1 00:00:26,919 --> 00:00:27,919 Safe with the Lord. 2 00:00:28,240 --> 00:00:35,040 Yes, he is now present with his Lord Your father was not only a 3 00:00:35,040 --> 00:00:40,240 great preacher. He was a great man Our 4 00:00:40,240 --> 00:00:45,120 church has prepared a place for you and your aunt to come and be taken care of 5 00:00:45,120 --> 00:00:46,120 as long as you need 6 00:01:23,720 --> 00:01:28,840 john harper was born on may twenty ninth eighteen seventy two in the quiet 7 00:01:28,840 --> 00:01:35,700 village of houston renfrewshire scotland into a devout christian family from his 8 00:01:35,700 --> 00:01:40,740 earliest days the truth of the gospel was woven into the fabric of his home 9 00:01:40,740 --> 00:01:46,800 prayers at the table scripture read by lamplight and a deep reverence for the 10 00:01:46,800 --> 00:01:49,760 saviour who had given his life for sinners 11 00:02:03,560 --> 00:02:07,020 Mr. Harper, you have a son, a beautiful baby boy. 12 00:02:11,760 --> 00:02:13,540 Father, he is a gift from you. 13 00:02:14,000 --> 00:02:15,880 Thus we will dedicate him to you. 14 00:02:18,460 --> 00:02:21,380 His name will be John. 15 00:02:23,100 --> 00:02:25,580 Yes, John. 16 00:02:26,140 --> 00:02:27,800 A good Bible name. 17 00:02:30,750 --> 00:02:34,970 Running and playing through the yard of his family's modest home, Woodside 18 00:02:34,970 --> 00:02:39,450 Cottage, the world was a place of endless wonder for young John. 19 00:02:40,250 --> 00:02:42,710 Chickens to chase, puddles to splash. 20 00:02:43,250 --> 00:02:44,189 This way! 21 00:02:44,190 --> 00:02:45,190 This way! 22 00:02:46,270 --> 00:02:50,050 Come look at the well. You can see way down to the ground at the bottom. 23 00:02:51,610 --> 00:02:53,550 I think I can touch the water. 24 00:03:09,550 --> 00:03:10,710 I gave him life once. 25 00:03:11,030 --> 00:03:13,490 By God's grace, I gave it to him again today. 26 00:03:14,130 --> 00:03:18,350 Aye, God himself watched over you, John, or surely you would have perished in 27 00:03:18,350 --> 00:03:19,350 that well. 28 00:03:19,410 --> 00:03:21,770 To those watching, it was rescue. 29 00:03:22,250 --> 00:03:24,510 To his parents, a mercy. 30 00:03:25,230 --> 00:03:28,650 Only later would it be understood as something else entirely. 31 00:03:29,730 --> 00:03:35,170 Not just a life spared from death, but a life spared for purpose. 32 00:03:37,550 --> 00:03:40,380 Father, will you... read a sermon. Aye, laddie. 33 00:03:40,620 --> 00:03:42,480 This one's from Mr. Spurgeon. 34 00:03:43,120 --> 00:03:48,200 Christ is not valued at all unless he is valued above all. 35 00:03:48,640 --> 00:03:53,720 If he not be all to thee, he is nothing to thee. 36 00:03:54,080 --> 00:03:55,460 Does he mean everything? 37 00:03:56,320 --> 00:03:57,440 Aye, aye, laddie. 38 00:03:58,220 --> 00:03:59,920 Nothing can be kept back. 39 00:04:00,840 --> 00:04:05,820 Long before John Harper ever stood in a pulpit, he learned that Christ demands 40 00:04:05,820 --> 00:04:08,020 all of a man with nothing. 41 00:04:12,480 --> 00:04:16,839 Jesus told his followers, I am the good shepherd. 42 00:04:17,079 --> 00:04:20,140 The good shepherd watches out for his flock. 43 00:04:20,880 --> 00:04:26,840 As Jesus watches out for his flock, he also calls to his flock. 44 00:04:27,540 --> 00:04:34,520 When you hear his voice, then simply respond to him and obey his gospel. 45 00:04:35,880 --> 00:04:41,940 The only hope for this world is the gospel of Christ. 46 00:04:43,200 --> 00:04:47,780 Some of the young men among you may have the opportunity to minister the gospel 47 00:04:47,780 --> 00:04:49,940 of Christ when you are old enough. 48 00:04:51,420 --> 00:04:56,860 If you feel that calling, then you should act on it. 49 00:04:57,380 --> 00:05:04,040 On that day, at the tender age of 13, John heard that call and he responded. 50 00:05:04,880 --> 00:05:06,180 It didn't make him extraordinary. 51 00:05:06,760 --> 00:05:09,080 It simply made him willing. 52 00:05:22,160 --> 00:05:24,780 Do not neglect so great a gift. 53 00:05:25,340 --> 00:05:29,200 God has provided a way of salvation and forgiveness. 54 00:05:30,280 --> 00:05:35,700 This gift can only be discovered through calling on Christ for forgiveness of 55 00:05:35,700 --> 00:05:36,700 sins. 56 00:05:36,840 --> 00:05:39,260 What does that pipsqueak have to say to me? 57 00:05:40,160 --> 00:05:41,680 A lot of nonsense. 58 00:05:42,460 --> 00:05:48,200 Jesus said, In the world ye shall have tribulation, but be of good cheer, I 59 00:05:48,200 --> 00:05:49,960 have overcome the world. 60 00:05:50,180 --> 00:05:53,620 Your God ever work fourteen hours in this mill, boy? 61 00:05:53,940 --> 00:05:58,660 Or protect the hands of the wee ones that the boss has shuttling the beams? 62 00:05:59,370 --> 00:06:04,590 God does care about you and your condition, and his promise of salvation 63 00:06:04,590 --> 00:06:05,690 is sure. 64 00:06:06,330 --> 00:06:08,810 And I am the King of England. 65 00:06:15,970 --> 00:06:22,970 Slow down, Harper. The boss is not here, and we have plenty of time to load this 66 00:06:22,970 --> 00:06:25,730 cart. I am doing this as unto the Lord. 67 00:06:27,210 --> 00:06:30,810 Wish it was the Almighty that paid the wages around here instead of Gresham and 68 00:06:30,810 --> 00:06:31,810 Sons. 69 00:06:31,970 --> 00:06:36,170 John's hands may have been calloused from hard work, but his heart was 70 00:06:36,170 --> 00:06:37,910 burdened for lost souls. 71 00:06:49,770 --> 00:06:51,970 Stay close, my love. We'll get through this. 72 00:06:52,210 --> 00:06:53,690 I'm so cold, Mama. 73 00:06:54,870 --> 00:06:56,510 I know. It's taught to me. 74 00:06:59,310 --> 00:07:02,670 It is going to be cold again tonight, and you will need this. 75 00:07:11,670 --> 00:07:15,550 And this is a gift from Jesus to warm your stomach. 76 00:07:17,250 --> 00:07:18,250 Thank you. 77 00:07:18,290 --> 00:07:19,590 This means everything. 78 00:07:19,990 --> 00:07:20,990 Stay warm. 79 00:07:21,130 --> 00:07:22,130 Pray it, Mama. 80 00:07:33,930 --> 00:07:35,670 You need this more than I do. 81 00:07:37,310 --> 00:07:38,690 God bless you, sir. 82 00:07:43,310 --> 00:07:44,790 Will you be cold? 83 00:07:46,830 --> 00:07:47,830 I'll manage. 84 00:07:53,590 --> 00:07:55,190 Mum, do you know him? 85 00:07:55,730 --> 00:07:56,910 Of course, love. 86 00:07:57,870 --> 00:08:00,690 He's an angel sent direct to us in these slums. 87 00:08:02,250 --> 00:08:07,630 It was not the first time John gave up warmth and safety for someone else, and 88 00:08:07,630 --> 00:08:09,710 it would not be the last. 89 00:08:12,070 --> 00:08:13,070 Jesus said, 90 00:08:33,520 --> 00:08:35,480 Not every door opens with ceremony. 91 00:08:35,960 --> 00:08:41,220 Sometimes God opens a door quietly through simple, persevering faith. 