The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-10-16

II having been previously announced that the subject
Of he would b +" Thoughts and Reflections sug-
gss.ed BY the loss Of ths Arctic" tho church vas
crowded.
The services commencei With tho chanting OF the
Gloria ia Ercesis by the ctc- when the pastor read
from tie Scriptures the 10Th Psalm.
Toe simple and impressive services Of this denomua
tim O. Christians having been performed the Rev. Mr.
NeCeney nsnced hs discourse By saying that this
The Grst Of series to 10 delivered each Lords
Lay evening and that no bad thought proper to direct
tho atenu OF toe congsgs ton this 70 the
ersat iopic which esirg upon every mind AMI TO
draw Lesson from tho sad calamity which had over
vhelmed nation with He then aaded to travel
pg in its primitive state and the fact that us its no
cessity became enlarged is fscitiel extended
a. rev comforts have adorr cd mans dwelling as his
fields have been pIoouctiveas marks OF csiliza
ton have been sprrg up around him SO his conve
licences for trsvelos Az. improved Direct communal.
cs'ior has been secured With the most distant chimes
he gshers tho rictes OF the hitherto unknown nations
To effect these modes OF commune tion the science
and sEiA OF christend have been called into effect.
Mountains have been leveed, railroads built,
winds and currents I'VE b.sn watched day and night,
that the shortest time o. passage may be sh Mteoei
Every kird OF vessel has been tred grace ghtness sud
speed have been tuceo AMI every detail has been the
Of earnest protacted thought The result has
been the uobeSt triumph of human skill 10 ships
which have borne flag 70 distant ports to the sdm
Iaiion Of the void The power OF steam has aso been
called in and o most pe-fsc. mash merry has been
II ucted In these fdd coua.ry's
boast From tn smse-t rios TO the greatest lakes,
the finest ste n our commercial csreer
6epsDo upon speed Few men have succ edet 30 wIl IA
this respect the clear sxhted originator OF IL Nav
yopk snd LIVER pool a. UDitej states mail ste us-s.
las given liue OF packets which shal!snge toe ad
miraion Of the Sorli. Foreign mschaaies have oscn
tn fhfir IL n
# u american snp yards he vas .os are httci With
every luxury, bot pe;iauy l. speei demanid by tire
spirit Of the age ard peel Il epesd stuiotevery
Thing is secondary to speed Man ifmsnds s,esd la
eyoiything unconscious that DAGGER increases with
cspRer is great ON tire Lard, hut grester o, ths
sea; bus still soeed IL dem AN ed, both ia saius
ard stesm vessels onse, vessels at night slsa.
onsd speed; NOV the cont.trJ i the Gao But tho
fault ies with tie community The only inquiry about
ship 10 Der speea ard, until great deal Of life
and treasure il lost, The same sp"ed viii be aempcd
Tho Arctic vas one o tho nohes' boats of the lide
Nothing spared IN her construction Z, ado to her
strer 9Th and beauty She has crossed the Atlantic
forty ssyeu tin ca nu5 has trioI in oil weahc
Der crew AID officers VOL selected END her captain
the trne eId Lcblc harted Luce maa OF the high
staDoing in his profession she owaecs ..
tho line eptrnstd theft own f.mllle, 70 the
shin and III comm,nler. such was the vessel and such
us comnsneer vh'cn et Liverpool on the goth 5epen
be- with two hundred end hrty two ptssangsrs, aui
hundced ard ory six ia toe ces folio yed oy tbs
gooa wishes of hund' ds On the 9th the collision took
place. The plain could not restrain his crew. His
htsg Off absent IRE ,emen thought 1t was not
their business construct for the safety the
pass pgers: rhe sesmsn infected with the evil
example and the p,sin found himsel' without aid.
Tie CONDUCT Of these castardly srdice
matched impudeuce-a blot ana stain upon the page
OF merican history With two noble captions,
the captain deserted ny his On tina deck
assembled men whose names are known wherever the
Ilgiish language il spoke gen lie xomeu still minis
tsrpg angels in the last honrs strong maubood
gave woy the ship gradually sunk bepe 9Th then
Bow than learn the lessons taught By this sad
kmityf Even while the sha1ov is &c vc with
the world for heaven Tho ordinary course OF Pro-
ydence is fun OF instructive lessons, which pass
needed. Sometimes startling aud appatxg scene
like that Of the Btaunch and noble Arctic Ia
presented to view-a momsnt all IL and sttcngth
and beauty tina next buried beneath tao waves What
fore been kept from rude bseas oes as shs
feels the shIoud placed around still living form And
the pobc boy, eho refused the OF safety that
mis- hit BIO given to ,otner stan with her. esdy to 20
Her sails useless her machi cry clogge she slowly
settes and with cry her vog freight ID buried in
the WHO regard tuch q without sympc-
thy AID sorrow Who can forget the warning, 30 thu
also ready for In such hoHr SON OF Man co Goth
for thes By the Of others the ssp1thies Of
men enlisted, and thus kniL together Tho
grief OF the rich when sys hs frst In tho
tomb receives from homage which his pride ut yor
could fave produced Thus the edges OF antpatpy
and luminosity are smoothsd. When the he art is SUD
crcf by giet jesus tells you of Gin which deserves ha
hint 10 prepare heart for toe teachings OF reli.
goD the preacher woul tko his hearers to the house
OF mourning. pow great toe consolation from tho
light which bursts from the throne Evc1 The ocean
he that telisveth ia Iii shall b. saved lie casth to
the ocean to give Its dead, and tho millions OF ne
saved shall ariac end appear in shioipg arouud
the throne Of tho Redeeer The preacher 81 rei with
eloquent pc-oratiou calling his hearers TO a.
mansions Of Him who is Lord OF Lords ami King of
Kings