Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1915-10-04
FIRST SERVICE OF THE
NEW NAVY CHAPLAIN
Rev. Sydney Kay Evans, u. S. N.
breaches First Sermon at
Naval Academy.
"a TIME TO FIGHT"
The New Chaplain's Earnestness Carries
Auditors With Him.

Chaplain Sidney X Evans. u. S.
NJ, the new chaplain of the Naval
Academy, held his first Sunday SER
vice yesterday morning and preached
his inaugural sermon. The chaplain
has rapid and earnest delivery and
carries with it to his auditors the con-
viction of his sincere purpose in
preaching.
The regiment of midshipmen march,
ed up to the chapel preceded by
quintette of cadet officers and the bugle
and drum corps, and as the latter
faced, about on the porch of the
chapel. they rendered martial strains,
while the regiment enteied in two
ranks the side aisles of the church.
Inside, as the midshipmen marched in
the choir sang "Holy, Holy. Holy,
Lord God Almighty"
The lessons were from Micah and
from st. Paul, the former rang out
the command of the prophet: "Do
Justly, love. mercy. and awalk humbly
with thy God, and in the latter was
heard the strong ejaculation of the
Apostle-that he fought as one mot
fighting the air" The second hymn
was "Come Thou Almighty King, help
US Thy Name to Sing"
The service was according to the
formula of the Protestant Episcopal
Church, as abbreviated to suit the
needs of the Chapel service. The
text was $50 fight, not as one that
fighteth the air. lst Cor. 26th v. 8.
The Chaplain said we would not be
right if we did not fight sometimes.
We know that there are some things
worse than war. We are proud to
know that we are the successors of
those who fought for right under our
grand old flag which it is our boast
has never been unfurled except for
right and self-defence. There is as
the old Virginia rector said There is
a time to preach there is a time tc
pray. and there is time to fight"
st. Paul spoke TO an appreciative
audience. They went in to sports for
sports sake-good, clean athletics.
They understood his words. FIRST
find out the disease. Then apply tc
the physician for cure. Now, say il
reverently-G Almighty God 8
square deal. Have you done it? Dc
you do so when you consecrate every.
thing to your body. and then come tC
him at the end of life and ask him ia
blot out all you have done You may
search the Bible from one end to the
/ other, and you will find only one such
case. What do we rut down as ouI
4 aim in life? To be millionaire. OF
| play some important part in life. or tC
| do some good work for God? Goo
! wants you 30 serve Him exactly fair.
| Opportunity only comes to a man ex
cept to reveal him. You have a part
of Almighty God in you. With that
part shut out your life is not com
plete.
You cannot explain the history Of
this country with God left out. Their,
is no other hypothesis than that Coz
is in it. If we are to still succeed. W,
must continue under his blessings
You cannot be under the blessing o.
God unless you do his will. If you d,
not. do not think you are defeating
/ God. You are only robbing yourself
Being in partnership with him. let III
all, from highest to lowest. do our part
We need not ask for conspicuou
place, for success with God is yer,
different thing often from what mel
think is success. The common tasl
will furnish all we need. Let Us fol
low the road that daily brings Us near
er to God.
The congregation and choir sans
"Stand Up, Stand Up. for Jesus.
Following the custom, while the con
lgregation remained on bended knees
the choir sang at the close of the ser
vice.
Eternal Father. strong to save
Whose arm hath bound the restles
wave;
who biddest the mighty ocean deep,
Its own appointed limits keep;
Oh, hear US when we pray to Thee
For those in peril on the sea. =