92 00:08:41,539 --> 00:08:48,420 John 3.16 For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son, that 93 00:08:48,420 --> 00:08:54,380 whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. 94 00:08:54,720 --> 00:09:00,220 Young man, you have a gift, but gifts must be tended. 95 00:09:00,640 --> 00:09:02,360 I have a proposal. 96 00:09:04,860 --> 00:09:09,320 While Reverend Spurgeon and his associates have provided training and 97 00:09:09,320 --> 00:09:13,900 mentoring for young men to bring spiritual awakening to our nation, I 98 00:09:13,900 --> 00:09:18,820 don't want to see your spirit dimmed or your evangelistic zeal lowered with a 99 00:09:18,820 --> 00:09:20,400 higher theological education. 100 00:09:21,540 --> 00:09:23,520 England used to trust in God. 101 00:09:23,980 --> 00:09:29,440 Now, in this age, the trust has turned to the wisdom and genius of man instead 102 00:09:29,440 --> 00:09:30,960 of the abilities of God. 103 00:09:31,910 --> 00:09:37,050 You'll work and study with the Baptist Pioneer Mission, with Reverend E.A. 104 00:09:37,070 --> 00:09:38,070 Carter. 105 00:09:38,490 --> 00:09:41,850 Practical work, hard streets, real people. 106 00:09:42,390 --> 00:09:46,410 All right, gentlemen, that is enough for today. We will resume in the morning 107 00:09:46,410 --> 00:09:47,710 after we gather for prayer. 108 00:09:47,950 --> 00:09:51,350 There you go, a lovely warm broth for you. Thank you kindly, sir. 109 00:09:51,830 --> 00:09:53,130 I have something for you. 110 00:09:53,370 --> 00:09:54,790 Oh, sir, thank you. 111 00:09:55,150 --> 00:09:56,430 May it bring you comfort. 112 00:09:57,090 --> 00:10:01,830 Jesus said... Let the little children come to me, for the kingdom of God 113 00:10:01,830 --> 00:10:03,250 belongs to such as these. 114 00:10:04,170 --> 00:10:05,170 Reverend Carter? 115 00:10:06,370 --> 00:10:07,370 Yes, John? 116 00:10:08,210 --> 00:10:11,250 My time with Baptist Pioneer Mission has prepared me. 117 00:10:11,450 --> 00:10:14,870 I believe I am ready to build God's church in Scotland. 118 00:10:15,410 --> 00:10:17,190 Go with God's blessing, John. 119 00:10:17,470 --> 00:10:22,410 With your giftedness, I expect God will use you greatly, whether in Glasgow or 120 00:10:22,410 --> 00:10:27,170 London. So we make it our goal to please him, whether we are at home in the 121 00:10:27,170 --> 00:10:29,060 body... or away from it. 122 00:10:29,700 --> 00:10:35,460 2 Corinthians 5 verse 9 You are ready. 123 00:10:36,220 --> 00:10:37,240 John was ready. 124 00:10:37,960 --> 00:10:41,760 But those whom God calls, he does not place beyond harm. 125 00:10:42,320 --> 00:10:44,620 He places them in his will. 126 00:10:45,020 --> 00:10:46,700 Look at the state of the roof up there. 127 00:10:47,160 --> 00:10:51,820 We need a place to gather, a place to worship the Lord together. 128 00:10:53,440 --> 00:10:54,440 Reverend, 129 00:10:54,810 --> 00:10:57,930 It will take a lot of work, and there are only a few of us. 130 00:10:59,210 --> 00:11:03,330 There are so many poor people in this area of Govan. 131 00:11:04,030 --> 00:11:05,850 Yes, and we will serve them here. 132 00:11:06,250 --> 00:11:09,570 We shall call the church Paisley Road Baptist Mission. 133 00:11:09,850 --> 00:11:11,610 It will be a church for the community. 134 00:11:13,270 --> 00:11:15,330 John did not build a church for comfort. 135 00:11:15,850 --> 00:11:18,590 He built it where need was loudest. 136 00:11:35,980 --> 00:11:39,860 If thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine 137 00:11:39,860 --> 00:11:43,400 heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. 138 00:11:44,560 --> 00:11:50,620 Jesus said, I am the way, the truth, and the life. No man cometh unto the Father 139 00:11:50,620 --> 00:11:51,700 but by me. 140 00:11:52,160 --> 00:11:53,560 John 15, 13. 141 00:11:54,200 --> 00:12:00,080 Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends. 142 00:12:03,380 --> 00:12:05,080 Tomorrow is a holiday, reverend. 143 00:12:05,610 --> 00:12:07,590 Would you like to join me and my friends at the beach? 144 00:12:08,090 --> 00:12:09,090 Wonderful idea. 145 00:12:09,490 --> 00:12:12,490 I haven't had a good hardy swim in months. 146 00:12:12,750 --> 00:12:14,510 The salt air will do me good. 147 00:12:21,470 --> 00:12:24,650 Aye, laddies, I am dressed and ready to swim. 148 00:12:24,890 --> 00:12:26,410 Aye, it's a grand day. 149 00:12:27,210 --> 00:12:30,130 Robert and I will get changed and be right there with you. 150 00:12:38,960 --> 00:12:40,620 What a glorious day. 151 00:12:41,200 --> 00:12:43,980 Care to walk along the beach with me? Certainly, my dear. 152 00:12:47,200 --> 00:12:48,680 Help! Help me! 153 00:12:48,940 --> 00:12:49,940 What is happening? 154 00:12:50,400 --> 00:12:52,420 I think a reverse current's caught him. 155 00:12:52,700 --> 00:12:54,240 He won't be able to get out of it. 156 00:12:55,280 --> 00:12:56,280 I'm drowning! 157 00:12:57,660 --> 00:12:58,960 Keep up. We're almost there. 158 00:12:59,540 --> 00:13:01,780 I've got the ring. I've got the ring. He's slipping. 159 00:13:02,020 --> 00:13:03,460 Pull him in. Use the rope. 160 00:13:08,270 --> 00:13:09,270 Almost there. 161 00:13:10,310 --> 00:13:11,430 Thank you, lads. 162 00:13:11,810 --> 00:13:15,230 Well done, lads. Man, we've got you. 163 00:13:17,530 --> 00:13:18,790 Take a deep breath yourself. 164 00:13:19,890 --> 00:13:21,070 Thank you, I'm grateful. 165 00:13:21,690 --> 00:13:24,690 This would not be the last time John was tested by water. 166 00:13:25,830 --> 00:13:29,950 And the next time, more would be asked of him. 167 00:13:36,560 --> 00:13:38,920 Pastor, we are so glad God saved you. 168 00:13:39,140 --> 00:13:44,080 Aye, but he saved me at 13. This was but a brief resuscitation, like the one my 169 00:13:44,080 --> 00:13:45,780 mother gave me as a wee child. 170 00:13:47,120 --> 00:13:52,200 To quote the psalmists, he hides me in the shelter of his wings. 171 00:13:52,960 --> 00:13:56,000 May the Lord make sure those wings are waterproof. 172 00:13:57,600 --> 00:14:02,360 And I understand there is another young lady very happy about this. 173 00:14:03,260 --> 00:14:07,040 Yes, Miss Bell and I are to announce our wedding soon. 174 00:14:08,700 --> 00:14:10,060 Congratulations, Pastor. 175 00:14:10,360 --> 00:14:11,159 Thank you. 176 00:14:11,160 --> 00:14:13,420 John had been given much by then. 177 00:14:13,860 --> 00:14:17,180 He did not know yet how much would be required of him. 178 00:14:24,260 --> 00:14:30,000 I, John Harper, take you and Leckie Bell to be my wife. 179 00:14:31,070 --> 00:14:35,050 to walk with you in faith and in truth, wherever God may place us. 180 00:14:35,730 --> 00:14:41,990 I, Anne Leckie Bell, take you, John Harper, to be my husband, to share your 181 00:14:41,990 --> 00:14:45,990 calling and to stand with you in all that is asked of us. 182 00:14:46,710 --> 00:14:50,230 Then may God bless what you have promised this day. 183 00:15:20,590 --> 00:15:22,770 Earthly happiness was never denied to John. 184 00:15:23,150 --> 00:15:26,370 It was simply never promised to last. 185 00:15:41,470 --> 00:15:42,750 Thank you for coming, Doctor. 