The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-04-22

NO far as possible We must prohibit
adulterated food and the saloon.
The wreck of the Titanic Is but
another great step IN the direction OF
making the spirit of brotherhood uni
versal This tragedy has touched
the heart OF the world as none has
done. 1t is no exaggeration, perhaps,
to say that Ave hundred millions OF
people have been moved by this dis
aster and drawn together by IL
Saving the Women.
"Dr. Lilly said: THE law Of the
sea proclaims that women and chill
dren shall be saved. while strong
men go down to death. II Is the law
Of Christine reverence for wOman-
hood and the love for childhood. In
the great disaster of the Titanic. this
stands out above the greed OF a com
pany having too few iifeboats, the
horror OF the awful tragedy, the crash.
the dark. the cold, tho panic. the
despair. the shoutings. About the
dramatic end. with the band playing
and the people singing Nearer. NV
God. to Thee stands the only bit of
bright color that relieves the dark pic
ture--the heroism of the men and the
law OF the sea. Men are ny nature
heroic. Heroism is manifested In the
soldier anc in many other forms.
Heroes indeed We're the men aboard
| the Titanic who died that womsn and
children might live.
ut Is worthy OF note that wo-
mans position In non-Christian So
In Christian society, she is his SUI
perior. In all classical poetry. there
Is no celebration of the beauty OF
childhood. The law permitted the
casting away Of children. Plato and
Aristotle approved such brutality. In
! Christian society. the child Is loved.
protected. trained, developed"
/ Still Have Faith.
| DR. Young said: Our modern
! thinking has not yet stolen from us
I our faith in personal. almighty
! Father, who. by eternal laws con-
/ trolls all things on land and on sea.
| Indeed as the writers of the Bible
/ could not know, we know this truth
today. God Is in His works. as well
as over them. If. as we believe.
/ providence intervenes at times to stay
the tempest. to defeat the strongest
armies faced by weaker foes. to force
TO the front as a leader some I'M
known man. Ii Ia always in harmony
with these immutable laws capable Of
indefinite and we'll nigh Unlimited
! combination. We have been taught
TO use these mighty laws and forces
, so as to work out the purposes OF
! providence. Herein Is oIr greatness
. We subdue the sea. we conquer the
air: our voices thunder with the very
power of God Think OF the great
ships which. like the Titanic, plough
| the deep with comparative safety. in
20 brief a space OF time crossing from
shore to shore.
NIarconi Is Marvellous.
Think Of the wireless telegraph.
that marvellous invention Of Marcon1.
on the Titanic would have been lost,
and not one have been left to tell
us how 1t happened for our future
guidance and instruction.
But we forget how many OF our
troubles, how many OF what We call
strange providences.' are directly
traceable to our fortgetfulness OF
these commandments OF God, or. still
worse, to our willful violation of
them. The investigation into this
awfni calamity has proceeded tar
enough for us to know that this acci-
dent was entirely avoidable. We may
not yet locate the blame--indeed.
do not desire to do so. but we may
say that, whatever individual may be
primarily at fault. We must all ad-
init that he was in q sense a creature
Of conditions which today are lead
ing us all to clamor for speed. and
which have back OF them the mad
rush to get rich.
Makes Comparison.
This same spirit In giving us fire.
auently unsafe limited express trains,
'aduiterated foods, unhealthy sur
roundings, improperly prepared men
for the professions and evasions OF
laws made for human safety and bet
terment All OF II might well be
designated flying in the face OF Prov
idence.'
Many OF the commandments Of
God are discovered or. when discov.
cred. are fully appreciated through
the misfortunes or the follies of 9TH
err. It was written In no book OF
God that deadly nightshade Is poi
son. Some unfortunate man was
killed by It. and thus the world
knew. Every lighthouse speaks elo-
auently of some shipwreck. This
method OF discovery, this teaching
by example, Ia itself a law OF God.
The hundreds whose bodies lie two
thoussnd fathoms below those Ice
by their death. the great nations VIII
b ytheir death. the great nations will
see 10 1t that ships carry sufficient
lifehoats. that they take route be-
yond all possible reach of icebergs.
and that the craving for speed and
for luxury shall not interfere with
safety"
Disaster Overss helning.
Dr. Burreli said: The fonndering
OF the Titanic Will 90 down into his
tory as the Roet appalling marine
disaster Of thu are The hurting OF
the giant timer 10 destruction, carry
fna With her noafl1 l.e00gaouls to .