Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1922-05-29


II. T.. Bliek. E. L. Taylor and E. II.
Pierve, and a very lovely offertory
anthem, 'Hark. Hark My Soul" by
Harry Rowe Shelley. in which the
soloists were w. II. Beyrer and T. II.
Pierce.
After the hymn, "For Those at Sea"
always sung as prayer in the Naval
Academy Chapel, a quartotte com
posed of Midshipmen Biick, Beyrer.
Pierce and Larsen. gave the old Cos
pei hymn, God Be With You Till We
Meet Again" the singing of which Is
always an important part of the fare
well service for the graduating class.
and which the quartet sang with great
beauty the hymn which voices the
general feeling of the day.
Takes Paul's Words For Text e
Chaplain Evans took his text from
Acts 27:23, God, Whose am and
Whom | Serve" "These are the
words of st. Paul who, like ourselves,
lived in war-like times" the minister
began. In his last days for safe
Keeping chained to soldier" he con-
tinued. Paul took the soldiers armor
piece by piece. and made each part a
symbol of the spiritual armor neces-
sary in the fight against every power
OF evil Our spiritual struggle today
IS the same; the weapons of victory
I hn MI -
needs no remodeling And in the days
OF world reconciliation and world re-
construction, the text is one for our
nation as well as for every individual
In it-God's work abroad, Gods work
] our nation and by us as His agents
In our own land. work to be done by
and instruments. righteousness
world. national and personal, finds its
source in the significance of the text
Thy Kingdom Come pray we. The
Kingdom of God will come when men
and women like you and me decide
that come ii SHALT will not descend
ready-made from the skies; we must
back up our prayers with cur own
works"
Struggle OF Good Against Evil
From the dawn of history" the
Chaplain declared, I'VE find that,
though God created the world good,
there has been this struggle between
the two great forces-good and evil -
love and hate; constructor and de-
struction. With varying fortunes the
struggle has been waged, the duel be-
tween right and wrong finding one
great climax on the Calvary Cross.
The triumph Of love, though super
through another great ciimax--the
appalling world war"
Task OF Christian Patriotism
AT this our last corporate service
together before the altar of the Mother
Church of the Navy" Chaplain Evans
continued, I'VE may well pause and
dwell upon the task which God has
appointed for our Nation and for us in
terms of Christian patriotism. I"
Touching upon patriotism without re-
ligion, the Chaplain said: This is no
time for religion without love of
country; Jesus came to break down
the international barriers of hatred
and distrust. Am l My Brothers
Keeper must be answered by nations
as by individuals in the affirmative
for like individuals, nations are lot
Independent but interdependent. A
nation cannot decide TO lead an iso-
lated life any more .han it can vote 20
defy the law of gravitation. 1t has re-
sponsibilities and obligations as well
as rights, and each must contribute to
the great world-life. And we bless
God today that our nation has had her
| visions and has risen to her tasks and
duties,-her contribution of herself to
the world war and her lead in the
Limitation OF Armament Conference
| strengthens our hope and determine
ton that she will continue to play her
partAGod given-in the family of the
nations"
American influence Should Reign
And today?" the preacher declared.
IF the spirit of America can mould
and influence the Germans and
French, and Italians. and Austrians
and English, and the rest TO live here,
side by side in peace, each giving his
best for good of all as fellow-Ameri-
cans. why should not the same spirit
of America under the blessing of God
have an important part in teaching
them TO respect each others rights.
when they live as nations in Europe
and elsewhere, uniting in friendly CO.
operation for the good of the world"
Personal Talk To "Grads.-
Speaking directly to the graduates.
Chaplain Evans said:
Il count it very high honor and
privilege TO be the spokesman of those
who are here with you this morning
in this House of God, as well as of the
many others, in the service and out
of it, who, while not here in the flesh.
are here in the spirit and in their