186 00:15:43,170 --> 00:15:44,790 My wife, she's having a time of it. 187 00:15:45,170 --> 00:15:46,170 Come in. 188 00:15:47,270 --> 00:15:48,750 How long has the labour been? 189 00:15:49,290 --> 00:15:53,350 Since before nightfall and the consumption has her breathing worsened. 190 00:15:53,390 --> 00:16:00,070 Yes, sir Then we must move quickly Childbirth alone is dangerous enough, 191 00:16:00,250 --> 00:16:06,690 but with tuberculosis her strength will not hold long May the Lord preserve her 192 00:16:06,690 --> 00:16:07,690 doctor 193 00:16:26,090 --> 00:16:30,510 Reverend Harper, meet Annie Jessie Harper. 194 00:16:41,710 --> 00:16:45,030 And my wife? 195 00:16:45,250 --> 00:16:50,350 The labour has ended, but the consumption has taken its toll. 196 00:16:51,270 --> 00:16:52,650 We shall have to see. 197 00:17:01,070 --> 00:17:02,890 You should go home and get some rest, Jessie. 198 00:17:03,650 --> 00:17:04,650 We'll be all right. 199 00:17:06,810 --> 00:17:07,810 She's my sister. 200 00:17:08,609 --> 00:17:09,810 And this is my niece. 201 00:17:10,730 --> 00:17:12,390 I'm here as long as you need me. 202 00:17:21,290 --> 00:17:22,710 I'm so sorry, John. 203 00:17:23,990 --> 00:17:25,890 She is with the Lord now. 204 00:17:45,550 --> 00:17:50,470 This child is not alone, and neither are you. 205 00:17:55,590 --> 00:17:57,210 I will help with her. 206 00:17:58,950 --> 00:18:00,430 That's what Anne would want. 207 00:18:01,730 --> 00:18:07,610 John had been entrusted with a life, and with the knowledge of how briefly such 208 00:18:07,610 --> 00:18:08,950 gifts are held. 209 00:18:39,530 --> 00:18:40,530 Bring her down slow. 210 00:18:41,290 --> 00:18:42,550 Coming down steady. 211 00:18:42,770 --> 00:18:43,770 Clear the way below. 212 00:18:44,230 --> 00:18:46,310 The design is sound. 213 00:18:47,150 --> 00:18:49,270 Stronger than anything we've built. 214 00:18:50,310 --> 00:18:55,550 Her subdivision will keep her afloat in conditions that would doom lesser ships. 215 00:18:55,930 --> 00:18:59,190 That is precisely what the public expects of her. 216 00:19:00,210 --> 00:19:01,530 Complete safety. 217 00:19:02,450 --> 00:19:04,070 She meets every regulation. 218 00:19:04,610 --> 00:19:05,610 Exceeds several. 219 00:19:06,480 --> 00:19:12,620 The lifeboats provided are more than the law requires, but they are fewer than 220 00:19:12,620 --> 00:19:13,820 the number she could carry. 221 00:19:15,320 --> 00:19:21,140 The law assumes these ships will never need them at all, for, as you say, she's 222 00:19:21,140 --> 00:19:26,140 stronger than anything built. The law assumes many things, Mr. Ismay, but does 223 00:19:26,140 --> 00:19:28,020 not factor in all contingencies. 224 00:19:28,320 --> 00:19:31,500 White Star sells confidence, Mr. Andrews, not alarms. 225 00:19:32,410 --> 00:19:36,570 We want our passengers to experience the finest amenities possible, and more 226 00:19:36,570 --> 00:19:38,910 boats would obstruct the views on the promenade deck. 227 00:19:39,190 --> 00:19:43,730 And her watertight compartments will make her practically unsinkable, as they 228 00:19:43,730 --> 00:19:48,530 say. This ship will be judged by her crossings, by her comfort, her 229 00:19:48,530 --> 00:19:51,450 steadiness, her reliability, her success. 230 00:19:51,950 --> 00:19:54,310 Not by contingencies no one expects. 231 00:19:56,030 --> 00:19:58,910 Then she will be built exactly as approved. 232 00:20:02,120 --> 00:20:05,480 she will be the finest ship afloat 233 00:20:05,480 --> 00:20:23,180 mr 234 00:20:23,180 --> 00:20:29,920 andrews what a glorious start 235 00:20:30,570 --> 00:20:34,330 The keel plate is being laid, and what a mighty one it is. 236 00:20:35,210 --> 00:20:36,970 Thank you, Mr. O'Sullivan, for the update. 237 00:20:39,730 --> 00:20:42,490 They're calling this the unsinkable ship. 238 00:20:44,350 --> 00:20:46,530 There is no such thing. 239 00:21:05,350 --> 00:21:10,930 Reverend Harper, we are pleased that you have accepted our invitation to pastor 240 00:21:10,930 --> 00:21:11,930 our church. 241 00:21:12,830 --> 00:21:17,870 What you did there in Govan in growing that church from a meagre 25 people to a 242 00:21:17,870 --> 00:21:20,270 mighty 500 has become well known. 243 00:21:20,530 --> 00:21:22,490 God grows his church. 244 00:21:22,730 --> 00:21:24,890 He just looks for willing vessels. 245 00:21:25,450 --> 00:21:29,370 From your preaching, we can tell you are a willing vessel. 246 00:21:29,730 --> 00:21:31,250 A gifted one at that. 247 00:21:31,810 --> 00:21:33,450 My mission is unchanged. 248 00:21:34,610 --> 00:21:38,870 Prayer, revival, and preaching the gospel continues to drive my heart. 249 00:21:39,510 --> 00:21:43,210 Wherever God sends me to preach the gospel, I will go. 250 00:21:44,170 --> 00:21:47,290 Is there anything further we can do to help you get settled? 251 00:21:47,750 --> 00:21:51,830 No, thank you. My sister-in-law, Jessie Leach, has moved into our home and helps 252 00:21:51,830 --> 00:21:52,830 with my little nana. 253 00:21:53,030 --> 00:21:54,630 She has everything well sorted. 254 00:22:12,910 --> 00:22:13,910 Easy, easy. 255 00:22:15,030 --> 00:22:16,630 Let her settle on the blocks. 256 00:22:20,270 --> 00:22:21,330 Oh, steady. 257 00:22:22,350 --> 00:22:26,210 All right, Eve, let her down now. 258 00:22:30,490 --> 00:22:31,490 Steady as she goes. 259 00:22:34,090 --> 00:22:35,790 Tighten that valve. We are losing pressure. 260 00:22:36,010 --> 00:22:38,050 Secure on level three, mister. Hold fast. 261 00:22:38,370 --> 00:22:39,370 It's on my count. Ready? 262 00:22:39,570 --> 00:22:40,590 One, two. 263 00:22:43,210 --> 00:22:46,370 Rounding is perfect on the main condenser. Yes, and the tuning coil 264 00:22:46,370 --> 00:22:49,730 alignment needs final calibration against the blueprint, sir. Let's check 265 00:22:49,730 --> 00:22:50,930 the calibration against the blueprint. 266 00:22:56,090 --> 00:22:58,650 Steady. She's in position. Hold fast. 267 00:23:00,050 --> 00:23:01,050 Right, 268 00:23:05,910 --> 00:23:06,910 push it hard. 269 00:23:07,590 --> 00:23:11,630 Steady. Now, bring her down slow. Stuck on the tile. Push harder, lads. 270 00:23:31,690 --> 00:23:34,450 We need to secure this section before the next cabin goes up. 271 00:23:40,070 --> 00:23:43,170 Mr. Andrews, your design is magnificent. 272 00:23:43,610 --> 00:23:48,470 The Great Pyramid has nothing on you and this vessel. I can only hope we are not 273 00:23:48,470 --> 00:23:51,050 sending gilded eggshells out to sea. 274 00:24:20,590 --> 00:24:25,070 Look at her. She exceeds the imagination before she even reaches the water. 