Evening journal., 1912-04-22
REQUIEMS
FOR TITANIC
DEATH LIST
Memorials in Many Churches
fer Victims Of Horror Of
the Sea
CATHOLICS PRAY For
SOUL REPOSE OF ALL

The thoughts of all the community
were centered yesterday upon the
shipwreck of the Titanic. Mental pic
lures of the tragic and heroic scenes
upon the great ship, and realization
OF the grief of the bereaved, excluded
al other subjects There was prao-
ucaliy no church in the city of any
faith that did not refer to the dis
aster in sermon or prayer, and in
many Nearer My God to Thee" the
hymn now forever associated with
the sinking of the Titanoi. was sung.
lt was A matter of surprise that de-
spite the suggestion of Mayor Howell,
there were but few flags displayed at
half-mast on Saturday, and the
church bells were not tolled on Sun
day. James j. Riley, bailiif of Coun-
ell, said today the flag on the City
Hall was not dipped because he had
mot received orders TO do so.
A substantial sympathy was shown
by the Christian Science Church IN
fhis city yesterday which took up
collection for the survivors of the
Titanic.
AT the Cathedral yesterday morning,
at all the masses, the members of the
parish We're asked to receive Holy
Communion next Sunday, ST. Josephs
Day, for those who had lost their life
IN the recent great calamity.
In st. Mary's Catholic Church yes
terday prayers Of the large congrega-
tion were offered for the Titanic's
dead The Rev. Father McKenna in
asking for these prayers said that
many Of the Catholic faith went TO
untimeiy graves in that catastrophe
Itg4f in oil frt4r oh % Ill
faiths should be remembered in the
prayers Of the congregation.
This is a time for genuine charity
when God is asked for his great mercy
70 those souls called for Judgment so
suddenly. There is great lesson
ln the wreck of the Titanic. The
hand Of God stretches out always
above and beyond nature. It is slow
sometimes but this instance Il was
The first trip Of this great work OF
nature. Who was in fault? Time
nlone will tell and all are entitled TO
real genuine charity" Father MoKenna
said
Fault of Man.
In his sermon yesterday morning in
the Church of the New Jerusalem, the
Rev George Henry Dole brought out
the point that the wreck Of the Titanic
was not to be attributed to the wrath
of God, but that II was the fault Of
man.
The destruction of the Titanic is
the result of evident causes, and the
Divine Providence is manifest. Some
clergymen say that It was the visi-
tation of the wrath Of God upon peo-
pie who were drinking. playing cards,
and. dancing upon tie Sabbath day.
They are wronk Il was not the wrath
of God, but the wrath of men. God has
no wrath He is Incapable of wrath
He is pure love and mercy. God had
no hand in the destruction. He tried
by every means in His power to pre-
vent the disaster. and not destroy
the principle Of human liberty, which.
II He did, He would blot out Of man
the image of God. and make man as
the beasts. The cause Of the disaster
was not Gods wrath. but mans mad
ness, overwhelming, consuming, blind
ness
ITO make the trip in the least pos
sible time. the ship was driven by the
shortest route one hundred miles into
the region Of icebergs. " tore through
felds Of floating ice. at the rate OF
twenty-one knots an hour. needless OF
the wireless warnings Of danger. What
other result could be expected from
such insane and mad rivalry for fame
and money making. Millions had been
spent for beautiful apartments. lux
urious furnishings and glamour. but
there was the merest show Of appli-
snces for saving life. Fifteen thous-