E XLII MAY-JUNE 1969 No. 3
SEATTLE CONVENTION RESOUNDING SUCCESS
The Queen City of the great Northwest, Seattle, Washington, rolled out the red carpet, an appropriate contrast to the lush verdancy of the surrounding countryside and mighty forests, to welcome the 44th National Convention of The Military Chaplains Association, 14-17 April. From the call to order to the gavel rap of adjournment, outstanding addresses and discussions on the theme, "Our Nation-Its Morals and Morale," inspired the chaplains. We thank Seattle, and The Olympic Hotel, for a most cordial reception.
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Mighty Mt. Rainier, sunlit and snowcapped, is an impressive background for this photo of downtown Seattle,
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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
March 11, 1969
Dear Dr. Justus:
I wish to take this opportunity to extend warm regards to the members of the Military Chaplains Association on the occasion of your 44th National Convention.
For many years I have admired the achievement of the Military Chaplains Association in bringing together the thousands of chaplains of all faiths and all Services -active duty, reserve, and retired -- to further the moral and spiritual welfare of those in uniform and their families.
As military chaplains you are in the vanguard of our commitment to liberty; you daily sustain, counsel, encourage, and strengthen both the morals and the morale of the men and women of our Armed Forces. This is particularly important today as America's commitment to freedom continues to be challenged.
It is a pleasure for me to extend these greetings and to wish your fine organization the best of success during the coming year.
Sincerely,
Doctor Karl B. Justus
Executive Director
Military Chaplains As sociation 1710 Sixteenth Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20009
cTHE MILITARY CHAPLAINS ASSOCIATION
- l ///. OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Organized 25 April 1925
CHARTERED BY THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS
S"~ 20 September 1950---Public Law 792-81st Congress
T ~NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS: 1710 16th ST., N.W., WASHINGTON, D.C. 20009
TES0V Telephone: 232-1667
OUR MISSION
"To safeguard and to strengthen the forces of faith and morality of our nation; to perpetuate and to deepen the bonds of understanding and friendship of our military services; to preserve our spiritual influences and interest in all members and veterans of the armed forces; to uphold the Constitution of the United States; and to promote Justice, Peace and Good Will."
MCA Features In This Issue
OFFICERS
From The White House ----------------- --------------------- 2
President Executive Director's Report ----------------------------------------- 4
James Roy Smith The President's Address 5--------------------------------------------Senior Vice President Official Minutes, 1969 Convention ----------------------------------- 7-19
Philip L. Green Convention Photos (and others)---------------------- 6, 23, 30, 34, 36, 38, 40
Secretary Convention Resolutions --------------------------- ---------------- 21
John W. Handy, Jr. Chiefs of Chaplains' Addresses ---------------------- -------------- 22
Treasurer General Harold K. Johnson's Address ---------------------------------- 30
Samuel Sobel
1969 Award to General Harold K. Johnson ----------------------------- 31
Executive Committee
Maury Hundley, Jr. THE MILITARY CHAPLAIN THE MILITARY CHAPLAIN
George A. O'Gorman Magazine and News Letter. Official The Official publication of
John F. Graf voice of the MCA. First published in The Military Chaplains Association
Robert F. McComas 1930. Only publications reporting ex- Editor-----------Karl Bennet Justus
tensively on religious activities of the 3
Milton S. Ernstmeyer Military Services-VA and the 3 major
Hans E. Sandrock faiths. Valuable for active duty, reserve and national guard chaplains; of
Area Vice Presidents interest to local church groups and
(by Army Areas) Seminary students, and to parents of COVER: We express warm thanks to
1st Area-Robert C. Lewis service personnel. Circulated to all the Seattle Visitors Bureau for the cover 3rd Area-Chas. E. Brown, Jr. MCA members, "sponsor" members, photo, an unusual shot of Mt. Rainier, 4th Area-William J. Cooper and contributors. Seattle, and the Space Needle. 5th Area-Martinus E. Silseth
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Seattle W elcom es '69 Convention! to day experience of military chaplains is best expressed through The Military
The D director's R eport Chaplains Association, which for forty The D directors Report years has been the spearhead and finest
B symbol of the Ecumenical Movement. It DR. KARL B. JUSTUS is my hope that this fine Association DR. KARL B. JUSTUS may be strengthened for the future, that Executive Director, MCA
it may continue to exert its moral and
And now, my annual report as made spiritual influence and leadership in the to the convention on 17 April 1969. critical days confronting our Nation."
year h aseo nc w mi a. (Signed) Dwight D. Eisenhower. A year has passed since we met at
So, The Military Chaplains AssociaColorado Springs, and now we are asColoado prigs, nd nw w areas-tion must continue to look to the future, sembled in the Queen City of the North- tion must continue to look to the future, s but do so by building solidly on the past west Seattle where the Convention west Seatle-whee th Coventon -and that is what we have been tryn Committee organized by our Puget -and that is what we have been trying to do the last seven years.
Sound Chapter has performed an outstanding job in planning, arranging and From the standpoint of membership, programming our 44th national meeting. alone, the year 1968 was by far MCA's I express to Chaplain Nesvig and the best year. We enlisted 440 new members men of his committee the deep apprecia- and increased LIFE Members by 44. Our ppea- total membership is just about 3,000.
tion of each of you, as well as my own. total membership is just about 3,000.
In making this brief report, I will keep Last year in May, after four months Dr. Karl B. Justus statistics to a minimum, using them only preparation, we mailed an excellent
(former Navy Chaplain) where they have some meaning, and shall membership appeal letter, including fine speak to you in terms of progress, ideas endorsements from the Chiefs of Chap"From the mountains to the prairies," and considerations. In an overall sense, lains, to over 4,400 Army, Navy and Air and from Pacific to the Atlantic, we though the MCA has had its confronta- Force Chaplains NOT belonging to the continue to hear and receive favorable tions with certain problems the last MCA. Between May and the end of comments concerning the 1969 conven- twelve months, we have continued a September, 140 chaplains joined through tion in Seattle. steady march forward. This is due to that appeal. It is surely evident that we
As the members of the Puget Sound many factors, with a major reason being still have a large potential. The other Chapter, starting with President George the very active support and participation 300 members enlisted through our norHershberger, and Convention Chairman of the three Chiefs of Chaplains and mal efforts at Headquarters, and through Milton Nesvig, can well testify, an MCA their Deputies. This has meant much to the appearances I make at Chaplain's National Convention is a lot of work, all of us, but it has been most helpful to Schools, Training Conferences, Chapter planning, organizing and funding over me as Director and chief administrator meetings and other military functions. a period of a year, and sometimes longer, for the MCA. There is another factor that has been
Nevertheless, it is an important under- Today, for the first time anywhere, I of immeasurable value in the progress taking for the Association and it gives a wish to share with you a statement from and growth of the MCA, namely, the Chapter a motivational focus around one we, and citizens of the freedom- fact that with the help and concurrence which it may progress and find added loving world, all loved and admired, our of the Chiefs of Chaplains, hundreds of strength and resourcefulness as it per- former President and Commander in chaplains now fully recognize the MCA forms the task. Chief, Dwight David Eisenhower. Chap- as the professional association for miliOnce again the theme, "Our Nation- lain Erdman and I secured the statement tary clergy. Wherever I go to present the Its Morals and Morale," proved to be one some time back through a very close MCA, and the number of invitations inthat was timely against the background golfing friend of Ike's in the city of creased such opportunities last year, I of discontent, disruption and violence, Washington, D.C. Here it is: have found that this is a selling point evidenced in our cities, on university "Having devoted most of my life to with chaplains as I indicate why it is campuses-often with the encourage- the military establishment of our Nation, important to have a professional associa ment and increasing participation of I feel that one of the key contributions to tion.b some clergymen, our total defense has been made by the Recently our District of Columbia
The last six conventions, in Chicago, military chaplains of all faiths. In peace Chapter honored Dr. Edward L. R. Boston, Atlanta, San Francisco, Colorado and in war, at home and abroad, and Elson, at its March luncheon meeting, as Springs and Seattle, have been of high under all possible conditions, these men did the Chief of Army Chaplains, for his calibre and professional interest. MORE have ministered impartially to all our work in the chaplaincy, his contributions CHAPLAINS SHOULD ATTEND! citizens in the Armed Forces. This day (Continued on Page 25)
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The President's A ddress; ministry. We are priests of God and our e res coming together has to be related to Sm ith Re-elected God's work or we lose our reason for being.
in this address by discussing what I be- On these four assumptions, I believe, lieve to be the philosophy that should we must build our work. Now let me guide MCA in the days ahead. I will turn to seven positive statements that build this philosophy on four assump- must guide us in the days ahead. tions and seven positive statements. Let 1. WE MUST DEVELOP AN EFme begin with the assumptions. FECTIVE ORGANIZATION THAT 1. EVERY CHAPLAIN CAN DO WILL INVOLVE ALL OUR MEMSOMETHING FOR MCA. There is a BERS. We must involve new chaplains place in MCA for every chaplain-Army, in our organization, especially our Navy, Air Force; active duty, reserve or younger chaplains. We must not let the retired, and every chaplain needs the same people serve in the same office or united voice of MCA to strengthen his on the same committee year after year. Dr. James Roy Smith work and to support his mission. MCA Our new Constitution will be helpful at
Ch (COL) USAR can do something for every chaplain and this point for it restricts certain elective Let me express to you my gratitude for every chaplain can do something for offices to three years, and I would hope the privilege of serving you as President MCA. At this stage of our growth the those not so restricted would be limited of the MCA during the past year. It is more important factor is "What can I do by the Nominating Committee. It is my a privilege I covet for each of you. The for MCA, not, what can MCA do for belief that the office of President, which image of the chaplain is so honored that me." is not restricted, should not be held by to the office of President in both military 2. EVERY CHAPLAIN WANTS one person or one service longer than and civil communities nothing but the TO DO SOMETHING FOR MCA. I two years. I can assure you that if the highest respect is attributed, and as Presi- haven't found a chaplain yet who did not Nominating Committee selects me for a dent you receive only the utmost in want to help to strengthen the MCA, second year in office I shall not serve courtesy and compliments wherever you who did not want to do something for beyond a total of two years. In the progo. It has been a real honor to serve you. MCA. This is especially true among cess of selecting leaders for MCA we In many regards MCA has had a most younger chaplains. MCA must give them should be reminded that a major part of successful year. Let me mention a few the opportunity to contribute their time, the revolt of youth is because they feel of its accomplishments, talent and service. We must make them boxed in by the establishment who, they
(1) Our membership, which now feel it is their interest we seek, not just feel, will not step aside and give them a numbers 3,000, is the highest in our his- their dues. chance to lead. We must not let this tory. (2) Our Association has gone inter- 3. EVERY CHAPLAIN NEEDS TO happen in MCA; we must select more national this year with the chartering by DO SOMETHING FOR MCA. The of our young chaplains for places of our Executive Director of two chapters criticism I hear most comes from chap- leadership. in Vietnam. (3) Two other chapters lains who feel left out of MCA affairs, 2. WE MUST CREATE AN ENVIhave been added in the United States, who do not feel needed or involved. We RONMENT OF MUTUAL TRUST The Tidewater Chapter in Virginia and must find a way to get them involved. BETWEEN ALL SERVICES AND The Alamo Chapter in San Antonio. What is true about individuals is even ALL RELIGIOUS FAITHS. We must These chapters are largely the work of more true about local chapters. We must have an organization operating in the Chaplain John Handy's Committee on relate local chapters more to the national climate of understanding, so that no Membership and Promotion. (4) Life organization. We must realize that the service, no religious faith, and no indimembership has increased this year by success of MCA is directly related to the vidual feels that he is not properly repre44, bringing this type of membership to local chapter and individual chaplain, sented, or that he cannot speak his mind 254, largest in our history. (5) New 4. WE MUST BELIEVE THAT freely and frankly. The MCA, like any opportunities for service have come MCA IS A SPIRITUAL MINISTRY. other organization, has to be careful it from many sources and our involvement This is where we have to do a better does not allow any individual, religious with projects in the military and civilian job. We have to see that this is not just communion, or military service, to becommunity continue to grow. a social club, a knife and fork society, lieve that a certain office, committee or
(6) Other significant activities and not just an organization that gets to- position belongs to its group. This must accomplishments will be given by the gether once a year for a free airplane not happen to MCA. If we are to grow Executive Director and the reporting ride and a pleasant convention city, not and meet a need we have to protect committees, just a service club, but rather a vital, I believe I can be most helpful to you professional organization with a spiritual (Continued on Page 26)
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I44-4 NATIONAL CONVENTION T oUTAR&'i f, SEATTLE C PLAINS ASSOCIATION "
Mrs. Greeny, Webster, Ledebuhr, Kuykendall Banner on Mezzanine balcony overlooking
and Crawford. It's registration! lobby of The Olympic Hotel
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Chaplains MacCarroll, Jorgensen, Roy Smith Mayor and Mrs. Miller, Hershberger, Justus, Mrs. H.
