The recent motion picture, "Titanic," has
captivated the minds of many. The purpose of this page is to relate a little
known chapter in the saga of the great tragedy that befell the famous ocean
liner on that fateful night, Sunday, April 14, 1912. After striking an iceberg
the majestic queen of the White Star fleet disappeared into the black, cold
waters of the North Atlantic. The ship took less than three hours to enter its
watery tomb, taking with it 1517 souls. Only 706 survived.
John Harper, the newly called pastor of Moody Church in the early 1900's, manifested his Christian character in the sinking of the Titanic. Dr. W. B. Riley related the death of Harper. "We have the history of John Harper's end, for survivors, brought to harbor in safety, told the same. When the Titanic was struck by the iceberg that drove in her sides, and sent the ship to the bottom, John Harper was leaning against the rail pleading with a young man to come to Christ ...." (Ministers' Research Service)
Four years after the Titanic went
down, a young 
Scotchman
rose in a meeting in Hamilton, Canada, and said, "I am a survivor of the
Titanic. When I was drifting alone on a spar that awful night, the tide brought
Mr. John Harper,
of Glasgow, also on a piece of wreck near me. 'Man,' he said, 'are you saved?'
'No,' I said. 'I am not.' He replied, 'Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and
thou shalt be saved.'"
"The waves bore him away; but, strange to say brought him back a little later, and he said, 'Are you saved now?' 'No,' I said, 'I cannot honestly say that I am.' He said again, 'Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved,' and shortly after he went down; and there, alone in the night, and with two miles of water under me, I believed. I am John Harper's last convert." (Aguilla Webb)
-These stories were taken from the "Encyclopedia of 7700 Illustrations" by Paul Lee Tan, Assurance Publishers, 1982.)
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More Titanic Web sites
Titanic Exhibit from the Britannica Encyclopedia
RMS Titanic: Her Passengers and Crew
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