The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-03-22
THE BAPTIST
SOCIAL UNION
Interesting Meeting in the
TrOCaderO.
THE MODERN HEROISM.
Timely Address by the Rev. John
r. Cow OF Someryllle.
REMARKS BY REV. Mr.. M'INTIRE.

Before the Rhode Island Baptist Social
Union in tie Trocadero last night. hev.
John X. Cow of Somerville, Mass, spoke
on 1.-The Modern Heroism," and Rev.
W.S. Mcintire delivered an address on Sin
terdenominationalsim. The time from q
to O'Clock was spent In a social way and
then the 100 guests and members ad-
journed TO the banquet hall. At the OPEN
ing Of the post prandial exercises Mr.. and
Mrs. Hertert Rice sang selection after
which several matters of routine business
were transacted. The following commit
tee on nominations was appointed Aessrs.
Hartwell. Maine and White. Ihe intro-
auction CT Rev. W. s. McIntlre was pre-
ceeded by solo by Mrs. Rice. At the
close of Rev. Mr. Mclntire's remarks Mr..
and Mrs. hice sang duet after which
Rev. John X. Cow was introduces, who
spoke on 1.-The Modern HeroisIn."
In substance the speaker said: Hero
ism in its essential qualities of fortitude
and forcefulDsss Is not the matter Of any
age; it is universally appearing. 1t is
only in the outward shape that dare to
speak 10 you If the modern heroism. /
can speak perhaps OF the three things
which incits To deeds of heroism. These
are war; love and religion. The inspira-
tion of either one of these three is suffi-
cient to inspire one to the greatest desis
of teroism.
"To take tie FIRST. The combatiye in
stir ct of man shell never part from man
until he has lest his Individuality. War
has changed its form through the various
ages Men discover that massed forces
demand executive ability TO guide thein.
This develops diplomacy ana business
oom binations.
'.We and one thing which contributes
to modern heroism. H. is this Men have
found tnat ideals conceived in some great
mind fall Ike seeds, and bring forth
movements crystailizing public sentiment
into gre it publication; TIE later war
fareois the warfare of ideals against lower
thoughts and aims. ana the hero Is the
man who has the moral strength to stand
alone against the forces which are against
MIN.
Love, too, has undergone change.
There has been higher love brought into
the world.
sWhen Christ came into this world He
brought a new kind of love. Hi, vas a
new forcs and power coming into play.
The religion of the Gospel of Jesus Christ
has given us love that nowhere else has
bssn found. 1t is sacriHciAl, 1t is atom
Ing.
SIN day when we are standing in the
possibility of war, and the war cloud
seems TO 1 e hanging over us, have / any
right To speak of the new warfare or thu
new love?
"Religion has undergone its changest.
I mean its social changes its rslation
with the world at large. IL WAS day of
Divine revelation when Jesus Christ
brought into the world the spiritualizR-
tIon aud ethicslizinR of religion 1t has
given the world n new history, a new aim
and a new hsroism. Its heroism is mis-
sionary.
''rhe type of the modern hero Is one
who has received from God Himself di-
vina strength and courage.
1.-The two things TO te emphasized In
the modern heroism are to be iivinu, rot
dead, and the emphasis is to be placed Oh
snnked personality on the Other y
The union adjourned after tn, singing
of the Doxology and TIE pronouncing G
the henediction by Rev. M. IA. Bixby.
ID. ID.