The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1895-01-18
THE LONDONDERRY SITTER.

driving back the horrors of heather sur
gerry Cases Of suffering were formerly
given over to the devil worshipers and
such fortunes inflicted as may not be
described; The patient was trampled by
tho feet of the medical attendants. 10
Il only Of Gods mercy that thero is d
living mother in Ceylon. Oh. how
fiitich Ceylon needs doctors, and the
medical classes Of native students under
the care Of those who follow tho exam-
pie of the late Samuel Fish Green arc
providing them. SO that all the allevi.
ations and kindly ministries and scion
tito aoumen that can be found in Amer
lean and English hospitals will soon
bless all Ceylon.
school, Sl0 Church Of England schools.
284 Wesleyan schools, 1874 Roman
Catholic schools. All, the schools de-
eide most everythingl How suggest
I've the incident that came to mo in Coy
lon. In school under tbs caro- of the
Episcopal church two boys were son;
verified to Christ and were to be baptized:
An intelligent Buddhist boy said in the
school, Let all .he boys en- DuGdha's
side come to this part Of the iuor' aad
all the boys on Christ's side so to the
other part of the ROOM
All the boys except two went on Bud-
dha's side, and when the two boys who
were to b baptized were seeAed at and
derided one of them yielded and retired
to Buddha's sido. But afterward that
boy was sorry that he had yielded to
the persecution, and when the day OF
baptism came stood up beside the boy,
who remained firm. Some one said to
the boy who had vacillated in his choice
between Bdddha and Christ, "You are
coward and not fit for either side,
but he replied, II was overcome OF
temptation, but repent and believe. "
Then both boys were baptized, and from
| that timo the Anglican mission moved
on moro and more vigorously. will
not say which of all the denominations
Of Christians is doing the most for the
evangelization of that island. but know
this-Ceylon will be taken for Christi
Sing Bishop Heber's hymn:
| What though the spicy breezes
Blow soft over Ceylon's islel
A College and Temple.
Among the first places I visited was q
Buddhist college, about 100 men study
ing to become priests gathered around
the teachers Stepping into the build
ing where the high priest was instruct
Ing the class, we were apologetie and
told him we were Americans and would
| like to see lis mode of teaching If he
had no objections, whereupon he began,
doubled up as he was on lounge, with
his right hand playing with his foot.
In his left hand he held package of
bamboo leaves ON which were written
the words Of the lesson. each student
holding d siihilaf package Of bamboo
leaves. The high priest first read, and
then one of his students read. A group
Of as finely formed young men as l ever
saw surrounded the venerable instructor
The last word Of each sentence was iii;
toned. There was in the whole scene
an earnestness which impressed me.
Not able to understand word Of what
was said, there is a look Of language
and information that is the same among
ali races. That the Buddhists HAYS full
faith in their religion no one can doubt:
That is, in their opinion, the way to
heaven. What Mohammed is to the
Mohammedan and what Christ is to the
Christian Buddha is to the Buddhist.
We waited for pause in the recitation,
and then expressing our thanks retired.
Nearby is Buddhist temple, Oh the
altar of which before the image Of
Buddha are offerings Of flowers. Al
night was coming on we came up to 9
Hindoo temple. First we were prohib
tied going farther than the outside steps
but we gradually advanced until we
could see all that was going on inside
The worshipers were making obeisance
The tamtams were wildly beaten, ant
shrill pipes were blown, and severa
! other instruments were in full bang anC
blare, and there was an indescribablt
hubbub and the most laborious style O
worship hadever seem or heard. The din
!, lights, and the jargon, and the glooms
= and the fitting figures mingled for ey'
and ear horror which it is difficult t
! shake off. All this was only suggestive
: Of what would there transpire after th
toilers of the day had ceased work ant
had time to appear at the temple. Tha
such things should be supposed to pleas
: the Lord or have any power to consol
or help the worshipers is only anothe
mystery in this world Of mysteries. Blu
!, we came away saddened with the spec
" tacle, sadness which did not leave u
= until we arrived at place where
y Christian missionary was preaching i
= the street to group OF natives.
. Underneath Ceyion.
Z had that morning expressed wis
= towitness such scene, and here 1t was
;. Standing ON an elevation, the good ma
was addressing the crowd. All was al
tention and silence and reverence. Are
- ligion of relief and joy was being con
= mended, and the dusky faces were l.
!, , lumined with the sentiments Of pacif
:. cation and enforcement 1t was th
:, y rose of Sharon after walking among ne
= ties. It was the morning light after
thick darkness. It was the gospel aftt
:, Hindooism.
" But passing up and down the stree
y Of Ceylon you find all styles of peop
= within five ADMINISTRATIONS, Kaffir
y Portuguese, Moormen, Dutch, Englisl
:. - Scotch, Irish, American-all classes, a
- dialects, all manners and customs, a
!. styles Of salaan. The most interestir
:. thing on earth is the human race, al
" specimens of all branches of it confrol
- you in Ceylon. The island Of the pre-
~ :. emit is quiet and inconspicuous affa
= compared with what it.once was. III
= dead cities Of Ceylon were larger al
: more imposing than are the living cite
On this island are dead New Yorlls al
~ dead Pekings and dead Edinburghs al
~ dead Londons. Ever and anon at Il
i, - stroke of tho arch9ologist's hammer t
10 tomb of some great municipality I'll
open, and there are other buried citi
that will yet respond to tho explorer
49, pickax.