New-York tribune., 1912-04-22
ST. BARTHOLOMEW'S CHURCH

a nag 20 large that Il hardly appeared TO
be at hafmast was suspended above the
main entrance TO st. Bartholomew's Church
yesterday morning and a congregation that
crowded the edifice to the doors joined in
rcverent ceremonial in memory OF the I'll
tanic's dead at the regular morning ser
vice. The rector. the Rev. Or. Leighton
Parks, offciated, following the order Of
service prescribed in the Bishops circular
letter to the churches Of this Episcopal
diocese.
No member OF the church or congregat tion
was a passenger on the Titanic, but the
vice-president OF the International Marine
Company, i. A. s Franklin. IL a pew
holder there
Although he did not mention him by
name, DR.. Parks made reference to him
Ia the course OF his announcements. saying
that he felt sure he voiced the sentiments
Of all present when he assured that official
that all OF the members Of the congregation
felt the most profound sympathy and re-
spect for that friend and brother In tho
heavy load OF abors and anxieties that had
come TO him during the last week He said
in part
above all of the sorrow Of the time above
the cries OF the suffering, the hysterlcaI
Shricks of those who are welIuign insane
with their grief. there comes one strong
clear word, BE with us and comfort all, .
the message OF the noble minded widow OF
the gallant commander Of the Titanic TO Il
sOrrowinS world. Let us leave to the gov
erHment the investigation Of the great dis
aster, to the newspapers the repetition OF
its horrors, and to public opinion TO award
the crown Of honor or the intamy of cow
ardce. And let us inquire II those men,
who were not afraid Ia die, have died IN
vain.
You and I will he better I'm life and In
death because OF their good example. The
real message OF this great aud oycrWhelm-
ing afiilCtion is that It Is the latest revela-
tion of the power of the cross. Not all
those who cry Lord, Lord" are followers
of Christ, lie taught us, but they who do
the will OF the Father, and He also said
that those who are not against Him are
for Him.
Some Of those people, VINO could only
look back on "A foolish, wasted past, acquit-
ted themselves like men. The Master
taught us TO be strong and TO do what we
do in love. Those men were strong, and
did what they did I'm love We have plenty
OF examples OF bravery-at Marathon, In
the charge at Gettysburg. in the assault
at Cold Harbor But those men were
soldiers, with leaders in whom they had
confidence, with training and the power OF
discipline.
The men who stood on that deck, in the
presence of disaster, Exhibited n power Of
self-restraint exhibited IL so quietly, too
that IL cannot be explained on any ground
OF mere evolution.
Certainly, II was not a case of the sur
vlyal of the fttest. There were men lost
that the city and the country needed and
there are widows surviving who speak no
language that you or / can understand and
who will inevitably become public charges.
They did not ask why, nor II any help
less, poor creature were worth saving The
maXims OF commerce were forgotten. There
was no question Of buying cheap and sell
ing dear. They sold themselves for naught
they gave their lives away. Such a sacrI-
flee cannot be justified on any economic
ground.
that was lost. And the men on the IT,
tanc sacrificed themselves for the wcmcn
and children. The women did not ask for
the sacrifice, but II was made Those wom-
en- who go about shrieking for their
rights" want something very different.