A Night to Remember
Join Us as We Honor Titanic’s Heroes
March 17, 2008
It is fair to say that the evening of April 14, 1912, was both the darkest and brightest night in modern maritime history. Even as 1,522 drowned in the icy waters of the North Atlantic, many Christians took solace in the profoundly moving examples of courage and bold manhood represented by those men who saved hundreds of other lives by faithfully honoring the command “women and children first.” With only a few exceptions, Titanic’s men willingly gave up their seats on lifeboats for others, thus exemplifying the verse, “Greater love hath no man than he lay down his life for another.”
The most poignant examples came from the many incidents in which families were split up. Husbands literally looked into the eyes of their wives and children, whispered tender last words, and lowered their families into lifeboats with the full realization that they would never see them again. Thus, one of Titanic’s greatest ironies is that she became a symbol of duty and faith.
Nellie Taft, the First Lady, honored this spirit of sacrifice by mounting a national campaign to raise funds for a monument which would carry the inscription: “To the brave men who gave their lives that women and children might be saved.” The structure was built in Washington, D.C., using the one-dollar donations of American housewives. Mrs. Taft explained, “I am grateful to do this in gratitude to the chivalry of American manhood.”
On April 14, 2008, the Christian Boys’ & Men’s Titanic Society will gather in Washington, D.C. to show our gratitude to these noble men. If you are a father or a son who still believes in the historic principles of bold manhood, we cordially invite you to join us at the famous Phillips Flagship Restaurant at 6:30 p.m. for the Twelfth Annual Christian Boys’ & Men’s Titanic Memorial Celebration, sponsored by Doug Phillips and Vision Forum Ministries. To register to attend or to learn more about this special event, click here.