Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1895-01-05
In RUINED PALACES.
REV. DR.. TALMAGE AT THE CITY OF
DELHI, INDIA.

REV. Or. TALMAGE AT THE CITY OF
DELHI, INDIA.
Among Wrecked Temples, Broken For
tresses and the Debris of Centuries-At
the Cashmere Gatc-The City Of Amber.
A Vivid World Picture.
BROOKLYN, Dec 30.-Continuing his
series of round the world sermons
through the press, Rev DR.. Talmage 10.
day chose for his subject Palaces In
India" the text being Amos iii, 10,
"Who store up violence and robbery il
their palaces. .
III this day, when vast sums of money
are being given for the redemption of
India, hope to increase the interest iii
that great country and at the same time
draw for all classes of our people practi-
cal lessons, and so present this fifth
sermon in the round tho world series.
We step into the ancient capital of
India, the mere pronunciation of its
name sending thrill through the body,
mind and soul of all those who have ever
read its stories of splendor and disaster
and prowess-Delhi.
Before tho 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, con
temporary of Babylon and Nineveh. W.
know that Delhi existed longer before
Christ's time than we live after his
time Delhi is built ON the ruins of sew
! en- cities, which ruins cover 40 miles,
with wrecked temples, broken fortresses,
split tombs, tumble down palaces and,
the debris of centuries. An archaologist
could profitably spend his life here talk
ing with the past through its lips of
venerable masonry.
The Mutiry In India.
There are hundred things here you
ought to see in this city of Delhi, but
three things you must see. The first
thing wanted to see was the Cashmere
gate, for that was the point at which
tho most wonderful deed of daring
which the world has ever seen was done.
That was the turning point Of the mu
tiny of 1851 A lady at Delhi put into
my hand an oil painting Of about 10
inches square, o picture well executed,
but chiefly valuable for what it repre-
scented. 1t was a scene from the time of
mutiny; two horses at full run, har-
messed TO carriage in which were four
persons. She said: Those persons Oh
the front side are my father and moth
err. The young lady on the back seat
holding il her arms a baby of year
was my older sister, and the baby was
myself. My mother, who is down with
fever i'll the next room, painted that
years ago The horses are in full run
because we are fleeing for our lives. My
mother is driving, for the reason that
father, standing up in the front Of his
carriage. had to defend us with his gun,
as you there see. He fought our way
out and ON for many mile, shooting
down the sepoys as we went. We had
| somewhat suspected trouble and had be-
come suspicious of our servants. A
prince had requested a private interview
Win NY thAlltlt wiz was CNlNOL VI INT
Delhi Gazette. The prince proposed to
come yelled, so that no one might recog-
nizc him, but my mother insisted on be-
ing 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 a recent sickness.
But VIC suspected poison and did not
eat the fish
One day all our servants came up and
said they must go and see what was the
matter. Wo saw what was intended
and knew that if the servants returned
they would murder all of us. Things
grew worse and worse until this scene
of flight shown you i'll the picture took
place. You see, the horses were wild
with fright. This was not only because
of the discharge of guns, but the horses
were struck and pounded ly sepoys,
and ropes were tied across the way,
and the savage halloo and the shout of
revenge made all the way of our flight
horrcr -
The Savage Sepoys.
The books have fully recorded tho he
roism displayed at Delhi and approx
mate regions but made 10 mention Of
this family of Wagcntreiber3 whose
flight am mentioning But the Madras
Atheneum printed this:
And now! Are not the deeds of the
Wagentreibers. though he wore a round
hat and she crinoline, as worthy of
imperishable verse as those Of the he
roic pair whose nuptials gracod the
court of Charlemagne? A moro touch,
ing 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 for
the glory of physical prowess or the
spoil of shining arms but a conquest of
the human mind, an assertion of the
powers Of intellect over the most ap-
palling array of circumstances that
could assail a human being Men have
become gray III front of sudden and un-
expected peril, and i'll ancient days so
much was courage q matter of heroics
and mere instinct that we read III i'm
mortal verse of heroes struck with panic
and fleeing before the enemy But the
savage Sepoys, with their hoarso war
cry and swarming like wasps around
the Wagentriebers, struck no terror into
the brave mans heart. His heroism
was not the mere ebullition of despair
but, like that of his wife, calm and
wise; standing upright that he might
use his arms better.
As an incident will sometimes more
impress one than generality OF state
ment, present the flight of this one
family from Delhi merely to illustrate
the desperation of the times. The fact
was that the sepoys had taken posses
sion of the city of Delhi, and they WERE
with all their artillery, fighting back
the Europeans who We're ON the outside
and numbering all the Europeans who
were inside. The city of Delhi has a
circulated wall on three sides, q wall
So miles long, and the fourth side OF