The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-08-02

different In many respects from one On board man
ofwar on naval station. an> YESTERDAY may DO con-
sldered fair sample Of the way in which the day is
passed on board this ship IN the first place, none
OF the men are allowed to leave the Navy Yard on
sundays. The ordinary Weekday round Of duties
on board the Vermont Is altogether suspended
Inc ony J, men on duty belns the officers on watch
be considered rest rather han labor. portion
to reSoas Serycss assigned on the Vermont
easI, noun four and breakfast st the
they can, generally IN reading and Conversation
no amusements of class that might be thought n
At ten O'Clock yesterday las on other SUNDAY morn
ings the bell OF the snip toed the cal TO worship.
AS mas oe zen previously stated the number OF men
on ooaro Tue vermont - about 400 These men are
Of different religious denominations, q very large
majority OF them being Catholics. The services
Episcopal Church, and, therefore, in conformity
with the spirit OF American institutions which allows
every man 70 worship his God according to the dc
tates OF ms conscience. attendance at the Sunday
services is not compulsory. Yesterday morning
there were. including the ofcers about sixty OF the
ladies' and six civilians, who had received permits.
sion TO attend. and who were the prin-
cipal voca!ists on the occasion. Permission
TO attend the services on board the Vermont Is
granted. provided application is made in advance
from some church organization. On the second
q temporary chapel, with, however, sufficient room
between the space separating large guns for all
the crew had they desired to attend. The Rev. s. W.
D0rrence, the chaplain OF the snip oicated. and II
there was none OF the pomp to be witnessed IN the
fashionable churches OF the city, there was EVIL
dence among the small band of hardy seamen who
were present of commences or devotion rarely
seen among the perfumed and elabOratev dressed
ireaueners OF the stately churches OF the ashiona
BILE avenues or the city. small harmonium. at
which lady voluntarily presided, dlscOursed
music which, under the circumstances was
Of the peais Of the great organ of so e.
vast cathedral pile. The services over the
sailors joined their comrades, who were reading or
talking on the deck Though the great majority OF
the men, not being EpiscOpallans had not been pres
ent during the services the utmost quiet and order
were maintained bv them. Many of them employed
the time In reading the books OF devotion Of their
own religious faith.
And here the subject Of "Sunday on the Vermont
intimately connected with itthat 49, the religious
denominations OF the crew and of their OPP
portunIes Tor practising their own forms
OF belief. or the whole number OF men in the
United states Navy not more than OnefOurth, IN the
opinion OF one OF the officers OF the Vermont VINO
has been twelve years In the SERVICE are OF Amerl-
can birth. or the Others the larger proportion are
Irish; but there Is likewise very much larger num-
Der OF Germans than Is generally supposed. The
irish sailors have usually seen service in the English
mercantile land some Of them In the naval marine
and the German sailors in the mercantile marine OF
North Germany.
Nearly all the sailors OF Irish and majority OF
those OF German extraction OH the Vermont are
Catholics, and due provision Is made for their re.
lgious wants. The Rev. Father FrIel, OF Sydney
place church. Brooklyn, is the visiting Catholic
chaplain of the Vermont. He usually makes his
visits on Thursdays and his mlnistratlOns are very
largely attended.
There still remains another class, the negroes OF
whom there are ABOUT thirty employed as servants
on the receiving ship. At ten o'clock yester-
day morning they repaired for religious
worship to quarters assigned them for that
purpose on the 'cOb' dock. the ship. The SER
vices were according to the form prescribed by the
Methodist Church twhtel, Captain Cn0tters, former
" OF the Army OF the Potomac, officiating chap.
lain.
The remainder Of the day was spent by the men of
the Vermont IN reading conversation and in loung-
ing IN unwitungly picturesque groups about the
deck. Here lay brawny seaman asleep by an i'm.
mense l00pOund Parrot gun. and there seated 10y a
portfolio, was youth deep in the absorbing story OF
the "Headless lIOrseman" All was quiet and re-
pose. q calm Sabbath hush pervading the whole
scene.