Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1895-01-11
REV. DR.. TALMAGE
The Eminent Brooklyn Divine'S Sun
day Sermon.
Subject: "Palaces in India"

In this day, when vast sums or money
aro being given for the redemption OF In
dia, hope 10 increase the interest in that
great country and at the same time draw
for all olasses of our people practical les
sons, and so I present this fifth sermon IN
the round the world series. We step into
the ancient capital OF India. the mere prol
nunciation of its name sending thrill
through the body, mind and soul OF all
those who have ever read its stories Oh
splendor and disaster and prowess-Delhi.
Before the first historian impressed his
first word in clay, or cut his first word on
marble, or wrote his first word on papyrus,
Delhi stood in India, q contemporary OF
Babylon and Nineveh. We know that Delhi
existed longer before Christ's time than we
live after His time. Delhi IS built on the
ruins OF seven cities, which ruins cover forty
miles, with wrecked temples, broken
fortresses, split tombs, tumble down palaces
and the debris Of centuries. An arch@o:oglst
could probably spend his life here talking
with the past through its lips OF venerable
masonry.
There arc hundred things here. you
ought 10 see in this city of Delhi but three
things YOU must see. The first thing want.
cd TO SEQ was the Cashmere gate, for that
was the point at which the most wonderful
decd OF daring which the world has ever
seen was done. That was the turning point
of the mutiny Of 1857. lady at Delhi put
into my hand an oil painting OF about eight
cen inches square, a picture we'll executed
but chiefly valuable Tor what 1t repre-
sented. 1t was scene from. the time OF
mutiny; two horses at full run, mar,
messed to a carriage in which were four
persons. She said: 'Those persons Cd
the front side are my father and mother.
The Young lady on the back seat hold
inc in her arms a baby OF year was
nv older sister, and the baby was N.Y.
SELF. Ny mother, who Is down with
fever In the next room, painted tha'
wears ago. The horses are in full run
because We are fleeing for our lives. My
mother is driving, for tho reason that IA her
standing up In the front OF his carriage. mao
to defend US with his gun, as you there see.
He fought our way out and on Tor many a
mile, shooting down the sepoys as we went;
We had somewhat suspected trouble ana
had become suspicious OF our servants. A
prince had requested Il private interview
with my father, who was editor OF the
Delhi Gazette. The prince proposed TO
come yelled, so mat no one might recog-
nize him, but my mother insisted on being
present, and the interview did not take
place. A large fish had been sent to our
family and four other families, the present
an Offering OF thanks for the Kings recovery
from q recent sickness. But we suspected
poison and did not eat tho fish.
zone day all our servants came up and said
they must 90 and see what was the matter.
We saw what was intended and knew that II
the servants returned they would murder all
of US. Things grew worse and worse until
this scene of flight shown you In the picture
took place. You see, the horses were WIZ
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
halloo and the shout of revenge made all the
way of our flight q horror"
The books have fully recorded the hero
Ism displayed at Delhi and approximate
regions, but made no mention OF this TAM
liz Of Wagentreibers whose flight am D:en-
tloning. But the Madras Atheneum printed
this.
"And now Are not the deeds Of the Wag.
entreibers, though he wore a round hat and
she erinoline, as worthy OF imperishable
verse as those OF the heroic pair whose nup-
tals graced the court OF CharlemagneI 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 Tor the
glory of physical proves or the spoh OF
| shining arms, but Il conquest OF the human
IN nd, an assertion OF the powers OF intellect
over the most appalling array OF clrcum'
| strnces that copld asSail a human beng.
| Men have become gray in front OF sudden and
expected peril, and in ancient Gays sc
! much was courage matter OF herolC
and mere instinct that we read In i'm
mortal verse OF heroes struck with panic
| and fleeing before the enemy. But tne say.
age sepoys, with their hoarse warcry and
swarming like wasps around the wagon
| triebers, struck no terror into the brave
| mans heart. His herosm was not the mere
ebullition of despair, but, like that OF bis
wife, calm and Understanding upright that
he might use his arms better"
AS an incident will sometimes more I'm.
press one than generality OF statement,
| present the flight OF this ono family from
| Delhi merely TO illustrate the desperation o
| the times. The fact was that the sepoys na(
taken possession Of the city of Delhi, en(
they we're. with all their artillery, fighting
back the Europeans who were on the out
side and numbering all the Europeans wh'
were inside. The city OF Delhi has {
crenulated wall Ga three sides, wal
| flyeanda halfmiles lone, and the fourth site o
the city Is defended by the River Jumn9. Ii
addition to these two defenses OF wall an!
water there were 10000 sepoys, all armed
Twelve hundred British soldiers were to
take that city. Nicholson, tho immorta
| General, commanded them, and you mus
visit his grave before you leave Delhi. III
fell leading his troops. He commands
them even after being MORALLY wounded
You will read this inscription on his tomb
"John Nicholson, who led the assault o
Delhi, Lut fell In the hour OF victory
mortally wounded, and died 23d September
1857, aged thirty-fye years"
With what guns and men General Nlchol
son could muster he had laid siege to this
walled city filled with devils. What feariu
O Ids Twelve hundred British troops I'M
covered by any military works, to take
city surrounded by firm and high masonry
on the top of which were ia guns and de-
Tended by 900 foaming sepoys. A larger
percentage OF troops fell here than II
any great ba;tle happen TO know Of. Tht
Crlmean percentage OF tho fallen was 17.48
but tho percentage Ct Delhi was 37.9 Ye
that city must be taken. end 1t can only b
taken by such courage as had never BEEN re
corded in all the annals OF bloodshed. Every
charge of the British regiments against th'
walls and gates had been beaten back. Tb'
hyenas OF Hindooism AMI MohammedanIsn
howed over the walls, and the EnSnsf
army could do nothing but bury their OWL
| dead. But at tniS Gate 1 stunu anu Wot0-
an exploit that makes tho page OF history
tremble with agitation.
This city has ten gates, but the most fam
Gus is the one before which we now stand,
and 1t is called Cashmere gate. Write tn
words in red ink because OF the carnage.
Write them in letters OF light for the illus
tr.ous dccCs. Write them in letters OF blacl
for the berelt and tho dead. Will the worlC
over forget that Cashmere gate? Lieuten
Gn,s Sllke!d and Home and Sergeants Bur
CESS, Carmichael and Smith offer0l to tak'
bags Of powder to the foot OF that gate an
st thom on fire, blowing open the gate, al