Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1894-12-08
SIEGE OF LUCKNOW.
Rsv. DR.. TALMAGE RELATES THRILL
ING DEEDS OF HsRolsM.

hGNs In iS>kWft4E h-EfNI L9 fInii-A-
iN1 DEEDS OF HsRolSM.
Accompanied by a so:..:er Who survi yed
That Awful Ordeal. the Eminent Divine
Recalls the Terrible Sepoy Rebellion--A
Great General and Devout Christian.
BROOKLYN. Nov 25.-Rev. DIR. Tai
mage today began his series of round
the world sermons through the press,
the first subject selected being Luck
now, India. Tho text chosen was Deu-
teronomy Xxx, 10, when thou shalt
besiege city a long time in making
war against it 70 tal.o it, thou shalt not
destroy the trees thereof by forcing an
AK against them.
The awfulest thing in war is besiege-
ment, for to the work of deadly weapons
it adds hunger and starvation ard
plague. Besiegement is sometimes nee
essary, but my text commands mercy
even i'll that The fruit trees must be
spared because they afford food for man
Thou shalt not destroy the trees there
of by forcing an AK against them. But
in my recent journey round the world
found at Lucknow, India, tho remains
of the most merciless besiegement of
the ages, and proceed to tell you that
story for four great reasons---to show
you what horrid thing war is and to
make you all advocates for peace. to show
you what genuine Christian character
is under bomhardiaent. TO pnt corona
ton OH Christian courage, and to show
you how splendidly good people Gle
AS our train glitled into the dimly
lighted station ! asked the guard, Is
this Lucknow?" and he answered,
Lucknow, at the pronunciation Of
which proper namo strong emotions
rushed through body, mind and soul.
An Eyewitness.
Tho word is a synonym Of suffering.
of cruelty, Of heroism, CT horror such as
is suggested by hardly any Other word.
We have for So years been reading OF
the agonies there endured ard the dar-
ing deeds there witnessed. 1t was my
great Gesire to have some one who had
witnessed the scenes transacted iii Luck
NOW in 1887 condnct ms ovnr tho nl.ce
We fopnd inst the man Hew,,s n vopn,
soldier at the time the greatest mutiny
of the ages broke opt and he was mt
with others inside the res.dcucy. which
was cluster of buildings making
fortress i'll which the Representatives of
the English Government lived md
which was n bo tho sceno of ,,,.c,d,r-
ance and bomba~d,,,o,t ,hn sto,y Of
which poetry and nuinting and histor,y
and secular aud Scored oloouopce have
been irving TO depict Orr escort NOT
only had n caoA n,e,uc,.y of what had
bannened. but had talcrt cnopgh tn re-.
hearse the tragedy.
In tho early nat of 1877 all orc, In.
dia the natives we're ready IN brcal, o,t
in rahelliop AGAINST an fnroione,s ard
especialIv against tie civil and mill.
fairy representatives of the English gov
eminent
half dozen corees orn mentioned
for tho feelips Of djscontert and irsur-
reetion that WIS evidenced tbronobout
India The most Of these canees were
mere pretex,s. Creased cartridees were
no doubt M cxasperatiop Tho rrease
ordorod bv tho Euglisb covcr,,,,,ept to he
used IN these csr;riaees vas taIen. from
COWS or MICS. cnd grease To the Ufuroos
;s pucleon and IN bita thcse cart,i,l,,ns
at the loadino Of rho er,,,s ,von,J bn N,
o,rense ia tho Hjn1oo,s relipion The
leaders of the ITiuaoas said tbat these
creased car,,iaocs were only mart If an
attemnt he tho ENGLISH aaysr,,r eut ia
mako tho natives rive nm thei7 ro,ipio,.
hepce uuboruded in,liyrs,,on wa.
oro,snl
Another canse Of t,o r,,tinv was that
another lareo province Of Indi, Ind
been annexed to tho british e,1p-re.
and thopso,6s of offic;ors j., tho o,nnIov
of tho King of thet ,ro,-i,,.n ,,,oro + hro,vn
ont IF noeitiou a,,d they 1voro eli readv
for tro,1blo ,,.k;pe,
Another canse was said Tn /, the had
government exercised NV sor,o Fnalish
Officials i'm India
The simple fact yvas that tbe natives
of India zero = coro,,crod ,aro and tho
English were the coroncrors For 100
veors tho Rritisb scanter had bor., ,vov.
cd over India and tho Indians voptod
IN break tba, ecentar There never had
been onv love or .,vr.notI,v bet,yas,, tho
natives Of india and the Enronaon,
There is none now
Before tho fine If tbe orr at r,ntipv
tho EpoIish oovorn,ncnt rislcd ,,,,ch
no,yor in the hands of the norivos Tco
ronv of ,ha,n ,,ourod tho forts Too
nony IF tho,,, ,vo-o :, noylr,,,,ontoI
e,nniov And now tho time had COME
for ,y;da o,tbrnot To n,+ires lad
narsnodod themselves fh,t tha,, co,,Id
send The Fpolisb government flvina
and to ocon,nnIish u do,.oo,. and s,yo1.I
a,a firo,,,,c aud ,nrtilotio, a.,d slargh.
ter ,nust do tbo;r ,-ore.
,,orrn,s 90 ,,,, c;o.-o
H. ,vos evident IN Jnol.,,o,,, th,+ .,o
natives ,co,o ohort 20 r;,a .,,d mt 70
deatb all tbo F,ro1,eans t,,ov co,,IJ Inv
thoir hor1s ~, Cd ;,,.,, 40 ,oei,lo,,,.y,