Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1895-01-19
WONDERS OF CEYLGN.
REV OR. TAlmAeE At THE ISLE OF
PALMS.

The Show Place OF the Universc-Thc Great
Preacher at the Harbor of CoIonbo-A
Glowing Picture of n Remarkable Conn-
try-The Lesson.
NEW YORK. Jan. i3.-In continuing
his series Of round tho world sermons
through the press Rev. DIR. Talmage
today chose for his subject "Ceylon.
the Isle Of Palms, the text selected be-
ing. The ships Of Tarshish first" tIsa-
iah *. %
The Tarshish Of my text by many
commentators is supposed TO be the is
land Of Cey Ion. upon which the seventh
sermon OF the round the world series
lands us Ceylon was called by tho
Romans Tapobrare. John Milton called
1t Golden Chcrsonese " Moderns have
called Ceylon 'the isle of palms, . the
isle Of flowers. the pearl drop on "thc
brow Of India, " 1.-THE isle Of jewels. Z"
the island Of spice. " 1.-THE show place
of the universe. ''the land of hyacinth
and ruby. +" In my eyes, for scenery
u appeared 10 be a mixture Of Yosemite
and Yellowstone park All Christian
people want 70 know more OF Ceylon.
ior they have long while been CON
tributing for its oyangelization. As our
ship from Australia approached this Is
land there hovered over il clouds thick
and black rs the supcrstitions which
have huyered here for centuries. but the
morning sun was breaking through like
the gospel light which is 20 scatter the
last cloud Of moral gloom. The sen lay
along the coast calm rs the eternal pur
poses Of God toward all islands and con
tinents We swing into the harbor of
Colombo. which is made by hreallwa
ter built at vast expense. As we floated
INTO it the water is black with boats Of
all sizes and manned by people Of oil
colors. bui chiefly Tamils and Cingalese
Two Remarkable sights.
There are two things want most TO
see on this island: A heather temple
with its devotees in idolatrous worship
and an audience of Cingalese addressed
by a Christian missionary The en-
tomoloSist may have his capture of bril-
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 5000 feet down and
of days dying on evening pillows OF pur
Pile cloud etched with fire. and the boz
tanist his camp full of orchids and crow
foots and centians and valerian and To-
tus want most to find out the moral
and religious triumphs. how many
1aH
sorrows comiOrted. how many entombed
nations resurrected. Sir William Baker.
the famous explorer and geographer, did
well for Ceylon after his eight years
residence in this island. and Professor
Ernst Heckul. the professor from Jena,
did well when he swept these waters
and rummaged these hills and took hume
Tor future inspection the insects Of this
tropical air And forever honorcd be
such work, but let all that is sweet in
rhythm and graphic on canvas and i'm
posing in monument and immortal in
memory be brought 10 tell the deeds Of
those vino were heroes and heroines for
Christ 5 sake
Many scholars have supposed that this
island of Ccylon was the original garden
Of Eden where the snake first appeared
on rcpiilian mission. There are reasons
Tor belief that this was the site where
tho first homestead was opened and de
siroyud IL is 80 near the equator that
there are not more than IL degrees Of
Fahrenheit difference all the year round.
Perpetual foliage. perpetual fruit and
all styles Of animal life prosper What
luxuriance and abundance and super
abundance Of lifel What styles of plu.
mage do not the birds sport What styles
OF scale DO not the fishes reveal What
styles of song do not the groves have in
their libretto'
Here on the roadside and clear out Ola
the beach Of the sea stands the cocoanut
tree saying Take my leaves fer shade
Take the juice of my fruit for delecta-
bile drink Take my saccharine for sug-
az Take my fiber for the cordage Of
your ships Take my oil to kindle your
lamps Take my wood 10 fashion your
cups and pitchers Take my leaves 10
thaich your roofs Take my smooth sur
face on which 20 print your books Take
my $4,000. 900 trees covering 800, 600
acres and with the expectation enrich
the world viii wave IN your fans
and spread abroad in your umbrellas
1 will yibrate III your musical insirn
ments. Will be the scrubbing brushes
on your floors
Miracles of Nature.
Here also stands the palm tree saying
lam at your disposal With these arms
1 fed your ancestors $50 years ago. and
with these same arms will feed your
descendants $50 years from now defy
the centuricsN
Here also stands the nutmeg tree say
ing. II am ready TO spice your bevcr
ages and enrich your puddings and with
my sweet dust make insipid things pal
atablc.
Here also stands the coffee plant sly
ing. With the liquid boiled from ms
berry | stimulate the nations morning
by morning
Here stands the tea plant saying,
With the liquid boiled from my leaf
1 soothe the worlds nerves and stimu
late the worlds conversation evening by
evening.
Here stands the cimchona saying.
am the Zoe Of malaria Ia all climates
my bitterness is the slaughter Of feyeIz
What miracles Of productiveness on
these islands, Enough sugar To swecteB
all the worlds beverages. enough ba
nanas 10 pile all the worlds fruit has
kets, enough rice to mix all the worlds
puddings. enough cocoanut 10 powder
all the worlds cakes, enough flowers -
garland all the worlds beauty
But in the evening. riding through a
cinnamon grove, first tasted the leav,
ana bark O. that condimont so valuable
and delicate that transported on ships
the aroma % the cinnamon is dispclled
il placed near y rival bark. OF such
great value is the cinnamon shrub that
years ago those who injured It ~ ccy-
ION were put 20 death. But that which
.hce was Jungle of cinnamon Is now
park Of gentlemen ; residences. The
long, white dwelling houses are bounded
with this shrub, aud all other styles Of
growth congregatcd there make boz
fanical garden. Doves called cinnamon
doves hop among the branches. and
crows. moro POLITICALLY styled ravens,
which never could sing, but think they
can. iiy across the road giving full test
Of their vocahles Birds which learned
their chanting under the very caves Of
heaven oyorpower al with their grand
march Of the tropics. Tho hibiscus dap