The Dickinson press., 1912-05-04
LESSONS FROM TITANIC
FINE SERMON AND MUSIC

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Rev. F. H. Farrand wat greeted with
q large audience at the Methodist church
Sunday night when he took for his
subject Swift Ships, or the Sinking of
the Titanic. "Along with the impress
sive sermon the duet The Sinking
Ship" rendered by Rev. Farrand and
Walter Gray was appropriate as if writ
ten in memory of the Inflated Titanic
and was especially we'll rendered.
In the beginning of his sermon, Mr..
Farrand compared the human life to a
ship in regard to the following points:
First. Much depends on the model.
Many leave the human dock yards only
half equipped and drift along on the
great sea of humanity as a toy or play
thing for the waves that sweep over
human life.
Second. When a ship is finished,
experts 60 over it to see that it is in
perfect condition for service so ought
we to examine ourselves if we are
ready to endure tempest of life as we'll
as sail on calm seas.
Third. AS ships need the power Of
steam and wind. so do we need the
heavenly trade winds.
Fourth. AS ships always signal both
night and day so ought we to hail every
man with good cheer and offer help if
needed.
Fifth. A ship must be in the hands
of q safe pilot, so in our human voyage
we ought to be sure that the great
heavenly pilot has hold of the helm.
Sixth. A ship is always bound for
some harbor or destination and so we
are nearing some goal, but what one?
The three lessons Mr.. Farrand used
from the sinking of the Titanic are:
Equality of man. crisis brings out the
man and disregard of danger. The
speaker said in part:
I'VE hear a great deal in these days
about society, lower society, middle
classes, 400. etc. until one would think
that the world began with four or five
Adams instead of one. There are times,
however, when these social barriers
disappear. Cne is on the judgment
Day, when tribes. ranks and classes all
60 down together. Then the mountains
crash W with the plains and skies are
aflame. No one will think of contend
ing for social or class distinction when
all nature is eroanine in deaths en-
brace.
Another is in q time of common per-
il:which is a great leveling power. Men
who have never spoken before, look
and act like brothers. and women of
wealth met in sympathy their with poor
neighbors. The Titanic disaster is one
which appalled, the world and caused a
heart throb of sympathy in every breast,
irrespective of social 81 standing.
"Eneland's long line Of heroes COM
memorated in bronze-statue or bust
in Westminster Abbey will not be COM
plete until Capt. Smiths heroic actions
and sacrifice of life for others, is recog-
nized. No captain or general in the
battlefield showed a more heroic spirit
than did Capt. Smith when he called
through thu megaphone: BE British,
my men, which seemed to electrify
the whole crew, who to a man from that
time acted like heroes. Every heart
thrills with pride when thinking of the
heroic manner Major Butts, Col. Astor,
Mr.. Strauss and a host of others. went
down to their death.
in the midst of life there is death.
On Sunday evening the Titanic passen'
gers were light and gay and on Monday
over 1, 500 were in eternity. Over the
4 pail of gloom, there is a silver lining,
/ when we know that the band wen
! down playing-not rag time music-b u
Nearer My God To Thee" and thai
/ prayers were being offered to the Grea
Captain to take the helm, when al
1 human strength and skill availet
! nothing"
ILLINOIS AND PENNSYLVANIA.