Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-09-22
Spiritual Guidance Given
Emphasis At Camp Lejeune

Camp Jcjcumc. New River. Sept.
22.-Sp!ritual guidance shares equal
~ with recreation and training IN
a balanced triUmviratc for living for
the men and women Marines al tins
largest all-purpoSc Marine Corps
base.
There arc ample facilities al the
base Tor serving the spiritual needs of
the personnel. Fifteen officers OF the
Navy Chaplain Corps arc permanent
~ stationed here. under the active
leadership OF Captain Francis Lee
Albert. tChC), USN, Il veteran of
% years as a padre" through two
world wars a-d with service al a
hHli-doHcn land bases, on four bat
ucSIlps and iwu American island out
posts.
The ChaplainS now e. duct. in All,
32 Protestant and Catholic service,
each > nday IN the tour cnap;ls AZ
The base and III In" VarinuS ;.:ruD
thcatrrS which are always available
Tor religious services as well as
movies a.d other entertainment.
There arc. also. three Sunday
Sc'inulS iur the children uf Marines
ana civilians at the base. four daily
Ia'Hrilr misses, two Wednesday
evening Protestant vcSpcr services.
"nd Il WCinc5da. Young Peoples
Service, a well as Il Sunday muruin.
Chri,ua" Science reading and arrange
mcn'S whereby Jewish Marines may
attend services al heir faith II -
tSr hall in nearby Jacksonville each
Sunday Cvcni-g.
stII ., ,1H,s...
wee. thc members of the chaplain
corps arc available during the day
time and event r. at the camp chap
els and al other conveniently located
Offices 80 help the men and women
al Inc camp. wherever possible. III
adjusting their personal problems.
The spiritual program al LcjcgnC.
Ike the recreation program. is large
~ the product of the desires o' the
pcs. on 81. New activities. such as the
rCccntlY inaugura:cd young people,
meeting. are added rs the demand
Tor them develops. for there Is no
rumpu!sirn 20 go t. church al L.
jcunc. II there are no atheists in
IDXhOlcS III this war. il ISN'T Inc
danger of battle EOr the whine of
bullets which brings the ..rntinp
Marine To his God: the roots arc
much deeper.
or the iour camp ChapclS. tho tWJ
in the lIadnot Point training center
Headquarters arca--onc Protestant
and one CatholiC-arc permanent
brick structures. Simply yet bcauti-
. fully designed. and completely equip
I ped. each was built al u cost OF ap
pruXimatcly SlO0.0OO.
/ These chapclS are never locked
and he chanccl lights and thpS,
! over the altar are never distinguished
. lndccd. the So planted in the lawn
! of the Protestant Chapc designate,
il as. The Chapel That Ncvcr Closes
Its amazing. too. remarked Cap
/ tain Albert. how many mcn NH.
/ are Usually regarded a. hairy -chrst
Cd. fighting A.L.i:c>. Vii! drop int,
: the chapclS at odd moments Of In,
day and night t. gain spiritual Gui-
| dance, or ion few moments o. qJ..y
meditation"
| The tWO other ChapCls al I.ciCumc
are situated al Ten. City. where com.
| bat troops live under canvas. and al
! Mnn,tord Point. the boot" cant
and training headquarters for Ncgl,
! Marines. These are duplicate ,lrlg-
lures. oi frame construction. seating
! about $40 persons each. They ar,
equipped win dIaI-pJrpoSC .c.oi-
wing altarS which can bc used Dp,!
Tor Catholic and Protestant services
The chaPlalnS stationed al l.rIcjnC
arc 50 assigned that every sv.i.u.