275 00:24:25,290 --> 00:24:27,870 But... no christening? 276 00:24:28,470 --> 00:24:29,730 No bottle here. 277 00:24:30,130 --> 00:24:33,730 White Star relies on engineering, not ancient rituals. 278 00:24:34,110 --> 00:24:36,130 No blessing, no prayer. 279 00:24:36,350 --> 00:24:40,010 Only iron, gravity, and confidence. 280 00:25:16,560 --> 00:25:18,120 What do you have there, John? 281 00:25:19,100 --> 00:25:20,100 A letter. 282 00:25:20,260 --> 00:25:23,100 An invitation from Moody Church in Chicago. 283 00:25:23,400 --> 00:25:27,180 It is one of the greatest churches in America and they want me to come speak. 284 00:25:27,480 --> 00:25:30,220 Nana and I will be fine while you are gone. 285 00:25:30,560 --> 00:25:32,860 No, I would like you both to accompany me. 286 00:25:33,080 --> 00:25:35,380 I can't be away from my daughter for that long. 287 00:25:35,900 --> 00:25:39,520 Yes, she needs you and she needs a woman's touch to look after her. 288 00:25:40,600 --> 00:25:42,720 It will be nice to visit America. 289 00:25:43,560 --> 00:25:45,800 I will telegram Moody Church then. 290 00:25:46,750 --> 00:25:47,750 and accept. 291 00:25:48,570 --> 00:25:51,690 Would you look at this? A floating hotel, a town at sea. 292 00:25:51,910 --> 00:25:55,450 I have never seen the likes of it. I've heard it even has a swimming pool on it, 293 00:25:55,470 --> 00:25:56,930 as well as Turkish baths. Brilliant. 294 00:25:57,410 --> 00:25:59,970 Let's go inside and see what they have to say about it. 295 00:26:00,790 --> 00:26:05,730 You don't want to miss your chance to sail the maiden voyage of the Titanic. 296 00:26:06,690 --> 00:26:10,170 Among all the great ships, it is the greatest ship ever built. 297 00:26:10,430 --> 00:26:14,250 It is now the largest man-made movable object in the world. 298 00:26:15,020 --> 00:26:16,620 It is unsinkable. 299 00:26:17,660 --> 00:26:20,840 God himself couldn't sink this ship. 300 00:26:21,420 --> 00:26:25,500 I wouldn't step foot on it. We couldn't afford to anyway on our foundry wages. 301 00:26:25,820 --> 00:26:29,100 Even if we could, who would want to be packed like sheep in steerage? 302 00:26:37,300 --> 00:26:41,720 But my dear, this is a once in a lifetime opportunity, a chance to be a 303 00:26:41,720 --> 00:26:43,520 part of something that will go down in history. 304 00:26:44,880 --> 00:26:46,400 That is my exact fear. 305 00:26:46,700 --> 00:26:47,840 Going down. 306 00:26:48,660 --> 00:26:54,220 The ship is an engineering marvel. It is completely safe, with a wireless system 307 00:26:54,220 --> 00:26:56,160 to communicate with land and sea. 308 00:26:56,500 --> 00:27:02,200 They are flying in the face of God, saying that even he could not sink it. 309 00:27:02,640 --> 00:27:05,480 Dear, that is just advertising bravado. 310 00:27:05,940 --> 00:27:10,200 This will be one of the most memorable times the Hart family will ever have. 311 00:27:10,760 --> 00:27:13,780 We will be talking about it for years to come. 312 00:27:43,980 --> 00:27:45,900 Mr. and Mrs. Astor, welcome aboard. 313 00:27:46,120 --> 00:27:47,120 Thank you. 314 00:27:47,420 --> 00:27:51,920 John, this is as wonderful and as exciting as seeing the pyramids. My 315 00:27:51,920 --> 00:27:54,740 dear, there is much more excitement ahead. 316 00:27:56,300 --> 00:28:00,580 No expense will be spared for my precious wife and the new child we have 317 00:28:00,580 --> 00:28:01,580 on the way. 318 00:28:02,280 --> 00:28:03,520 Pastor, you will be missed. 319 00:28:03,720 --> 00:28:07,380 Our loss for these few weeks will be Moody Church's gain. Just remember to 320 00:28:07,380 --> 00:28:10,220 hold me up in prayer, that I will be a faithful witness for him. 321 00:28:15,600 --> 00:28:19,480 I am afraid to go all the way to the top of the ship. It is too high. 322 00:28:19,720 --> 00:28:20,720 Don't worry, son. 323 00:28:20,880 --> 00:28:23,280 Only the rich passengers will be on the upper decks. 324 00:28:23,800 --> 00:28:26,660 We will be kept in the lower decks, F and G. 325 00:28:26,920 --> 00:28:28,040 They're afraid of disease. 326 00:28:29,260 --> 00:28:31,320 We'll be examined when we reach America. 327 00:28:32,140 --> 00:28:34,120 I can't believe we're actually leaving. 328 00:28:34,480 --> 00:28:35,480 Don't look back. 329 00:28:35,920 --> 00:28:37,420 Just keep moving forward. 330 00:29:22,990 --> 00:29:26,170 A very smooth departure, Mr Murdoch. Yes, Captain. 331 00:29:26,510 --> 00:29:29,530 The embarkation went exactly as planned. 332 00:29:30,530 --> 00:29:34,330 We'll proceed to Cherbourg, then on to Queenstown to take on the remaining 333 00:29:34,330 --> 00:29:37,510 passengers. After that, we'll make our crossing to America. 334 00:29:37,910 --> 00:29:39,070 They're expecting us. 335 00:29:39,510 --> 00:29:40,510 Yes, sir. 336 00:29:40,850 --> 00:29:42,570 Your tea, madam. Thank you. 337 00:29:58,160 --> 00:30:01,880 I must say, the accommodations are far grander than I anticipated for the 338 00:30:01,880 --> 00:30:02,880 second class. Absolutely. 339 00:30:03,300 --> 00:30:06,140 And the air up here is simply invigorating, isn't it? 340 00:30:28,700 --> 00:30:31,320 Calm and clear, Captain. A perfect day for sailing. 341 00:30:33,340 --> 00:30:35,060 Yes, it is, Officer Murdoch. 342 00:30:36,800 --> 00:30:39,860 I suppose I'd better go down and hobnob with the guests. 343 00:30:40,620 --> 00:30:43,160 For some reason, they like to dine with the Captain. 344 00:30:43,840 --> 00:30:45,980 Is that why they call you the Millionaire's Captain? 345 00:30:46,300 --> 00:30:47,300 Maybe so. 346 00:30:47,380 --> 00:30:48,380 Maybe so. 347 00:30:48,580 --> 00:30:49,860 Stay a steady course. 348 00:30:54,780 --> 00:30:57,620 I believe dinner is served promptly at eight. 349 00:30:58,090 --> 00:31:02,690 I am quite looking forward to it. I hear the orchestra is superb this evening. 350 00:31:05,630 --> 00:31:08,070 It's simply magnificent, isn't it? Absolutely. 351 00:31:08,610 --> 00:31:10,730 They say she's unsinkable. 352 00:31:12,110 --> 00:31:13,490 Let's hope they are right. 353 00:31:13,730 --> 00:31:16,490 This lamb is exquisite, isn't it? Absolutely. 354 00:31:16,990 --> 00:31:19,210 The service has been impeccable tonight. 355 00:31:19,870 --> 00:31:21,790 Eat up. Thank you kindly, sir. 356 00:31:22,770 --> 00:31:25,690 It's simple, but it warms the belly. Aye, that it does. 357 00:31:25,930 --> 00:31:27,730 We'll need our strength for the journey ahead. 358 00:31:28,510 --> 00:31:30,350 Could you pass the bread down this way, please? 359 00:31:30,970 --> 00:31:32,810 It feels like a floating hotel. 