The Penn's Grove record., 1895-01-18
REV. DIR. TALMAGE
EHH BRooKLYN DrvINE,s sum
DAY SERMON.
Subject. "ceyaon. the Isle ofPaims.s

TEXT, ssThe ships Of Tarshish nrst."--Iss
fah L., Q.
The Tershlsh OF mytext by many CONNER.
tators is supposed to be the island Of Cey-
Ion, upon which the seventh SERMON Of the
round the world series lands us. Ceylor
was called by the Romans Tapobrane. John
Milton called It s'Golden Ohersonese." Mod
ems have called Ceylon s'the isle Of palms.
1.-THE isle OF flowers ssthe pearl drop on the
brow OF India.' sthe isle OF Jewels s'the
island Of spice, !" s'the show place OF the uni
verse;" sthe land OF hyacinth and ruby"
IN my eyes, for scenery, It appeared to he a
mixture OF Yosemite and Yellowstone Park.
All Christian people want to know more OF
TCeylon, for they have q long while been con-
~tributfng for it's eyangelization. As our ship
from Australia approached this island there
Rhovered over 1t clouds thick and black as the
superstitlons which have lowered here for
centuries, but the morning sun was breaking
through like the gospel light which Is to scat
ter the last cloud of moral gloom. The sea
lay along the coast calm as the eternal pur-
poses OF God toward all islands and con-
finents. We swing into the harbor OF Colon
DO, which is made by a hreakwater built Mt
| vast expense. As we floated into 1t the
water Is black with boats Of NIL sizes and
manned by people OF all co'or<, but chiefly
Tamils and Cingalese.
There are two things I want most to see
on his island A heather temple with Its
devotees IN idolatrous worship and an audi
ence of Clngalese addressed by a Christian
/ missionary. TIL ~entomologist may have his
capture OF brilliant insects, and the sports
man his tent adorned with antler oil red deer
and tooth OF wild boar, and the painter his
portfolio OF gorge 5000 feet down and Of days
i dying on evening pillows OF purple cloud
etched with fire, and the botanist bis camp
full Of orchids and crowfoots and gentians
| and valerian and lotus. / want most to find
| out the moral and religious tr umphs, how
many wounds nave been healed, how many
sorrows comforted, how many entombed
nations resurrected. Sir William Baker, thu
famous explorer and geographer, did wei
for Ceyion ate. his eight years residence II
this island, and Professor Ernst Heckel, th,
professor from Jena, sdid well when he swep
these waters and rummaged these hills ant
took home for future inspection the insect
OF this tropical air. And forever honored h
such work, but let all that is sweet In rhythm
and graphic on canvas and imposing In mon
tument and immortal In memory be brough
TO tell the deeds OF those who were heroe
md h~eroinas for Christ's =
zRf1scholars have supposed that this Isl
&epeylon was the original garden o
Aere the snake fret appeared on rep
lfssion. There are reasons for belle
twas the site where the hrst home
Is opened and destroyed. 1t is g
equator thar there are not NOR
i've degrees OF Fahrenheit differ
he year round. Perpetual foliage
fruit and all styles OF animal hf
What luxuriance and abundance
abundance Of lie! What styles Q
do not the birds sport What style
do not the fishes reveal VIVA
song do not the groves have In thei