The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1895-01-18

''The Isle of PALMS. The Isle Oh
Flowers" 1.-THE Pearl Drop ON the
Brow of India;" 1.-THE Isle OF Jewels;
"The Island of Spice;" 1.-The Show
Place of the UNIVERSE" 1.-THE Land OF
Hyacinth and Ruby" In my eyes, for
scenery it appears to be mixture OF
Yosemite and Yellowstone park. All
Christian people want to know more OF
Ceylon, for they have a long while been
contributing for its evangelization. AS
our ship from Australia approached
this island, there lowered over it
clouds thick and black as the super
stitions which have lowered here for
centuries; but the morning sun was
breaking through like the gospel light
which is to scatter the last cloud OF
moral gloom. The sea lay along the
coast calm as the eternal purposes of
God toward all islands and continents
We swing into the harbor of Colon bo'
which is made by break water built
at vast expense. AS we floated into
it the water is black with boats of all
sizes and manned by people of all
colors, but chiefly Tamils and Cinga-
lese.
There are two things want most to
see ON this island: heather temple
with its devotees in idolatrous worship.
and anaudience of Cingalese addressed
by Christian missionary. The ento-
mologist may have his capture of brill
liant insects; and the sportsman his
tent adorned with antler of red deer
and tooth of wild boar; and the painter
his portfolio of gorge three thousand
feet down, and of days dying on even
ing pillows of purple cloud etched
with fire; and the botanist his camp
full of orchids, and crowfoots, and
gentians, and valerian, and lotus.
want most TO find OFT the moral and
religious triumphs, how many wounds
have been healed; how many sorrows
comforted; how many entombed ma
tions resurrected Sir William Baker,
the famous explorer and geographer,
did we'll for Ceylon after his eight
years residence in this island, and
Prof. Ernst Hecllel, the professor from
Jena. did well when he swept these
waters, and rummaged these hills and
took home for future inspection the
insects of this tropical air. And for
ever honored be such work; but let al
that is sweet in rytkm, and graphic or
canvas, and imposing in monument
and immortal in memory be brought tC
tell the deeds of those who were heroes
and heroines for Christ's sake.
Many scholars have supposed thai
this island of Ceylon was the origina
Garden of Eden where the snake first
appeared on reptilian mission. There
are reasons Cor belief that this was the
/ site where the first homestead wa
opened and destroyed. 1t is so neal
the equator that there are not more
] than twelve degrees of Fahrenheit DIFF
] ference all the year round. Perpetua
foliage, perpetual fruit, and all styles
of animal life prosper. What luXuri
ance, and abundance, and superabund
ance of lifel What styles of plumag,
do not the birds sportl What styles o
scale do not TIE fishes reveall Wha'
styles of song do not the groves hav,
in their lieretto Here on the road
side and clear out on the beach of tn,
sea stands the cocoanut tree, saying
Take my leaves for shade. Take tn,
Juice of my fruit for delectable drink
Take my saccharine for sugar TAX,
my fibre for the cordage of your ships
Take my oil to kindle your lamps
Take my wood to fashion your cup,
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thatch your roofs. Take my smooth
surface on which to p int your books
Take my 80, 600, 0O0 trees covering 500,
900 acres, and with the expectation en-
rich the world will wave in YOU
fans and spread abroad in your um
brellas. will Nitrate in your musica
instruments Twill be the scrubbine
brushes on your floors
Here also stands the palm tree, say
ing; II am at your disposal Will
these arms / fed your ancestors 15C
yeurs ago, and with these same arms
will feed your ancestors $50 years from
now. l defy the centuries!'
| Here also stands the nutmeg tree
saying: ~ am ready to spice you
beverages and enrich your buildings
and with my sweet dust make insipiC
things palatable.
nere also stands the coffee plant
saying: "With the liquid boiled iron
my berry stimulate the nations morn
ing by morning"
Here stands the tea plant, saving
"With the liquid boiled from my leaf
soothe the worlds nerves and stimu
! late the worlds conversation, evening
by evening"
Here stands the cinthona, saying
81 am the foe of malaria. In all eli
mates my bitterness is the slaughter o.
| fevers."
. What miracles of productiveness OF
these islands, Enough sugar TO sweet
en- all the worlds beverages; enough
bananas to pile all the worlds frui
baskets; enough rice to mix all the
worlds buildings; enough cocoanut Il
powder all the worlds cakes; enough
flowers to garland all the world
beauty