Opening reception in Spanish Lounge Chaplains Ricker and Morris greet the Mayor
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NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS
1710 Sixteenth Street, N.W., Washington, D. C. 20009 Telephone: Code 202-232-1667 and 232-1668
1925-The MCA's Forty-Fourth Year-1969
JAMES ROY SMITH MINT ES KARL B. JUSTUS President MILITARY CHAPLAINS ASSOCIATION CONVENTION Executive Director PHILIP L. GREEN SEATTLE, WASHINGTON Senior Vice-President 14 17 April 1969 SAMUEL SOBEL
Treasurer At 1900 Hours, on 14 April, with a large number of enthusiastic JOHN W. HANDY, JR. delegates already having arrived and registered, the Forty-fourth Secretary National Convention of The Military Chaplains Association held at The Olympic Hotel in Seattle, Washington began with The MayBOARD OF ADVISORS or's Reception.
or's Reception.
MILTON S. KRONHEIM
Chairman Dinner was served in the Spanish Ballroom beginning at 1945 MARKW.CLARK Hours. President James Roy Smith, presiding, called for the preGenera,U.S.Army sentation of the Colors, the Pledge of Allegiance, and the NationPresident, The Citadel
al Anthem after which the Rev. David Colwell, Plymouth CongreJACKDEMPSEY gational Church, Seattle, gave the Invocation.
Cmdr., USCGR,
World War II
ALFREDM. GRUENTHER The 21st U. S. Army Band from Fort Lewis provided excellent General, U.S. Army music during dinner. Later the famed Choir of the West from Pacific FormerPresident, Lutheran University, Tacoma, gave a diversified concert with such American Red Cross skill and finesse that it received rounds of applause and a standLEWIS B. HERSHEY ing ovation.
Lt. General, U.S. Army
Director, Selective Service A warm welcome from the City of Seattle was extended by Mayor HON DANIELK.INOUYE Floyd Miller. Following that, the Rev. Reuben Gornitza from the U.S. Senator, Hawail Department of Metropolitan Ministries of the American Lutheran HON EDWARDF. McGINNIS Church, delivered the keynote address on the Convention theme, Cmdr.,USNR, Retired "Our Nation Its Morals and Morale." Devoting much of his address Former Sergeant-at-Arms, to the problems of youth today, he urged chaplains not to evade U.S. Senate
three of youth's key questions; "Who am I?" "Where am I going?" EDWARD ROSENLOOM "What is there to believe in?" Vice Chairman
U.S. Olympic Committee
ON.OLINE.TEAGUE Following the Benediction, given by Rabbi Raphael Levine, Temple HON. OLIN E. TEAGUE
U.SCongressman,Texas De Hirsch, Seattle, the National Executive Committee met at 2200. GENE TUNNEY
Capt., USNR, World War II
BOARD OF TRUSTEES On Tuesday, 15 April, following devotions and breakfast held ARDOF TRUSTEES daily between 0630 and 0845 the first convention business sesEDWIN R. CHESS sion opened in the Spanish Ballroom at 0845 with the President PATRICK J. RYAN
CPARDEE ERDMAN in the chair. Chaplain Theol Hoiland gave the Invocation. The
President appointed the following committees:
Resolutions Committee: Chairman, B. C. Trent; and Chaplains Gaskins, Jameson, Lam, Sheehan, Saunders, Clayton, Koepke, Tinsley, Cronin, Wood, Green, Workman, Brooks, Verran, Appelgate and O'Brien.
AI pNominating Commitee: Chairman, Chas. E. Brown; and Chaplains
/Eagan, Andress, Sandrock, Griffin (replacing May), Ricker, Simon, Cooper (replacing Easley), Johnson, Jorgensen, Stegman, Pearson, Jellico, Bartholomew, Ostrander and Travers.
Mhartered the -.nite States Conrem
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ALL OTHER COMMITTEES: The balance of the chaplains attending were assigned
to committees by number, as follows; (1) Membership & Promotion;
(2) Local Chapters & National Convention; (3) Church Relations; (4) Budget & Finance; (5) Long-Range Planning; (6) Magazine & Publications. The
customary "Time & Place" Committee was tied in with Committee #2.
The President next gave his official address to the convention. It is reported starting on Page 5. He next called for the report of the Executive Director. Before beginning the text of his report, Chaplain Justus brought greetings from the Quang Tri/Thua Thien Chapter; from the MACV Chaplain, Will Hyatt and the Long Binh-Saigon Chapter; from Chaplain Bill Fitzgerald, stating that an MCA Chapter was being organized in San Antonio; and called attention to the fact that Chaplain John Sheehan was present not only as an MCA member, but as National Chaplain and representative of the VFW.
On motion by Ostrander, the convention approved the reports of the President and Executive Director as presented.
The annual report of the Board of Trustees was given by Monsignor Patrick J. Ryan, on behalf of the Trustees. It was approved and adopted as read and is recorded herein with other finance reports at the end of these Minutes.
Chaplain Justus reported the auditor had asked that a special motion be made, approving that part of the Trustees' statement at the 1968 convention reporting the sale of 400 shares of Anaconda Company Capital stock (August 1967) and the reinvestment of the proceeds in long-term convertible bonds and 14 additional shares of IBM stock. Justus made the motion and it was so ordered by the convention.
Chaplain John Handy stated he thought the standing committee he chaired in recent months, "Membership & Promotion" was misnamed -- as was the committee "Chapters & National Convention." He said it was a natural relationship for "Chapters & Membership" to be worked together, and suggested such a change. Roy Terry and Bob Lewis made and seconded the proper motion effecting this change and it was adopted.
At 1015 Hours, after brief announcements, there was recess and coffee break.
Reconvening at 1030 Hours, with Chaplain Edward Saunders presiding, the
first workshop began. Subject: "Morals and Morale of the American Home." The speaker was Dr. Evelyn Millis Duvall, teacher, author, lecturer and family life consultant. All the professional workshops were of high calibre, but this one was exceptionally stimulating as evidenced by the chaplains' questions beyond the hour of adjournment. Dr. Duvall, a fascinating lady, spoke from an outline of extensive notes, not from a manuscript, so it is not possible to carry the text of her most insightful talk. She made it clear that the morals and morale of American families depends on how effective modern man becomes in recognizing and dealing constructively with the social changes that effect him and his family living.
From 1200 1400 Hours, luncheon was held in the Grand Ballroom. Chaplain William L. Travers presided. Special music was played during luncheon by the 724th Air Force Band, McChord Air Force Base, which was highly professional. The Invocation and Benediction, respectively, were given by Chaplains Leroy Henry and Francis Jeffery of McChord AFB. Ch, Col, Roy M. Terry, USAF, Deputy Chief of Chaplains, gave the address which is carried in this magazine.
Various functions began at 1400 Hours. All convention committees held
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their first business sessions 1400-1500, and free time was scheduled from 1500-1600. From 1400-1600 there was a Ladies Tea in the Pacific Evergreen
Room honoring Dr. Evelyn Duvall.
At 1700 all the conventioneers loaded in to several buses and headed for the Seattle docks. Transferring to sightseeing boats, a brisk, colorful, 45-minute cruise across Puget Sound, to Blake Island, was enjoyed. The Presidential Banquet "a la rustic" was held in the large pavilion at Blake Island where a real Salmon Bake, with appropriate trimmings, was enjoyed. Sixth Army Chaplain, Lisle Bartholomew presided, and Charles E. Brown, retired Army Chief gave the Invocation. Ch (MG) Francis L. Sampson, Chief of Army Chaplains, gave the address. Due to insufficient lighting in the "rustic" setting referred to, the Chief spoke extemporaneously from notes but the full textof his prepared manuscript is carried in this issue. Toward the end of the program, Chief Hyacinth David of the Nootka Indian Tribe made Chaplain Sampson an Honorary Chief of that Tribe. Following the Benediction by Chaplain John J.
Murphy, Post Chaplain at Fort Lewis, we embarked for the return to Seattle.
Wednesday, 16 April, dawned bright and fair and at 0900 Hours the chaplains gathered in the sanctuary of Plymouth Congregational Church, near the hotel, for the annual Memorial Service. Ch (MG) Patrick J. Ryan, former Chief of Army Chaplains, officiated calling the roll of the twenty-three members deceased since the 1968 convention, and giving the Memorial Prayer. The speaker was Dr. Ralph G. Turnbull, First Presbyterian Church, Seattle.
Returning to the hotel, an MCA business session began at 0945. The President called on Robert Lewis to report for The Local Chapters & National Convention Committee. He stated that two handbooks had been prepared; (1) Guidelines for Organizing & Conducting Local Chapters, and (2) Guidelines for National Conventions of the MCA. He offered the following recommendations:
1. That the two handbooks be received by the Executive Director and the Membership Committee, and that when all necessary revisions have been included, they be duplicated and distributed to existing local chapters, and given to those interested in forming new chapters. Moved, and adopted.
2. That a place be provided in future convention programs for a delegate from each chapter to give a brief, capsule report of activities and projects during the preceding year. Moved, and defeated.
3. That the Executive Committee and the Committee on Budget & Finance consider the feasibility of returning $1.00 from National dues to the local chapter.
Chaplain Justus said he opposed the idea, that it had been considered by the Executive Committee which frowned on it, but referred it to the Chapters Committee. Chaplain LaSor, President of the Southern California Chapter, argued for the recommendation. Some chaplains pointed out that most local chapters secure their own treasury through modest local dues, or a surcharge on meals at the luncheon meetings. There was a motion to table the recommendation, and it was done. With the exceptions noted, the report as a whole was adopted.
The President announced Chaplain Lewis would continue as Chairman of the Committee on National Conventions and that John Handy would function as Chairman of the Committee on Chapters & Membership.
Robert McComas then presented a report from the Magazines & Publications Com.
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The report was extensive, offering varied evaluations and recommendations relating to The Military Chaplain as set forth by the standing committe on Magazine & Publications and as added to by the meeting of all assigned to this group during the convention. Some of the recommendations encountered serious question by some of the members, while others seemed acceptable. The report was "accepted and referred to the Executive Committee."
Here there was an interlude to hear a recording of a proposed "Chaplains' Song" written by Ch (LTC) Theodore Kline, USAR, and recorded by the USMA Band at West Point. He had asked that MCA endorse the song, for which he proposed to give the Association a percentage from any sales of the record once commercially produced. As Chairman of the Publications Committee, Chaplain McComas moved that Kline's offer be accepted and that the recording be endorsed, seconded by Chaplain Kumm. However, a motion referring the matter to the Executive Committee was adopted.
The Chairman announced that Chaplain Milton Nesvig was Convention Parliamentarian.
Chaplain Justus announced that a message from Fort Lewis, sent to him by Chaplain Art Estes via autovon from Japan, indicated that the Tri-Services met in Japan on 15 April and decided to proceed to organize a Japan Chapter of MCA and that Paul Schade, Fifth Air Force Chaplain, fully agreed. (Justus has made contact since the convention offering all possible assistance).
Following a coffee break, the second workshop session began at 1030 Hours. Subject: "Morals, Morale and Our Judicial System." Chaplain Nesvig presided. The speaker was Judge Charles Z. Smith of the King County Superior Court in Seattle. The jurist made an energetic, dynamic presentation on a lively and timely subject, which was received with varying reactions. Panelists joining in the discussion, to further enliven the subject, were Donald Brazier, Asst. Managing Editor, Seattle Times and Bob Roberts, Editorial Commentator, KVI in Seattle.
At 1215 Hours luncheon was held in the Georgian Room. The 13th Naval District Chaplain, Loren Lindquist, presided. The Invocation was by Chaplain George Hershberger, Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, President of the Chapter. The 13th Naval District Band played during luncheon.
Following luncheon and the amenities, RADM James W. Kelly, Chief of Navy Chaplains, was introduced for the address. Before his speech he introduced and presented RADM Robert Workman, CHC, USN, Retired, who served as Chief from 1937 1945, as "one of the greatest Navy Chiefs the Corps ever had," after which he presented Admiral Workman with gold cufflinks bearing the Navy Chaplains Corps insignia. He then administered the oath of office to a Navy Chaplain just being commissioned, who was also given cufflinks. Chaplain Kelly's address on the subject of the Convention theme, is carried in this magazine. Luncheon adjourned at 1330 with the Benediction by Chaplain Evan Greco, USNR, and for all who were not involved with committees there was free time and a tour of Seattle.
The National Citizenship Award Banquet was held in the Grand Ballroom at 1900 Hours. USCONARC Deputy Staff Chaplain, Colonel John Handy, Jr., presided. Ch (MG) Patrick J. Ryan, former Chief of Army Chaplains, a past president and current trustee of the MCA, pronounced the Invocation. During dinner entertainment was offered by "The Clef Dwellers" an excellent choral group. It should be recorded here that all entertainment during the convention was arranged by Chaplain Wilson Lyon, who did an outstanding job and deserves a vote of thanks.
Chaplain Handy, who did an excellent job as Master of Ceremonies, introduced
distinguished guests on the dais, which in cluded the several military commanders
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of the Seattle and Puget Sound areas and their wives.
