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!. OUR BOYS-OUR NAVY. !.
Observation-Disclosures. Observation-Disclosures.
A Psalm Of the Sen,


A Psalm of the Sen.
They that go down to the sea in
ships, that do business in great wa
ters;
These see the works of the Lord,
and His wonders in the deep.
For He commandeth, and raiseth
the stormy wind, which lifteth up
the waves thereof.
They mount up to the heaven; they
go down again to the depths; their
soul is melted because of trouble.
They reel to and fro, and stagger
like drunken man. and are at their
wits end.
Then they cry unto the Lord in
their trouble, and He bringeth them
out of their distresses.
He maketh the storm a calm, so
that the waves thereof are still.
Then are they glad because they
be quiet: so He bringeth them unto
their desired haven.
Oh that men would praise the
Lord for His goodness, and for His
wonderful works to the children OF
men! Psalm 107:23-3l.
Writing in the Biblical Recorder
of May II, Rev. NJ. o. Alexander,
well known to many in Oconee Ca
brother Of Treasurer r. H. Alexan-
der) gives very interest short story
concerning religious work on the
ships of our navy. At the head of
his article appears large picture of
the Nebraska, on the deck Of which
is shown Mr.. Alexander's congrega-
ton.
The above is picture Of part of
my congregation Of 9S5 men aboard
the battleship Nebraska.
Did you know that $4,000 Of our
best young men are to-day serving in
our navy? They are men from some
Of our best homes and they represent
every State Of our nation. To mould
tho lives Of this great throng Of
lains' Corps. At present there are
only 81 in this corps; so you can
easily see the great task before a
navy chaplain. The task of keeping
alive spiritually the men Of battle
ship is an unsolved problem so far as
| can find out. The life at best is an
abnormal one and filled with tempta-
tions from beginning to end. The
navy chaplains have difficult work
to perform under difficult conditions
and need the fraternal sympathy. CO.
operation, and prayers Of their
churches.
A letter from a Mississippi mother
of two who went to the front, says:
II have a son on the Minnesota,
which has no chaplain. We are all
Baptists. and think our boys in blue,
away from home and home influence
ought to have the best our nation af-
fords.' This is taken from one of
thousands Of letters which anxious
mothers are writing every day con-
corning their boys away from home.
Many OF the men In the navy come
from good homes, from churches,
from circles of good influence, and
need to know that in the service of
their country, their existence and in
terests are not forgotten. ."
Are any Of our sailors from your
community, perhaps from your
church and Sunday school? If so,
write to them; and see that they are
mentioned in your prayers and in the
prayers Of the church. Our sailor men
are not bad men as whole; they
are frank, open hearted men, exposed
to all the temptations with which our
towns and cities are rife. Clean up
the vile places Of corruption in civil
life, and you have practically made
the navy morally clean.
Services are held aboard this ship
every Sunday morning at 10 o'clock
and program similar to this is car
ried out:
Order of Worship, U. S. s. Nebraska.
Enlf nf EI:o n vo1n rnl>o
February 13, 1916.
Especial Instrumental Music To-day
Voluntary.
Invocation.
Music.
Responsive reading. psalm 49,
Morning prayer.
Music
Scripture Lesson (John 15.)
Hymn No. 9G--"Salely through an
other week.
Sermon = Abiding in Christ"
John 1870.
Music
Hymn No. 5O--"Abidc with me-"
Renediction.
Postlude by the orchestra.
" o. Alexander,
Acting Chaplain, u. S. y.
But this public service is very
small part Of my work as chaplain.
Secretary Daniels Is doing all pos
siblc to improve the conditions Of the
men in the navy, and he has accom-
plished much. Perhaps the best
thing he has done so lar was to rid
our ships Of drink, but that is not all
by any means.
Remember your sailor men in
prayer. '''rhey enlist to save the