Trinity Cathedral 'A large congregation of naval officers and men, oticers and seamen of the mercantile narine, and local residents were present on October vice for seafarers in the Holy Trinity Cathedral. At 8.0, there was an organ recital R. ©, Young and Handel's nor was very much appreciated, which was followed by Bairstow's Evening Song and the first movement of—Harwood's Sonata No, 1.
The service was conducted by the Rev. V. G, Sutcliffe and the Rev. was the preacher.
Dean Trivett took as his text:
He that Incketh these things is ind and cannot see afar off.... nig only what is near."
"We are told," the speaker said, "that one of the penalties of our high civilization and the disappearance of the need for very keen eyesight such as was required by primitive peoples, is the morea prevalence of short sightedness. I do not want this evening to question the accuracy of the statement, which I am afraid is too sadly true, but to ask you to think for a moment of the loss it entails."
Seafarers were noted for long mn and that his message to them was "Will you not seek to cultivate that same long vision in spiritual things?
He went on to say that men sin because they blind themselves to all that seems afar off and remote and have eyes only for the immediate gratification—seeing only what is near.
"Here for instance is one who sees only the satisfaction of a raging thirst or burning Inst but does not see a sodden brain and a will weakened beyond" repair—roined manhood and lost health and vigour."
The speaker concluded, by, saying
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