CAPT. WALTER F. HENRY
Commanding Officer
CDR. WESLEY E. SKILL
Executive Officer
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EDITOR; H. T. DAVIS, YN1 055J or 365
CHAPLAIN* S
CORNER
The individuals who stay away from
worship because they don't like r Mr.
Hypocrite, who is there every Sunday,
but doesn't practice it on Monday. He
is disagreeable, loud and vulgar the
rest of the week. Who is calling who
a hypocrite? This is just a poor ex
cuse, it is an excuse only to the per
son who wants to use it. I am sure
that not everyone who attends, a Comm
unist rally is really SQld on the idea
either, but it doesn't keep the party
faithful away.
No, the excuse is not Mr. Hypocrite*
it is slothfulness or something else.
Besides, no one' goes to church to watch
Mr. Hypocrite, not to do ,as he does.
You go to show honor to God, to thank,
praise and worship. You go to have
faith deepened and strengthened and
that is why most people attend..
A more serious excuse is not being
able to 'find a church of your choice,
or no't liking the pastor or chaplain*
You may have good reason for a dislike,
but again, harboring pent-up grudges
is unhealthful both physically and sp
iritually. Again, you go to church to
worship, and even a pastor or chaplain
you may dislike is still seriously and
prayerfully doing his best to lead the
congregation in a service of praise to
God and asking for His continued bene
fits to the congregation. If this can
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be remembered, petty gripes and differ
ences with either another person or
the minister will fade into relative
inimportance. Even if other people are
there, God is too, rather, especially
because people are there, God is there
too.
Finally, some people will claimthey
could not get to church. Either the
division officer made them work, they
had work to catch up on themselves, or
the kids kept them home. On thinking
about these, or on investigating the
charges that the Division Officer would
not let thei^go,it has most often been
found that no attempt was made to go.
Very often work was announcedand every
one assumes nothing will alter it. So,
with gripes and groans the work goes 4
on people drift along with out really
thinking or trying for a change.
Oh yes! I almost forgot the most
unfortunate of all, the abused indivi
dual who, "had-to-go-to-church-so-much
that-I-rsaid-once-I-got-away-I* d-never
go-again," or "I; just lo?t interest,"
Such arguments would not convince
any person thinking logically and rat
ionally. I doubt if they would con
vince a God whose Son died on a Cross
because He wanted to forgive and love
such obstreperousungratfulindividuals.
Yet, that is the extent to which
our God would go. It should make us
grateful enough to be found in His a
house every Sunday and doing something "
about it during the week.
If -this could happen, there would
need be no worry about Communism.
There would be‘less complaint about
crime and delinquency. It is up to
you. Are you going to be part of the
group excusing- yourself out of things
of eternal \falue and contributing to
ward selling out .to Communism, or are
you going to be concerned enough about
yourself, your country and vour Church
by knowing your God and His way with
the heart of an individual.
Part 4 "LET’S BE CONCERNED"
by Chaplain V. Stenberg
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