Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-22

signal at Trafalgar: while the courage,
calmness and gentleness Of Mai.
fail to bring q glow of pride to the
hearts OF Americans. And not only the
men. but the women on board the Tt
tanic are worthy Of high honor.
Tribute to Young Thayer.
Never" said Rev. Ball, WAS the
sweetness Of the married life more clearly
revealed than when Mrs. Isidor Stratus re-
fused to leave the companion of her years.
In this age Of divorce and Indifference to
the sacred tie Of matrimony the action Of
this noble woman cheers the soul An
other soul-stirrfng incident Is that of
young Thayer, who. in spite of the plead
Ing Of his frenzied mother, gently pushed
her into the lifeboat, saying: The cap
tain says women first, mother; will stay
with father Truly we need not fear for
the safety Of the republic so long as our
lads reveal such q spirit Of manliness.''
In conclusion Rev. Ball suggested that
instead OF raising q monument to any
one individual the United States erect
womanhood Of the world, Maj. Butt and
Capt. Smith, in marble, standing back
TO back, surmounting the shaft, with the
emgies of Isidor Stratus and his devoted
Thayer helping his mother to escape him.
self remaining behind. on the other.
"Wanton, Willful Waste
At st. Thomas Episcopal Church the
rector, Rev. C. Ernest Smith, said in
part:
They were trying to make a record
and they made it. There have been
other scenes Of heroism in the sea, but
those on board the Titanic were among
me no0lest the world has known. The
great law OF self-preservation was put
1Sioe ny the men because they regarded
the helpless. And here let me say that
chivalry such as this will die. If women
succeed In placing themselves in the at
titude OF not needing protection or differ
emit treatment than that accorded from
man to man. as may well come with
woman suffrage. The disaster was not
unavoidable; 1t was q wanton, willful
waste OF human life. II all the precau-
tons OF ocean travel are observed trip
across the Atlantic is safer than to walk
half dozen times around Dupont Circle
Rev. Samuel III. Greene at Calvery Bap-
tist Church spoke Of the disaster, say
I'm the events of the past week we
anhood can be. and how noble manhood
can be at its best. And we have seen how
thin are the partitions that separate the
rich from the poor. On that night men
might reach a place OF safety. The mill
lionaire and the steward stood side by
side. and both alike were heroes"
Rev. DR.: Charles Wood. pastor Of the
YESTERDAY. spoke feelingly and eloQuently
Of the Titanic disaster. large con-
gregation was in attendance.
"Was an Act Of Man"
Rev. Charles E. Granger, pastor of
Gunton-Temple Memorial Presbyterian
Church, said:
Titanic in size. that vessel has proved
titanic in its proportions Of doom, and
In its capability to destroy. The tragedy
cannot be called an act OF God; it was
an act of man.
At Hamline M. E. Church Rev. Joseph
M. M. Gray said in part:
I'VE have our vision of that vessel
trembling to her death, and those men,
from the captain on the fitting bridge
to those others Of wealth and fame and
honor, looking into the face of certain
death, and yet insisting that the help
less wives of uncouth immigrants, the
untaught and unproductive peasantry OF
alien peoples. should take precedence and
hive; and the last scene closed with
drowning men crying to more fortunate
companions. Good luck, and God bless
YOU with wife refusing to be saved
without her husband, with an American
officer upon the shuddering deck waving
kind hands to one he knew and saying
Remember me to the folks at home
while musicians hallow all the tragedy
by playing to their death a hymn OF
earthly resignation and eternal hope"
Sermons Of Others.
Rev. A. III. Thompson, pastor of Waugh
NJ e. Church, preached at the morning
and evening services on the lessons to be
drawn from the sinking Of the Titanic,
paying tribute to the glowing examples
Of self-sacrifice and manliness displayed
in the disaster.
Rev. Zed II. Copp. at Sunshine Temple,
preached on THE Lessons from the Ii
tanic Disaster" in the course of his SER
mon eulogizing Maj. Butt and the men on
the liner and speaking of the conduct Of
the women as magnificent examples of
wifely devotion and obedience to orders.
Church Bishop Oliver c. Sabin made a
plea for Withholding judgment as to re-
sponsibility for the calamity until all the
facts are learned.
Prayers for Victims.
All Of the Catholic Churches Of the city
offered prayers for the victims of the
Titanic disaster. Rev. Ignatius Weller of
Jamaica spoke at st. Joseph's Church on
the lessons Of the disaster. At st. Domi-
MICS Church Father o. p. Cowan dwelt
on the necessity for preparedness, point
ing out the suddenness with which those
on board the Titanic were placed face to
face with death. At st. Teresa's Church
prayers were offered for the victims of
the catastrophe. Rev. Father Hannah at
st. Martins led the prayers for the
Titanic's lost and saved, and announced
that special requiem mass will be sung
for the lost at o'clock Thursday
morning.
Special masses for the Titanic victims
will be offered every day this week by
the Jesuit fathers Of st. Aloysuis' Church
and the faculty of Gonzaga College
Solemn requiem high mass will be cele-
brated at o'clock tomorrow morning In
st. Paups Church, 18th and v streets
northwest, the celebrant being Mgr.
James Mackin, himself for years a sea-
faring man and twice shipwrecked The
full vested choir will sing the plain chant
mass Of requiem.
Rev. Goodwin's Theme.
Other churches In the city at which
special memorial services were held or
special sermons preached included the
Mount Pleasant Congregational Church.