360 00:31:33,770 --> 00:31:36,610 Better. Nothing here to remind us of land. 361 00:31:39,890 --> 00:31:44,810 For a brief time, joy found its way into every corner of the ship. 362 00:31:56,300 --> 00:31:59,200 At least a good night for spotting bergs, though it would be nice to have 363 00:31:59,200 --> 00:32:00,200 the field glasses. 364 00:32:00,680 --> 00:32:02,760 They said they don't have the key to where they're kept. 365 00:32:04,240 --> 00:32:06,560 Nice night, but still every bit of 30 degrees. 366 00:32:07,300 --> 00:32:08,540 I'm ready for the shift change. 367 00:32:08,940 --> 00:32:10,580 You'll get no argument from me there. 368 00:32:21,560 --> 00:32:24,160 In the morning hours, the first warning. 369 00:32:37,800 --> 00:32:40,540 Ice reported ahead from the Coronia. 370 00:32:41,180 --> 00:32:42,260 Take it to the bridge. 371 00:32:42,480 --> 00:32:43,480 Right away. 372 00:32:48,420 --> 00:32:51,020 Ice warning from the Coronia, sir. Thank you. 373 00:32:53,580 --> 00:32:54,580 Inform the officers. 374 00:32:55,220 --> 00:32:56,640 We'll keep a sharp lookout. 375 00:32:57,500 --> 00:32:58,500 Yes, Captain. 376 00:33:10,090 --> 00:33:13,410 Later in the day, more warnings began to arrive. 377 00:33:13,970 --> 00:33:18,150 Another message from the wireless room, sir, from the RMS Baltic. Heavy ice 378 00:33:18,150 --> 00:33:20,230 reported. Thank you. Post it. 379 00:33:25,350 --> 00:33:26,370 From the America. 380 00:33:27,670 --> 00:33:28,670 Ice again. 381 00:33:29,970 --> 00:33:30,970 We'll pass it on. 382 00:33:48,940 --> 00:33:49,940 What kind of work do you do? 383 00:33:50,320 --> 00:33:52,560 I pastor a church in London. 384 00:33:53,540 --> 00:33:54,540 Religion, huh? 385 00:33:54,880 --> 00:33:56,740 I don't have time for religious things. 386 00:33:57,080 --> 00:34:00,960 It might be well to pay as much attention to spiritual things as to your 387 00:34:00,960 --> 00:34:01,960 business, sir. 388 00:34:02,280 --> 00:34:05,440 Your business is temporal, but your soul is eternal. 389 00:34:07,140 --> 00:34:12,040 The Bible says our lives are like a wisp of smoke that quickly disappear. 390 00:34:13,400 --> 00:34:15,780 I'm not really concerned about that sort of talk. 391 00:34:16,909 --> 00:34:21,010 I have worked very hard to make a successful business, and now I intend to 392 00:34:21,010 --> 00:34:24,370 relax and enjoy the good things of life, such as this voyage. 393 00:34:24,889 --> 00:34:26,310 Be careful, my friend. 394 00:34:27,350 --> 00:34:33,469 Jesus told of a man who spoke like that, and God's response was to call him a 395 00:34:33,469 --> 00:34:34,469 fool. 396 00:34:35,670 --> 00:34:39,489 To say that his soul would be required of him that very night. 397 00:34:40,409 --> 00:34:43,310 And he warned against acquiring things for oneself. 398 00:34:44,780 --> 00:34:49,860 Rather than being rich toward God, the Bible is gibberish. 399 00:34:51,020 --> 00:34:55,040 I decided a long time ago to live life on my own terms. 400 00:34:55,320 --> 00:34:59,160 It is appointed once for man to die, then face judgment. 401 00:34:59,520 --> 00:35:01,500 I urge you to prepare for that. 402 00:35:02,280 --> 00:35:03,700 Ready for our billiards game? 403 00:35:03,960 --> 00:35:05,780 Yes, I am. Shall we? Yes. 404 00:35:07,480 --> 00:35:13,020 Father, show him mercy and help him not to trample on your grace. 405 00:35:17,230 --> 00:35:18,250 Who was that chap? 406 00:35:19,630 --> 00:35:21,310 Some religious zealot. 407 00:35:25,250 --> 00:35:27,230 Did you learn anything from him? 408 00:35:31,110 --> 00:35:33,130 Learn that I don't want it. 409 00:35:34,850 --> 00:35:36,870 The 1907 vintage, madam. 410 00:35:37,090 --> 00:35:38,670 Oh, absolutely splendid. 411 00:35:38,950 --> 00:35:40,790 To the success of the voyage. 412 00:35:41,010 --> 00:35:41,888 Here, here. 413 00:35:41,890 --> 00:35:44,590 That ice report earlier. Anything further? 414 00:35:44,830 --> 00:35:46,830 No change, Mr. Ismay. We're watching it. 415 00:35:47,120 --> 00:35:48,220 We'll keep our course for now. 416 00:35:48,460 --> 00:35:49,700 The officers are aware. 417 00:35:55,900 --> 00:35:57,060 From the Mesaba. 418 00:35:58,420 --> 00:35:59,640 Heavy pack ice. 419 00:35:59,860 --> 00:36:01,040 Large bergs. 420 00:36:14,730 --> 00:36:16,870 Get word to the Titanic and other ships. 421 00:36:17,070 --> 00:36:21,470 We have spotted Major Berg's. Right away, sir. The Californian had stopped 422 00:36:21,470 --> 00:36:22,470 for the night. 423 00:36:22,690 --> 00:36:25,850 One last ice warning was sent into the dark. 424 00:36:26,170 --> 00:36:29,610 The reply was brief and technical, but routine. 425 00:36:30,130 --> 00:36:35,190 Spoken under the pressure of a wireless room, busy with passenger traffic to the 426 00:36:35,190 --> 00:36:37,210 land station at Cape Race. 427 00:37:26,009 --> 00:37:27,970 Iceberg! Right ahead! 428 00:37:30,790 --> 00:37:33,750 Hard as starboard, full as stern. 429 00:38:16,880 --> 00:38:17,940 What was that noise? 430 00:38:19,080 --> 00:38:20,180 What was that? 431 00:38:21,220 --> 00:38:22,900 Perhaps we lost a propeller. 432 00:38:24,260 --> 00:38:27,320 The sister ship, the Olympic, had the same problem. 433 00:38:30,520 --> 00:38:32,180 She struck ice, sir. 434 00:38:32,500 --> 00:38:37,120 Yes. I've sent Andrews to inspect. Close the watertight doors. 435 00:38:39,040 --> 00:38:40,040 Move! Get through! 436 00:38:40,220 --> 00:38:41,220 It's floating! Hurry! 437 00:38:59,050 --> 00:39:01,290 Mr. Andrews, what's the status? 438 00:39:01,610 --> 00:39:03,050 The forepeak is flooded. 439 00:39:03,850 --> 00:39:05,650 Holds one and two are taking water. 440 00:39:06,370 --> 00:39:07,890 Euler room six is gone. 441 00:39:08,290 --> 00:39:09,290 And five? 442 00:39:09,530 --> 00:39:11,490 Five is taking on water. 443 00:39:12,410 --> 00:39:13,830 How many compartments? 444 00:39:14,370 --> 00:39:15,370 Five. 445 00:39:16,210 --> 00:39:18,870 She was built to remain afloat with four. 446 00:39:19,770 --> 00:39:22,050 Yes. Can she float? 447 00:39:22,770 --> 00:39:24,510 No. She will sink. 448 00:39:25,670 --> 00:39:26,670 How long? 449 00:39:27,660 --> 00:39:28,700 An hour and a half. 450 00:39:29,360 --> 00:39:30,360 Perhaps two. 451 00:39:30,600 --> 00:39:31,600 Very well. 452 00:39:32,160 --> 00:39:33,700 We must prepare the boats. 453 00:39:36,300 --> 00:39:37,300 Mr Murdoch? 454 00:39:37,980 --> 00:39:38,959 Yes, Captain. 455 00:39:38,960 --> 00:39:42,900 Have the boats cleared away and tell the Marconi room to send the distress. 456 00:39:43,360 --> 00:39:44,360 Sir. 457 00:39:57,160 --> 00:40:01,920 The nearest ship that night was the Californian, but her wireless operator 458 00:40:01,920 --> 00:40:04,420 had gone to bed minutes before the collision. 459 00:40:04,900 --> 00:40:08,760 When the distress calls began, there was no one listening. 