Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1894-12-14
THE CITY OF BLOOD.
REV. DR.. TALMAGE GIVES ANOTHER
VIVID ROUND THE WORLD SERMON.

He Describes the Appalling Massacre of
Christians at Cawnpur In the Name of
Religion and Recounts the Beauty Of the
Christian Faith.
BROOKLYN, Dec. S.-Dr. Talmage to-
day delivered through the press the Sec
ond Of his "round the world" series Of
sermons, the subject being "The City
of Blood" and the text selected being
Psalms cxli, z: "Our bones are scat
tered at the graves mouth, as when one
cutteth and cleaveth wood upon the
earth. But mine eyes are unto thee, o
God, the Lord!"
Though you may read this text from
the Bible, read it as cut by chisel into
the pedestal Of a cross beneath which lie
many Of the massacred at Cawnpur.
India To show you what Hindooism
and Mohammedanism really are, where
they have full swing, and not as they
represent themselves in parliament
of 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 l shall
speak of 1.-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
met at Cawnpur. 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. Icould hardly wait until the horses
were put to the carriage, and Mr.. Lee,
seated with rs, started for the scene,
the story Of which makes tame in con-
trast all Modoc and Choctaw butcheries.
a Genuine Villain.
1t seems that all the worst passions OF
the 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-
hib 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 a 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
q 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 a picture Of his client, the man
charged with fraud. The attorney gave
this picture to the journals as a specl-
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 ne lived
in dread that his client would some day
SEQ the use made Of his picture, and 1t
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
preserved amid human records. said
TO our escort, "Mr. Lee, was there any
popularity in Mana Sahib's appear
ance?" The reply was: Nothing very
peculiar. He was a dull, lazy, coward
". sensual man, brought up to do moth
ing, and wanted to continue on the same
scale to do nothing"
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 $40O, 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, 600 III
gold ornaments, $500, 900 in jewels,
$500, 600 in bonds and other resources
amounting to at least 81, 500, 600. But
the poor young man was not satisfied
and the Cawnpur massacre was his re-
yenge. 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-
struction, and that Of oil his regiments
and all the Europeans in Cawnpur
The Decree of Mana sahib.
Mr.. Leo explained all this to me by
the fact that General Wheeler had mar
ried a native, and he naturally took her
story and thought there was no peril
But the time for the proclamation from
Mana Sahib had come, and such docu.
ment went forth as never before had
seen the light Of day. give only an e1
tract
"As by the kindness Of God. and the
good fortune of the emperor, all the
Christians who were at Delhi, Poonah,
sattara and other places, and even those
5000 European soldiers who went IN
disguise into the former city and were
discovered, are destroyed and sent tC
hell by the pious and sagacious troops
who are firm to their religion, and a.
they have all been conquered by the
present government and as no trace o.
them is left in these places, 1t is th'
duty Of all the subjects and servants o.
the government to rejoice at the delight
ful intelligence and carry on their re
spective work with comfort and ease
AS by the bounty Of the glorious AL
mighty and tho enemy destroying for
tune Of the emperor, the yellow face'
and narrow minded people have oeel
sent to hell, and Cawnpur has beel
conquered, it is necessary that all tn
subjects and landowners and govern