CHAPLAINS CORNER (continued)
verse is an idiot; the silence is not
the heartless silence of an endless
and a inless world. Ra ther the' silence
around'us is a small and pitiful still
ness like the prompt stillness in a
sick-room.. We are perhaps, permitted
tragedy as a sort of merciful comedy;
because the frantic energy of divine
things would knock us down like a dru
nken force. We can take our own tears
more lightly than we could the tremen
dous levities of the angels. So we
sit perhaps in a starry chamber of
silence, while the laughter of the
heavens is too loud for us to hear.”
"Joy9 which was the small publicity
of the pagan, is the gigantic secret
of the Christian. And an I close this
chaotic volume I open again that stra
nge small book from which all Christ
ianity came; and I am again haunted by'
a kind of confirmation* The tremendous
figure which fills the Gospels towers
in this respect, as in every other,
above all the thinkers who ever thought
themselves tall. His paths was natu
ral, almost casual. The Stoics, anci
ent and modern, were proud of conceal
ing their tears. He never concealed
His tears; He showed them plainly on
His open face at any daily sight, such
as the far sight of His native city,
let lie concealed something. Solemn
supermen and imperial diplomatists are
proud of restraining their anger. He
ipever restrained His anger. He flung
furniture down the steps of the Temple,
and asked men how they expected to es
cape the damnation of He'll. Yet he
restrained something, I say it with
reverence; there was in that shattering
personality a thread that must be call
ad shyness. There was something that
~Ie hid from all men when He went uo a
nountain to Pray, There was something1
that He covered constantly by abrupt j
silence or imperuous isolation. There >
Nas some one thing that was too great- j
for God to show us when He walked upon
aur earth; and I have sometimes fancied j
that it was His mirth," l
CHRISTIAN JOY i
By Chaplain Francis A.’ Fay j
V
A D A K BOWLING DU BY
FRA dropped in 3rd place from 1st
» place after being in the 1st place 4
I weeks of play. The team in 1st place
: are the Static Chasers with 17=?r wins.
| The Peons with 17 wins tied with the
I FRA for - 2nd place.■ Playboys came up
from 8th to 4th place over night. . The
Blazers are in 5th' place. The Pirates
and "No Show" tie for 6th place and
as usual the,"Old Timers" are on bot
tom.
The teams, are now half finished
with the ^ Derby. There is points
between the top and bottom teams.
This woek3 award winner for High
Series is Evitt with 559. This weeks
High game honors also go to Evitt with
222.
Hi Series honors go to Moravits who
has had a 5'6j High Game honors also
goes to Moravits with 228 and High
^Average honors_go to Chase with 175. f
f ra Tie w$" ..~. ~
Monday 12 Decomber
iliary will hold their
at 1930.
the Ladies Aux-?
monthly meeting
Wednesday 14 December will be Gen
eral Assembly. All members are urbed
to attends 1900.
Box lunch supper will be held on
Saturday December 17th. All Ladies
attending, are requested to bring a
box lunch prettied up for the event.
9C to the highest
bidder. The bidding will start at
1900. All members and eligible guest
are urged to attend. Bingo will follow
the supper.,.
Attention FRA members. Two door
prizes have not been claimed. Please
contact Horne Custodian no later than
Wednesday December 21st.
The FRA Home will be closed 24 Dec.
Christmas Eve* fhe home has had some
improvment, if you haven't seen them,
drop.around and bring an eligible guest
with you. Eligible guests are, person
nel of the Navy and Marine Corps who
nave completed at least six years act
ive duty.
By the way if you have any ability
in carpenter worker can saw a straight
line or swing a hammer, we can use your
help! Contact the Custodian for 'fur
ther information.