The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1895-01-09

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of the eIogui>---s Palace of -Amber--ine
Clock of Time.
BROOKLYN, Dec. 30-Continuing his
series of round the world sermons
through the press, Rev. DR., Talmage
today chose for his subject Palaces
in India, the text being Amos III, IL,
Who store up violence and ROBBERY
in their palaces. i.
In this day, when vast sums OF
money are being given for the re-
demption OF India, l hope to increase
the interest in that great country and
at the same time draw for all classes
of our people practical lessons, and so
1 present this fifth sermon in the
round the world series We step into
the ancient capital of India, the mere
pronunciation Of its name sending a
thrill through the body, mind and
soul of all those who have ever reaG
its stories of splendor and disaster ana
prowess-Delhi.
Before the first historian lmpre>Set'
his first word ia clay or cut ms iirsS
word on marble or wrote ms Ifs'
word on papvrus Delhi stood III Inala'
a contemporv Of Babylon amt Nine,
yeh We know that Delhi existed
LONGER before ChriSt'S time than we
live after his time Delhi Is butt on
the ruins of seven cities, which runs
cover 40 miles with wrecked temples,
broken fortresseS, split tombs, tumble
down palaces and the debris OF centU-
ries. An archaologist could profta5!y
spend his life here talking with the
past through its lips of venerable ma
sonry.
There are a hundred things here You
ought to see in this city Of Delhi, bat
three things you must see. Inc hFsI
thing wanted to see was the C;'SA-
mere gate. for that was the p0lnS !:
which the most wonderful decd CT
daring which the world has eve. seen
was done. That was the turning point
of the mutiny OF 1857. \ Lady at Del
hi put into my hand an oil painting
of about IS inches square. a picture
well executed, but chiefly valUaoIe-tor
what it represented. 1t was g sceGe
from the time Of the muuny-tNo
horses at full run harnc>sed toa car
riage in which were four persons.
She said:
ssThose persons on the front side are
nv father and mother. The young
lady on the back seat holding IN ner
arms baby of year was my older
sister, and the baby was myself. Ny
mother. who is down with q fever IN
the next room, painted that years ago.
The horses are in full run because we
are fleeing for our lives. My mother
is driving, for the reason that my
father, standing up in the front OF Iae
carriage, had to defend us with ms
gun. as YOU there see: lie fought our
way out and on for many mile,
shooting down the sepoys Us we Went
We had somewhat suspected trouble
and had become suspicious OF our ser
wants. A prince had requested a prl-
vate interview with my father. who
was editor of the Delhi Gazette. The
prince proposed to come velleGi 50 that
no one might recognize him, but my
mother insisted on being present. and
the interview did not take place. 4
large fish had been sent to our 1amlly
and four other families, the present
an Offering of thanks for the KING S
recovery from recent sickness. But
we suspected poison and did not eat
the FISH. One day all our servants
came up and said they must 60 and
see what %as the matter. We saw
what vas intended and knew that II
the servants returned they would
murder all of US. Things grew worse
and worse until this scene OF hight
shown you in the picture took place.
You see, the horses We're Wild with
fright. This was not only because OF
the discharge of guns, but the horses
were struck and pounded by sepoys,
and ropes were tied across the way.
and the savage halo and the shout OF
revenge made all the way OF our hight
horror"
The books have fully recorded the
heroism displayed at Delhi and ap-
proximate regions, but make no men
tion of this family OF Wagentrelbers
whose fight I am mentioning. But
the Madras Atheneum printed this:
ssAnd nowl Are not the deeds OF
the Waeentreibes, though he wore a
round hat and she crinoline, as wor-
thy of imperishable! verse as those OF
the heroic pair whose nuptials graced
the court of Charlemange! A more
touching picture than that OF the
brave man contending with well
nerved arm against the black and
threatening fate impending over his
wife and child we have never seen.
Here was no strife for the glory Of
physical prowess or the spoil Of shin
ing arms, but conquest OF the hu-
man mind, an assertion OF the powers
of intellect over the :aost appalling
array of circumstances that could as
sail a human being. Men have become
erav in front of sudden and uneNpcct-
ed peril, and in ancient days so much
was courage matter of herolcs and
mere instinct that we read IL lmmor-
tai verse of heroes struck with panic
and fleeing before the enemy. But
the savage sepoys, with their hoarSe
war crv and swarming ike wasps
around the Wagentreibers, struck no
terror into the brave mans heart.
His heroism was not the mere ebUlli-
ton of despair; but. like that of his
wife. calm and wise. standing upright
that he might use his arms better.
As an incident will sometimes more
impress one than a generality OF state
ment, I present the flight OF this one
family. from Delhimerely 10 illustrate
the desperation Of the times. The fact
was that the sepoys had taken posses
sion of the city Of Delhi and they
were, with all their artillery, lighting
back the Europeans who were on the
outside and numbering all the Euro
peans who were inside. The city Of
Delhi has crenulated wall on three
sides-a wall So miles long-and the