CAPT• WALTER F. HENRY
Commanding Officer R D R K
CDR. WESLEY E. SKILL SUN
Executive Officer
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_.EDITOR,: H,, QAV.IS.,, .,YN1 . .055J. .or .365- ~
The positive approacn is the only
way for continued survival, Thomas
Jefferson said, "Eternal vigilance is
the price of freedom," Unless people
are alert to what they have they will
not be eternally viligant. Unlessthey
care about the things of real value,
they will not maintain the viligance
to protect them. They will be the in
dolent, the lazy, the lackadaisical
drifter just letting someone else do
the thinking. They may be the gripe
artist, they will complain bitterly—
but after it is too late. They need
the "eternal viligance."
Eternal vigilance startswith a per
sonal concern about one’s own values,
It borders closely on selfishness for WP
ItHrfie'cins ‘the person 'is himself con
• THE CHRPLHINb COKN tK
For the morally decayed, Communism
may look like an opportunity to pursue
a life of corruption under a state that
will provide for all physical needs.
Sure, everyone will have to work, but
the state will make sure there is work,
too, and it will save looking for the
work, the state will- provide it. It
looks like a chance to live the indo
lent life. Too. late the individual
finds out his freedom is gone. He is
trapped by the system that looked so
appealing. He. no longer has the free
dom to choose either . to have a job or
not. He is no longer free to choose
whether to vote or not, and for whom
he chooses. He is no longer free to
choose whether he wants churches and
worship or not, The Party will say,
"no."
The result is the same whether be
cause of actual open immorality, or if
it is a lackadaisical attitude, the
drifter who just goes along with the
program not trying to exercise his
rights under a free system. Communism
has the way into a country greased by
those who do not care enough to do
something.
Preventive measures are not the
satisfactory method. It is no good to
spend our time tracking down Communists
and prevents in government, the mili
tary and in our educational system,
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cerned about what happens to him, both
physically and* spiritually, both here
and in the hereafter,
A strong religious faith, be it
Christian *(Protestant or Roman Catho
lic),. or Judaism, a strong religious
faith will also include taking care of
the physical life and not only bodily
fitness, but possessions as well. But,
more important,it will include spirit
ual well-being, a faith-that also saves
for the hereafter.
Such a faith, knowing God’s plan
and.purpose forthe person's life, your
life, knowing that God also has a use
for the wealth,the brains, the techno
logical talent of our country and for
the abilities of each individual in
that country—knowing these things will
automatically make the person eternally
vigilant. It will make you vigilant
for your own spiritual and physical
welfare, and as individuals making up
your country it will keep the country
eternally vigilant.
Simple concern about physical wel
fare, simple concern about Communist
infiltration is not enough. But a con
cern that is above these things will
also include1hem* A concern about God
the Creator, and God the Redeemer, and
God who makes imperfection into perfect
ion, these things will keep the indivi
dual strong. They will keep the coun
try strong. "IJETS BE CONCERNED"
Part 2 Chaplain V, Stenberg