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CAPT. WALTER F. HENRY
Commanding Officer
CDR. WESLEY E. SKILL
Executive Officer
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CHAPLAIN'S CORNER.- -'
The . United States Senate marked
the 100th anniversary of the birth of
William, Jennings Bryan by listening to
a recitation of his short, but famous
essay on "Faith."
Bryan 'ran unsuccessfully for . the
Presidency three times, in 1896, 1.900,
and 1908. He was Secretary of State
under President Woodrow 'Wilson’s first
administration.
Sen. Robert C. Byrd (D.-W.Va. ) read
the essay to the Senate. Its text
follows s
Faith is the spiritual extension of
the vision;it is the moral sense which
reaches out toward the throne of God
and takes hold upon those verities
which the mind cannot grasp.
The great things of the world have
been accomplished by men and women who
had faith enough to attempt the seem
ingly impossible and to trust to God
to open the way.
Faith is a heart virtue; doubts of
the mind will not distrub it if there
is faith in the heart.
Faith in the triumph of truth, be
cause it is truth, has ever been an
unfailing source of courage and power.
Faith leads us to trust the omnipotence J
of the Ruler of the Universe, and to
put God’s promises to the test.
(continued next column)
Faith is an necessary to the heart
the individual as it is necessary
to world-wide peace. What can equal
the consolation that comes from reli
ance upon the care of Him who gives
beauty to the lily, food to the fowls
of the air, and direction to all?
(Article taken from Lutheran Herald)
NAVY PLANS TO HIKE
SOME CPG'S TO JR
OFFICERS
Washington (AFPS) - The Navy plans
to bolster its junior officer corps
with older, seasoned chief petty offi
eers according to instructions recent
ly passed to all commands.
Recognizing the continuing need for
experienced junior officers, the Navy
told commanders the chief petty officer
ranks were "an excellent., source" to.
fill the requirement..
Under*the Navy's proposed plan com
manding officers will nominate E-7,
E-8 and E-9 CPOs who have at least 18
years and 6 months active Naval service
as of July 1, 1960.
■ A selection board will meet early
this fall to consider CPOs who;,have
been recommended. Appointments''’ will
be made, the Navy said, under the Lim
ited Duty Officer Temporary program in
the grade of lieutentant,junior grade.
The Navy said that only those CPOs
whose commanding officers would desire
to have them serve under them as com
missioned officers and who desire to
be considered will be nominated.
The message from the Secretary of
the Navy announced in SUPERS Note 1120,
dated Aug. 26, 1960, spelled out for
commanding officers the administrative
steps to be taken to line up as many
CPOs for the program as possible be
fore the deadline for reporting them
to headquarters, Oct. 1, 1960.
The same -message also said a sel
ection board will convene in September
to consider all regular Navy Warrant
and Chief Warrant Officersfor appoint
ment to LDO status. No nominations1 or
applications are needed for ..this pro
gram, the Navy said.
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