The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-04-26
MEMORIAL SERVICE
To TITANIC VICTIMS
JOINT cElERRsTfo~ AND HOLY
CowMrNIe~ HELD AT ST.
PArI'~ CHURCH.
LESSON IN HEEOISM
MEASURE or LIFE's WORTH - NOT
IN IT'S LENGTH. SAYS mn.
BOWIE ~ STRONG
SERMON.
LESSON IN HEEOISM

Joining each other in song and
prayer. and In the celebration OF the
Holy Communion service. large con-
greraiion Of not only Eni~copaisns,
but representatives Of other demo-
limitations gathered at ST. Paurs
Episcopal church yesterday al noon.
The services were In the nature of
q memorial to the victims OF the
Titanic disaster.
The entire congregation was I'M
bued with the solemn spirit OF the
occasion. and as the various hymns.
all typical. were sung. many voices
bore emotion.
Professor Jacob Reinhardi sang four
hymns--"Son of God Goes Forth TO
War Ten Thousand Times Ten
Thousand" Crossing the Bar and
"Etefnal Father. su ong to Save"
Inc music OF Crossing the Bar.'
Il by Rev. Hartley michael, a.
former pastor of st. Paul 3. 1t was
rendered most impressiSoly.
Rev. Bowie reaNDes.
Other preachers present. besides
NV. W. fNaESSi ASc"tN thC tNSAets
were his assistant, Rev. Mr.. Manning.
kcv. Thomas semmes. OF St. An
dfew's. and Key. LanGon K. Mason.
In his sermon Dr. Bowie said:
ave are come together To think Of
the splendor that lies at the heart OF
great Tragedy. In the sinking 81
the Titanic there are many thoughts
that crowd upon us. but of these VIZ
are concerned now with only one. We
are to think of the heroism of those
who gave their lives that others might
live.
sad and terrible, almost beyond
expression. does il seem to us that sc
many lives-young lives. lives in their
prime. lives noble in their unbounded
possibilitiss--shonld have persisted In
the great disaster. But the measure OF
Iifes wcrth IL not it's length. Lives
short. men count them, may be
complete In Gods eyes because OF the
fuiIness of their spiritual witness
Nathan Hale hanged for a spy when
he was only twenty-one. and saying
~ he went 10 his death, Il only regrc,
that have but one life Ia give for my
country" left richer heritage to hu-
mainly than thousands who have lived
obecurely to old age Jesus Christ
himself had finished his work for God
though In the sight of men his life
ended when that work seemed scarce
begun. Whenever anv life has BEER
long enough TO bear some eternal wit
ness TO the things that are of God
II has not been too short nor IL II
Incomplete.
Choose the Sublime.
The men who on the Titanic have
sacrificed their lives have borne i'm
perishabIe witness to the glory OF the
unseen things OF the spirit. The OBJ
.v.ops good for them to snatch at was
their own safety: but they those the
higher and sublime -""d OF honor
and yalor and self sa crifice, And to-
day their example CHALLENGES us to
emulate their spiri, Daily In ways
lees Ore matte hut no less real, we are
confronted with choices between our
own selfish ADVANTAGE on the one
rr-f ard our o~~o~tunlttes for brave
ard tender and costly service on the
other
which choice are we making? Is
: there anything In cur cwn lives
which sets our deathless seal .upon
TIE beauty OF high Ideals and makes
TIE world more strong. more brave.
rrore mindful n the mob lit there Is
- the huren heart For the h'xn
s.crifcc Of fhoee who died that cues
ton coree to Us. and our conscience
must make reply"