Chaplain Handy then introduced the speaker and guest of honor of the evening, General Harold K. Johnson, who retired in July 1968 as Chief of Staff, United
States Army, who was accompanied by Mrs. Johnson. General Johnson gave a most stimulating address on the subject, "I BELIEVE," which is carried in this issue.
Following the address, MCA President, Chaplain Roy Smith, presented the MCA's National Citizenship Award for 1969 to General Johnson. The full text of the citation is part of the convention record in this magazine.
The Benediction was given by Ch, Capt, Gilbert Kollin, USAFR, Rabbi of Congregation Net Tamid, Seattle, and a delightful evening ended at 2145 Hours.
On 17 April, last morning of the Convention, due to the pressure of business, a session began at 0830 Hours -- delaying the final workshop until approximately 0930 Hours. The Invocation opening the Business Session was given by Chaplain John Larsgaard, who did so much in helping to arrange the total convention program. Committee reports began. (NOTE: we cannot in these Minutes, nor elsewhere in typesetting, carry all the committee reports in full. It becomes too costly. THUS, we record actions, referrals, and recommendations as we can -- knowing that ALL have been referred to the Executive Committee).
The report of the Committee on Budget & Finance was given by Treasurer Sam Sobel. The Operating Fund Report for 1968, Income and Expense, is carried at the end of these Minutes as reported and distributed to those at the convention. Chaplain Sobel pointed out that sound business practices at headquarters and increased membership along with the raise in dues had put MCA in a reasonably good condition. He reported that a Certified Public Accountant annually audits all MCA financial accounts and procedures and that this report is sent to the United States Congress. He, also, urged that members make more use of the facilities at MCA House in Washington and thus help the Association. On motion by Chaplain Boggs the report was adopted.
CHANGE IN BY-LAWS; over the signature of the President and the Secretary, the membership was notified in February through The Military Chaplain, 45 days in advance, that the convention would vote on changing Article I, Section 1, of the By-Laws, raising LIFE Membership from $100 to $200. Chaplain Sobel made the necessary motion, seconded by Chaplain Patrick Ryan, and the change was adopted. ALL further recommendations included in the Finance Committee's report, as a result of its Seattle meeting, were referred to the Executive Commitee.
Chaplain Martinus Silseth next read an extensive report from the Church Relations Committee. The length of the report, even in edited form, prevents its recording herein. It dealt with the situation, mood, policies etc. developing in the civilian church and clergy, particularly in reference to the military chaplaincy. Chaplain Silseth stated that at the convention an "acting" Church Relations Committee had been formed embracing Silseth (Chairman), and Jeffery, Keller, Ebner, Boardman, MacCarroll, Paxson, Emery, Hunt, Massegee, Moss, Kinney and Coleman. (The full report will be held on an "active" basis in this committee's file). Two resolutions were adopted by the convention. They were, in essence; (1) That the Church Relations Committee of MCA continue and be a permanent standing committee; (2) That MCA reaffirm the chaplains' obligation to assert our national religious heritage in the development of the moral fibre of the young men and women entrusted to the care of the military service. A brief
recess for coffee break ended this first section of business.
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The final workshop on "Morals and Morale and the Church" was called to order by Ci, Col, Hans Sandrock, USAF, Executive Director of the Armed Forces Chaplains Board, who presided. The speaker was a well-known, distinguished Roman Catholic priest of Seattle, Dr. William Treacy of Saint Patrick's Catholic Church. Because of the pressure of time the workshop did not continue as long as it might have under other circumstances. Father Treacy's address was stimulating, interesting, appreciated and much-sought by the chaplains, but we received no copy.
At 0955 Hours the closing session of business got underway. The President called attention to a member present. He referred to Chaplain Edward L. Trett, USA, Retired, who had gone into the chaplaincy in 1918; had been a member of the MCA since 1938, and who had attended many MCA conventions. Chaplain Trett took a bow, and the members gave him a rising ovation.
Chaplain James Coleman moved that the convention commitees preparing agendas for the MCA National Conventions will be guided by the Association's Executive Director concerning the block of time allocated for the conduct of convention business of this Association; and that no convention agenda be finalized without approval of the Executive Committee. There was a second. Discussion followed. An amendment was moved substituting the word "President" in place of the phrase, "Executive Director." The amendment was defeated. The motion was then adopted by a vote of close proportions.
In the absence of Chaplain Charles Brown, Chairman of the Long-Range Planning Committee the President acknowledged there was no report at that time. Sam Morreale, who met with the committee, stated there had been a meeting and discussion, but there was no formal report to give.
Ch, Col, B. C. Trent, USAF, Chairman of the Resolutions Committee, next reported the Resolutions his group recommended. They were presented one by one, discussed and then adopted as presented or as amended. The full text of the five Resolutions are carried in this magazine, and already incorporate (as concurred in by the Resolutions Chairman and the Executive Director) what few amendments and/or changes were made.
However, for the sake of the record, reference is made to Resolution #4 regarding amending Article V, Section 1, of the MCA Constitution at the 1970 Convention in Chicago, which deals with the officers of the Association. The original resolution recommended that the national officers be limited to a one-year term and that the presidency be annually rotated among the three services. AN AMENDMENT was offered to delete that section about the annual rotation of the presidency among the services. The amendment was defeated; 67 "yes" to 70 "no". A FURTHER AMENDMENT then moved that the restriction of "one year term" and "annually" be removed and that the section debated be made to read "shall be limited to two years, and the office of the president shall be rotated among the three military services." This was adopted. A final AMENDMENT adopted added to the proposed change that
"there shall be vice presidents for overseas areas as needed." (This is because there are three chapters in the far-Pacific and Southeast Asia, and one forming). On proper motion, Resolution # 4 was totally adopted as amended. The entire report of the Resolutions Committee was then adopted.
Chaplain Webster moved: Resolved, that the Military Chaplains Association, in convention assembled at Seattle, Washington, sends congratulations to Astronauts Frank Bormann, James Lovell and William Anders, and commends them for their courage and perception in reading from the Holy Scriptures during their broadcast from outer space while orbiting the moon. Furthermore, we strongly support their right to do this, and feel it was peculiarly appropriate for them to thus use the Holy Scriptures." Adopted. The message was transmitted by National Headquarters.
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Chaplain John J. Sheehan asked for the floor and, without calling for formal action, he suggested that the MCA should show a more definite and increasing interest in our "veterans" and that some of us, particularly inactive and retired chaplains could do this by partcipating in veterans organizations.
It was moved that a letter of appreciation and congratulation be sent to Dr. Edward L. 2. Elson, newly-appointed Senate Chaplain and a Life Member and PastPresident of the MCA. Adopted.
In the absence of Chairman Charles E. Brown, and the temporary absence of Lisle Bartholomew Chaplain Donald H. Ostrander presented the report of the Nominating Committee. The Committee had held two separate sessions. At the second session extensive minutes were taken by Chaplain Hans Sandrock acting as Secretary, and those Minutes are part of the official convention file at HQS. Having presented the report, and there being no nominations from the floor on call from the Chair, the proper motion was made and the slate was elected.
President James Roy Smith Area Vice Presidents Sr. Vice President Philip L. Green 1st Area Robert C. Lewis Secretary John W. Handy, Jr. 3rd Area Chas. E. Brown Treasurer Samuel Sobel 4th Area William J.Cooper Executive Committee 5th Area M. E. Silseth
(Class of 1972) 6th Area William Travers
Hans Sandrock USAF
Milton Ernstmeyer USN
Board of Trustees
No Terms Expire
Until 1971
The Nominating Committee asked that the Executive Committee, in the future, give some counsel and interpretation of Article V, Sections 1 and 4 in the MCA Constitution. Also, that the Constituton, the Parliamentarian, be on hand or on call at future Nominating Committee meetings and that, if possible, a roster of the membership by areas be available. (The latter is a practical impossibility because of the numbers now involved and the geographical distribution; but sufficient knowledge and information can be given if the Executive Director is asked about given, or proposed nominees).
The President asked that any second reports from the committees be filed with the Executive Director. Chaplain Ledebuhr, recorder of the Chapters and Membership Committee, filed one containing 3 recommendations. (1) The President and Executive Director, with the concurrence of the Chiefs of Chaplains, personally encourage Theatre Chaplains and Senior CONUS Chaplains, in those areas which do not now have active MCA chapters, to establish active chapters. (2) The Executive Commitee consider the offer of associate membership for seminarians now in the Staff Specialist program; said associate membership to be terminated when the seminarian's student status ends; and (3) The MCA symbol be made into an appropriate embroidered blazer crest that can be worn by members as an identification
item on civilian jackets.
Chaplain Gene Andress asked for the floor and made a brief statement. He made reference to the small group of students, representing the Students for a Democratic Society, who had quietly picketed inside the hotel the previous evening during the National Award Banquet. He indicated that not all members of the SDS are violent in their outlets and that, at least, we should make an effort to understand such youth. He said that he had taken time to talk with the group the previous evening and sincerely believed he had been of some help to them. No action was called for at the conclusion of the statement.
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Chaplain Joseph M. Appelgate brought greetings to the convention from Chaplain C. Pardee Erdman, past president of The Military Chaplains Association, saying he had talked with him recently and that Chaplain Erdman was sorry he could not attend the convention. Chaplain Appelgate reminded the convention of how much Chaplain Erdman had done for the Association. He said Chaplain Erdman had not been well, but that his health was somewhat improved over a year ago. He moved that the convention send greetings to Chaplain Erdman. So ordered.
The President indicated that we, also, missed Chaplain William E. Austill who could not attend this year and suggested that greetings be sent to him. Done.
The Chair then asked that all of the National Officers of the Military Chaplains Association, having been duly elected a few minutes earlier, come to the platform. This was done and each was presented to the convention.
Next, recognition was given to the Puget Sound Chapter's Convention Committee as they were called to the platform and presented one by one by Milton L. Nesvig, the Convention Chairman. A heart round of applause was given the committee.
The President then gave words of deep appreciation to the Armed Forces Chaplains Board, the Chiefs, Deputies and the Executive Director, for the excellent cooperation given the convention and for the presence and participation of two of the Chiefs, and a Deputy representing the other, as well as the Director.
Robert Lewis then reported for the Time & Place Committee as the final report from a committee.
The Committee recommended that, for the record, we re-affirm 13 16 April 1970, at The Sherman House in Chicago, as the site of MCA's 45th Convention. The vote was "aye."
He then asked that we re-affirm Washington, D. C. for 1971 --- Los Angeles, California for 1972 --- and Boston in 1973. The vote was "aye."
Finally, he said, the committee hoped (in its projections) that in 1974 the convention might be in San Antonio; that 1975 might find us in Norfolk with The Tidewater-Chapter.
He then reported that Chaplains Joe MacCarroll, Abe Kurtz and Bill Emery planned to undertake the long-desired effort of organizing a chapter in the region of Philadelphia Trenton. There seems to be good hope for this. In light of that, it is hoped that in 1976 The Military Chaplains Association may have its National Convention in Philadelphia as America celebrates the 200th year of its independence.
There being no further business, the President apologized to Chaplain Clark Enz for having neglected to call on him for the Invocation as the final session of business had begun.
He then called for the Benediction, which was given by Chaplain Elbert E. Sullivan. Then, with a rap of the gavel, the President declared the 1969 Conventi adjourned.
