CAPTAIN J. V. ROBERTS, USN
Commanding Officer
CDR R. L. STRAUB, USN
Executive Officer
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truth and than fail to round out our
knowledge with all «f the truth. Some
one has said that the danger of half
truths is that it is hard to distinguish
the part which is true and the part
which is untrue.
’’The arrogance that thinks it knows
all the truth.”
This is Derhaps the most irritating
trait of all. How quick others are to
judge—and with such a tone of finality,
as if to say, "This is the final word
and there is no need for further discus
sion of this subject." Jesus admonished
us to "Judge not." We can have our own
opinions, but to look with disdain on
those who do not share our viewpoint is
not the proper soirit.
All Christians would do well to keep ^
this little poem. V
Chaplain Perry
THE CHAPLAINS CORNER
"0 God of Truth, Deliver Us From”
From the cowardice that shrinks from new
truth
From the laziness that is,content with
half-truths
From the arrogance that thinks it knows
all the truth
0 God of Truth,deliver us.
This ,Ancient Prayer is as timely as the
morning headlines. Letls take three points
one at a time.
"The cowardice that shrinks, from new
truth."
There is a story of Dwight L. Moody
listening to a great student of'the Bible.
A friend heard Moody say-, "There goes one,"
and after a bit, "There goes another."
"What are you talking to yourself about?
asked his friend when they were outside.
"That man," said the great evangelist,
"destroyed thr|o of my,most effective
sermons, I can t preach them, again."Moody
had the courage to receive new truth. Do
we have the same courage today?
"The. laziness that is content with half
truths."
Th^s is one of the great temptations of
life—and how many of us are guilty, of
this shortcoming! Ve pick up a martial
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