The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-01-14

haul Do held a package or bamboo leaves.
on which were written the words Of the
lesson. each student holding a similar
package Of bamboo leaves. The high
priest FIRST read and then one o. his stu
dents read q group ~ as finely formed
young men as Z ever saw surrounded
the venerable Instructor. The last word
o. each sentence was intoned There was
in the whole scene an earnestness which
impressed me. Not able 70 understand a
word OF what was said. there IS a look Of
language and intOnatiCn that is the same
among ali races. That the Buddhists have
full faith in their religion no one can
doubt. That iS. in their opinion. the way
60 heaven. What Nohammed IS to the
Mohammedau. and what Christ is 10
the Christian. Bundha is 10 the Budd-
hist We waited FOR a pause in the recita-
tom and then. expressing our thanks. re-
tired.
Nearby IS a Buddhist temple on the altar
Of which before the image Of BuGdha are
Offering Of flowers. As night was coming
ON we came up 10 a Hindoo temple. First
we were prohibited going farther than the
outside steps but We gradually advanced
ucfl We could see all that was going on
ms ide. The worshippcrs were making
obeisance. The t0m-toms We're wildly
beaten, and shrill pipes were blown. and
several other Instruments were in fun
bang and hlare. and there was an indie
style Of worship had ever seen or heard.
The dim lights. and the jargon. and the
glooms. and the fitting figures mingled
for eye and ear a horror which il is DIFF
ncult TO shake off All this was only sug-
gesfiVe of what would there tranSpire
after the toilers Of the day had ceased
work and had time TO appear at the tenn
pie That such things should be supposed
10 please the Lord or have any power
to console or help the worshippers IS only
another mystery i'm this world Of mys-
tcries. But we came away saddened with
the spectacle a sadness which did not
leave Us until we arrived al place where
a Christian missionary was preaching in
the street 10 a group of natives.
] had that morning expressed d wish 10
witness such scene. and here IL was.
Standing on an elevation, the good man
was addressing the crowd All was at
tention. and silence. and reverence. A re-
ligion Of relief and joy were being com
mendod. and the dusky faces We're illu-
mined with the sentiments Of pacihcation
and reinforcement. IL was the rose Of
Sharon after walking among nettles. II
was the morning lisht after a thick dark
ness. 1t was the gospel after HinGooism.
But passing up and down the streets
of Ccylon you find all styles Of people
within five minutes-Afghans, Kafirs,
Portuguese. Moormon. Dutch. English,
Scotch. Irish, American, all classes, all
dialects. an manners and customs, all
STYLES of salaam. The most interesting
thing on earth is the human race, and
specimcre Of all branches Of il confront
you in Ceylon. The island Of the present
is quiet and inconspicuous affair com
rared with what IL once was The dead
cities Of Cevlon were larger and more
imposing than are the living cities. on
this island are dead New Yorks, and dead
Pekins, and dead Edinburghs, and dead
T.ondons. Ever and anon at the stroke of
the archacologist's hammer the tomb of
some great Municipality flies omen. and
tbere are other hurled cities that will
vet respond to the explorer's pick-ax
Tho Pomnoit and Herculaneurn under
meath Ttaiv are small compared with the
Pompcfis and Herculaneums underneath
Cevlon wonder is an eDhumod CITY which
was founded 500 wears before Christ. stand
inc IN, r,or,D and snlendcf for twelve hun
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