Respectfully Submitted,
K 1 B. Just John W. Handy, Jr. Executive Director Nat'l Secretary (All finance reports follow)
14 MAY-JUNE 1969
ANNUAL REPORT
FINANCIAL STATEMENT
MILITARY CHAPLAINS ASSOCIATION 1968
Cash in Bank, 1 January 1968 $12,457.75 INCOME ALL SOURCES
Dues Annual Memberships ....................... $19,162.00
Life Memberships .................................. 4,347.00
Chaplains' Funds Gifts .......................... 12,367.36
Special Gifts .................................... 3,964.50
Interest & Dividends ............................ 1,422.09
Earned Income (1967) from Trust Fund ............ 2,752.81
From Operating Reserve .......................... 1,500.00
Travel Refunds .................................. 256.20
Convention, Colorado Springs ..................... 4,482.90
1971 Convention Refund .......................... 125.00
Rent (rooms at MCA House) ....................... 1,579.00
Subscriptions: "THE MILITARY CHAPLAIN" ............ 201.40
Washington D C Chapter luncheons (& paid out) ... 180.00 Miscellaneous ................................... 23.60
Total Receipts ... $52,363.86
Less 20c error on check #6075, and
N/G check for $38. of 7 August 1968... 38.20
ACCUMULATED INCOME ... $52,325.66 52,325.66
GRAND TOTAL ...................... $64,783.41
Total Receipts, 1968 $52,325.66 Total Expense, 1968 (next page) 55,987.85 Total Receipts, 1967 54,096.10 Total Expense, 1967 49,025.45
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ANNUAL REPORT
FINANCIAL STATEMENT
MILITARY CHAPLAINS ASSOCIATION 1968
EXPENDITURES, OPERATING FUND
Salaries ( 5, part of the year) ............... $17,949.87
Fed. Withh, Soc. Sec. & D.C. taxes (employee).. 3,683.74 Office Expense & Supply (equip.,maint., etc)... 1,605.75 Postage ....................................... 636.95
Fundraising & Membership Development ........... 2,828.03
"The Military Chaplain" (all costs) .......... 5,609.00
Telephone & Telegraph ......................... 459.87
Insurance (compensation & bonding) .............. 208.00
LIFE Memberships to Trust Fund ................ 4,300.00
Interest & Dividends to Trust Fund .............. 193.80
Refund, overpaid dividend by Broker on AAL Bond 82.16 Field and Travel .............................. 2,205.04
Convention, 1968 .............................. 2,284.95
Convention, 1969 .............................. 297.15
Convention, 1971 ............................. 125.00
Allowances (rent & utilities) ................. 2,400.00
IBM Stock purchase from "In Transit" funds .... 8,704.50 *
Retirement (from Director's salary) ............. 510.00
Miscellaneous expense ........................ 73.43
Withholding Taxes (credits) ................... (3,262.58)
SUB TOTAL .... $50,894.66 $50,894.66 MCA HOUSE EXPENDITURES
Taxes (Employer's FICA, real estate,house fee.. 1,410.76 Insurance (comprehensive) ....................... 679.00
Fuel (oil and gas) ......... ................... 513.23
Electric ..................................... 365.97
Laundry ....................................... 207.18
Supplies ..................................... 417.64
Maintenance & Repairs ................. ........ 1,499.41
SUB TOTAL .... $5,093.19 5,093.19
TOTAL ACCUMULATED EXPENSE...$55,987.85 (* ACTUAL operating expense was $47,283.35)
RECAPITULATION
Cash in Bank, 1 January 1968 ........ $12,457.75 Accumulated Income, 1968 ............ 52,325.66
CASH GRAND TOTAL .................... $64,783.41
Less Total Expense ............. -55,987.85
8,795.56
Plus 300 error on Check #5971... .30 Cash in Bank, 31 December 1968 ...... $ 8,795.86 Plus Operating Reserves ........ 16,136.50 TOTAL OPERATING ASSETS, 31 Dec.1968.. $24,932.36
Karl B. Justus Samuel Sobel Executive Director Treasurer
16 MAY-JUNE 1969
1969 OPERATING BUDGET
MILITARY CHAPLAINS ASSOCIATION
( As adopted 10/15/68 )
By National Executive Committee
OPERATING EXPENDITURES
Salaries ...................................... $22,100.00
(All salaries, allowances and retirement)
Federal, D.C. & Soc. Sec. Withh. taxes ........ 3,350.00
Office Expenses and Supplies .................. .. 1,500.00
Postage ......................................... 900.00
Fundraising & Membership Development .......... 1,450.00
"The Military Chaplain" ........................ 5,600.00
Telephone & Telegraph ........................... 475.00
Insurance (compensation & bonding) .............. 210.00
LIFE Memberships to Trust Fund (not estimated). -
Dividends to Trust Fund ......................... 194.00
Travel (field & office) ........................ 2,000.00
Convention Expense .............................. 1,800.00
Miscellaneous ................................... 50.00
Withholding Taxes (credits) ................... (3,350.00)
SUB TOTAL ...... $36,279.00
MCA HOSPITALITY HOUSE
Taxes (real estate, house fee, employers FICA) $1,200.00 Insurance .................................. .... .... 585.00
Fuel (oil and gas) ................................ 650.00
Electricity ........................................ 360.00
Laundry ................... ..................... 200.00
Supplies ....................................... 240.00
Maintenance & Repair ............................ 2,000.00
SUB TOTAL ....... $5,235.00
GRAND TOTAL ................ $41,514.00
NOTE: When an organization like the MCA is dependent on membership dues,
free will gifts, and offerings, as the main sources of financial
support, it becomes difficult to make an exact budget. However,
this one is approximate. As always, the categories are flexible
and may be higher or lower but we believe the total budget figure is
within the hoped-for bounds of expense. If possible, it will be less.
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TRUSTEES' REPORT
Washington, D.C.
1 March 1969
TO: The Military Chaplains Association In Convention Assembled, 14-17 April
Seattle, Washington
The following is the financial report of the MCA Board of Trustees for the period 1 March 1968 through 28 February 1969.
On deposit in Building, Savings & Loan Assn's., 3/1/68 .......... $60,388.00
Received since 3/1/68:
44 LIFE Memberships, (Note 1) ..................... $4,400.00
Dividends, I. B. M .............................. 137.80
Dividends, Libby Owens -Ford...................... 42.00
1968 Interest on cash deposits .................... 2,875.73
Total Received .... $7,455.53 7,455.53
Grand Total ...................$67,843.53
Disbursements:
To MCA Operating Fund, 1/6/69 -Earned Income, calendar year'68 -2,875.73 CASH ON DEPOSIT 2/28/69 (Note 2) $64,967.80
Net gain over 1968 Convention Report: $4,579.80
Note 1. Frank E. Deese, Ben Rosayn, Walter M. Theobald, Raymond E. Vint,
Wayne R. Ward,Jr.,Arthur M. Weber, Ranson B. Wood, Monte B. Brown, Joseph A. Duehren, Thomas E. Hewitt, Ronald A. Mosley, William A.
Rushford, David G. Boyce, Albert F. Ledebuhr, Louis P. Luljak,
T. F. Malanowski, James E. Shaw, M. Douglas Blair, Edmund G.
Bettinger, Edward J. Kita, Jack E. Sutherland, Karl A. Tubesing,
Virgil W. Daley, Edward M. Mueller, Carl E. Tolbert, hard H.
Harms, Horace M. Taylor, Henry J. Rotrige, Eugene C. O'Brien, John
R. Daley, Frederick W. Helfer, Jesse W. Essinger, Henry J. Hahn, Walter C. Hitchens, George B. King, Stephen E. Nrizin, William L.
Allison, Ronald S. Bezanson, Jay H. Ellens, William R. Mulligan, Elmer Palmer, Gordon M. Schweitzer, Sam Sobel, and Murray Stadtmauer.
Note 2. Funds on Deposit 2/28/69 as follows:
Columbia Federal Savings & Loan Assn ............... $11,142.75
Perpetual Building Association ..................... 10,529.50
Prudential Building Association ..................... 9,300.91
Interstate Building Association .................... 10,990.45
Equitable Savings & Loan Assn ..................... 10,990.44
First Federal Savings & Loan Assn .................. 10,936.25
Madison National Bank .............................. 1,077.50
TOTAL CASH SAVINGS DEPOSITS .... $64,967.80
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TRUSTEES' REPORT
A. In July 1968, The Board of Trustees placed the MCA house in Washington, D.C., on sale listing it with Weaver Brothers, a reliable real estate firm, at a price of $50,000. In October, there having been no serious clients, the Trustees and Executive Committee jointly decided to reduce the sale price to a level where MCA would realize $40,000 net if the house were sold. In spite of this reduction and extensive advertising by the firm, there have still been no persons interested in purchasing the property. The house continues to be listed with Weaver Brothers.
Real estate taxes have risen annually on the property, with a substancial increase this last year. Insurance premiums covering the property have nearly doubled since the riots of April 1968. The house is located in a high-crime area of the city. Nevertheless, MCA National Offices will continue at the current address unless and until a satisfactory price can be realized. In the meantime, it would be helpful to the Association if more member chaplains visiting Washington stayed at MCA House.
B. NET WORTH, MCA ( Trust Funds and Trust Property)
Nat'l Headquarters Bldg., estimated value .................. $65,000.00
(Does not include office equip. & house furnishings)
Cash Funds on Deposit as reported .......................... 64,967.80
60 shares IBM common stock, 296 on 2/28/69 ................. 17,760.00
(gained 30 shares as result of 2 for 1 split)
20 shares Libby-Owens-Ford common, 531 on 2/28/69 .......... 1,065.00
6 Amer. Airlines CV 4&e Bonds, 1992, 88 5/8 on 2/28/69 .... 5,318.40 4 Pan Am. Airlines CV 4% Bonds,1986,79 3/4 on 2/28/69 .... 3,190.00 2 Cont'l Airlines CV 3% Bonds,1992,69 on 2/28/69 ....... 1,390.00
TOTAL NET WORTH MCA TRUST ASSETS ....$158.691.20
C. There are no Trustees to be elected at the 1969 Convention in Seattle, Washington, since no terms expire.
D. This Trustees' Report has been prepared from the ledger which records all Trust accounts, stocks and bonds, held by the Trustees for The Military Chaplains Association. The Executive Director, as Chief Aministrator for the Association, maintains the accounts at Headquarters. The accounts are audited by the CPA who audits the Operating Fund Accounts for the annual report to the United States Congress.
Respectfully submitted:
Ch (Maj Gen) Patrick J. Ryan, USA, Ret. Ch, Maj Gen, Edwin R. Chess, USAF
CDR. C. Pardee Erdman, CHC, USNR, Ret.
TRUSTEES
(By Karl B. Justus)
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I FY I
This Flag6 Proudly 9
It has given heart and hope and strength to Americans ever since this nation was born.
It has flown in times of trouble and in times of triumph as a symbol of America's \ MM00 unquenchable ideals, ever since those ideals Were first proclaimed.
__ ~ It flies today as a sign that Americans,
proud of their country's stirring heritage, are determined to carry the American dream forward.
When we fly the flag each day, we salute the blessings we enjoy in this great country.
-We affirm our belief that only as each one of us gives strength to America can America give strength to us.
-We express our support of the American credo: one nation indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.
Let us fly this flag proudly, to show that we know what a privilege it is to be an American.
HANK YOU for your well wishes, for your prayers offered in our behalf, and for your congratulations extended on the successlul completion of the Apollo VIII's historic voyage around the moon.
We are, of course, pleased that we were privileged to participate in man's first interplanetary mission and are most grateful for your kind and generous comments regarding our accomplishments during this seven-day flight.
Sincerely,
FRANK BORMAN JAMES A. LOVELL, JR. WILLIAM A. ANDERS Colonel, USAF Captain, USN Lt. Colonel, USAF NASA Astronaut NASA Astronaut NASA Astronaut
20 MAY-JUNE 1969
MCA CONVENTION RESOLUTIONS, 1969 departments to give better supervision to their chaplains
Chaplain, Colonel, B. C. Trent, USAF, 3. WHEREAS: The Military Chap- d. It will be consistent with the presChairman of the Resolutions Committee, lains Association of the United States is ent trend within the civilian religious presented the following resolutions. They the professional organization of active community to the upgrading and inare carried here as adopted, including duty, retired and reserve chaplains of creasing of the number of senior officials; any amendments that were approved by all services and religious faiths in Amer- for example, bishops, superintendents, the convention. ica, and and directors.
1. WHEREAS: Our President and WHEREAS, The Military Chaplains e. It will offer much-needed career Commander in Chief of the Military Association was chartered by the United incentive for chaplains. Forces of the United States, Richard M. States Congress, September 20, 1950, f. It will provide a broader base for Nixon, bears the mighty responsibilities (Public Law 792) "To safeguard and the selection of the Chiefs of Chaplains. of leadership during these unsettled strengthen the forces of faith and moral- FURTHERMORE, The Military times, and ity of our nation; to perpetuate and to Chaplains Association deems that this deepn te bndsof udertaningand Chaplains Association deems that this WHEREAS, in his leadership as Com- deepen the bonds of understanding and resolution is in the best interest of the friendship of our military service; to pre-.
mander in Chief, he is the guardian of military services, indivdually and collecserve our spiritual influence and interest.
spiritual and moral values of the Military interest tively, and the welfare of the nation and sin all members and veterans of the Forces under his command, and in all members and veterans of the its citizens who answer the call to duty Armed Forces; to uphold the ConstituWHEREAS, the members of The tion of the United States; and to promote in the Armed Services of our country. Military Chaplains Association hereby justice, peace and goodwill," and THEREFORE: We, the members of express deep appreciation for and great is the concern of the the Military Chaplains Association of confidence in the moral and spiritual WE S i ih on o the the United States of America, in convenleadership of our President, Military Chaplains Association that the tion assembled, request that the President chaplaincy always be given that which is and Executive director personally conTHEREFORE, be it resolved that we, and Executive director personally con'needed to fulfill its mission, and.
