In May 1914, two years after the Titanic sank—ripped open by an iceberg—the great ship Empress of Ireland left Quebec City bound for Liverpool, England. At 1 a.m., in dense fog, while cautiously inching down the 35 mile-wide St Lawrence River, a Norwegian freighter sliced into the mighty Empress, sending her to the bottom in 14 minutes—so fast there was only time for three lifeboats to be launched. Of the 1477 passengers and crew, 1012 died. On board were 167 members of the Canadian Staff Band of the Salvation Army, of whom 159 perished; not one of the lost Band members whose bodies were recovered, was wearing a lifejacket. Survivors testified how these Salvationists ran from person to person, selflessly giving away their lifejackets saying, I can die better than you. Their battle cry was, Others! [ excerpted from YWAM e-Touch, January 2014 ]
Posted on: Fri, 31 Jan 2014 15:43:38 +0000
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