Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1895-01-05

Persian couplet on the walls spaks has
had its flowers wither and Its frnits
decay. and / thought while looking at
the brilliant desolation and standing
amid the vanished glories Of that throne
room that some one had better change
q little that Persian couplet ON tho wall
and make it read:
II there b. plsce where much you miss
That place Il this. is this. Is this. Is this.
As came out OF the palace into the
street Of Delhi. l thought to myself
paradises are not built ont Of stone: are
not cut in sculpture: are not painted on
walls: are not fashioned ont Of precious
stones; do not spray the cheek with
fountains; do not offer thrones or
crowns. Paradises are built out Of ma
lures uplifted and ennobled. and what
architects compass may not sweep. and
sculptor S chisel may not cut. and paint
er's pencil may not sketch. and garden
er's skill may not lay out. the grace Of
God can achieve. and IL the heart be
right all is right. and II the heart be
wrong all is wrong Here endeth the
second lesson.
But will not yet allow you TO leave
Delhi. The third thing you must see,
or never admit that you have been in
India. is the mosque called Iumma Mus
jid Is is the grandest mosque ever
saw except st. Sophia at Constantine
pie, but &c surpasses that in some re-
spects for St Sophia was originally
Christian church and changed into
mosque. while this OF Delhi was org
inally built for the Moslems
A Worlds wonder.
As entered /, 900 or more Moham-
medans were Frustrated in worship
There are times when 5000 may be
seen here in the same attitude. Each
stone OF the floor is feet long by =
wide. and each worshiper has one Of
these slabs for himself while kneeling
The erection Of this building required
5, 900 laborers for six years. Il is ON
plateau OF rock; has four towers rising
far into the heavens; three great gate
ways inviting the world TO come in and
honor the memory Of the prophet Of
many wives: i5 domes. with spires gold
tipped. and six minarets What built
up immensity Of white marble and red
sandstone? We descended the 40 mar
BILE steps by which we assembled and
took another look at this wonder Of the
world
As l thought what brain the archi-
tect must have had who first built that
mosque in his own imagina; III. and as
thought what an opulent ruler that
must have been who gave the order for
such vas.ness and symmetry. was re-
minded of that which perfectly explain.
ed all. The architect who planned this
was the same man who planned the
Taj-namely, Austin de Bordeau-and
the king who ordered the mosque con-
structed was the king who ordered the
Taj-namely. Shah Jehan. As this
grand mogul ordered britt the most
splendid palace for tho dead when no
built the Tai at Agra. he here ordered
built the most splendid palace Of wor-
ship for the living at Delhi. See here
what sculpture and architecture can &c
complish. They link together the cen
turies. They successfully defy time.
Two hundred and eighty years ago Aus
tin de Bordeau and Shah Jehan quit
this life, bat their work lives and bids
fair to stan.i until the continents crack
open. and hemispheres go down. and
this planet showers other worlds with
its ashes.
rejoice in all these big buildings.
whether dedicated 20 Mohammed or
Brahma or Buddha or Confucius or 20
roaster. because as 81. Sophia at Constan-
tinople was a Christian church chang
ed into n mosque and will yet be chang
ed back again, so all the mosques and
temples Of superstition and sin will yet
be turned into churches When India
and Ceylon and China and Japan are
ransomed. rs we all believe they will
be. their religious structures will all be
converted into Christian asylums. and
Christian schools. and Christian libra.
ries. and Christian churches Built at
the expense Of superstition and sin.
they will yet be dedicated to the Lord
Almighty. Here endeth the third lesson
Under she English Flag.
As that night we took the railroad
train from the Delhi station aud rolled
out through the city now living over
the vaster cities buried under this nm
cient capital. cities under cities. and
our travelling servant had unrolled our
bed. which consisted Of rug and two
blankets and pillow, and as we were
worn ont with the sightseeing Of the
day. and were roughly tossed on that
uneven Indian railway. soon fell into
a troubled sleep. in which ! saw and
heard in a confused way the scenes and
sounds Of the mutiny Of 1857, which at
Delhi we had been recounting, and now
the rattle Of the train seemed to turn
into the rattle Of musketry. and now
the light at the top Of the car deluded
me with the idea Of burning city, and
then the loud thump Of the railroad
brake was in dream mistaken for
booming battery. and the voices at the
different stations made me think I
heard the loud cheer of the British at
the taking Of the Cashmere gate. and as
we rolled over bridges the battles be-
fore Delhi seemed going on, and as we
Nt4At tnAt1kaA n 4 TffiiAtl ~
see the tomb Of Humayun in which the
king Of Delhi was hidden. and i'll my
dreams saw Lieutenant Kenny cf the
artillery throwing shells which were
handed TO him. their fuses burning. and
Campbell and Reid and Hope Grant
covered with blood. and Nicholson fall.
ing while rallying on the wall his way
ering ,roors. and | saw dead regiment
fallen across dead regiment. and heard
the rataplan Of the hoofs OF Hodgson's
horse. and the dash Of the Bengal .rtil
lery, aIs' the storming by the immortal
fourth column. and the rougher the In
dian railway became and the darker tho
night grew the moro the scenes that
had been studying at Delhi came on me
like an incubus But the morning be-
gan To look through the window Of our
jolting railcar, and the sunlight poured
in on my pillow. and in my dreams |
saw the bright colors Of the English
flag hOistsd over Delhi. where the green
banner Of the Moslem had waved. and
the voices OF the wounded and dying