The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-12-08
n1Rt N. c. A. ON
ALL BIG wARSR|PS
DANIELS POINTS OUT NO INCREASE
s OF CHkPLAINs FOR FORTY
s YEARS.
MORE UPLlFT NEEDED
WILL ASK FOR sTRENGTHESING
~s4
OF RELIGIorS ARM or SER
VICE AFLokT AND
ASHORE.

A Young Mems Christian assecta-
ffea secretary for every first lire bat
tlesAiF In Ihs navy and a large in
r-ease Ia the number of naval chap
Stss are favored by Secretary c( the
Nas~ Jose ThUs Daniels who in ex-
PRESSING hls views ON tHe subject a
ssT days aga called attention to the
s@Ef gaa. there are no more spiritual
s3vssers Ger the s-.Ga9 men IA the
n&vy a today thHn tNere were t1r the
i9.eea men q the American navy q
f1~sE years az.
when The Tnitea States navy was
aashor.ze5 Il tas days of WAshlrs-
tor said Secretary Daniels Con
gress aeyer authorized a ship without
prQvi3I1g chaplain FOR that ship
wnen comm sssiarea. aad t Is ny
rurposg 10 earnestly recommend Il
cGr1ress u make provision tcr
eIgr ain er some competent religious
l@ssatf en- every ship. and a. every
ra&ai station n The United States
ngyy
Surprised and Ssddcncf
II vas surprised and saddeued when
found est that in the marine corps
of~to,o06 mea. 9 corps made up ~
young wen upor whom the country
confidently relies there is not q sin
Rt~ chaplain ] shall ssk congress not
10 permit this neglect of the highest
welfare cf the mar mes 20 longer con
iir8e. ard - provide sufficient chap
iains ard assistants to conduct reilR-
fops services every sunday wherever
sailars ard marines are gathered
whether "a land or sca.
=
principles. bull mot 70 old application
~ principles when the ravy was
established. congress having arranged
for the ships and their officers then
50, to work st establishing a coda 81
Hfst1}es for ths Regulation If the Navy
rf the uited Colonies rfese were
very thorough. and would seem 10 pro-
vfdo fer every possible contingency
1tong other provisions. Il was di-
rected that the commanders OF the
ships Of the thirteen United Colonies
are to take care that divine service
he performed twice q day on board
AMI a sermon preached m ndav
unless bad weather or extraor linary
ccidentS prevent Another article In
Int regulations rea Is. IF any man
fhal be head To swear curse, or
hlasphefne ne name Of God the com
fuander IL strictly enjoIned TO punish
tiAk 2Et every f}atFI!St Nv causing
them 10 wea a wooden collar or some
TIER sham siul badge ~ distinction
- 50 long q ttmt as he shall Judge
~aptT II BE- be "a commissioned Of
fesr. he shall forfeit. one smiling for
orch nffenss- and = warrant or Interior
offrer SIX pence These rules would
ha-ealied drastie n our day. but is it
ndfs3ettef 10 be- too rigid thar to lapse
lnfn present-day methods al too great
lxtfy?
Newspaper Ethics
"ss an editor and publisher Of fl
newspaper, I made It my business al
ways to refuse All advertisement II !
had reason To believe that the adver-
tiser would not live up TO the euaran-
tees contained in that advertisement !
ind that the navy department in its
yerttsemeHtS seeking to Induce en-
lssalents' under religious services
has this statement Each commanding
officer is required by law TO hold al
vine service each sunday morning. on
board his ship whenever the weather
and other circumstances VIII permit,
hHa every officer and seaman ls urged
to attend the worship OF Almighty God :
That IL an inducemert held out 10 men
te @Kter the service How do We keep
that promise Religious services are
held only on those ships which have
chapiains and as there are only TWEEN
ty~four chaDlains, part OF whom are
on shore duty ana more than one hun
deed important ships It liz clear that
the promise is not Kept.
II do not expect congress to au-
thoFize the appointment Of enough
chaplains 10 assign one To every ship. "
continued Secretary Daniels but do
believe the number win be substan-
TALLY Increased and I snail urge that
besides the additional chaplains " no
will be authorized congress viii an
pgopriaJe "A sufficient sum To enable the
secretary to engage enough capable
sonng religious leaders so that upon
every ship there viii be either a chap
4ain OF welfare secretary
Welfare Secretary
THE welfare secretary Will tie TO a
ship what a secretary is 10 a Young
Mems Christian association. He win
lead in religious. educational. and
athletic work among young men They
Will be selected from Catholic AID
Protestant societies and from the
Young Mems Christian association.
There win be decided advantage In
aaviBg specially trained young men to
lead the sailors IN uplift work and in
tthlefics
THE mtnistratlons Of the chaplain
will be separate. and the welfare sec
iFASi 4SS " Ill re 3tiS Np supple TDGEt
heir work. and IN athletics and in
Bible study these young leaders Will
se able to reach and help the young
men on shiphoard in some lines In
ynich a chaplain might not so well
snrer Young men engaged in a re-
fpipus work have a comradeship and
an intuition in dealing with other
7oung men peculiar to youth, II is for
hat reason / am earnestly DESTROYS
" securing for every ship a young
yecretas-v u'r osa lffe ~ devoted -, the
religious and educational work among
soung men. The personnel OF the
navy fs made up chiefly OF men under
wenty five.
"Those who stand most in need Of
.eeeivinG tie same religious !nstrllc-
don given In their homes arc the new
y enlisted men. They come aboard
hip first from the wholesome in.
licences q the training stations and
he efevating environment Of their
homes.
There IL no field 50 inviting to the
thapiain on the NJ G. A secretary
other welfare secretary as n COM
GHy Of hundreds Of ambitious and pa
fiotic American youths Ambition and
4 desire FOR adventure and love Of the
feH have been the calls 10 which they
lstened when they entered the navy.
They are being taught the elements Of
IN education in the schools they are
earning rapidly the practical duties on
-. Il.