Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1895-01-30
REV. DIR. TALMAGE.
THE BROOKLYN DIvINE'S SUN
DAY SERMON.
Subject: "Ccylon, the Isle ofPalms.s =

TEXT: ''The ships of Tarshish first. "-Isa
fah L., 9.
The Tarshish OF my text by many commen-
fators is supposed to be the island of Cey-
Ion, upon which the seventh sermon Of the
round the world series lands US. Ceylon
was called by the Romans Tapobrane. John
Milton called 1t "Goden Chersonese." Mod.
erns have called Ceylon "the isle of palms,
''the Isle OF flowers" ''the pearl drop on the
brow Of India" 'the isle OF jewels" )" 'the
island OF spice" .the show place of the uni
verse;" 'the land of hyacnth and ruby"
In M Syes. for scenery, ii appeared to be a
MKT IRE Of Yosemite and Yellowstone Park.
All Christian people want to know more of
Ceylon, for they have n long while been cou-
tribu,ing for its evangelization. As our ship
from australia approached this island there
hoverrd over 1t clouds thick and black rs the
superst't!ons which have lowered here for
centuries. but the morning sun was breaking
through like the gospel light which is to scat
ter tie last cloud OF moral gloom. The sea
| lay along the coast calm as the eternal pur-
poses Of God toward all islands and con-
| tinents. We swing into the har0or o Colom-
| bo, which is made by breakwater built at
vast expense. As we noatei into ii the
| water Is black with boats of all sizes AN /
| manned By people of all coors, but chiefly
Tamils ard Cingalese.
=, There are two things I want most to SEQ
on thiC island: A heather ie1.pe with its
| ueVOlsts d llCiatEOus W 7 mp ana an audi
/ ence OF C;ngalese addressed by a Christian
| missionary. The entomoogist may have his
! capture 0. brilliant insects, AMI the sports
man his telt adorned with antler of red deer
| and tool h oY wild boar. AMI tho painter his
portfolio OF gorge 5000 feet down and of days
dying on evening pillows of purple cloud
| etched gith fire. anu the botanist his camp
| full OF orchids and crowfoo;s and gentians
and va,eri2l and lotus. l want most to find
out the moral and religious tr umphs, how
| many wounds have been healed, how many
| sorrows comforted, how many entombed
famous "a O:orer and geographer. did well
| for Cey on tier his eiS II years residence in
| this islsad, AID Professor Ernst Heckel, the
| professor from jena, sdid well when he swept
| these waters and rummaGed these hi $ and
| took home for future inspection the insects
| OF this tropical air. And forever honored be
such work. but let all that is sweet in rhythm
| and graphite on canvas ami imposing in mon
| ument and immortal in memory be brought
| TO tell the deeds of those who were heroes
! md heroines for Christ's sake.
! Many scholars have supposed that this ISL
| and of Ceylon WAS the oriyintl garden OF
| Eden where the snaSe first appeared on rep
| lillian mission. There are re-; sons for belief
that this was the site where the fist 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 lite
prosper. What luxuriance and abundance
and supcrabundance Of life! What styles OF
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
| ibrettoi
Here on the roadside AMI 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 delectabie drink
Take my saccharine for sugar. Take my
fiber for the cordage Of your ships. Take my
| oil to kindie your lamps. Take my wood to
| fashion your cups and pitchers. Take my
leaves 10 thatch your roofs. Take my
smooth surface on which to print your books.
| Take my 80 200. 600 trees covering 500, 900
| acres and with the expectation enrich the
world. will wave in your fans and spread
abroad in your umbrellas. i will vlbrate in
your musical instruments. L will be the
| ,crubbinS brushes on youThoors.
| Here also stands the PAIN tree saying
~ am at your disposal. With these arms
fed your ancestors $50 years ago, and with
these same arms 1 will feed your descend
ants $50 years from now. defy the cen
| 'uries!" J"
Here also stands the nutmeg tree saying
81 am ready to spice your beverages and en-
rich your puddings and with my sweet dust
make insipii things palata5le."
| Here also stands the coffee plant saying {.
