The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-11-30
N9.Pay ChapIaiuS.

Editors DISPATCH "A recent communication
to yonr valneble paper, by a "Chaplain
Without Pay has met with almost uni
versal condemnation by all who rightly es-
TEEN the advantages of religious services in
our camps. We will say nothing of the in
tenseiy self-complacent, boastful spirit of IS
writer, who trumpets his own good deeds to
The world, but we cannot for one moment al
low the supposition that other Chaplsins are
wanting In patriotism because they desire in
return for their services, sufficient pay to
support their necessary camp expenses and
their fam lies at home. II the amount OF pay
that those receive who have left home and
all tn It Is dear to them, 20 defend our beloved
country, Is to be the criterion of ones pa
triotism, then Our brave and able Generals,
Johnston, Reauregard, Lee, and Cooper, are
the least patriotic OF our heroic band OF SOL
diPrs.
We trust that such twaddle will not deceive
many sensible men Men, in every depart.
meut of life, whose services are worth having
are worth we'll paying for. ittv dollars per
month, we grant, Is amply sufficient for
young, unmarried man But must all of our
Chaplains be of that class Are such men
whole, men of experience, learning. and
well qualified to thoroughly perform the ar
duous duties Of Chaplain. What have the
married clergy done that they should thus be
forced out OF the army?1
our "no pay Chapiain'f tells OF the large
amount OF services that he has given to the
soldiers in Richmond without auy pscuniary
reward Has he forgotten the fact that the
large body OF our clergy, of every denomi-
nation, are poor men in this worlds goods,
Oar pttriotte Chaplain says that he receives
"no salary from any source We are glad
tha It he is so we'll off. He must be a IN an OF
property with comfortable home, and, we
were about TO say, good, prosperous church;
but the tact that he has "no salary" rather
implies that he has charge Of no congregA-
tion; so that possibly our friend does not
over estimate the value Of his ervices in
the hospit ils, as rendered "without pay -
The duties OF Chaplain of fortune
who resides In c'rnfor BILE home in
the delightful city OF Richmond, who gives
his services "ptthoAt pay the hospitals pheaeDer
called apon," must be indeed arduOus ia com
parison to the duties of a Chaplain who gives
up home, lives constantly in camp, enjoys the
pleasures of intense heat, cold, and drench.
ing rains, and daily dweils in the camp hos
pltals with the diseased and dying All this
they gladly and cheerfully Go, and in return
they but ask q reasonable support for them
selves and families. 1t becomes not there.
fore, any ''no pay Chaplain. who is well off
in worldly goods, and who only oflciates
uhen called upon, to endeavor to add to the
anxieiies aad TRIALS of the real laboricg Chap
lains by bringing sorrow upon them beyond
meas are, and causing them to resign.
In 4 time like this, all who serve the Gov.
ernment should receive the lowest posi- BILE
minimum that will pay their necessary ex-
penses. But why should this extremely rigid
economy De eAcTCiScu Only IN regard 10 Chap.
laiis. the ministers of that God whom we ali
profess to Worship There is not young
lieutenant III the army who does net receive
nearly tTrtce as much as any of our Chaplains
The other commissioned officers of the army
are generously paid, and we are glad that il
is SO. Most of them are men of substance;
chaplains are rarely otherwise than very
poor.
We Will not argue the question that in q
Christian country the ministers Of Christ
Sts.Nnl IN az 1ioQ 10
and irrelixion, for our Government has al
ready decided that there shall be Chaplains.
Let them then have n proper support. A large
number have already been forced TO resign.--
AT the present enormous prices OF clothes,
shoes, and o.her necessaries, after the Chap.
lain has prid his mess expenses, he will not
have the 81 90 at the END of the month that
always comes to the private. Counties do
not help to support the fAmilies Of Chaplains;
neither do boxes come TO them filled with
clothes and other neeessaries.
Never has a Government been more sig.
nally blessed by God since the days of the
Hebrews, than that OF the Confederate States
Let us not, therefore. dishonor Him In send
out due means of support. We know Chap
ls.ins who have been run, into debt by the
reduction OF their pay, men who gave up
posts Of honor, and laTser salaries than our
Government gave at frat to the Chsplains,
that they might serve In Its armies. Shall
such men be forced to resigns The United
States gives its Chapiains suflHeient support
--sOme $3.50 per mouth
Our patriotic Ohaplaiu without Pay.
suggests that II \ Chaplain II OF the right hg-
ure, the men will 81 We assomething extra 70 his
support Cur 0pinior L., that Chap
lsla who woni. sveeiya i'som msthsns sxtrA's
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