Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-09-24
URGES LOVE FOR
GOD AND COUNTRY
Extracts From Sermon by Chaplain
Evans
breaches TO REGIMENT
Discourse Is Fore-runner to Re-Open-
ing Of Naval Academy
For Term

The opening sermon of the 73rd
academic year of the Naval Academy
was preached yesterday morning in
the Chapel by Chaplain Sydney X.
Evans, U. S. n
The two hundred fourth classmen,
quartered at the Marine quarters, on
the Government Farm, marched over
to Bancroft Hall at 1890 and joined
the remainder of the regiment for
church formation. Then 1000 strong,
less something over 100 in church
parties for attendance en- services in
Annapolis, headed by the Midshipmen
drum and bugle cornet corps, pro-
ceeded in two columns of fours to
the Academy Chapel. There was left
little room for civilian attendants.
The first hymn, led by the Midship-
men choir, was, Holy, Holy, Holy,
Lord God Almighty" The lessons in
cluded the raising of tie son of the
widow of Main The Scripture read
ing was the 10Th Psalm, beginning
"the heavens declare the glory of
God"
The text was: Young man, / say
unto thee, arise" The chaplain said
that he could not have selected more
appropriate words for the Midship-
men now beginning their new aca-
demic year, than these which Christ
spoke to the son of the widow of
Main. Christ was going about doing
good, and so we see Him meeting the
funeral procession, and when He said
to him, Young man, | say unto thee,
arise, and he who was dead began to
show signs that he was alive
The nineteenth century. by its dis
coveries. is said to have made all the
world a neighborhood We must
make it a brotherhood We have
learned more of the us, and less of
the me.
Some are quarelous because our
country has not gone more to the
front in the struggle now in progress
in. Europe. We are impatient to have
our way, and not as God wants it,
You are doing your duty in the sight
of God, in performing the ordinary
and routine obligations expected of
you here. You are preparing for the
future. We need symmetrical minds in
order to get a correct view of things
The physical must be cultivated. We
need also the spiritual to be develop
ed, and that is why we want you here
Sunday by Sunday, so that you may
use body, and mind. and soul for your
country.
1t is sad day when a young man
thinks he can secure something for
nothing. Things are obtained only by
effort You are not here for enjoy
ment, but to obtain "the Navy ideas"
There is very little help for any
body who is satisfied with himself.
We must have continuing love for
God and country. Results, in our
lives, depend upon the motives by
which we work. AS good counsel.
give you the words of the text for the
commencement and work of the new
academic year. Let us keep it as a
pledge ourselves, day by day, for the
performance of our duty in love for
God and our country, let US sing
America" The choir and congrega-
tion sang this national air with patri-
otic ferver and sonerous volume.
The Chaplain's text is found in st.
Luke VII, 14th verse: And He said,
Young Man, / say unto thee, Arise.
Preaching from fiag-draped pull
pit. the Chaplain emphasized the
honor and duty of work as life prin-
ciple, and the high privilege of be-
ing a co-worker with God and His in
strument in bettering the world
The three-fold preparation for which
the Naval Academy stands-of body,
mind and spirit-the necessity of
systematic hard work, devolving upon
EVERY loyal son of God who is true
to his birthright.
God does not perform unnecessary
miracles Duty, we'll done daily, is
now the best preparation for what
ever the future may hold.
Under Midshipman W. c. Vose. the
choir. numbering sixty voices. rend-
cred excellent music.