Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1913-10-20
GOOD ROAD BUILDING.
FOrceful Sermon With Practical
Thoughts BY Chaplain W. G.
Cassard at The Naval Acad-
envy Chspel.

To large congregation that filled
every niche IN the Naval Academy
Chapel yesterday morning, Chaplain
William 6. Csssard preached an elo-
uent, convincing and forceful sermon.
Chaplain Casssrd's 5 theme was Road
Building, out Of which he brough;
forth many practical thoughts and
taught many valuable lesscns.
Road building is as old as the
world itself, he said, and referring
( to Maryland roads, and c)ming nearer
home, ths Chaplain remarked that
roads in Southern Maryland are no
worse today than they were l50 years
ago. " To illustrate, the Chaplain
said stranger in Southern Maryland,
travelling over THE kind of roads.
came to fork in the road and. meet
ing a farmer, asked to be directed the
4 way to a certain town.
Both these roads lead to that
town. the farmer replied "and it
! doesn't make any difference which
one you take; you are sure to get
there, but you won't get on either
road a half mile before you wish you
had taken the other -
Furthermore, the Chaplain said.
roads would never be any better while
they are a prey and play to politics.
He spoke of good roads building ia
our lives and said to build good roads
we must have good vision and builJ
straight roads. We must surmount
and overcome difficulties. We must
keep in the middle of the road if we
would go right
The Chaplain said there were prob
ably those in his congregation who
were descendants of the '49-ers, that
body of men who in those early days
of the gold fever, braved hardships
to seek the wealth Of mines, and with
them it is pixies Peak or bust. "
This is not good English, said the
Chaplain, and the English Department
would not teach such, but Il admire
the sentiment il expresses, and the
never -say-die idea it means to con
vey.
These '49ers braved the road to
the snow-capped peak, and beyond it,
and today their descendants are en-.
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road there must be good foundation,
just az. to make a good life and char
acter the foundation and superstruc.
ture must be prope rly laid. To be a
success one cannot take too many side
issues, but must keep to his profes-
sion or vocation. The preacher who
takes TO peddling' books and pamph-
le Is, cannot be a successful clergy
man, any more than can an editor
who takes politics as a side issue.
In road building the builder must
have good vision and build on
straight line, and If he have not good
vision, he must cultivate it. So it is
in life-huilding. There must be that
clearness of vision and straightness
of living that tends toward perfect
character-building and means a sue
cessful life. The Chaplain was listen
ed to with marked attention and his
sermon did not fail to make a deep
impression on his hearers.
Chaplain Cassard is the right man
in the right place and is doing a glor-
ious religious work at the Naval
Academy. We has recently organ.
ized Bibles StuCy Glass with 16O
midshipmen, and more are expected
to Join The outlook for religious
work, of which there is a splendid
field among the midshfpmen, is very
encouraging.
A feature OF yesterday morning s
service at the Chapel was the new
choir OF midshipmen, consisting of
fifty voces,) who sang with pleasing
effect