Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1895-01-25
REV. DIR. TALMAGE
rHE BROOKLYN DIvISE's SUM-
DAY SERMON.
Subject "oeylOn, the Isle Ofralms.' ~

lon, upon which the seventh sermon Of the
round the world series lands Us. Ceyion
was eallei by the Romans rapohrane. JOIN
| Milton callel IL Golden Crersonese. Moa.
ems have called CeylCn ''the isle OF palms
''the isle Of iiowersn '.the pearl drop on tue
brow OF India" 1.-THE isle Of jewels, tine
island Of spice" ''ihe show piacr oil the nm,
verse" ''the land OF hyscinih ana ruoy'
In my EYES. for scenery, u appeared 10 ne
mixture OF Yosemite aud Yellowstone Park:
All Christian people want 10 Know more OF
Cpylou. for they have long while o-en con-
tribuiing for il evangelical on. As our snip
from Australia approached this island there
lowered over il clouds thick and black rs the
! suparstitions which have lowered here for
| centuries. tut the morning sun was breaking
through like the gospel light which is 10 seat
ter the last cloul Of moral gloom. The sea
I lay along the coast calm rs the eternal pur-
poses OF God toward all islands and con-
| iinents. We swing into the harhor OF Colon
/ DO, which is made by hreakwater built at
vast expense As we foatei into ii the
water is black with boats OF all sizes and
manned by people OF all co.ors, but chiefly
/ Tamils and CIngalese.
| There are two things I want most TO see
| on this island A heather temple with It's
| devotees in idolatrous wor- hip and an audi
ence OF Cingalese addressed bya Christian
| missionary. The entomologst may have his
capture o brilliant insects, and the sports
man his tent adorned with antler OF red deer
and tooth of wild boar, and thu painter his
portfolio OF gorge 5000 feet down and OF days
dying on evening pillows OF purple cloud
etched with fire. and the botanist his camp
full OF orchids and crOwfoots and gentians
and valeran and lotus. l want most to find
out the moral and religious tr umphs, how
many wounds have been healed, how many
sorrows comfore1, how many entombed
nations resurrected. Sir William Baker. the
famous explorer and geographer, did well
| for Cey on after his eight years residence in
this island. and Professor Ernst Heckel, the
professor from Jena,sdid well when he swept
these waters and rummaged these hi and
took homo for future inspection the insects
OF this tropical air. And forever honored he
such work, but let all that is sweet in rhythm
and graphic on canvas and imposing in mon
ument and immortal in memory be brought
10 tell the deeds OF those who were heroes
ana heroines for Christ's sake.
Many scholars have supposed that this ISL
and of Ceylon was the original garden OF
Eden where the snake first appeared on rep
titan mission. There are reasons for belief
that this was the site where the first home
stead was opened and destroyed. 1t is so
near the equator that there are not more
than twelve degrees OF Fahrenheit differ
ence all the year round. Perpetual foliage,
perpetual fruit and all styles of animal life
prosper. What luxurlance and abundance
and superabundance of life! What styles oil
pumage 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 on the
beach of the sea stands the cocoanut tree
saying: "Take my leaves for shade. Take
the juice OF my fruit for deectable drink
Take my saccharine for sugar. Take my
fiber the cordage OF your ships. Take my
oil to kindle your lamps. Take my wood t
fashion your cups and pitchers. Take my
leaves to thatch your roofs. Take my
smooth surface on which to print your books
Take my 30, 900, 900 trees covering 500 00t
acres and with the expectation enrich the
world. / will wave in your fans and spread
abroad in your umbrellas. l will vlbrate il
your musical instruments. | will be thu
scrubbing brushes on your floors.
Here also stands the palm tree saying
81 am at your disposal. With these arms
fed your ancestors $50 years ago, and witt
these same arms l will feed your descend
ants $50 years from now. l DEFY the cen
turtles !"
Here also stands the nutmeg tree saying
81 am ready to spice your beverages and EN-
rich your buildings and with my sweet dus
make inspid things palatable."
Here also stands the coffee plant saying
"With the liquid boiled from my berry
stimulate the nations morning by morning.
Here also stands the tea plant saying
"Wth the liquid boiled from my leaf
! soOthe the worlds nerves and stimulate tn
world Is conversation evening by evening.
. Here stands the cinchona saying: Il an
the foe of malaria. In all climates my bit
! terness is the slaughter OF fevers.
What miracles OF productiyeness on thes
Islands Enough sugar to sweeten all tn
worlds beverages, enough bananas to pill
3 all the worlds fruit baskets, enough rice L
: mix all the worlds buildings, enough cocoa
nut to powder all the worlds cakes, enough
flowers to garland all the worlds beauty
But in the evening, riding through Gin
, namon grove, l first tasted the leaves ant
bark OF that condiment SO valuable an,
delicate that transported on ships the arom
OF the cinnamon is dispeled if placed near
rival bark or such great value is the Gin
, ! namon shrub that years ago those who ia
jured 1t In Ceylon were put to death. Blu
that which once WAS a jungle OF cinnamon
8 Is nova park OF gentlemen's residences. Til
8 long, white dwelling houses are boundet
with this shrub, and al, other styles Of growtl
congregated there make a botanical garden
Doves called cinnamon doves hop anon
the branches, and crows, more poeticall
styled ravens. which never could sing, bu
LINK llltS Ciu, ny dcEOSS lue rOll SlNln
full test of their vocables. Birds whic
learned their chanting under the very cave
OF heaven overpower all with their gran
march Of the tropics. The hibiscus dappe
the scene with its scarlet clusters. All shade
of brown AMI emerald and saffron and bril-
lance melons, lines. magnosteens, custar
apples, guayas, pineappes, jasmine so laie
with aroma they have to hold fast to ii
wall, and begonias, gloriosas on fire an
| IL, b,r lorJ ,
them under conservatory, but here defaI
of all weather, and flowers more or less aki
to azaleas and honeysuckles and foxes an
fuchsias and chrysanthemums and rhod
dendrons and foxgloves and pansies whic
dye the plains and mountains OF Ceylon wit
heaven.
The evening hour burns incense OF a
styles of aromatics. The convolvulus, blu
as If the sky had fallen, and butterfiit
spanging the air, and arms OF trees sleeve
with blossoms. and rocks upholstered
moss, commngling sounds and sights an
odors until eye and ear and nosris vie wit
each other as to which sense shall open II
door to the most enchantment. A strugg
between music and perfume and iridescenc
Oleanders Keeling in intoXcation of colo
Great banyan trees that have been changin
their minds for centuries, each century ca
rying out a new plan of growth, attracte
our attention and saw us pass in the year
1894 as they saw pass the generations
1894 and 1894 Colombo Is so thorough
embowered in foliage that ifyou go into OF
of its towers and look down upon the ci
OF 100, 900 people you cannot see q hous
Oh, The trees Of Ceylon May you live to b
hold the morning climbing down throug
- their branches or the evening tipping the
leaves with amber and gold I forgive Il
Buddhist for the worship Of trees until the
l,,,n of fl.n n ,r,l, i tln fran
wonder not that there are some trees in Ce
Ion called sacred. 70 me all trees a
sacred. l wonder not that before one
them they burn camphor flowers and har
lamps around its branches and 100000 pc
pie each year make pilgrimage to that tire
Worship something man must, and, un
he hear OF the only Being worthy of worshi