Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-01-23
WOULD CHRISTIANIzE
UNCLE SAME'S NAVY

Washington. D. c.. JAN 22.TISp q
cial9-A Bible is an important par
of a fighting sailors equipment
delegation Of churchmen of all de
nominations yesterday told the mouse
avail committee. The clergymen de-
clared that Christian fighting men
we're better in war than unbelievef5
end urged that navy chaplalns nave
the rank and promotion rights OF naval
surgeons.
1T has been the history OF the
world" said Bishop Lawrence, or Mas
sachusetts, who headed the delegation,
that the Christian nations have beat
en- the uncivilized nations in war An
immoral navy is not good hghhng
navy"
Bishop Lawrence urged that chap
lains in the navy be given hVe-year
probation service in order that the
clergymen best suited for the work
might be obtained.
Want Chaplain For Every 1000
The committee was urged to insect
in the naval appropriation bill the pro-
visions of a bill drawn by the Rev. G.
Livingston Bayard, chaplain, Z, S. N,
which specifies that there shall be one
chaplain for each 1000 men, that the
chaplain shall be recognized on the
basis of the same rank and length of
service as applies to medical officers
and that there shall be created the
grade of acting chaplain.
Those who appeared before the com
mittee included the Rev Mr. Bayard,
Bishop Lawrence, Bishop Harding of
Washington; Bishop Earl Cranston,
Bishop of the Methodist church; Rev.
William H. Roberts, representing the
general assembly of the Presbyterian
church; Rev Wallace Radcliffe of
Washington, and Rev. c. s. Macfarlani
of New York, representing the FEEDER
ated Council of the Churches Of Amer
lea, and Rev. Louis ], O'Hern, official
representative of the Roman Catholic
church.
Officers as Welfare Secretaries
In his report Secretary of the Navy
Daniels recommended that the numba.'
of naval chaplains be increased, but he
also recommended that welfare secre-
taries be appointed to assist in spirit
ual administration The churchmen
said they had no objection to the ap-
pointment of welfare secretaries to
work with the chaplains, but they op>
posed the suggestion that the welfare
secretaries in some cases might take
the place of the chaplain. Bishop
Lawrence suggested that welfare sec
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enlisted men and the younger officers.
These young men would be glad to do
the work, he thought, without addI-
tional compensation A memorial was
presented by the Federated Council Of
churches.
Letter From Cardinal Gibbons.
Father OHern presented a letter
from Cardinal Gibbons in which the
cardinal heartily endorsed the pro-
posed increase in the number of the
chaplains, but disappeared of the pro-
posed substitution of welfare secreta-
ries.
In discussion Of the necessity Of CIV
ing chaplains rank, Chaplain Bayarl
said that it would be necessary to Of
fer ,sHch inducements as to attract 70
the navy clergymen of the requisite
ability and energy to make successful
chapiains, His bill provides that they
be commissioned from captain down =
the grade of junior lieutenant. He
also suggested that the creation Of
the grade of acting chaplain would
have the effect OF entirely removing
appointments from political Influence
The committee was impressed with the
proposals Of the clergymen and may