Show Chaplains Chaplain's am Parish a a. a War Ship S' S Tho rho Rev Sydney Key Rey Kt y Evans E formerly H ia a curate at St. St Michaels Episcopal church New ew York and now chaplain of oft t the United States t l battleship Minnesota I s jha-s 88 written an entertaining account of the work of or a naval chaplain sa says s the Churchman Mr 11 Evans made the trip I around the tho world with the historic Bob I Evans' Evans fleet and lie he writes with authority He appears appeals to be enthusiastic about the work of officers of or his class and speaks with all the fervor of an ardent energetic ener ener- getic lab ish Y priest of ot A Battleship for a n. ParAs Par Par- As a n. naval na officer naval officer the chaplain of course is subject to every rule of ot the I ship and to all the general laws of conduct conduct con con- I duct luct set for ever every other naval officer lIe He Heis lIeis lieis I is subject to every penalty appointed to I follow upon infraction of or those laws But Butin Butin Butin I in his own special duties ho lie is given a afree afree free tree hand says sas the chaplain and adds The other ether day a naval officer said to toL toa toa a L chaplain of or my acquaintance You are the busiest man I ever knew for a man who does not have to do anything What he meant was wa that so ver very few of or the chaplains chaplain's duties are prescribed either by the navy regulations themselves or r by bythe bythe bythe the captain or his right hand the executive executive executive tive officer that if It he were an unscrupulous lous or laz lazy person he might meet all rev re- and keep every regulation without exerting himself very much much- But in his work aboard ship the compensations com com- are man many Few preachers can find fin so many striking Illustrations in the lives of or their parishioners and the chaplains chaplain's chap chap- lains lain's bow is not so often drawn at aventure a aventure venture as his brother clergyman's on oni i hore On ship ones one's parishioners are never llever not at home and the they know that If worst comes to worst they are compelled com com- ff 5 welled polled to choose between the deep sea and him Attendance at al alj r religious services s is Voluntary volun voluntary yet his flock cannot get a away way from him entirely except by jumping overboard If on his rounds he misses the theman theman theman man he wishes to catch he lie can always send for him But tho the chaplain seldom has to do this for whenever he is not making Baking the rounds of or his parish or at his meals or in his bunk his study is open to all jall all arid and they soon get to know it That Thatis is wh why he does not have as much time timeto timeto to himself as many think It is his business as well as his privilege always to be ready for a chat whether about things in general or r sonic sOllie one thing which requires particular attention or orS S Advice 0 Mr lv Evans ns describes Sunday school aboard board sh vas DS as the chaplains chaplain's great day At h Ii h past nast 10 he records the bugle O W s church call the church pennant displayed from the mast and the ships ship's bell bell- b bellis U- U UIs is tolled Then the official divine ine service Is held Church is rigged some- some t t imes mes on the quarter deck but generally generall ors on the main deck where the tractions are fewer There is always an orchestra of eight or ten pieces and as only only the popular hymns are sung we never Haver 1 have the painful congregational singing which one can so readily find on shore Are the tile men attentive 1 I know two ien nen whose mothers always expect their regular Sunday afternoon letters to contain con- con twin tain t ln the morning text The other day another man showed he ho a little book in which there was written not only every text I had used but an outline of many times inexact Inexact Inexact-as as he lie had it it-I it I hope of every ery address I had made since he came cameto cameto cameto to the ship The chaplain continues 1 i On Sunday afternoon there is a Bible class dass conducted by the chaplain though we do not call it that and always alwa's talk about bout all sorts of things before we settle down t to a short lesson There are two other Bible study classes not conducted by him and though he oversees es and maps out the work done In them he never attends attends at at- tends unless lie He Is invited After Arter the morning service he moves the usual round of t the parish After his afternoon class iha he ha is always In his stud study At t past half-past o'clock 6 06 the band gives a sacred acred concert foran hour always closing with Onward Christian Soldiers and the Adeste Fide- Fide les lea At half past 7 5 o'clock the bugle sounds Hammocks when the crew swing their hammocks They may occupy them and generally lo do s soon on after AH AU not on duty must have turned in b by 9 3 o'clock when taps Is I sounded As these hammocks are art swung on all decks through the ship there are more than men who sleep in hammocks hammocks ham- ham mocks in this ship it II is obvious that an evening f service although not cannot I know be eo held of very one conveniently conveniently con con- ship i which does manage It Jt though it has no afternoon classes The Tho church flag is always from the masthead of or every United State warship during divine services It Is iii ih 11 only flag which is ever evel allowed to tl fl above the national ensign No other flag if ever eyer ono should get above our om own would remain there long Whatever tin thE cost d down It would come but that t 1 fie fied J ife h J its tt white triangle having in its center a aim sim simple I plo pie I Latin attn cross in nay navy blue flies files there proudly and unmolested as if to say tall t tall all in sight that the only true patriotism is that which has hao God as its author am ant which can be sealed with the stamp o 0 approval by the Incarnate God his son Every day the chaplain makes th rounds round's of his parish visiting every department department de de- once with at least two least two visits t tc te the sick siele bay or hospital He soon getto get gets to know lenow his men b by name and picks u ur ul incidentally man many an illustration for or his I Sunday talks tans 0 |