Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-11-13
ADMIRAL PHILIPS ADDRESS
His Advice to Young Mems Christian
Association at Annapolis
COngratuIates the Members and
Points Out Their Administrative
full Helps in Education.

Rear Admiral Philip, now commandant
of the New York navy yard, and Mr.. Henry
B. F. mcfarland of this city, addressed,
by invitation, yesterday the Young Men
Christian Association of the Naval Acad-
envy, at Annapolis. The chapel was we'll
filed, many of the officers and members of
their families being present besides large
representation of the cadets. The service
was interesting and impressive.
Rear Admiral Philip, who is SO popular
with both officers and cadets was intro
duced by Cadet Freeman president of the
association, as the man who says he cannot
make speech, but who made speech at
Santiago heard round the world and echoed
in the courts of heaven"
The ADMIRAL said:
Il heartily congratulate the young gen.
temen who are members of the Naval
Academy Association for being enrolled
ana associate members of the Young Mems
Chrlsuan Association, which numbers up
ward OF 10000 members in the United
States ana Canada. When L was a mid
shlpman at the academy the Young Mems
CHRISTIAN Association had not been thought
OF here AS you know, it was first organ
lied IN London in 1914, and in Boston and
Montreal about the year 1851 The condi-
tons that exist generally throughout the
country IN regard to the influence of tenn
perance and religion in all the important
avenues of life were among the blessings
that God had in store for our country
The cadets at the academy today are
indeed fortunate. The education that the
academy gives, if properly applied, will en-
dple us graduates to meet whatever de-
hlahds the country may make. These de-
lnands Will be, no doubt as they ALWAYS
have been, various and freuuentlv tedious
and dangerous. The officers of our navy
nave always been called upon to fill places
~ .aa a., ' moui9 at hrst glance seem to belong
70 others. Science, in many of its branches
mas been advanced by the study research
ana experiments of naval officers Besides
their help TO science, it has occurred dur
ING t-e past one hundred and twenty odd
years that the navy has existed that our
ofhcers have helped to make treaties. They
nave also been asked to advise foreign gov
uthi.lents IN regard to their naval estab-
!i"Illient ana other matters. and the his
tory or these years (by the wav more
laniilar TO you than to mel and the records
OF the Navy Department prove that wher-
ever the naval officer has acted in tho 20 -
pacittes above mentioned. or in other yvavs
called upon, he has done so without embar-
rassment in almost every case with credit
TO our government.
Those Most Active
The men who have in all these mat
tiers been most active have been men who
were influenced and guided by the teach
ihgs OF Christianity. After forty-three
years OF service in the navy being now
very rear the end Of my career, with ex-
perehces varied and interesting in many
ways, l am quite sure that the naval Off
Ger Of today needs all the education and
help possible to fully perform the, many
oute5 that the country has right to de-
mand of him. - "
Among the most useful helps in ones
education, both here at the academy and
after graduation, l believe, is the study of
the Bible. -
Wherever one may serve or whatever
may be his duty the teachings of the Bible
are especially useful to the naval officer
fortuna tely indeed is one who is innu-
enced by the truths of the book that has
neeh me means of giving US the daily bless
would especially urge the young officers of
the navy TO lay hold of its teachings: for
great the blessings of those who remember
their Creator in the days of their youth.
WhlIe the evil days come not, nor the years
draw nigh when one shall say, I have no
pleasure IN them
And now, in closing I desire to leave
this word with the members of the asso-
citation: Be not discouraged but LET ia
hold fast the profession Of our faith with
out wagering; for He is faithful that prom
lsed.' And to the older officers of the acad-
envy, | would ask their aid and encourage
ment to the cadets belonging to the Yonnp
Mems Christian Association
While the nation educates your brain
and trains you physically for the public
service you are to perform in the navy if
largely leaves to your own individual selves
the study of religion and the soul. which
Is, with the other, equally necessary To
produce the good and grcat-to make the
hero and the man complete Therefore re-
member the opinion of one who Is vour
sincere well-wsher that religious stIIiv is
necessary to ones self-discpline and nee
essary to a good understanding of ones
duty 10 all men, which is the basis Of good
diScipline.''