New-York tribune., 1880-06-21
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| y sermon was preached at the Washington
Square Methodist Episcopal Church last evening" by til,
Ry. W. +. Hatfield. on " The Sound Dlsaster-The La
| mrnted Dcid-WhO Is Re ponsblc a. He selected a.
his x ErclrSia>tes tx. H. For man also knowetl
not his the fishes that are taken In an evil ner
and the birds that caught the snare are the
OF mon shared IN evil time, when It faeth sud
denly npOn them"
The uncertainty of human lfe said the preacher ha,
always been subject OF serious contemplation. few
weeks only had passed since tins city IN mourninC
account OF the calamity at the Madison Square Gar
den and before that had faded from mehlOry or
the robes Of sorrow had been land aside. the
city was again shocked by tragedy far
more appalling. which, though not occurring
In this Immediate vicinity. had ncyerth, less
wrIng the hearts Of Ncw-YUrks citizens with deepest
anguish and thrown q pail OF gloom over the whole
Nation He referred to the calamity that occurred NJ
Gently on Long Island Sound. Alter describing the de-
pa Of the vessel from the harbOr the
incidental To tho voyage, and the terrible SCENE Of the
COLLISION. the speaker said that the fact that
ptrshed in this disaster when the cirenln.
stances connected with 1t considered, was as
much mystery things vet disclosed in re-
gard 10 II. lie desired without prejudice partly
to consider npon whom the fearful responsibility IN con-
neclOn with tins matter rested, and what mcthois
shuuld be adopted to reno! human life more Secure
on lines OF travel.
It was coLlmon thing when great calamity
occurred TO regard 10 a5 The act of u niVstrruua
Providence aud To make God IespCnsIb q
for mans cArele5>neSs. lndItfereGce ar
neglect That the promises made OF the part of tbu.,
who nai charge of lines uf travel funled vas
shown by the disasters That frequently took pace Ia
proper prrrau non been exercised Tie disaster would
Lave been lax less appalling, but those who pat aizr
the hhe must take shar. ~ The responsibility aEd
blame. rho line that travelled The fastest currd tn,
rOnaGe. The fast travel Of to-day was having
terrible results. The faster the .peed Inc
greater the danger. This lesson when
the people Uf thls CITY bad ~ carn elevated
railroads. The preacher dc predictions In " gard
tU his bu NJ was apprehenslve mat day the rom
nunty would be shocked Dy terrible disaster along
tnesc lines. Mr. laiheld dweL upon The necessity Ot
adopting measures for preventing the rertreuce &c OK such
Disasters as That ON the Sound, remlrkng that each
human ue the centre Ot CrCle OF love,
AMI hope more Precious than hil.Cks VI diamonds and
pyramids OF XOld. He a luled the experiments al
with the Electric hight, and said that II either the
stOnngton or the NArTagansett bal hal light no
a. tnht which occurred TINT never-tO-be-
forgotten Friday night the Connecticut shore.
Tue SPEAKER descri6ct tile herOSln and scf devotion
Displayed on thuI occasion, aud cUntFasted Chris
resignation exhibited by th- believers In Divine
truth With the h1nenee of skepIicisnI which intluc
two Of the passengers 10 blow out their bralS wlen ali
hope OF life had disappeared II Tynda auI Iugarsni
ldu been there 10 would have tesed their skeDIirsu
IA d,C,ared. The most important aud solemn ie.ann
hi by the disaster WAS tho necessity or preuarInv "a
meet dath Many OF tne preachers hearers were onh
les, ubOLt 10 lrave t1er hOmcS. lie woud urge them
hOweVoi, helOro douX 40 10 make the preparajIun III,
So essrutitl for emrrg nCys. They should sr.k ~
mt their trust where fires would NOT burn where iois