CAPT. S. M. SHELTON, U5N
Commanding Officer A rv A !/
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CDR. E. L. CRANCE, USN | IX!
Executive Officer -
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EDITORS H. T. DAVIS, YN1 055-J or 365
"HEAVEN IS NOT FOR SALE"
by Chaplain Francis A. Fay
There are very few people in .the
world who would"do anything for a buck"
There .are few who would do anythi n q for
ten bucks. A hundred dollars is very
attractive to some. Quite a few people
could be bought for a thousand* No
matter what . they had to do to get it,
there are comparatively few people who
would turn down a million dollars.
Money is irresistible to manypeople,
because it enables them to acquire
possessions. ...A modern house designed
for pleasant living with up-to-date
conveniences and a swimming pool in
glass right offthe living room costs a
lot of money. Cadillacs and sports
cars are expensive, so are fur coats
and diamonds. A million dollars or even
a few hundred thousand dollars could
purchase all of them.
Other people while not disdaining -
possessions are more interested-in the
prestige that money and possessions can
bring. There is a growing tendency to
judge a person not by his character or
abilities or accomplishments b t byhis
possessions. Everybody respects a
millionaire.
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Money brings comfort, possessions,
stature. Through them it brings happ
iness. The only thing that it cannot
buy is heaven.
A long time ago a young man stood on
a mountain top with a companion survey
ing the sparkling riches of a number of
kingdoms. His companion offered himall
that he could see as well as all the (
other splendors that were beyond the
horizon. The young man very vehemently
refused the offer.
The reasons for his decision are
self-evident to many people, but they
must be meaningless to men who have
their price. It may be for their ben
efit that the young man spelled out one
of his reasons for posterity when he
said for the record. ’’Blessed are the
poor in spirit for theirs is the king
dom of heaven."
No possessich in this most wonderful
of all possible-worlds can equal the
possession of God forever. No'stature
possible in earthly society can equal
the stature Of one who is united- to
God. Only those can be united to God
who view their possessions not as ends
in themselves,"but as means to widen
the scope of their service to God.
Their happiness is not possessing, but
using'what"they have to acquire union
with God. It does not matter whether
they have a lot or a little. In fact, ,
it is sometimes more dif ficult for those
who have a lot.
It is a good thing for a person to*
remember if he is ever tempted "to do
anything for a buck", a hundred, a
thousand or even a mi111ion,
-usn
■ There is one thing that it takes no
doctor to prescribe
If its "blues’1 and a "let down" sort
of feeling you describe
You*11 feel better, much better, on
Monday
If you join your family and friends
at Church on Sunday
Lot God help you make a pleasanter
life and week
His House will give you the peace &
solace you seek
Muskie