! "With the liquid boiled from my berry
| H"re also stands the tea plant saying
| with the liquid boiled from my leaf l
| 500; he the worlds nerves and stimulate the
| world s conversation evening by evening""
Here stands the cinchona saying: Il am
| tho foe of malaria. In all climates my Bit
terness is the slaughter of fevers."
/ What miracles OF productiveness on these
| .s.anisl Enough sugar to sweeten all the
| worlds beverages, enough bananas to pile
| all the worlds fruit baskets, enough rice to
m X all the worlds puidings, enough cocoa-
I nut to powder all the worlds cakes, enough
| flowers to garland all the worlds beauty.
| But in the evening, riding through u Gin
| lamon grove, first tasted the leaves and
| bark OF that continent so valuable and
| delicate that transported on ships the aroma
OF the cinnamon is dispellei IL placed near a
| rival bark. OF such great value Is the cin-
| namol shrub that years ago those who in-
| jured II in Ceyion were put to death. But
| that which once WIS jungle OF cinnamon
| is now park OF gentlemen's residences. The
| long, white dwelling houses are bounded
| with this shrub, and al other styles OF growth
| congregated there make a botanical garden.
| Doves called cinnamon doves hop among
the branches, and crows, more POLITICALLY
styled ravens, which never could sing, but
think they can. fly across the road giving
| full test of their vocables. Birds which
| learned their chanting under the very caves
| of heaven overpower all with their grand
| march of the tropics. The hibiscus dappies
| the scene Win lis scarlet CLUSTERS. All shades
| of brown and emerald and saffron and brill.
lance melons, lines, magnosteens, custard
| apples, guavas, pineapples, jasmine so laden
| with aroma they have to hold fast to the
wall, and begonias, giorosas on fire and
| orchids so delicate other lands must keep
| them under conservatory, but here defiant
| of all weather, and flowers more or less akin
| TO az zileas aud honeysuckles and hoxeS and
| fuchsIas and chrysanthemums and rhodo
| dendrons and foXgoves and pansies which
| dye the plains and mountains of Cey!on With
| heaven.
The evening hour burns incense Of all
styles of aro natics. The convoivdlus, blue
| as IL the SKY had fallen, and butterflies
| spanglinS the air, and arms OF trees sleeved
with blossoms. and rocks upholstered of
| moss, commingling sounds and sights and
| odors until eye and ear and nostrils vie with
| each other rs TO which sense shall open the
| door to the most enchantment. struggle
J between music and perfume and iridescence.
| Oieanders reeling in intoxication OF color.
( Great banyan trees that have been changing
their MINIS Tor centuries, each century car
rying out IA new plan OF growth, attracted
| our attention and saw US pass in the year Of
f, 1894 rs they saw pass the generations OF
| 1874 and 1854 Coiombo Is so thoroughly
| emhowered in foliage that if you go into one
| OF its towers and look down upon the city
| OF $50, 900 people you cannot see a house.
| o., the trees OF CeyiOni May you live to be-
| hold the morning climbing down through
| their branches or the evening tipping theii
/ leaves with amber and goidI l iOry1ve the
Buddhist for the worship OF trees until they
| know of the Go who made the trees. ]
| wonder not that there are some trees in Cey.
| Ion called sacred. 10 me all trees are
| sacred. / wonder rot thlt before one o.
| them they burn camphor flowers and hans
| lamps around its branches and 1000 pee
| pie each year make pilgrimage to that tree.
| Worship something man must, and, unit
| he heir o, the only Being worl ny OF worship
what SO e.evating as tree! WHAT glory en-
throned amid .is foliage! What u majestic
| doxology spreads out in its branches What
a voice when the tempes's pass through 1t !
I How 1t looks down upon the cradle and-the
grave of centuries! As the fruit of one tree
Unlawfully eaten struck the race with woe
and the uplifting o. another tree brings
peace to the soul. let the woodman spare the
tree AMI all nations honor IT, II. through