The Military Chaplains Association of vey the meaning of this resolution to the the United States of America, in con- WHEREAS, it is the understanding President of the United States, the Secrevention assembled, express our gratitude of The Military Chaplains Association tary of Defense, the Chairman of the to our Commander in Chief, and that consideration is being given to in- Senate Armed Services Committee, and FURTHERMORE, we pledge to him creasing the number of General and Flag the Chairman of the House Armed ServFURTHERMORE, we pledge to him Officer billets within the respective serv- ices Committee. our daily prayers to Almighty God to ices, and
bless his efforts on the difficult road WHEREAS, it will elevate 4. RESOLVED ,that Article V, Secahead.WHEREAS, it will elevate the manahead. ement effectiveness and leadership tion 1, of The Military Chaplains Assoagement effectiveness and leadership ciation Constitution be amended and 2. WHEREAS: The Military Chap- potential of the military chaplaincy, adopted by the 1970 Convention in Chilains Association, meeting in annual con- THEREFORE: The Military Chap- cago, to read as follows: vention, 14-17 April 1969, at Seattle, lains Association is of the considered Washington, unanimously supports the opinion that it is of the utmost impor- a. Officers of The Military Chaplains position of the Secretary of Defense re- tance that additional General or- Flag Association shall be: a president, vice garding continuation of religious refer- Officer billets be considered for each of president, secretary, treasurer, and five ences in the character guidance and the chaplaincy services of the Army, area vice presidents, plus vice presidents moral leadership programs of the Armed Navy and Air Force. for overseas areas as needed-all of Forces, and The authorization of these additional whom shall be members in good standing WHEREAS, we affirm it is the respon- General and Flag Officer billets would b. The terms of these offices, except sibility of command to promote those bring the following results: that of the treasurer who will live in the ethical, moral and spiritual values which a. It will affirm to the civilian re- Washington, D.C. metropolitan area, are inherent in the American way of life; ligious community that the Department shall be limited to two years; and the
lietigoscomntyDprtet office of the president shall be rotated to inculcate in all personnel a sense of of Defense is taking due notice of the office of the president shall be rotated personal moral responsibility; and to value of the religious ministry provided among the three military services. help personnel identify and examine for our servicemen. 5. WHEREAS: We have enjoyed a those values in order to support the Con- b. It will support the contention of highly successful convention; characterstitution, the Code of Conduct, and the the Department of Defense and the high- ized by timely thematic presentations, military oath, est ranking officers within the military high moments of inspiration, professional THEREFORE, we heartily commend services that religion and morality are challenges to contemporary issues, and Mr. Laird for his forthright stand and vital to our servicemen and has the ut- happy hours of reunion with colleagues pledge to him our continuing and prayer- most of command support. of other years; and made possible ful support. c. It will enable the respective military (Continued on Page 27)
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CONVENTION ADDRESSES, CHIEFS OF CHAPLAINS
CH (MG) Francis L. Sampson Rear Admiral CH. COL, Roy M. Terry, USAF
Chief of Army Chaplains James W. Kelly Deputy Chief of Chaplains
An ancient philosopher gave a valu- Chief of Navy Chaplains I appreciate the opportunity to bring able piece of advice when he said, I can think of no more relevant or greetings from our Chief of Chaplains, "Know thyself." The Armed Services appropriate theme that could have been Major General Edwin R. Chess, who has continually impress upon their members chosen for this year's convention than a real interested concern with the place the dictum, "know your enemy." I "Our Nation, Its Morals and Morale." of the MCA in the life of the military would like to stress the necessity for us
as chaplains to "know the soldier." There is no more pressing concern for ministry today.
chat ht o w ate ueery. Americans today. Moral decay is readily I would like to share with you our
That might sound a little unnecessary.
After all, haven't we been around sol- apparent to all of us. Crime is seemingly thoughts in Air Force circles as to the diers for a long time, and don't we know uncontrolled. We seem to be floundering role of the chaplain. Too often it is a them by now? I assure you that this is helplessly as many of our youth interpret negative picture, dealing with death, not in the least unnecessary. On the con- liberty as irresponsible license and seek difficulty and despair. A nice guy to trary, it is highly necessary and to the personal fulfillment through self-indul- have around when things get tough-a point. For the soldier of 1969 is a dif- gence. Human rights have run away walking insurance policy; sometime ferent species from the soldiers we knew from the responsibilities of citizenship. witch-doctor. Like the old story of Genint s ro te oeor evn The voices of those who would deny the eral Patton in World War II. "Chaplain, in World War II, or in Korea, or even relationship between this nation and its you claim you have connections. Stop ten years ago. The chro nological gap Divine Creator are loud indeed. Those this goddamned rain so this army can alone that separates him from his prede- ,
lone t sepaes hviml fr he who would establish a baseless, secular move. cessors becomes vividly apparent when
we realize that this young man was still national morality are strong. The day is I present a positive case, that he might in his cradle when the Korean War past when we can content ourselves with be a nice guy to have around at any started. The intellectual, cultural, socio- casually selecting one of a number of time. Thoughts come from what we logical, emotional and environmental equally promising courses of action to think he should be-what I know he gaps are just as marked. He has a differ- reserve the blessings of life, liberty and can be from my experience. ent look on life, different values and the pursuit of happiness for those who Together we face a very puzzling and standards, different motivations and goals come after us. It is now a critical and confused society; to some a society withNo stereotypes from the past, or even urgent question with which we are con- out a future. A significant portion of our impressions gained from experience with fronted. It is a matter of life or death youth are, at least, in dissent, if not his predecessors even a decade ago, will for the American nation. We are faced revolt, against the establishment. Those
suffice today. If we are to serve him, we now with the prospect of a moral rebirth who attempt to explain them say that suffice today. If we are to serve him, we
must know today's soldier, his values and and a restructuring of the public morale much of their hangup is with the deattitudes and, above all, what it is in or, as a nation, our unity will deteriorate, personalization of life. The IBM card is him that we can influence, our spiritual strength will diminish and a symbol of what disturbs them in our
Let us first look at his values and at- we will die. culture. You can read on their placards:
Let us first look at his values and attitudes. We can contrast and differentiate It is particularly appropriate that we "I am a person. Do not fold, spindle or between the two terms. A man's values as Armed Forces Chaplains be deeply in- mutilate me." A Harvard professor in are the yardstick which guides him in volved with matters of morality and the Washington Post noted that IQ tests his daily actions. They are deep-seated. morale. I can conceive of no group of are a naive way to test. He accused them His attitudes on the other hand can be Americans better equipped to understand of being part of the dehumanization of thought of as pre-dispositions to beha- the relationship between morals and life today. They do not test initiative, vior. They are not as lasting or deep- morale, and the essential spiritual basis wit, cynicism, or enthusiasm. rooted as values, for any military code of national mor- Some of the same attitudes toward life
His values are to be seen in the group ality than military chaplains. We spend are present in the cross section of our values of his peers. There is no one con- our professional lives in that context and society that become young soldiers, sistent pattern and some may even come to understand the issues involved, sailors and airmen, and fall within the appear contradictory. But we can identify We have been keenly sensitive to the regimentation of the military. It is the some of the strands. There is a negativis- moral climate in which Armed Forces chaplain's role in his minstry to apply tic strain running through the current personnel live and work. We have kept himself to this aspect of life. Approach values. The Norman Vincent Peale our finger on the pulse of our people and people as persons. Give them avenues of "positive thinking" approach and that have shared their feelings of satisfaction satisfaction in fulfilling their lives. of Dale Carnegie in "How to Win and sorrow, exhilaration and anxiety, Interestingly enough, as we look across
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General Harold K. Johnson, Retired Chief of Staff, U. S. Rear Admiral James W. Kelly, Chief of Navy Chaplains, Army, addresses Convention on "I Believe" prior to speaks on "Our Nation-Its Morals and Morale" to
receiving MCA Award convention luncheon
Chaplain, Colonel, Roy M. Terry, USAF, Deputy Chief Rev. Dr. Reuben Gornitzka, keynote speaker at opening Of Chaplains, delivered a stirring address to the 1969 convention dinner, smiles at reception as he greets an Convention MCAer MAY-JUNE 1969 23
RADM JAMES W. KELLY Lieutenant Stephen Harris, one of the of their activities were closely monitored,
(Continued from Page 22) ship's officers and a devout Presbyterian, but in free moments they tried to recall great aspiration and deep discourage- said that he thought the North Koreans passages of Scripture which had been ment. were fearful of religion. They permitted helpful to them in the past. They recalled
We have learned enough to under- no one to worship, or, when they could the names of the books of the Bible and stand that people derive great psychic prevent it, to pray privately. They al- pieced together their own reconstruction income from work satisfaction, and that lowed no religious symbols and no Bibles of the 23d Psalm. They managed to there is something dreadfully wrong or religious literature, write these on paper given them for with the American spirit when honest One of the crewmen carved a cross writing confessions. They carried their
work is lower on the scale of values than from a discarded packing crate. When notes on their persons and compared thework is lowFeder on thdole scale o them when they were alone. When
the Federal dole. the guards discovered it they broke the routine searches of their living spaces
We have learned enough to under- cross and kicked it about the room. roduced nothing, guards subjected stand that human dignity is an essential Lieutenant Harris said they treated it them to personal searches. Lt. Harris part of a healthy social unit, whether it like an animal which was about to at- said, "If you were caught with anything be a family, a military unit, a civilian tack them. They told Petty Officer Pep- on your person or in your room that was community or a nation, and that there is pard, who had carved it, that every cross not specifically authorized, it was wor something dreadfully wrong when dig- in Korea was an antenna for transmit- a few bruises."
a few bruises."
nity is denied. ting espionage messages. Hospital Corpsman "Doc" Baldridge
As military chaplains we have learned Petty Officer Sterling bowed his head said he was not a religious man when enough to understand that self-discipline and silently offered a blessing for a meal said he was not a religious man when and personal responsibility are essential of thin turnip soup. A Korean officer the ship was taken. "But when things to human achievement and that there is asked what he had done. After inter- really got tough," he said, "I turned to something terribly wrong when malig- rogation in the passageway outside, Ster- prayer. This didn't lessen the beatings, nant cells of self-indulgence and personal ling was ordered to recite the prayer and but it gave me something to rely on. indifference to the common good are to repeat it several times. His interro- arSometimesund talkinhe guys wabouldt their fear sand saingypermitted to multiply. gators asked what "blessing" meant and around theyalking about their fear and say I joined
Above all, in a lifetime of experience, asked the meaning of "sake." After ing they had 'I prayed too'. One day I joined we have learned enough to understand ordering him to stand at attention for a in and said 'I prayed too. One of the that stable, high-level morale is inevi- time and lecturing to him about making guys turned to me and said, 'And it tably tied to healthy morals and strength a fool of himself, they dismissed him and helped, too, didn't it'." of character, and that western moral ordered him not to pray again. But he Lt. Harris said that religious faith was traditions have their source and find did pray again. And so did the rest of a tremendous reinforcement. "I felt I their strength to sustain themselves, in the crew. At night they prayed as they could count on the faithfulness of God. the Judeo-Christian ethic, lay upon their beds. Petty Officer Sterling It seemed that when the going was the
These truths were reimpressed upon said, "Just before going to bed the guys hardest, the greatest comfort would me recently through contact with the would say 'I'm going to have a talk with come. In an unexplainable way we could officers and men of the captured intelli- Comrn World Fleet'." Five of the eight feel that God was taking care of us. gence ship Pueblo. men in Chief Petty Officer Kell's room Others like Chief Kell shared this conThe Pueblo was captured at sea, off were Roman Catholic. The Chief led viction. The Chief did more than any the coast of North Korea, in February them in reciting the Rosary each day. other member of the crew to sustain op1968. The officers and men of the ship In the room where he was the only occu- timism and to prevent morale from fallremained captives in North Korea for pant, Lt. Harris had private worship ing. He did this by his general demeanor nearly eleven months before they were services. Remembering the order of wor- and by the religious exercise he led for released two days before last Christmas. ship familiar to him in recent years, he the Catholic men." During their detention every effort was quietly sang the doxology and Gloria When the North Koreans realized they made to destroy morale and divide the Patri, said the Lord's Prayer, recited were having little effect on the stable, crew. From their experience with pris- familiar Scriptures and sang parts of high-level morale of the crew, or upon oners of war from 1950 to 1954, the hymns he could remember. He asked its unity and determination, things Communist North Koreans knew that God to deliver him from the temptation turned black. "Prior to October," Lt. low morale and divisiveness would di- to hate his captors. He said that in such Harris recalled, "they were concerned minish the power of individual crew circumstances, without God's help, it is about not bruising us, but when negomembers to resist the pressures of Comn- impossible to love an abusive neighbor. tiations failed in October they were no munist indoctrination. They knew from In their enforced idleness the men of the longer concerned about our healthy apexperience that those most susceptible to Pueblo had a lot of time on their hands. pearance or about hurting us. We went subversive pressures were the faithless They devised games for recreation and through hell week in December. I felt and self-indulgent, had long and stimulating discussions. All (Continued on Page 29)
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THE DIRECTOR'S REPORT and by the military chaplaincy, our ac- Finally, what have we done with MCA