460 00:40:09,440 --> 00:40:14,660 On her bridge, officers saw rockets flare against the cold Atlantic sky. 461 00:40:15,340 --> 00:40:17,440 They did not understand what they meant. 462 00:40:18,160 --> 00:40:23,840 Farther away, other ships heard the call. The Frankfurt, the Mount Temple, 463 00:40:24,000 --> 00:40:26,160 the Baltic. 464 00:40:27,210 --> 00:40:33,070 they answered but they were too distant too hemmed in by ice too late 465 00:40:33,070 --> 00:40:38,910 fifty-eight miles away the carpathia turned at once and drove hard through 466 00:40:38,910 --> 00:40:43,810 the frozen sea but the nearest ship slept in silence 467 00:40:54,860 --> 00:40:56,480 What a marvellous evening. 468 00:40:56,840 --> 00:41:00,180 I haven't heard such a performance in years. 469 00:41:00,780 --> 00:41:04,600 Ladies and gentlemen, if you would please dress warmly and come up on deck. 470 00:41:07,740 --> 00:41:09,960 This is quite unnecessary, isn't it? 471 00:41:10,360 --> 00:41:11,660 Only a precaution, madam. 472 00:41:12,440 --> 00:41:16,120 Sir and madam, if you would please come up on deck. My wife isn't properly 473 00:41:16,120 --> 00:41:19,480 attired. There may be time later, sir. Please, just bring a coat. 474 00:41:20,980 --> 00:41:21,980 Lifeboat's uncovered. 475 00:41:22,840 --> 00:41:24,900 Orders are women and children first. 476 00:41:28,780 --> 00:41:31,620 Ladies and gentlemen, up to the boat deck, please. 477 00:41:32,040 --> 00:41:33,180 What has happened? 478 00:41:33,540 --> 00:41:36,680 Come, you need to bring Nana topside. I need to get you to the lifeboats. 479 00:41:38,280 --> 00:41:39,640 Boiler room six is gone. 480 00:41:40,280 --> 00:41:41,280 Five's taking water. 481 00:41:41,700 --> 00:41:43,100 How long can we keep her running? 482 00:41:43,500 --> 00:41:44,820 The pots are going full. 483 00:41:46,060 --> 00:41:47,360 They won't keep ahead of it. 484 00:41:52,360 --> 00:41:54,760 We'll keep steam on her as long as we can. 485 00:42:00,460 --> 00:42:04,380 Everyone stay calm. 486 00:42:04,680 --> 00:42:05,780 There's no danger. 487 00:42:11,660 --> 00:42:13,220 Then what is that? 488 00:42:15,520 --> 00:42:18,200 Please wait. We don't want to panic and I'm waiting for orders. 489 00:42:19,500 --> 00:42:20,500 From who? 490 00:42:21,210 --> 00:42:22,370 No one is coming. 491 00:42:23,110 --> 00:42:25,830 Women and children, this way, please. Step carefully. 492 00:42:26,030 --> 00:42:27,590 Hand the infant over. Thank you. 493 00:42:28,110 --> 00:42:29,210 Next group to the rail. 494 00:42:29,970 --> 00:42:31,810 Women and children only, Mr. Astor. 495 00:42:32,590 --> 00:42:33,810 I'll meet up with you later. 496 00:42:34,530 --> 00:42:36,370 Will you be all right? Of course. 497 00:42:40,110 --> 00:42:41,110 Daddy! 498 00:42:43,290 --> 00:42:44,490 You stay with your mother. 499 00:42:45,270 --> 00:42:46,270 Hold her hand. 500 00:42:46,710 --> 00:42:47,710 Be a good girl. 501 00:42:48,490 --> 00:42:49,490 Come on. 502 00:42:49,610 --> 00:42:50,770 Both of you into the boats. 503 00:42:51,150 --> 00:42:54,750 I will join later after this resolves itself or we are rescued. 504 00:42:54,970 --> 00:42:58,550 But sure, they would take you onto a lifeboat. You are a pastor. We need you. 505 00:42:59,690 --> 00:43:03,570 Women and children, only Jesse. Please just take Nana now. God will be with me. 506 00:43:03,630 --> 00:43:04,870 I will meet you at the next port. 507 00:43:05,310 --> 00:43:09,910 Lower away together. The first lifeboat launched with only 28 people on board 508 00:43:09,910 --> 00:43:13,010 out of a maximum capacity of 65. 509 00:43:14,790 --> 00:43:17,870 Far below, in the forward third class sections, 510 00:43:19,550 --> 00:43:25,210 was setting in water had already flooded the mail room and was creeping through 511 00:43:25,210 --> 00:43:31,710 the lowest compartments in some forward corridors cold sea water began seeping 512 00:43:31,710 --> 00:43:37,070 along the floor steerage families were pressed closely together along the 513 00:43:37,070 --> 00:43:42,490 narrow corridors and stairwells confusion prevailed how many decks is it 514 00:43:42,490 --> 00:43:49,420 above the ship still appeared calm and illuminated but below the atlantic 515 00:43:49,420 --> 00:43:56,420 had begun its slow advance the water is coming in we must get to the 516 00:43:56,420 --> 00:44:02,380 deck keep moving don't look back we have to get to the deck 517 00:44:02,380 --> 00:44:09,140 turn the valve man turn it it's jam solid the illusion of safety 518 00:44:09,140 --> 00:44:10,180 was beginning to fade 519 00:44:17,000 --> 00:44:21,100 put on your life jackets in first and second class corridors the language of 520 00:44:21,100 --> 00:44:26,580 precaution had given way to urgency maintain order stewards who had knocked 521 00:44:26,580 --> 00:44:33,260 gently minutes before were now returning with firmer insistence life belts were 522 00:44:33,260 --> 00:44:36,900 no longer suggestions there aren't nearly enough lifeboats are there 523 00:44:36,900 --> 00:44:41,560 passengers who had lingered in warm lounges or stepped out in evening coats 524 00:44:41,560 --> 00:44:48,500 now hesitated at the rail looking down into lifeboats suspended over a black 525 00:44:48,500 --> 00:44:54,800 and silent sea the ship still seemed steady beneath their feet the lights 526 00:44:54,800 --> 00:45:00,380 still burned yet something had shifted everyone to the boat deck please the 527 00:45:00,380 --> 00:45:06,100 calm was thinning surely this is just a precaution steady pace everyone we must 528 00:45:06,100 --> 00:45:11,100 reach the deck and for the first time unease began to ripple through the decks 529 00:45:11,100 --> 00:45:13,400 does the ship seem lower forward to you 530 00:45:15,500 --> 00:45:17,260 probably just adjusting the ballast. 531 00:45:19,120 --> 00:45:24,660 John Harper, however, was concerned not for the ship, but for the souls aboard 532 00:45:24,660 --> 00:45:25,660 her. 533 00:45:26,280 --> 00:45:28,780 Please, Lord, give me souls for your sake. 534 00:45:29,420 --> 00:45:31,740 Give me the strength to do thy will. 535 00:45:35,960 --> 00:45:40,920 The uneasy calm was beginning to fracture, as what had been caution now 536 00:45:40,920 --> 00:45:42,020 felt like danger. 537 00:45:42,570 --> 00:45:43,570 Maintain order! 538 00:45:43,770 --> 00:45:45,410 Move to the boat deck! 539 00:45:45,770 --> 00:45:50,770 Passengers, who had obeyed quietly only minutes before, now looked from face to 540 00:45:50,770 --> 00:45:54,910 face, searching for answers no one seemed willing to give. 541 00:45:55,590 --> 00:46:00,750 The realisation spread in whispers first, then in anxious voices. 542 00:46:01,690 --> 00:46:03,190 There were not enough boats. 543 00:46:03,750 --> 00:46:06,370 Women, children and the unsaved to the lifeboats. 544 00:46:06,610 --> 00:46:10,250 Pastor, unsaved? What do you mean? The ship is sinking, friend. 