CAPTAIN S. M. SHELTON,
Commanding Officer
CDR. E. L. CRANCE, USN
Executive Officer
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EDITOR: Harold T. Davis, YN1 055J or 365
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Missions? A Divine Command
At the last appearance of Jesus to
the disciples His fir.nl command to them
was? "Go ye into all the world, and
preach the gospel to every creature."
(Mark 16?15) Then after the Lord had
spoken to them, He was received up into
heaven, and sat on the right hand of
God.
Could those eleven disciples ever
forget that occasion or that command?
How could they accomplish that mission?
Quite plainly, they could not. But the
Master1s last and surpreme imperative
did not die when they did. It devolved
upon individual Christians, and espec
ially upon every Christian church, since
that beginning; and it will rest upon
the minds and hearts and conscfeffbe of
His followers until His Gospel has been
carried "unto the uttermost part of the
earth." (Acts 1?3)
In this age the Christian Churches
are faced with a critical and tremend
ous situation. There has been a stea
dily increasing interpenetration and
interdependence among the nations of
the world in the material and cultural
aspect of modern civilization. Marvel
ous methods of communication and trans
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portation afford the church a wonder
ful opportunity for irradiation of the
Spirit of Christ. The idea that "the
field is the world" is more easily and
fully understood than ever before. The
all inclusive mission that Jesus com
manded is the dynamic enterprise of
the Church.
We must not only express our concern
for those who have never learned about
our Divinely ordained and blessed reli
gion ancf tne better way of life it in
spires .apc^ developes, but we must con
stantly and in ever increasing measure
furnish the means and the men to ful
fill the Master’s command.
Chaplain J. L Perry
Roy D. Cogdill., E0H2, U.S. Navy, son
of Mrs, Grace Cogdill of Seimca, Calaforri:
reenlisted on 19 January 1962 for six
years,
Roy is the Dispatcher for the Nava 1^
Station Public Works Department and a
brother Bobby Cogdill works for the Navy
Exchange, ,
He calls Fresno, California his home
and his wife, Shirley who resides here
with him with their three children Lynn,
Rex and Irene, is from Fresno also.
Congratulations on your reonlistment (
COGDILL, ECH2,
FLEET RESERVE ASSOCIATION NEWS——
The January 3rd issue of Navy Tines
announced that the National Headquarters
of The Fleet Reserve would ask for a pay
raise for- military personnel even though
the Defense Department had announced that
they would not ask for one.
Branch 169 will have a BINGO this Wed
nesday, 24 January. This BINGO will be
different from others in that ALL of the
money received will be returned to the
players, that’s 100% will be returned to
those who participate. That’s BINGO this
Wednesday, 24 January at the FRA Home*
All members are urged to attend# Also,
plans are in the formation for a fish fry
and social, on Saturday, 3 February#