CAPT S. MV SrtELTOM, USN
Commanding Officer ^ D ^ ^
CDR G. T. STOUT, USN ‘ s u N
Executive Officer
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EDITOR: H.T. DAVIS, YN1 055-J' or 365
CHAPLAIN’S CORNER
THE MATURE CHRISTIAN
The devil, if he could, would keep us
all from becoming Christians* When he
fails in his efforts, and the grace of
God reaches us In our sins and brings
us to Christ, the schemes of Satan are
net eahausted* If he cannot keep us
from Christ he will do everything in his
power to prevent us from being much use
to Christ; and the tragedy of Christian
experience is that in some cases he is
successful*.
The record of the church in Coringh
furnishes evidence of the success of
Satan, even in apostolic times, in so
compromising'Christian witness as to
render it ineffective. Paul rebuked then
in these words.* "Ye .are. yet carnal for
whereas there is among you envying, and
strife, and divisions, are ye not carnal
and walk as men?" Christ's call to every
one of them was to become spiritual that
they might “glorify God in your body, &
in vour spirit, which are God's*"(I Cor 6
Can it be doubted that the apostle
would use similar language today in re
gards to the spiritual immaturity of so
many professing Christians? Evils,par
allel to those which, disgraced the Cor
inthian church, exist in our»day• Too ;;
many church members, while not perhaps
delinquent in,-moral behavior, .neverthe
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less display an indifference toward
their obligations as Christians which
exposes their lack of spiritual growth.
"Babes in Christ" was the phrase Paul
used to rebuke the believers of Corinth,
and though a compley phrase it declares
a tragic fact, namely, that spiritual
babyhood is a disgrace to men & Women
who have had time and opportunity,since
conversion, to deepen their knowledge of
Christ and of his will for their lives.
Blest indeed is that home into which
a baby comes, but miserable are these
parents whose child remains babish when
it should exhibit the traits of approach
ing manhood. God’s heart must be heavy
over so many retarded children—persons
who have accepted his gift of salvation
but failed tc respond to his provision
for growth.
In our Bible readings we are challen
ged with God’s expectation for our in
creasing maturity in Christ, and with
his provision to that end. In the; very
exercise of Bible reading and prayer we
are applying one effective process, one
of the results of which would be a deep
ened concern for others that they might
know' fulness of life in Christ,
Chaplain Perry.
JUNIOR & SENIOR BOWLING LEAGUE
The Junior 8. Senior Bowling Leagues
are going into their 3rd week now and
these youngsters are really burning up
the Alleys. In the Senior League Fred
Marquad and Gail' Falkowski are setting
the pace with high games, 194, 154, high
average, 165, 130, and high series 509
and 339 respectively.
Mike Calfee and Richard Schrader are
setting the pace for the junior boys
Mike has a high game of 151 and high
series of 275, while Richard has a high
) average of 114* Joan Falkowski -has the
girls side tied up with 104 average,226
series and 134 game, Sue Begg is a few
pins'behind her so there might be chang
es next week. As yet none of those teams
have a sponsor and it is not too late
for any organization or Department or
Division to get behind them and give
them a^little support. Tho Juniors bowl
at 6 and the Seniors at 8 every Monday
nite'at the Village Alleys.Come down &
watch'them* you111 be" impressed.