The Penn's Grove record., 1895-01-18

Two professions / saw In Ceylon within
one hour, the first led by a Hindoo priest, q
huge pot OF flowers on his head, his lace dis
figured with holy decorations n his I'M
washed followers beating as many d~lscords
from what are supposed to he musical IN
struments as at one time can be induced to
enter the human ear. The procession matted
at the door of the huts. The occupants
came out and made obeisance and presented
small contributions. In return therefor the
priest sprInkled ashes upon the children
who came forward, this evidently a form oil
benediction. Then the procession, led on
by the priest, started again. Mese noise,
more ashes, more genuheetion. However
keen ones sense OF the ludicrous, he could
find nothing to excite even a smile in the
movements OF such a procession. Meaning
'ess. oppressive, squalId, filthy. sad.
Returning to our carriage, we rode on for
, few moments, and we came on another
procession, a Kindly lady leading groups oil
| native children, all clean, bright, happy,
| laughing. They were a Chr stian school out
for exercise. There seemed as much intellt-
| yence. refinement and happiness In that reg.
| lment of young Cingalese as you would nnu
in the ranks of any young ladies' seminary
| being shaperoned on their afternoon walk
| through Central Park. New York, or Hyde
| Park. London. The Hindoo procession IL
lustrated on asmall scale something OF what
| Hindooism can do for the world. The Chris.
tian procession illustrates on a Small scale
| something OF what Christianity can do fof
Ithe world. But those Two professions were
| ,nly fragments oftwo great professions ever
| marching across our world, the procession
| blasted OF superstition and the procession
blessed Of gospel light. 1 saw them In one
afternoon In Ceylon. They are to be seen In
III nations.
the Christian achievements In this island.
The Episcopal church was here the national
church, but disestablishment has taken place,
and since Mr.. Gladstone's accomplishment
81 that fact in 1880 ali denominations are on
equal platform, and all are doing mighty
work. America is second to no other nation
In what has been done for Ceylon. Since
1915 she has had her religious agents in the
Jaffna peninsula OF Ceylon. The spauld-
lngs, the Howlands, the Drs. Poor, the
Saunders, anil others Just as gsod and strong
nave been fighting back monsters OF super
stition and cruelty greater than any that
ever swung the tusk orroared tn he tungles.
The American missionaries in Ceylon
ieve given special attention to medical In
struction and are doing wonders in driving
back the horrors of heather surgery. Cases
81 suffering were formerly given over to the
ieyiI worshipers and such tortures inflicted
As may not be described. The patient was
trampied by the feet of the medical atten-
dants. 1t is only Of Gods mercy tina there
l Is u llfkuR hiOtuCA IL ASh- 10y ~"
much Ceylon needs doctors, n the medi-
cal classes OF native students under the care
OF those who follow the EXAMPLE OF the late
Samuel Fish Green are providing them, SO
that all the alieviations and kindly minis
tries and scientific acumen that can be found
In American and English hospitals will soon
Hess all Ceylon.
In that island are thirty-two American
school, 21G Church OF England schools, 23l
WESLEYAN schools, 234 Roman Catholic
schools. All, the schools decide most every
thing! How suggestive the incident tina
came to me in Ceylon. In n school undel
the care of the Episcopal church two boys
were converted TO Christ and were to b
baptized. An Intelligent Buddhist boy sale
n the school, Let all the boys on Buddha's
side come TO this part of tho room and al
the boys on Christ's side go to the othei
,art of the ROOM"
All the boys except two went on Buddha'
fde, and when the two boys who were to b
baptized were scoffed at and derided n o
them yielded and retired to Buddha's side
But afterward that boy was sorry that h
!, had yielded to the persecution, and whei
!, the day OF baptism CAM stood up beside tn
boy who remained firm. Some one said t
Inc boy who had vaciliated in his choice be
tween Buddha and Christ, "You are
} seward and not fit for either side,' but h
, replied, 81 was overcome of temptation, bu
i repent and believe" Then both boys wer
!, baptized, and from that time the Angelicai
D mission moved on more and more vigorously
will not say which OF all the denomina
ions Of Christians Ia doing the most for thu
I svangelization of that island, but know thi
i -Ceylon will be taken for Christ SIM
bishop Heber's hymn:
What though the spicy breezes
Blow soft over Ceylon's isle
: Among the first places I visited was
I Buddhist college, about 100 men studying t
)ecome priests gathered around the teachers
,tepping into the building where the higI
i ,riest was ~instructing the class, we wer
" polegetic and told him we were American
/: nd would like to see his mode OF teachinI
l I he had no objections, whereupon he be
E tan, doubled up as he was on a lounge, wit!
= lis right hand playing with his foot. In hi
eft hand he held a package OF bambo
caves, on which were written the words Q
he lesson, each student holding a simila
package Of bamboo leaves. The high prizes
e irst read, and then one OF his students rec
Q / group OF as finely formed young Fl 1Io
0 ,yer saw surrounded the inst-ss.ai ~
: asst word OF each ~senteneeine silver vi
b There was In the whole5 up to %.
which impressed lection of handsome b
/, ,tand a word qnbreilas, So; values up to
d sUDs az ans Umbrellas.
laSf Al-silk, silver and gold trimmed, {
IS silver handles, $3.50; values up to
Al-silk horn and ivory trimmed h
dies, So; values up to 50.
:, All-silk, ivory trimmed and buck h
d handles, Sd, 90; values up to $l3.5
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