The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-04-22
IN ELOQUENT SERMONS FROM
THE PuLPITS SUNDAY.
Was Also Made the Subject OF Pray.
ers and References in the
Sunday Schools.

Wheeling ministers in nearly all OF
the pulpits Sunday made touching
reference TO the Titanic disaster. both
In their sermons and in their prayers.
The awful sea horror was also re-
ferred to in the Sunday school ses-
sions.
The love and power of Christ in
the presence OF death was the basis
OF Rev. G.. r. divers sermon at the
Fourth Street NJ. +. church on Sunday
morning, when he spoke at length on
the Titanic disaster The raising of
Lazarus from the dead was also used
as an illustration. The pastor said.
IN his remarks. that all OF the world
was gazing into the speulchre OF the
more than sixteen hundred souls that
had been sacrificed for gold through
the greed of the owners o. the great
ship lines. DR.. Oliver also empha-
sized the sympathy OF the world with
the bereaved. and called attention TO
the fact that Christ was in touch with
all provinces and had the same sympa-
thy today that He had when on earth
One Of the most interesting features
OF the sermon was DR.. divers refer
ence 10 the origin OF the name Titanic.
II being shown. according to Greek
literature. the Titans we're endeavor-
ing 20 dethrone Jupiter. but at the
close OF the conflict they themselves
we're cast down 10 hell And this was
the fate OF the Titanic. when Il
seemed that even the supreme powers
we're being ignored IN the mad rush
20 make a record Twenty Eve new
- I.
Street church during the services Of
the day
Nearer. My God. to Thee" was the
hymn sung by the Sabbath school Of
the Third Presbyterian church in
memory ~ the Titanic disaster. The
pastor. Rev. J. =. Leyenberger. made
touching reference 20 tho bercaved IN
his morning prayer Seven new mem
hers we're received into the church
during me day.
A. The First Christian church Rev.
W D. Fields. in his reference 10 the
Titanic disaster. charged the owners.
including ismay. with being responsi-
bic 90 God for every soui on board {.
that they had evidently lost sight Of
The value ~ human Hfe in their mania
Tor speed and gain.
Yesterday o. the Second presbytcr.
IAN church. Rev g. U Mcdonald D.
-. the pastor. az tho morning service
referred 90 The Titanic disaster in
which Do spoke o. the neediets sacri-
Zee AMI emphasized how everyone
should DO prepared fo meet emaraau-
cies and aiso stated that the resp1n.
sibilifirE placed upon each 81 The 81
hrnra In charge we're very great and
f0r ftaf reason should have been more
careful fo oh-ervc tho rules and urar.
tirss of The aen Affrr race. wing tho
message Of warming fhe officers &C.
NhfrafflV took rFrrr Iifa fn their own
hands and ne result a. fn0un Nofh.
irF can ever repay fhe f1ss Do aaII
Three ier-1 Eerc zIFrn. w. Fnur
~ h1rie. over r1ufdenrr end depend
rnce uurn Cod fn closing hia Ger.
mon. The pastor stated thaf in most
cases tho hr'rires turn fo God r
hourht fhe same aa .n fbe recent ffs
sister TIE band PLAYING Nearer Ny
Col ~ Thee. showing that fhe last
houghta were Of tle God they had to
meet
Lasf evening. fhc Rev Charles
BeachF. pastor, m his sermon before
"a large congregation 90 the WaruoCf
Methodist chapel. referred 60 the
Titanic dieaster with much feeling.
and a part of bic dlsc0urse was based