New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-07-17
LESSONS or belongs FATE.

The Rev. Dr. james NJ. Pullman, pastor of
the Church Or saviour, delivered sermon yesterday
upon some Lessons of the Recent Arctic Tragedy"
lie prefaced his remarks by quoting passage from
Pauls last letter Timothy d" have fought good
fight; have finished my course; have kept the faith
Dr. Pullman spoke III substance follows In the beau
tfu Indian Of last October, while were en-
ioyng the rich narvests Of tie fields tragedy was be
ing enacted in the far North No doubt many another
tragedy was being enacted elsewhere hut It seemed
That there something especially touching in the
those men. which finally resulted in the death
Of all Of them The record Of tat terrible struggle for
life attracted universal attention and enlisted tie SYM
patty OF all ruc-hcarcd II you bcwil the loss Of
lite which these expeditions have cutalcd
and declare THAI for the future those frozen
wastes shall be from the footprints Of country
men, You have classified yourself with the foes 10 prog
TO wrench fact from the frozen regions Of
the North, whether it be positive or negative is worth
more than it has can solf-ndugent souls
ere they who vail such a spectacle; seacrihcing
those who hail this another example Of EcrOsm which
cannot but conduce to the greatest of moral ends There
tendency the part Of all OF to seek and
were il not for startling incidents of Il painful
nature we would become besta All progress has
been made under the spur OF pain and danger This
world full OF drceits, and such great pressure is
brought bear upon to prevaIcae. that every truth
made prominent at the expense Of life is Of ncalcuabe
value. When this world comes to that point where men
refuse take their lives In their hand TO learn truth ny
discovery then it viii he old TO live any longer II
there is one danger which age exposed the
danger Of becoming onervated through luxury. This
great Arctic drama, involving so much OF tsad
ness teaches nothing unles its teaches
the grandeur OF herOisn 1t was a mistake on
the part or the Government to send school
master in charge Of such an expedition. True. 1t
was an expedition OF sailors upon land, but
where 40 many lives at stake, the command should
have hccn placed in mcIe experienced hands.
While we dwell amid measures OF neat AM cold
winch We can control, may be atheist
ical: but we al the North In that
great desert, our faith il God, though it had
boen sleeping twenty years would spring INTO lie and
compel us 10 acknowledge HIS presence Lieutenant De
Long IN his diary said II God VIII help IA,
lost :" Had God stayed his hand He would have done
evil Infinite love will not withhold any ain or any
los. VIII ch schooling for something hi.hcr. God
wouI have a cruel being had He moderated The
temperature degree i'll that cAecrlcss region. II
would be a AXE for Him to relent when He had once
out TO do a thlng.
In conclusion the speaker said that such expedition
was slim Illus TO mems minds 10 reach on after the
unknown. II had taught mankind how q hero could
meet death Not complaint did De Long utter no.
one single line "a he write about himself during that
tclb. stIugee He put fear of death entirely from
him. If there channel open between his own heart
and God lac made record Of it, BY his death lie LETT
his country The most precious of all lcgaccs, heroic cX
ample. Men could die DIavcly when spurrcd on hy the
applause Of the world; hut 10 die aiOnc far from the
sympathy Of friends, tar greater test OF courage
audi man lfll1