(Continued from Page 4) ceptance with chaplains has increased, in seven years? Like the President, I, to life in Washington, and his appoint- Naturally, since there are more Army too, have 7 points, brief and factual. ment as Chaplain of the U. S. Senate. In chaplains than in the other Services, we 1. The membership has doubled from his remarks after the presentations, Dr. have more Army members. However, the 1,500 to 3,000 (a war-strength regiment Elson said he had gone into the Army growth and participation and enlistment of men for God). Chaplaincy in 1930. He joined the MCA of members in the Navy and Air Force 2. The business procedures, which immediately. He is a Life Member, a has been marked and steady the past two were nil, have been organized; we have past president, and always a good coun- years. The representation is now more increased our resources and reasonably selor. On 26 March he wrote in a letter nearly in balance. This is as it should be stabilized a budget. Finances are anto me the gist of his extemporaneous and I hope it will continue. nually audited by a CPA with a report luncheon comments about MCA. He There is one matter of vital impor- to the U. S. Congress. says the MCA is a professional society tance to chaplains of the military to 3. MCA's image has improved. It has within the profession of the clergy, seek- which I wish to make strong reference far greater acceptance with, and imporing to improve vocational efficiency. He ere I close, and I have done this in all tance to, hundreds of chaplains. said that if our conferences and our pub- meetings with chaplains the last ten 4. It has become our "professional" lication continue to be rich in content months. association for military clergy. and skillful in leadership, the future will You may not be aware of it, but today 5. We have tried to help the Chiefs of be viable and vital. He wrote that there there are a growing number of civilian Chaplains in the effort to secure more has been a marked improvement in our clergymen who would do away with billets for General and Flag Officers in program in recent years and he feels our military chaplains as they are now con- the Chaplaincies. The issue is not dead; conventions of recent years "have been stituted. One of our greatest threats is we are again giving attention to this unsurpassed by any other similar convo- within some of our denominations. Some matter at the request of Chaplain Sandcations for ministers of religion." of them desire to substitute civilian rock, Executive Director of the Armed Another vital element in the MCA's clergy. You and I know this is impos- Forces Chaplains Board. growth and progress has been the con- sible, and would never work, because 6. We have watched any threats to the tinuing organization of new chapters, for they would not know how to identify military chaplaincy, try to keep a readit is through chapters that MCA can be with the troops. Though largely quoting ing on them, and stand ready to help, most effective in the field. Seven years some disgruntled chaplains, even the with any other interested agencies, when ago we had ten chapters. On this March National Catholic Register recently car- and as needed. 25th, with the help of John Handy, I ried a full-page article slanted against 7. "The Military Chaplain" has expresented a Charter to our 21st chapter, the chaplaincy. panded, improved, and is enthusiastically The Tidewater Chapter, in the vast mili- Who are the clergy who opposed us? received by the great majority of the tary complex of the Norfolk area. We, They are those who are ignorant of the MCA members. also organized and chartered in 1968 our role of the military chaplain; they are the In spite of such signs of progress, we first two overseas chapters in the Saigon ones who have departed into politics, have ample room for growth, improveand Phu Bai areas of Vietnam. Chaplain social welfare, civil disobedience, trying ment, and more effective, broader, signiChess and I had the privilege of present- to tell the Government how to run its ficant service. ing those charters in person at MACV affairs. They are among those who join Once again I can only give you my Headquarters in Saigon. The picture the group known as "Clergymen and pledge that, in cooperation with the Naahead is even more encouraging. Laymen Concerned about Vietnam," tional Executive Committee to which I In recent weeks I have been informed whose young Executive Director, Richard am responsible in my conduct of day-toof efforts to work toward organizing Fernandez, had the audacity in a press day and long-range affairs of the MCA, chapters in Okinawa, Japan (USARJ & release of 30 March to belittle the Presi- that I will give all the loyalty and dediFifth Air Force), Minnesota, West dent of the United States and to speak cation I can offer, along with whatever Plorida, San Antonio, Michigan and of (quote) "the Neanderthal mentality talents I may have, to the end that this Iowa. To each request has gone detailed of the Nixon Administration." I, too, like Association will continue to grow and information on how to organize and all you, am "concerned" about Vietnam, assume greater significance to all military materials requested. There is talk of but, for my money, I'll stand behind chaplains with the passing years. organizing in other areas. In any case, President Nixon and our Nation's com- I cannot give more than this, and the the prospect seems good that in coming mitment to freedom wherever challenged MCA can only succeed and progress as months our network of chapters will by whatever source. we, you and I, work together for the have increased. In these few minutes I cannot say good of our common cause. Without Thus as our organization has been more, but MCA is ready to come to the that cooperation we'll falter and fail. strengthened, our image improved, and defense of the chaplaincy if an attack So, I pledge again-I'll endeavor to do our endeavors better known to stand for comes. my part. How about you?
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THE PRESIDENT'S ADDRESS orders, only to find they had moved and time when America is crying for moral
(Continued from Page 5) were not yet fully operational. A ser- and spiritual leadership. They begged MCA from those who want it to remain geant told him his plane would leave in me to try to get MCA to move out from "just as it always has been" or "just as 30 minutes and that it was a 25-minute its own self-interest into partnership with they want it to be." This is why we must trip to the airport. Furthermore, said the those good patriotic and fraternal orgahave a constant flow of leadership, a sergeant, if you miss this plane there nizations that are trying to help heal the balanced system of representation isn't another for two days. The problem sick spots of America. This, I believe, we amongst services and religious faiths and is it will take two hours to two days to must do. We must lift our eyes to what a cross-pollination of age levels. All must get your orders cut. The sergeant went MCA can become. be included, into a room and returned in four min- 7. FINALLY, AND ABOVE ALL,
3. WE MUST GIVE OPPORTU- utes with the orders. The officer thanked WE MUST HAVE GOOD MORALE. NITY FOR SELF CRITICISM. There him for his speed, and the sergeant said, We must so administer our trust that must be a time and place when every "Sir, it is lucky for you that we weren't others will say we are doing our work critic will have an opportunity to speak organized yet." You know what this wisely and well. We must make them his mind, state his case and criticize the means. proud to be part of our organization. We establishment; but he must also earn Organization can kill action, but the cannot make MCA a strong, dynamic this right by learning to listen to the opposite is equally true. Lack of organi- organization if we go home from this establishment with an open mind in zation can prevent action. I am per- convention and tell only its faults. terms of understanding what MCA is suaded we cannot run MCA with the Rather, we must act and react so chaptrying to do and say. Our actions, our kind of an organization we have come lains will go forth to tell other chaplains methods, our motives and decisions must to accept. The Executive Committee can- about the GOOD qualities of MCA. be defendable. In every area of decision- not do its job by meeting once a year for Chaplains have to be proud of MCA if making, whether at the convention, in four hours, which has been its pattern in they are going to encourage others to executive meetings or in committee meet- the recent past. We have to be willing join. ings, we must act with integrity, listen to give two days in the Spring and two To help MCA become what it ought with open minds, evaluate issues in days in the Fall to the work if we are to to be, we must have a united, creative, terms of strengths and weaknesses, and get it done. We ought not to put in our and bold new strategy. Don't you wish then take appropriate action. elective positions persons who are not we could bring to MCA the same kind
4. WE MUST DO A BETTER JOB willing to give this minimum time to of ingenuity, devotion, imagination and KEEPING OUR MEMBERSHIP IN- MCA. Likewise, it is my conviction we total commitment we bring to our miliFORMED. I don't believe you can run cannot accomplish our mission with our tary assignments? When a great push is an organization without letting the mem- present limited staff, low budget and out- on involving our unit, as a part of the bers know what is going on. You can dated facilities. We have to take a long team, we give it our best effort. We never tell your members too much about look at our organization, our meeting bring to it big thoughts, daring enterwhat you are doing and why you are schedules, at our SOP's and do some- prise, adequate preparation and every doing it. "The Military Chaplain" is thing about them. The recent increase in chaplain awaits eagerly the sound of the here to carry the message of our organi- dues should enable us to do a better job order for action. Don't you wish we zation to our membership. Through it here. could get MCA organized like that with we must tell our members what we are 6. WE MUST SET OUR SIGHTS every chaplain involved and eager to doing and what we intend to do. At ON WHAT MCA CAN BECOME. We hear a command from this convention other times, such as in committee meet- have to fix our sights on what is ahead. as to what he can do for MCA. ings and annual conventions, we need This is why I appointed six committees We are here today because some chapreports printed and distributed so that (I prefer to call them Task Forces) to lains years ago had a vision of the need all may know and be informed about help plan the road ahead. The Task for a Chaplains' Professional Society and what is going on. The membership has a Forces are expected to come up with a what it could accomplish. They devoted right to know where its money comes plan of action. There is so much more long and faithful years to give it a misfrom, how it is spent, what staff person- we should be doing. sion and now they have entrusted it to nel we have and what they do, what Earlier this year I was invited to din- us. They look to us to stretch our minds action the executive committee takes and ner by the President of a Catholic Uni- with creative programs of action, to what plans it has, how our committees versity, the President of a State Univer- think bigger thoughts concerning spiritare organized and the work they do. sity, and the President of a patriotic ual matters, to develop a large strategy
5. WE MUST ORGANIZE SO AS organization of which the late General for action that will make us worthy of TO GET THE WORK DONE. Let me Eisenhower was then the Honorary membership in the long list of significant tell you a story that comes out of World Chairman. At dinner they said to me organizations chartered by Congress. War II. An officer at Aachen in the last they were disappointed in MCA because Haven't you ever felt that you wanted days of the war was ordered to London it was not making a contribution in the to be a part of an organization that did at once. He went to Headquarters for his stream of America's national life at a (Continued Next Page)
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something? Well, great organizations RESOLUTIONS Freedoms Foundation come alive in small groups such as this (Continued from Page 21) Operation "Close Ranks" and great moments come unscheduled through the painstaking and skillful Operation "Close Ranks" when a body of people become galvan- work of many persons and organizations, For the second consecutive year, Freeized into action. I hope such a moment both military and civilian, doms Foundation at Valley Forge has stimulated and promoted Operation
comes at this convention. THEREFORE, be it resolved that the stimulated and promoted Operation I am persuaded more than ever that Military Chaplains Association, in con- "Close Ranks" between 30 May and MCA is a sleeping giant, and if we can vention assembled, express its deepest July 4th--the 193rd anniversary of awaken her to her possibilities we can gratitude to all who helped make this American independence. strengthen our work in a way that will convention so markedly successful, in- Dr. Kenneth D. Wells, president of exceed our fondest dreams. To do this cluding; Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge, we need the dedication of every member. The chairman of the convention com- said that Operation "Close Ranks" was Whoever leads MCA in the days ahead mittee; the other chairmen of the sub inaugurated last year by Freedoms Founhas a right to expect this dedication and committees and their devoted members; dation in cooperation with some fifty-five whomever our leader will be, I pledge the officers and members of the Puget national patriotic, civic, veterans, youth my total dedication and I know you Sound Chapter of the MCA; the senior and service organizations. pledge yours. commanders and their staffs who sup- "The program is designed to stimulate Professor Charles M. Nelson of Col- ported the convention logistically; the pride in our National emblem," said Dr. gate Rochester Divinity School, writing Sixth Area Vice President of MCA; the Wells. "During periods of crisis, we are in The Christian Century about needs of President, Executive Director, and mem- proud to fly the Stars and Stripes and let the Church, closed his article with this bers of the National Office; the partici- the world know we are Americans. But prayer: "Dear Lord, we are grateful for pants at banquets, luncheons, services, at other times our patriotism and pride all the individuals and gadflys you have devotions and workshops; the musicians; in our flag seem to wane," he said, "so sent us. Hermits are interesting, but next The Olympic Hotel staff; and the mem- for a six-week period we are asking time may we please also have a few Bene- bers of the Armed Forces Chaplains Americans to fly their flag at their homes, dictines to build, organize and serve the Board. their places of business, offices and facChurch." tories." If I may take the liberty to change The "Close Ranks" concept is based just a few words I wish to close by say- CHURCH, STATE AND on the admonition of the late former ing: "Dear Lord, we are grateful for all CHAPLAINCY President Dwight D. Eisenhower, who the individuals and gadflys you have sent The General Commission on Chap- served as active and honorary chairman to MCA. Dues-paying members are lains and Armed Forces Personnel has of Freedoms Foundation from its foundnecessary, but may we please also have a just published a book titled, CHURCH, ing in 1949. few Benedictines to build, organize and STATE and CHAPLAINCY, edited by Late in 1967, General Eisenhower serve The Military Chaplains Associa- its Executive Secretary, A. Ray Appel- spoke to 250 top leaders of national orgation." AMEN. quist. nizations called to Gettysburg "to see if
Its introduction deals with "Chaplaincy there is something that can be done to McComas Honored Rationale and Support." The body of dis- bring our nation back to the route that cussion embraces statements from various was chartered for her almost 200 years Captain Robert McComas, CHC religious agencies, as well as "descriptive ago."
USN, the Senior Chaplain at the and interpretive essays" from highly- "We are trying to recapture that idealNaval Academy, received the Dis- qualified men who have served, or now ism, some of the ideals and purposes of
tinguished Alumnus Award from serve, as military chaplains and are our founding fathers," said General
Boston University's School of The- closely related to the chaplaincies. Eisenhower, and if we are going to do ology. The first chaplain to receive This book will be excellent for infor- this it means a resurgence of national
the award, he was cited for 26
the award, he was cited for 26 rational and reference purposes. In light morale, a greater move toward national
years as an effective churchman,
preacher, pastor, teacher, and wit- of the variance of opinions about, and unity."
ness to young men and women of misunderstanding of, the military chap- Inspired by that ringing challenge the Armed Services. His ministry laincy by many civilian clergy, this book Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge i the Armidst of the toughest Pacificstry has a vital contribution to make. The developed the Operation "Closed Ranks" in the midst of the toughest Pacific fuueothsgatmntr to ur pg
action in World War II was also future of this great ministry to our program which won immediate and enrecognized. He has written two Armed Forces must be strengthened. thusiastic support in all parts of the
recognized. He has written two
Lay Leader's Manuals, and served Book: $1.50. country.
on American University's faculty General Commission on Chaplains We are proud to say that The Military 1945-46. 122 Maryland Avenue, N.E. Chaplains Association is one of the Washington, D. C. 20002 "Close Ranks" sponsors.
