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Show PRICE OF PASSION IS PAID IN DEATH X Beautiful Memorial Sermon For Titanic's Victims by the Rev. P. A. Simpkin. Heroism is Extolled. Calmness in Facing Watery Graves Proves Age of True Brotherhood. In honor of thoso who perished in tho wreck of tho Titanic, special memorial services wero held Sunday night at tho Phillips Congregatlonul church, Salt Lako City. Tlie church was filled to overflowing and the deepest sympathy wns aroused by an appropriate musical program and eloquent el-oquent tribute by tho pastor, tho lie v. P. A. Simpkin. Tho musical numbers consisted of tho Blnglng of "Rocked in tho Cradle of the Deep," by C. N. Ainslle, nnd tho hymns, "Eternal Father, Strong to Save," and "Nearer, My Cod to Thee," by tho choir. A significant feature was the reading read-ing of tho poem, "Lord of tho Everlasting Ever-lasting Hills," by W. T. Stead, tho English Journalist, who was nmong thoso who went down with tho monster mon-ster steamer. Tho poom was peculiarly pecu-liarly befitting tho occasion and. In tho light of tho disastor, was rro-photlc. rro-photlc. Eloquent Sermon. In his memorial sermon tho Rev. Mrv Simpkin said, in part "Tho hearts of tho world havo bean thrilled by a common horror, tho souls of tho nations linked by a common com-mon sympathy, in that lurid event, whoso stngo wns an Ico-dottcd sea, whoso figures wero, helpless and Innocent In-nocent men and women nnd children, whoso noto of blackness was In un nmbltion wo now know to havo been reckless, nnd tho curtnln has fallen upon a scene too pitiful to bo llmnv.,-:i llmnv.,-:i wall of anguish and prayer and despair de-spair that tho winds havo woven Into a Miscrore, whoso minor cadenco has been swept around tho world. The sunken Iceberg, tho gashed hull, tho lnrushlng oca, tho huddled passengers at tho rail, the sinking monster, tho wall and prayer of icnro a third of tbo number left cow erlng in the darkness, shivering and apprehensive In tho frail lifeboat, owalt tho light of day and tho tear3 of tho world. "This houso of Cod Is no placo fur bitter words, hnrsh Judgments. Suffice Suf-fice Jt to say, that with positive .knowledge .know-ledge of tho presenco of bergs, the Tltnnle, with all her devices for safety, safe-ty, had no business to bo driven through a moonless night nt tho ralu of speed sho wns maintaining. Penajty of Passion. "It was tho price of tho passion to bo fast. Fastness end progress have been falsely made synonymous. Thora la no progress that Is destroying so much of tho world's finest lift. Ono Stead in tho world, or ono Hays, with his wonderful cxccutlvo pouor, Is worth a, thousand ocean records. Through swift days and dazzling nights, Ufa is being offered ln bloody nbandon to tbo God of the Fast. Tho mad pursuit of wealth, pleasure, place, passion, Is ono of n pleco with that cause which flung tho splondld vessel and the lost lives against the spumed death of the nrctlc sea. What n magnificent mag-nificent thing sho was, so big and beautiful I A floating palace bossdo wbich tlu PInta of Columbus was a toy! Hut wo pay tho prlco of tho bigger things. Whon tho big thing breaks, wo pay tbo big price, and man, too, Is finding how tho elemental element-al forces aro stronger than his mlglu lest, cunnlngcr than his wlsost plans. Lotson of the Tragedy. We mourn tho lost, and lovo and grief will ring a boll of memory for long days to bo as tho world recalls tho horror of their going. Rut tho loss has given to tho world a rich girt In tho revelation of the Immortal vnlucs lying In tho quick and ready cbivulry of a mullltudo ln tho faco it death, ln tho marvelous self-control and courago of men nnd womon In tho tragic hour, of tho unfaltering spirit of sacrifice that glows lllto th6 break of tho world's golden morning ot cr the awful scene. It has been beautiful to sco In this week past how far God has brought us on tbo ro.id to tho Vigo of rcnl human brotherhood, broth-erhood, to seo how tho sorrow of the bereaved has been tho sorrow of the world. Immortal In beauty stand out tho acts of a host. Unfndlngly will bo fixed on tbo canvas tho flguro of Archie Dutt with his belaying plu, holding tho gato liko ono of ancient Ronio held tbo bridge against a host, that the women and children of tho steerage might go flrtt. Noblor his place Just then than at any stato function wheroho wob tho attendant of tho president. Astor True Hero. "Astor, from whoso namo lift forever for-ever the clouds of , criticism, did u bigger, thing than nny Astor over Jltj ln tho placo of finance, when he put his young wlfo in tho boat, gravely kissed her goodbyo, and turned to help put in safety tho womon and children chil-dren of others, facing tbo end liko an officer nnd u gentleman. Futrolle, living a bigger story and being a bigger big-ger hero than his brnln over dreamed for tho reading public, Mrs. Straus facing eternity arm in arm with him who had been life's compnnlon uul choosing tho wntery gravo rather than the separation which snfety would bring. Captain Smith, whou tho brldgo wns awash to his kuoca, Jumping Into the Fon to Bnvo n baby and swim with it to a lifeboat, ro turning to go down with tbo ship Theso nro only samples of tho thousand thou-sand Immortals of that company. Thoy need no eulogy.. Their passing was an Immortal one. 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