545 00:46:10,510 --> 00:46:16,040 Ah. If you will confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your 546 00:46:16,040 --> 00:46:22,680 heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved 547 00:46:22,680 --> 00:46:25,760 and receive the gift of eternal life. 548 00:46:29,580 --> 00:46:30,780 God be with you. 549 00:46:34,820 --> 00:46:39,060 The discipline that had held the decks together began to strain. 550 00:46:39,630 --> 00:46:43,070 Proceed to the lifeboats in an orderly fashion. Polite patience gave way to 551 00:46:43,070 --> 00:46:45,670 urgency, and urgency to fear. 552 00:46:46,410 --> 00:46:51,730 In the dim corridors below, and along the railings above, the oldest instinct 553 00:46:51,730 --> 00:46:53,290 of all began to surface. 554 00:46:53,650 --> 00:46:55,570 The instinct to survive. 555 00:46:55,870 --> 00:46:59,350 The next shot will be in the head for the next man who tries to jump on. It's 556 00:46:59,350 --> 00:47:00,510 mine! Give it here! 557 00:47:00,770 --> 00:47:05,570 No, we need it! While the first lifeboat had launched with too few aboard... Hold 558 00:47:05,570 --> 00:47:06,570 her steady, men. 559 00:47:06,810 --> 00:47:07,830 Lifeboat 11... 560 00:47:08,170 --> 00:47:15,150 was overloaded with seventy passengers our father who art in heaven 561 00:47:15,150 --> 00:47:21,890 hallowed be thy name how can the sea look so 562 00:47:21,890 --> 00:47:22,930 beautiful tonight 563 00:47:38,960 --> 00:47:40,400 Friend, are you saved? 564 00:47:41,260 --> 00:47:42,260 Saved? 565 00:47:42,440 --> 00:47:46,040 No, I cannot say that I am, and now it's too late. 566 00:47:51,180 --> 00:47:53,540 Sir? What are you doing? 567 00:47:55,100 --> 00:47:56,100 Here. 568 00:47:56,460 --> 00:47:57,680 You need it more than I. 569 00:47:59,340 --> 00:48:00,580 It's never too late. 570 00:48:00,780 --> 00:48:04,280 But believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and you shall be saved. 571 00:48:06,220 --> 00:48:07,220 Lord Jesus. 572 00:48:07,520 --> 00:48:08,520 Have mercy on this man. 573 00:48:09,120 --> 00:48:13,100 Open his heart to believe in you and grant him the gift of eternal life. 574 00:48:15,020 --> 00:48:16,020 Trust him. 575 00:48:19,080 --> 00:48:22,520 As the panic spread and the final moments approached, Run! 576 00:48:25,020 --> 00:48:25,999 Help us! 577 00:48:26,000 --> 00:48:28,640 most fought desperately to live. Give it here, you fool! 578 00:48:28,960 --> 00:48:29,960 Mommy! Mommy! 579 00:48:30,780 --> 00:48:32,560 Mommy! Where are you? 580 00:48:32,840 --> 00:48:38,070 But John Harper spent those same moments pleading with men, to prepare for 581 00:48:38,070 --> 00:48:43,230 eternity believe on the lord jesus christ and thou shalt be saved 582 00:49:10,510 --> 00:49:15,530 Dear God, have mercy on us. 583 00:51:10,960 --> 00:51:16,260 Where chaos had roared only moments before, there was now a terrible calm. 584 00:51:19,220 --> 00:51:21,000 The sea lay quiet. 585 00:51:23,220 --> 00:51:30,000 Only the cold remained, and the scattered remnants of what had been. 586 00:51:32,720 --> 00:51:34,700 Bebeth, believe in Christ. 587 00:51:35,100 --> 00:51:37,380 He can and will save you. 588 00:51:38,100 --> 00:51:39,200 All of you! 589 00:51:40,970 --> 00:51:42,670 Christ died for your sins. 590 00:51:43,610 --> 00:51:45,170 Ask for his forgiveness. 591 00:51:46,250 --> 00:51:47,850 Help! Help me! 592 00:51:49,770 --> 00:51:51,830 Is anyone there? 593 00:51:52,310 --> 00:51:53,710 Please help us! 594 00:51:53,950 --> 00:51:56,130 We have got to go back and save some. 595 00:51:56,890 --> 00:51:57,890 We cannot. 596 00:51:58,230 --> 00:52:01,690 They will overwhelm our boat and we'll all die. 597 00:52:02,090 --> 00:52:06,410 My husband and son are out there, dying. 598 00:52:10,990 --> 00:52:16,510 Only one lifeboat came back to the scene to attempt to rescue survivors. 599 00:52:20,950 --> 00:52:25,870 In the early morning hours, the Carpathia arrived on the scene and began 600 00:52:25,870 --> 00:52:26,970 rescuing survivors. 601 00:52:27,570 --> 00:52:28,710 Give me your hand. Easy now. 602 00:52:29,370 --> 00:52:30,830 Thank you. Thank you so much. 603 00:52:35,990 --> 00:52:36,990 Here you are, miss. 604 00:52:37,330 --> 00:52:38,330 Careful, it's hot. 605 00:52:38,590 --> 00:52:39,910 Bless you, sir. Thank you. 606 00:52:41,070 --> 00:52:46,910 The evening of April 18th, the Carpathia arrived in New York, bearing the 607 00:52:46,910 --> 00:52:48,290 survivors of the Titanic. 608 00:52:56,410 --> 00:53:03,210 Of the 2,200 on board the Titanic, over 1,500 people 609 00:53:03,210 --> 00:53:09,490 perished. 700 to 706 passengers and crew survived. 610 00:53:18,030 --> 00:53:23,290 When I was alone on a spa that awful night, John Harper came to me in the 611 00:53:23,290 --> 00:53:26,130 water, holding to a piece of debris. 612 00:53:27,230 --> 00:53:29,690 Oh, friend, are you saved? 613 00:53:30,970 --> 00:53:33,230 No, I don't think I am. 614 00:53:36,390 --> 00:53:40,650 If you believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, then you will be saved. 615 00:53:41,050 --> 00:53:43,610 He was weak and nearing death. 616 00:53:45,530 --> 00:53:46,530 But again... 617 00:53:46,990 --> 00:53:48,170 He pleaded with me. 618 00:53:48,450 --> 00:53:50,810 Have you asked Christ to save you? 619 00:53:52,310 --> 00:53:53,950 I don't know how. 620 00:53:57,430 --> 00:53:59,210 Call to him now. 621 00:54:00,290 --> 00:54:02,150 Ask him and he will hear you. 622 00:54:04,170 --> 00:54:06,230 Just believe and you will be saved. 623 00:54:18,160 --> 00:54:20,960 Then he slipped beneath the water. 624 00:54:24,480 --> 00:54:31,320 So alone in the dark with two miles of ocean below me, I 625 00:54:31,320 --> 00:54:33,440 cried out to Christ to save me. 626 00:54:42,440 --> 00:54:44,260 I am the last convert. 627 00:54:57,980 --> 00:55:04,700 Of the approximately 706 survivors of the Titanic disaster, survival 628 00:55:04,700 --> 00:55:07,700 rate was greatest among the first class passengers. 629 00:55:08,280 --> 00:55:12,260 where better access to the boat deck and early awareness of the evacuation 630 00:55:12,260 --> 00:55:16,300 allowed around 62% of the passengers to survive. 631 00:55:16,860 --> 00:55:20,920 Second-class passengers had some barriers to boat access and were 632 00:55:20,920 --> 00:55:23,400 notified of the evacuation more slowly. 633 00:55:23,960 --> 00:55:27,740 Approximately 41% of second-class passengers survived. 634 00:55:28,260 --> 00:55:33,080 Third-class steerage passengers were last to be notified, faced complex 635 00:55:33,080 --> 00:55:36,420 passageways and delayed access to lifeboats. 636 00:55:36,910 --> 00:55:40,070 Many were immigrants and struggled with language barriers. 637 00:55:40,450 --> 00:55:43,890 Around 25% of steerage passengers survived. 