho natives give up
thoir religion. Hence unbOundcd indlg-
nation was nrouscd
Tho Native Discomfort.
Another cause OF the mutiny was that
another largo province Of India had been
annexed to tho British empire, md thou.
sands Of officials In tho employ OF tho king
OF that province were thrown out OF posi-.
ton, and they were all ready for trouble
making,
Another cause was said TO DO the bad
government exercised by some English
officials In India,
Tho simple fact was that tho natives Of
India wGro u conquered rnco, aud tho
English were tho oonquorora. For 100
years tho British scopter had been waved
over India md the lndinns wanted to
break that scopter. There u0vor had been
any love or sympathy between the natives
of India and tho Europeans There "a
mono now.
Before tho timc OF the great mutny tho
English governments rlslScd much power
In the hands OF tho nhtiyes. Too many OF
them manned tho forts. Too many Of
them wore In governmental employ. And
now the time bad como for u wide out.
BRONX, The natives had persuaded them.
selves that they could send tho English
government flying, and To accomplish It
dagger and sword and firearms and mutt,
lation and slaughter must do their worst.
10 was evident In Lucknow TINT tho ma.
lives were about 90 riso and nut TO death
all tho Europeans they could lay their
hands on, and Into tho rcsidoncy tho
Christian population OF Lucknow hasten.
cd for defense from tho tigers In human
form which We're growlinR for their vic
TINS The occupants OF the rosidoncy, or
fort. wero--milltary and noneombatants,
men, women and ohlldron--ln number
about ,d9a.
suggest In ono sentence some OF tho
chief wees to which they were subjected
when say that these people woro in tho
reSdency five months without a single
change Of clothing. some OF tho tins the
heat at 40 and l9O degrees; tho place
black with files md all squirm with vor.
min; nrinR Of the enemy upon them ceas.
Ing Mother day nor night; tho hospital
crowded with tho dying smallpox, sour
Wy, cholera adding their work 20 tint OF
shot and she'll women brought up In all
comfort and mover having known want
crowded and sacrificed IA a collar where
nine children weo horn; lcss and less
food no water except that which was
brought mum wcll undor tho enemy's
Tire. 10 that tho w0tor obtained was at tho
price OF blood, tho stencil OF the dead
horses adding 10 the cilluyla OF corpses, and
all waiting for the moment when tho
army OF 10000 shriekng Hlndoo devils
should break In upon the harrison Of the
residoncy now reduced by wounds and
sickness and death to go men, women
and children
Visit to the Resideney.
"cal mo early" said, tomorrow
morning aud let Us be ut tho rosldcncy bo.
fore tho sun becomes too hot AZ 7
o'clook in the morning wo left our hotel
In Lucknow, and said 10 our ohllging.
Rentlemanly escort "plcasc take us along
tho road by which HavcloelS and ousram
came to tho roliet OF the rcsidency - THAT
was the way we went There was a sol.
emn stiffness az we approachedt the gate Of
tho rosldency. Battewd and torn is tho
masonry OF the entrance, signature OF
shot and punctuation Of cannon bali all
up and down aud EVERYWHERE.
Hero to tho left, said onr cs.,ort ua-e