The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-10-20
BAPTIST
SOCIAL
UNION
HIods Reception and Banquet
and LIstsas to Address BY
Rev. Or. Ashmorl Of ChIna


inspiring address by Rev. William A
Ashmore. D. D.. OF swaton. China, were
the attractive features which combined
10 make the FIRST meeting OF the season
of the Rhode Island Baptist Social union
at the Trocadero last evening the delight
ful occasion II proved to be- Music. too,
by the choir OF the First Baptist church
interspersed the exercises of the evening.
and gave added pleasure to the several
hundred members and guests VINO Wefe
present
The reception. which continued from
until o'clock, was held In the Emp,ilv apptlv
after o'clock the guests repaired 70 the
banquet hall, where Lyman served one ot
his delicious banquets. which copsis,so ~
an hour or more. At the close or ine
same the president OF the union called
the large gathering to order. 4.
A brief business meeting then ensueo, III
which the reports OF the secretary ana
treasurer were heard; and other minor
matters Of business. TRANSACTED, Ins
sre 1ios prssaen ne William
to meet a deficit in the treasury:
A touching memorial OF the late Anson
T. Rice, for number of years the treas
IIss ESwsrd Tl 'ss s S Holyoke ~ After the preiimi
naries the speaker Of the evening was
introduced and spoke at great Length on
-
AS is We'll known, Or. Ashmore has been
a missionary in China for more than hait
a century. and his knowledge OF conal
tions In the East Is perhaps, ,w,rs as toasy In
the retrospect OF so years Or. Ashm2re
traced the marvellous development or lno
empires OF the Pacific. He said IN patt.
lone hundred years ago there was pet
one empire on the coast OF the Pacinc;
and that was china F,est ,s as smp'Ts BnSire ane
she sent over her East Indian company
and laid the foundations OF Empire NO. ..
"Then God used key of gold TO open
up another empire. Gold was discovered
In California and men rushed across the
plains and son all sorts of Industries
we're established and here arose the foun-
dations of empire No. 8. Later gold was
discovered in Australia, and soon rail-
roads began to be built there and the
country opened UP and here was laid the
foundations OF Empire No. T. Then rol-
lowed the opening UP OF Japan, and here
made Empire No B.
Mote the changes In 80 years The
great ocean has become highway for
travel and we are confronted today with
three impending conflicts, an industrial
and commercial conflict, betweeps- the
East and the West, And a conflict OF
civilizations.
What will happen when China says
we Will make all the tnlngs we -neeu,
for China is learning how TO manufac-
ture. @ .,'.
Our American IDEAS OF government are
beginning TO work their way In the far
East, our ideas are beginning TO per-
meate into the whole eastern world.
Above all else, however, there IL an i'm
pending conflict OF religion which we
must face.
What will be a map of Europe, 80
years from now? What will be an In
dustrial map OF China alone? Fifty
years from now, who can tell what will
be the political and religious map OF the
East?
II believe that a map of the world.
so years from now, will show China
dominated by the spirit OF Christian men
and there Is no force toward this end
that can compare with the missionary
force"
The officers OF the Baptist Social union
stant at present. a. follows, Eddy NJ.
Shaw having been elected treasurer TO
fill the place left vacant by the death of
Anson T. Rice:
President, George M Snow: vice presi-
dents William Armour. william A. Gam
well; secretary, Walter l.. Clarke; treas
urer. Eddy NJ. Shaw; directors, Albert
X. Potter. Henry Fletcher. Fred c. Law
ton. Charles n. Kittridge, George p
Peterson. Arthur NJ McCrillis reception
committee, Frederick w. Hartwell Mrs
r. w. Hartwel Mrs George g. Mat
thews, James s. Kenyon Charles NJ
Mumford. George O. Wilson, II Howard
Pepper Mr. II. II. Pepper Thomas w
Waterman, Charles A. GamweH