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CH (MG) FRANCIS L. SAMPSON eighty-five percent still practice a socially respect the values of honesty and integ.
(Continued from Page 22) acceptable ethic even though accepting rity. What has thrown them somewhat Friends and Influence People" are passe. in principle a greater or lesser degree of is the feeling their parents have not lived The approach is rather that of a Vance the above philosophy, according to these professed values. Packard with his pessimistic analyses of Among these others are found a high They are "hung up" on the real gap current social phenomena, or even the degree of concern with moral issues, that they see between profession and fatalistic negativism of a Jean Paul Sarte. Their focus of moral concern has zeroed practice and they have become leery of
The "now" ethic, nurtured first per- in on social ills as the real immorality using these terms in identifying themhaps under the threat of "the bomb" is vis-a-vis some of the more traditional selves with values called by these names. now maintained by the Vietnam crisis, moral preoccupations. They have shown It is open to us to help them over this "Why not live today, tomorrow we may contempt for hypocrisy that sweeps un- hang-up, to encourage them to identify die." pleasant issues under the rug. They have what is it in the value under considerParallel to this and maybe even a become more willing to get involved than ation that they find desirable (regardless corollary of it is the appeal of the situ- previous generations of youth. As Presi- of what name they may wish to give it) ation ethic. Look not to those ethical dent Nixon said in his Inaugural Ad- and to give it the expression they find guidelines rooted in antiquity, religious dress of American youth: "We can be relevant or meaningful. or otherwise, or validated by human his- proud that they are better educated, more There is one other point I wish to tory experience. Look to the "now", the committed, more passionately driven by make in this connection. We hear a choice of this moment-what seems right conscience than any generation in his- great deal about the crisis of authority at this particular point, in this particular tory." these days. Young people are constantly "now" situation. Also on the positive side, we can add depicted as being in tension with authorAdd to this the obvious confusion that such qualities as frankness and an ity. It may be, as Father Hesburgh reabounds concerning sex roles. The most openess to criticism. They believe cently pointed out, that the real crisis is obvious is that which confronts us in all strongly in the need for self-knowledge, one of leadership. Youth are as attracted public places-the boys with long ring- They recognize the importance of mean- by good leadership today as they ever lets, the girls with their close crops and ingful goals in life. They have an easy were, but they are conscious of a great wearing pants. Even more sinister is the tolerance of diversity, racial, religious, dearth in this area. Father Hesburgh fact of the complete preoccupation with social or economic. They are not in- contends that if there were a rebirth of (and frequent glorification of) all forms clined to censor those who depart from great academic, civic and political leaderof sexual deviation, their set of moral values. They are pas- ship, the problems of today's youth might
We may learn also from the nature of sionately concerned that everyone live largely be solved. To this we might add the heroes of today's young adults. Their out the fullest expression of his being. the dimension of leadership in the milimost purchased books are those in which This, then, is a thumbnail sketch of tary. To encourage good leadership in James Bond and bMike Hammer figure. the 17 to 25-year-old in the military military personnel, and to reinforce in Each of these two characters is really service today. We probably will not young men the validity of responding to Each of thes two character is reallysueh leadershipitomkamjrin judge and jury rolled into one. Each recognize all these strands present in one such leadership, is to make a major intakes the law into his own hands. They soldier, but we will see them as recur- fluence not only upon individuals but the are loners. They use rather than become ring themes in the lives of many. system itself. involved with people. They employ the What can we influence in him? We In this way we can seek to capitalize technology of violence. They glorify the must accept the fact that values are not upon the basic values already existing in need for risk-taking behavior, easily changed. These are the results of the make-up of our young soldier and to
These young men lack bench-marks in his environment and upbringing for identify and reinforce them in his mind. their lives. Having rejected the philoso- seventeen plus years. Often our task will Again, we must admit it is generally phy of success of their elders, they no be to reinforce and build upon the good easier to change attitudes than values. longer have the traditional goals to enter values that are found in these young Nevertheless, the chaplain is in an ideal the professions and achieve success as men. We must not approach them with position to affect change and I would like envisaged in the American way of life. the feeling that we have little or no to stress this in a few concluding minThis tends to result in a certain aimless- points of contact with them in regard to utes. ness that can be destructive unless or some of the more traditional or generally He can get the facts and set them in until it finds new, meaningful goals. esteemed moral values-with the feeling their right context-e.g., facts about the
It is, however, estimated that despite that they have summarily dismissed all degree of sexual promiscuity, use of the seeming prevalence of the philosophy of these as passe. drugs. He can remove myths and misthat spawns such values and attitudes, The truth is that they often have many information on these subjects. His status only ten to fifteen percent actually follow of the same expressed values as their permits him to speak as a nonjudgmentalhe this sort of "hang-loose" ethic in any parents, though they might not want to military officer. He is not a part o the rigorous, consistent way. The other admit this openly. They still admire and (Continued Next Page)
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disciplinary chain. The soldier knows he RADM JAMES W. KELLY home for dinner. The chaplain talked can trust him. (Continued from Page 24) with him about the Christian faith and One of our main tasks will be to give our release must come now or never. I about the need for a personal committhe young man the feeling that we trust turned to the Lord and prayed intensely. ment to Christ. Harris did nothing for him to come to valid conclusions, that I asked the Lord to let the men get home two months but what had been said he can set worthwhile goals, can deter- by Christmas. The prayer seemed absurd bothered him. He returned to the chapmine his own involvement or non- at the time, but I felt strongly that I lain and told him he wanted to invite involvement, should pray for that. When things Christ into his life. They prayed together We must approach him in a way that seemed blackest the Koreans suddenly and Harris took the plunge. From then disassociates him from the unreal world announced that the American Govern- on he was praying, studying Christian, of TV, where the "problem" is usually ment had become sincere and that they a developing but devoutly faithful memsolved within the half hour or the hour. would treat us differently. Two days ber of the Fourth Presbyterian Church Life is not like that. The chaplain will later we were repatriated." of Bethesda, Maryland. The chaplain not give him the answers, but encourage In eleven months of hell the Pueblo was a Southern Baptist minister named discussion by raising the valid questions. crew remained united, resolute and true Stan Beach, who was later cited for This is the approach we seek in our to each other. Individual morale way- heroism in Vietnam and was severely projected new character guidance series. ered with the beatings, but the crew wounded as he continued to bring the The material is being written and pro- drew resilience and sustaining strength faith to the Marines of 3d Battalion, 4th duced in such a way that it cannot be from the moral principles of selfless Marine Regiment whom he served in given as a straight talk giving all the loyalty and personal responsibility, from combat. Shrapnel in his head and back, answers. It is conductive to dialogue, the confidence they had in the concern much of a leg and an arm torn away, as In the last analysis a man's attitude of the American people, and from their he lay in the intensive care unit of the will be changed as he is posed with the religious faith. Hospital Ship Repose, he said that each right questions and has to decide con- Such an inspiring story as that cannot year of his ministry had been better than cerning them. It may seem superflous to help but give us hope for the future of the last. He said, 'I guess a chaplain say to the clergymen that the chaplain America. It cannot help but strengthen leaves a part of himself behind, somebrings to this challenge of influencing our own faith. I do not see the condition times physical but always spiritual at men . the strongest motivating power of public morale and national morality every duty station." in all the world, the power of God to as hopeless. I see them as urgently re- When we accept the Divine commischange men, but this is the base of power quiring our immediate attention. The sion to bring souls into the Kingdom of from which we operate in our ministry, word I would offer to those who cite God, God will use the part we leave beOur enthusiasm and optimism directly the problems and confess they have no hind to strengthen His people. As chapreflects our conviction of the reality of solutions, is this: As a nation our only lains this is our challenge, whether on this power. hope lies in the rebirth of a viable code active duty or in civilian life as a reserve Just as a massive steel bridge is more of national morality which is firmly em- or retired chaplain. We must leave a part affected by an hour's gentle sunlight bedded in the Judeo-Christian ethic and of ourselves and a bit of the Kingdom of playing upon it than by the constant unashamedly relies, for its dynamic God working in the life of every person weight and pounding of the traffic that power, upon the help of our Divine with whom we have contact. If we as pours over it every hour of the day, so Creator. clergymen do our part, God will be faithwe must never forget that over and The most inspiring part of the Pueblo ful to raise up a new generation of above all of our persuasions, homilies, Americans who are sensitive to His pres advice, and skilled dialogue, there is the story to me, is the fact that in the ab- ecanso nsive to Hwill.
sence of a professional ministry God fence and responsive to His will. gentle, winsome power of God that sedo a a ministry e G ad National morality will be firmly based e raised a lay ministry to strengthen and changes and influences men for eternity, sustain the ship's crewmen. It was not and public morale, sustained by the con sustain the ship's crewmen. It was not an fdec thtorpplsrieowd
event born of chance. Such religious and fence that our people strive toward moral leadership as was required to meet truth and righteousness, will rise again
the needs of the hour came about by on the wings of new hope to a condition 45th Divine plan and God used a military of well being and, finally, to a state of 45th Divine plan and God used a military
NATIONAL chaplain to set the plan in motion. fulfillment.
CONVENTION Lt. Harris represented the deepest
13-16 APRIL 1970 reservoir of spiritual power among the
officers and men. When asked about his On Independence Day, Sherman House religious experience he told this story. let us remind ourselves Chicago, Illinois He was communications officer aboard a "Freedom Is Not Free"
West Coast destroyer in 1964 when the
I --Squadron Chaplain invited him to his
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General Harold K. Johnson, United States Army, Retired, (former Chief of Staff) receives MCA's National Citizenship Award for 1969 from Dr. James Roy Smith, MCA President, at 44th National Convention in Seattle, as Mrs. Johnson looks on. General addressed convention.
I BELIEVE make two points before I ask a ques- to and counseling inadequately armed
By tion. Point one is that the military leader soldiers, sailors, marines and airmen, GENERAL HAROLD K. JOHNSON would be derelict in his duty if he did rather than men who have been provided
United States Army, Retired not do all in his power to provide the the best equipment that our best minds
Tonight, I want to try to create a per- best weapons and the best techniques, can devise.
spective for the world in which we find and to apply the best brains in all of in- Now for the question. Who is eroding ourselves today. We hear so much about dustry, in order that the military estab- the confidence in the military establishment of our nation? I would suggest
the conditions that are wrong. We hear lishment of the United States is pre- ment of our nation? I would suggest that much of it comes from our great
so much about attiudes that are in error. pared to fulfill its Constitutional man- universities and some of it comes from universities and some of it comes from
We hear so much about actions that are date to protect this country, consistent h individuals with close associations with
inconsistent with responsibility. We hear with the resources provided by the Con- i u al it Oe s c th so much about nihilistic and destructive gress, and in accordance with the direc- our great universities. One vehicle tbat tendencies. We hear so much about self- tion provided by the Commander in is used to support the allegation of domiseeking militarists and profit-minded in- Chief. The producer and user must be nance by the military establishment, is the extract from President Eisenhowers
dustrialists. We hear that our great na- closely tied together to provide the best eel A res t de er Farewell Address that was delivered on
tion is the aggressor on this earth. We hardware possible within the resources 17 January 1961. I would like to quote are interfering with agrarian reformers available.
two parts of that address and I warn
in the Far East and subjecting the im- Point two: I would expect that chap- you that the quotations are lengthy. They poverished and unfortunate in our own lains educated in divinity schools are con- are lengthy because the theme of that society to further deprivation, subjuga- cerned more than the average person Farewell Address was confidence-not tion and humiliation, with morals, ethics and morality; and, caution; strength not accomodation;
Is this our country? Is this our world? when wearing the uniform of their coun- hope-not fear. Is this our society? Is this our motive? try, would have a special question about "But threats, new in kind or degree, Have we lost our sense of justice? Are the military-industrial relationship. I do constantly arise. Of these, I mention only we engaged in a mad race toward not believe that you should be ashamed two."
two."
mutual destruction? I THINK NOT! or apologetic; you should be more con- deal
Today there is a massive attack against cerned if the relationship did not exist, (You have actually heard a great deal the military industrial camplex. I would because then you would be ministering (Continued on Page 32)
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The ilitar Chaplains association of tht Inited States of fImerica
Citizenship Award
to
General Harold K. Johnson
United States Army, Retired
T HE MILITARY CHAPLAINS ASSOCIATION, pledged to "preserve our spiritual
influence and interest in all members and veterans of the Armed Forces," is proud to honor
General Harold K. Johnson, United States Army, Retired, an outstanding American and
distinguished soldier.
