CAPT S. M. SHELTON, USN
Commanding Officer
aoak
SUN
CDR E. L. CRANCE, USN
Executive Officer
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EDITOR: H. T. DAVIS. YN1 055-J or.365.
CHAPLAINS CORNER
MILQUETOAST THE SPARTAN
By: FRANCIS A. FAY
Lawrence had finished' his work for
the day. The last food parcel had been
delivered to the family whose name was
at the bottom of the list. He was on
his way hone when the police arrested
him. Although this very ordinary young
man knew that he had committed no
crime, his arrest did not surprise
him. He was a subversive. .' Christians
were enemies of the state in third ce*
ntury Rone, and he was an official of
the Church - a deacon.
The legal action was so quick that
it could not be called a trial. Since
the death sentence was automatic, the
magistrate1s only problem was t© de
termine the means of execution. His
decision was to roast the 'prisoner.
A griddle was put together. Hot
glowing coals werd piled under it. The
deacon was stretched out on it. The
slow process of dying painfully had
begun. During the whole execution
Lawrence was silent. Tradition indi
cates that he broke that silence once
to jest about being done on one side.
Whether he joked or not he knew how to
die. He was a Christian, and had a Di
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vine Model who had given His followers
the example of how to die. He died
like Christ, meekly*
The modem mind confuses meekness
with weakness. In reality, the elem
ents of meekness are strength and cou
rage and love. Meekness is the virtue
which enables a man to have the strong
self-control necessary to restrain his
anger in the face of provocation, to
accept the defects of his neighbor pa
tiently, and always to treat his ne
ighbor with kindness. It is a manly
virtue which calls for the type of
self-control exercised by Christ du
ring the last twenty-four hours of His
life on earth.
Meekness is not easily developed. M
lawrence had achieved it, "because Tie ™
had led a life of prayer, self-denial
and dedication. Years of effort en
abled . him to accept the pain of his
death without anger or desire for re
venge. Daily attempt at the imitation
of Christ enabled him to love his
judge and executioners in spite of
their.'cruelty and injustice. His ab
ility to die in agony with great kind
ness was a result of years of living
with great , kindness. It was not a
usual or easy achievement for a very
ordinary young man*
Because meekness is a difficult vi
rtue to develop and maintain, Christ M
.promised that its reward would be
gre&t.ttBlessed are the meek, for they
shall inherit the earth.”
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Name Rate . Assignee bo:
C. E. i/VHITAKER AEAA Operations
Received from: NAS Jacksonville, Fla
Hometown: Panama City, Florida
B. L. MARTIN, AGAA Operations
Received from: NATTU, NAS Lakehurst,N.J.r
Hometown: Taylorville, Illinois
H. H. GRAY AN Operations
Received from: NAS North Island*
Hometown: Jefferson City, Term.
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