638 00:55:44,350 --> 00:55:49,490 The fewest amount of survivors were from the crew at around 24%. 639 00:55:49,490 --> 00:55:53,610 I can't bear it, the thought of that ship. 640 00:55:54,470 --> 00:55:56,050 It's all right, we'll be together. 641 00:55:56,350 --> 00:55:58,710 I'm so scared. I know, we'll be brave together. 642 00:55:59,250 --> 00:56:03,290 Eva Hart was seven years old when her family sailed on the Titanic. 643 00:56:04,030 --> 00:56:08,790 she became one of the most outspoken of the survivors her mother had a strong 644 00:56:08,790 --> 00:56:13,610 premonition before boarding the titanic feeling that the ship's unsinkable 645 00:56:13,610 --> 00:56:19,370 reputation was challenging fate and that something dreadful would happen mrs hart 646 00:56:19,370 --> 00:56:24,470 stayed awake at night fully dressed and was able to alert her husband and get 647 00:56:24,470 --> 00:56:29,990 herself and her daughter into lifeboat fourteen mr hart perished when the ship 648 00:56:29,990 --> 00:56:30,990 went down 649 00:56:32,680 --> 00:56:38,020 John Jacob Astor IV, one of the richest men in the world, after helping his 650 00:56:38,020 --> 00:56:43,360 pregnant wife into a lifeboat, was last seen calmly standing on deck, smoking a 651 00:56:43,360 --> 00:56:46,400 cigarette and talking with officers and other men. 652 00:56:46,700 --> 00:56:49,060 His body was later recovered at sea. 653 00:56:49,440 --> 00:56:53,860 Madeleine Astor survived after being put in lifeboat number four. 654 00:56:54,160 --> 00:57:00,460 She later gave birth to a son, John Jacob Astor VI, in August 1912. 655 00:57:01,640 --> 00:57:06,520 The men in the crow's nest, Frederick Fleet and Reginald Lee, had asked for 656 00:57:06,520 --> 00:57:08,560 binoculars, but none were available. 657 00:57:08,860 --> 00:57:13,640 The binoculars were kept in a locked cabinet, with the key kept by David 658 00:57:13,640 --> 00:57:15,240 Blair, a second officer. 659 00:57:15,800 --> 00:57:20,460 Blair had been removed from the voyage at the last minute and accidentally took 660 00:57:20,460 --> 00:57:25,960 the key ashore. Frederick Fleet survived the sinking by climbing onto collapsible 661 00:57:25,960 --> 00:57:31,020 lifeboat B, which had slid off the ship and floated upside down in the ocean. 662 00:57:31,530 --> 00:57:34,670 Fleet struggled with the psychological weight of the disaster. 663 00:57:35,090 --> 00:57:41,150 In 1965, following personal and financial difficulties, Fleet died by 664 00:57:41,150 --> 00:57:42,150 suicide. 665 00:57:42,490 --> 00:57:46,870 Reginald Lee survived the disaster, rescued by Lifeboat 13. 666 00:57:47,350 --> 00:57:50,470 He died by natural causes in 1958. 667 00:57:51,150 --> 00:57:56,290 Neither man was found negligent and are remembered as men doing their duty in 668 00:57:56,290 --> 00:57:57,330 impossible conditions. 669 00:58:00,990 --> 00:58:05,810 owner of White Star Lines, survived the sinking in collapsible lifeboat C. 670 00:58:06,510 --> 00:58:11,570 He boarded the lifeboat after women and children were already aboard and was not 671 00:58:11,570 --> 00:58:16,310 found guilty of any wrongdoing, but was subjected to intense public 672 00:58:16,310 --> 00:58:21,830 condemnation. His reputation never recovered and he lived the rest of his 673 00:58:21,830 --> 00:58:22,870 life reclusively. 674 00:58:23,070 --> 00:58:25,510 He died in 1937. 675 00:58:28,370 --> 00:58:29,870 Thomas Andrews Jr. 676 00:58:30,570 --> 00:58:35,510 Chief naval architect responsible for Titanic's design was also on board the 677 00:58:35,510 --> 00:58:36,510 ship that night. 678 00:58:36,990 --> 00:58:41,730 After the collision, Andrews assessed the damage and determined that the ship 679 00:58:41,730 --> 00:58:43,510 would sink within a few hours. 680 00:58:44,110 --> 00:58:49,430 He immediately began to calmly urge officers to fully fill the lifeboats, 681 00:58:49,670 --> 00:58:54,830 warned passengers to put on life jackets, knocked on cabin doors to warn 682 00:58:54,830 --> 00:59:00,070 passengers, assisted women and children, and tossed deck chairs into the water, 683 00:59:00,440 --> 00:59:06,080 to serve as flotation aids all while refusing opportunities to save himself 684 00:59:06,080 --> 00:59:12,540 he was last seen standing in the first class smoking room gazing at a painting 685 00:59:12,540 --> 00:59:19,400 on the wall after organizing evacuation efforts captain edward john 686 00:59:19,400 --> 00:59:24,920 smith was last seen on the bridge of the titanic smith remained with the ship 687 00:59:25,310 --> 00:59:29,950 fulfilling the long-held maritime expectation that a captain does not 688 00:59:29,950 --> 00:59:36,530 abandon his command inquiries did not find him negligent first officer 689 00:59:36,530 --> 00:59:41,370 william murdock directed lifeboat loading on the starboard side he is 690 00:59:41,370 --> 00:59:47,050 credited with launching several posts successfully murdock died at his post 691 00:59:47,050 --> 00:59:53,910 likely swept away in the final minutes jesse leach john harper's sister-in-law 692 00:59:53,910 --> 00:59:59,720 was and annie jessie harper nicknamed nanna harper's daughter survived the 693 00:59:59,720 --> 01:00:04,080 disaster after being loaded in a lifeboat and picked up by the carpathia 694 01:00:04,080 --> 01:00:10,300 they returned to scotland where jessie devoted herself to raising nanna who 695 01:00:10,300 --> 01:00:17,180 grew to be married and live a quiet happy life rev john harper was known 696 01:00:17,180 --> 01:00:21,940 to at times spend all night in his church praying for his members 697 01:00:22,670 --> 01:00:27,550 Those who knew him remembered him as a man of conviction, whose words carried 698 01:00:27,550 --> 01:00:29,530 weight because he lived them. 699 01:00:31,710 --> 01:00:36,710 Prior to the Titanic, John Harper had almost drowned three times in his life. 700 01:00:37,070 --> 01:00:42,910 His church in Glasgow was later renamed Harper Memorial Church, honouring a life 701 01:00:42,910 --> 01:00:44,910 lived for the gospel he preached. 702 01:00:52,590 --> 01:00:57,350 told his story about four years after the disaster at a survivor's gathering 703 01:00:57,350 --> 01:01:03,610 in hamilton ontario canada his purpose was to honor the memory and conduct of 704 01:01:03,610 --> 01:01:10,150 john harper and to express gratitude to christ for his salvation while other 705 01:01:10,150 --> 01:01:14,930 survivor recollections also speak of the man calling out faith and hope in the 706 01:01:14,930 --> 01:01:20,520 water that night the last convert never wrote a book or sought public 707 01:01:20,520 --> 01:01:25,920 recognition for his story for this reason though his testimony has been 708 01:01:25,920 --> 01:01:29,060 passed down his name never was