Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1897-05-07


an Asiatic. Egypt gave to us its monu-
ments, Rome gave to us its law, Ger
many gave to rs its philosophy, but
Asia gave to us its Christ-his mother
an Asiatic; the mountains that looked
down upon him, Asiatic; the lakes on
whose pebbly banks he rested and on
whose chopped waves he walked, Asiat-
ic; the apostles whom he first commits
stoned, Asiatic; the audiences he whelm-
ed with his illustrations drawn from
blooming lilies, and salt crystals, and
great rainfalls, and believing tenn
pests, and hypoorites' long faces, and
croaking ravens-all those audiences
Asiatic.
Christ during his earthly stay was
never outside Of Asia. When he had l6
or IS years to spare from his active
work, instead Of spending that time in
Europe l think he goes farther toward
the heart Of Asia--namely, India. The
Bible says nothing Of Christ from IL
years Of age until 30, but there are rec
ords in India and traditions in India
which represent a strange, wonderful,
most excellent and supernatural being
as staying in India about that time. l
think Christ was there much Of the time
between his twelfth and his thirtieth
year; but, however that may be, Christ
was born in Asia, suffered in Asia, died
in Asia and ascended from Asia, and all
that makes me turn my ear more atten-
lively toward that continent as | hear
its cry Of distress.
Missionary Achievements.
Besides that remember that some OF
the most splendid achievements for the
cause of that Asiatic Christ have been
made in India. How the heart Of every
intelligent Christian beats with ad-
miration at the mere mention Of the
name of Henry Martynl Having read
the life of our American David Brain
erd, who gave his life to evangelizing
our American savages, Henry Martyr
goes forward to give his life for the sal
walton Of India, dying from exhaustion
of service at 81 years Of age. Lord Ma
caulay, writing Of him says:
Here Martyr lies In manhood's early bloom
The Christian hero found pagan tomb.
Religion, sorroWing o er her fayorite son,
Points 10 the glorious trophies which he won
Immortal trophiesl Not with slaughter red,
Nor stained with tears by friendless orphans
shed.
But trophies Of the cross. In that dear name,
Through every scene Of danger, toll and shame
Onward he iourneyed 10 that happy shore,
Where danger, toll and shame are known no
more.
Is there in all history, secular or re-
lgious, more wondrous character than
william Carey, the converted shoemak-
er Of England, daring all things for
God in India, translating the Bible into
many dialects, building chapels and
opening mission houses and laying
foundations for the redemption Of the
country, and although Sidney Smith,
who sometimes laughed at things he
ought not to have satirized, had IN the
learned Edinburgh Review scoffed at
the idea of what he called ''low born,
low bred mechanics" like Carey at
tempting TO convert the Brahmlns,
Carey stopped not until he had started
influences that eternity, no more than
time, shall have power to arrest 2lS,-
600 Bibles going forth from his printing
presses at Serampore. His sublime hu-
mility showed itself in the epitaph he
ordered from the old gospel hymn:
A wrotched, poor and helpless worm'
On thy kind arms fall.
Need | tell you Of Alphonse Lacroix,
the Swiss missionary in India, or OF
William Butler. the glorious American
Methodist missionary in India, or OF
the royal family Of the Scudders OF the
Reformed church Of America, my dear
mother church, to whom | give kiss OF
love in passing, or Of Dr. Alexander
Duff. the Scotch missionary whose Wis
it to this country some Of us will re-
member forever: When he stood in the
old Broadway tabernacle. New York,
and pleaded for India until there was
no other depth Of religious emotion tor
him TO stir and no loftier height OF
Christian eloquonce for him to scale,
and closed in whirlwind Of hallelu-
iahs, | could easily believe that when
was said of him-that while pleading
the cause Of India in one Of the church
es Of Scotland he got so oyerWlough'
that he fell in the pulpit in swool
/ and was carried into the yesiry to u
{ resuscitated, and when rostClCd TO hi
senses and preparation was Icing maze
3 to carry him out to some dwelling
r where he could be put to bed he ccm
pelled his friends TO take him back L
1 the pulpit 10 complete his plea for tn
r salvation on India, 10 sooner getting OF
0 his feet than he began where he lei
( off. but with more gigantic power thal
i before he tainted. But just as noble
{ any | have mentioned are the men ant
a women who are there now for Christ
q sake and the redemption Of that people
Far away from their native land, lam
inc on one side and black plague on tn
other side, swamps breathing ON then
o malaria. and iungles bowling on then
o with wild beasts or kissing with cooras
r the names Of those missionaries OF al
= denominations to be written so high o.
d the roll Of martyrs that no names
d the last l,SO0 years shall be writte
b above them. You need to see them q
II their work in schools and churches an
g Iazarettos to appreciate them. All hon
K or upon them and their household
10 while | smite the lying lips OF thei
x slanderers.
z The Hindoo Faith.
1t Most interesting are the people OF II
g dia. At Calcutta l said to one of thei
y leaders. who spoke English well;
J. Have these idols which | see an
r mower Of themselves to help or Destroy
70 He said: "No; they only represel
ss God There is but one God.
r "when people die, where do they
le tor
D. "That depends upon what they ha'
e. been doing. If they have been don
ID good. to heaven, and if they have be-
es doing evil, to hell. "
IL "But do you not believe in the tran
is migration Of souls, and that after dea
1s we 90 into birds or animals OF sor
cortop