For thirty-five years as a professional soldier and national leader, General Johnson has exemplified principles for which our organization stands, "to safeguard and strengthen the forces of faith and morality of our nation." Throughout his brilliant career he has encouraged the work of
Military Chaplains and strengthened the religious forces of our country.
As a soldier in peace and in war, as a prisoner of war on Bataan, and as Army Chief of Staff, his bravery and dedication have been exemplary. As a defender of faith and freedom, his courage and devotion have won for him the Legion of Honor four times, the Distinguished Service Medal
twice, and the Distinguished Service Cross.
The Military Chaplains Association at its Forty-Fourth National Convention in Seattle, Washington, is honored to bestow upon this soldier of God and Country its National Citizenship Award for the year Nineteen Hundred and Sixty-Nine.
National Execu Director National Pr dent
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GENERAL HAROLD K. JOHNSON security and liberty may prosper to- We must be alert to infringements upon
(Continued from Page 30) gether." our democratic process by the militaryabout one of these and not much about At this point I want to interject a industrial team and we must avoid capthe second one). second parenthetical thought. As you ture of public policy by a scientific-tech.
"A vital element in keeping the peace listen to the next and last part of the nological elite. I would suggest that the is our military establishment. Our arms quotation, think of the names of people efforts to direct public policy by the must be mighty, ready for instant action, who imply a military industrial conspir- scientific-technological elite are deserving so that no potential aggressor may be acy, although denying that such an im- of some attention at this point in the tempted to risk his own destruction. plication is intended, and ask yourself history of our Republic. I say categoriOur military organization today bears why this particular group should be cally that during my four years as a little relation to that known of any of leading the attack, member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, my predecessors in peacetime-or, in- "Akin to, and largely responsible for civilians controlled the defense establishdeed, by the fighting men of World War the sweeping changes in our industrial- meant and they were not militarists. II or Korea. military posture has been the techno- History is not created in the course of
Until the latest of our world conflicts, logical revolution during recent decades. a day. I think that we must examine the the United States had no armament in- In this revolution research has be- foundations of our democratic republic dustry. American makers of plowshares come central. It also becomes more for- and compare our performance in years could, with time and as required, make realized, complex and costly. A steadily past, and our objectives and actions toswords as well. increasing share is conducted for, by, or day, with the purposes with which we
But we can no longer risk emergency at the direction of the Federal Govern- started as a nation.
improvisation of national defense. We ment. What were our purposes then? We have been compelled to create a perma- Today the solitary inventor, tinkering find them expressed in the preamble to nent armament's industry of vast pro- in his shop, has been overshadowed by our own constitution. They are: portions. Added to this, three and a half task forces of scientists, in laboratories To form a more perfect union-to million men and women are directly en- and testing fields. In the same fashion, establish justice to insure domestic gaged in the defense establishment. We the free university, historically the foun- tranquility-to provide for the common annually spend on military security alone tainhead of free ideas and scientific dis- defense-to promote the general welfare more than the net income of all United covery, has experienced a revolution in -to secure the blessings of liberty to ourStates exportations. the conduct of research. Partly because of selves and our posterity.
Now this conjunction of an immense the huge costs involved, a Government Or perhaps it would be better to repeat military establishment and a large arms contract becomes virtually a substitute the words of the preamble without atindustry is new in the American experi- for intellectual curiosity. For every black- tempting to break out the parts. It goes ence. The total influence-economic, board there are now hundreds of new like this: political, even spiritual-is felt in every electronic computers. We, the people of the United city, every state house, every office of the The prospect of domination of the States, in order to form a more perfect Federal Government. We recognize the nation's scholars by Federal employment, Union, establish Justice, insure domestic imperative need for this development, project allocations and the power of Tranquility, provide for the common Yet we must not fail to comprehend its money, is every present and is gravely to Defense, promote the general Welfare, grave implications. Our toil, resources be regarded. and secure the Blessings of Liberty to and livelihood are all involved; so is the Yet, in holding scientific research and ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain very structure of our society. discovery in respect, as we should, we and establish this Constitution for the In the councils of Government, we must also be alert to the equal and oppo- United States of America.
must guard against the acquisition of site danger that public policy could itself Or should we turn to the Declaration unwarranted influence, whether sought become the captive of a scientific-techno- of Independence which includes this or unsought, by the military-industrial logical elite, sentence: complex. The potential for the disastrous It is the task of statesmanship to mold, We hold these truth to be self evident, rise of misplaced power exists and will to balance, and to integrate these and that all me are created equal, that they persist. other forces, new and old, within the are endowned by their Creator with We must never let the weight of this principles of our democratic system-ever certain inalienable Rights, that among combination endanger our liberties or aiming toward the supreme goals of our these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit democratic process. We should take free society." of Happiness.
Neither of these documents has be
nothing for granted. Only an alert and Yes, there are two cautions in that Neither of these documents has been knowledgeable citizenry can compel the address. But there are also admonitions repealed that I am aware, nor have theyudi proper meshing of the hugh industrial to stay strong. We must stay militarily been abridged by decisions of the judiand military machinery of defense with strong to stay free. We must pursue re- ciary. our peaceful methods and goals so that search to assure a modern military force. (Continued on Page 35)
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CH, COL, ROY M. TERRY, USAF logical changes, combined with a power- Doctor's VD rates, or the Judge's court
(Continued from Page 22) lessness to change the institution of cases. Everyone has problems. Everyone the broad spectrum of the chaplaincy, society, have contributed to a new gen- of us, in whatever position we occupy, military and civilian, the chaplain should, eration; change it, build it, destroy it, are also problem solvers, consciously. The Iand can, be the one man communicating but do it NOW. All generations feel daily impact of personality upon personwith the "NOW" generation. The chap- that they have inherited the worst of all ality creates and solves, in constant suclain at Columbia University, Albert possible worlds-but this generation is cession, problems that every man has in Friedlander, battle-scarred but still func- acting as if it believes it deeply. To many coping with life. tioning, has recently written a book of us this smacks of ingratitude and irres- The chaplain, in his proper role, is an "Never Trust a God over 30." Sounds ponsibility. enabler to his commander and his staff familiar. He discusses at length the dia- Here in this milieu we have the hippie personnel, and his people. Aware of tenlogue today between chaplain and stu- culture; or the new left, whose method sions; reading the trend of the times; dent. And explaining the dialogue he is to shock and offend, and given to an- providing opportunity for orderly probnotes when he was in the class of '31: archism. We are also seeing the growth lem-solving through the promotion of "We thought, justifiably or not, that a of the radical right. Another group worthwhile interpersonal relationships student going into the ministry was prob- might just be known as the "violent." and activities, and recommending aveably a moron, intellectually on the level The militant who has given up on the nues of action in regard to the more of a candidate for officer in the military, courts, the sit-ins, the freedom-marching, severe and deep-seated problems that but less sexy"; (I question that) but he and the present poverty program. Wait- come to light. indicates a new image that is recognized ing at this point wondering whether the In our emphasis for the next fiscal year by our young people as more intellectual response will be massive repression, or a our Chief of Chaplain, USAF, has given and more spirited than the average. He mobilization of resources to deal with much thought to the role of the chaplain. further explains that youth, who cannot fundamental problems that affect him The "Total Pastoral Ministry" is the breathe in the ambience of dehumaniza- deeply. designated subject. In it we are contion and regimentation, are often willing To those, however, who read the cur- cerned with the roles of the chaplain. to talk to the chaplain. In the student's rent scene, the largest group are those That of the priest you are aware of and words, "He may be a chump but he is not alienated, but are still reluctantly recognize. The conduct of worship and not a machine; he's interested in us as committed. They look for goals, values the observance of the sacraments. Too people, and he might be serious." and institutions to which they can be often the role, or the understanding of The point I'm making is that the mili- genuinely committed. These compose it, ends there. tary chaplain likewise can, and does, the bulk of young men who today serve When I was assigned at Maxwell I have a rapport with this young new gen- in our military, was asked by a little girl, "Chaplain, eration who are asking hard questions. A chaplain, if he is true to his role, what do you do the other six days of the He can provide answers that are mean- sees every minute of his ministry and week?" Or a commander on a less than ingful. He can if he properly conceives duty as people centered. We have talked complimentary OER received on a chapof his pastoral role, about the whole man concept a great lain, saying the same: "Six days a week In his pastoral-prophetic role he can deal. It is the chaplain's ministry to treat invisible; on the seventh incompreheninterpret the society within which hard individuals as whole persons. Latest sible." decisions must be made, and bring a thinking in the Officer Career Develop- There is the prophetic role, and I rereal contribution to a commander and ment Program has recognized that the ferred previously to the alert, knowledgehis staff. He will be saying the "never machine can only be a tool, and that a able chaplain as an interpreter of current trust anyone over 30" kick implies a dual voice at the other end of the line, in society. We are encouraging study and understanding of what the whole caper answer to questions of career, is a neces- discussion and dialogue that he may is all about. Obviously, we do not see sary part of the retention process. Our keep himself current. That he will this young society as they see them- chaplain ministry must be one that is understand a portion of youth who selves; there is a dividing line. people-centered, regardless of how much stand in dissent, anarchism and violence. In their thinking there is a cynicism else may be computerized. Will know the spiritual and moral needs about the prevailing values of our society The chaplain becomes an enabler. En- of those entrusted to his care in our and a complete collapse of a future orien- abling individuals to recognize them- nation's defense. tation. They are saying: "We are differ- selves as persons in a cybernetic society, Even more important is his concept ent from you. We can't believe in the and to find ways and means of express- of himself in a pastoral role as a military things you believe in, if only because this ing themselves, chaplain. We are as much concerned is the world you have built." In this role he may provide reliable here with the senior as with the junior You do not practice what you preach. information on the morale and welfare chaplains. Elevation in rank or position They embark on a search for new of the command, perhaps more revealing can never be a license to shed our pasaswers-their own. Fantastic techno- than the Provost Marshal's statistics, the (Continued on Page 37)
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Chaplain Sampson, MG Beverly, Ft. Lewis CG Mrs. Johnson, Ch. Kelly, RADM Johnson, Ch. Sobel
iI
Dr. Evelyn Duvall and Ch. Edward Saunders A jolly group of land-lubbers ready to embark
Ch. Edward Trett, Justus, Mrs. Hershberger Chaplains in workshop hear Dr. E. Duvall
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GENERAL HAROLD K. JOHNSON make secure, we look forward to a world Where are the concentration camps?
(Continued from Page 32) founded upon four essential freedoms. Not in America! Where is there quick
President Washington cautioned The first is freedom of speech and ex- lime in ditches? Not in America! As a against entangling alliances in his Fare- pression, everywhere in the world, matter of fact, only two weeks ago new well Address, but he also had this to The second is freedom of every person mass graves were discovered on the outsay: to worship God in his own way, every- skirts of Hue in Vietnam, prepared and "Interwoven as is the love of liberty where in the world. filled by the North Vietnamese. with every ligament of your hearts, no The third is freedom from want, Let us jump a few more years to the recommendation of mine is necessary to which translated into world terms, means idol of the group that shouts relentlessly fortify or confirm the attachment." economic understanding which will se- that America is inflicting indignities Each President has had something to cure to every nation a healthy peacetime upon some segments of mankind. Presisay about our basic beliefs that are in the for its inhabitants, everywhere in the dent Kennedy's Inaugural Address has same vein. However, let us jump nearly world, been quoted more than extensively on his a century and a half to examine new The fourth is freedom from fear, charge: dimensions in the edifice of liberty. which translated into world terms, means "And so, my fellow Americans, ask President Franklin Roosevelt, at the a world-wide reduction of armaments to not what your country can do for youUniversity of Virginia in June 1940 such a point and in such a thorough ask what you can do for your country." asked this question: "What is to become fashion that no nation will be in a posi- How many people remember the senof the country we know?" and answered tion to committ an act of physical ag- tence immediately following that quotaby announcing actions equivalent to the gression against any neighbor, anywhere tion? Here it is: abandonment of neutrality and adopting in the world." "My fellow citizens of the world, ask a policy of non-belligerence on the day In that same speech President Roose- not what American will do for you, but after Italy joined the Axis. In his State velt definited freedom in a single sen- what together we can do for the freedom of the Union the following January, in tence quote: "Freedom means the su- of man." 1941, he had this to say. premacy of human rights everywhere." It is difficult to relate President Roose"Every realist knows that the demo- What is different now than the day velt's definition of freedom, meaning the cratic way of life is at this moment being that statement was made; have the Four supremacy of human rights, to President directly assailed in every part of the Freedoms been altered? What has Kennedy's appeal to all of the world to world-assailed either by arms, or by changed? The identification of the sup- band together to do something for the secret spreading of poisonous propa- pressor of human rights has changed. freedom of man? I have no difficulty at ganda by those who seek to destroy unity The identification of nations pursuing all. I do not believe that the great majorand promote discord in nations still at territorial aggrandizement has changed. ity of thinking Americans have any diffipeace. . I find it necessary to report Somehow, a body of people in our coun- culty with this tie. I believe that freedom that the future and safety of our country try who could perceive the nature of ag- is for everyone-not reserved for Ameriand of our democracy are overwhelm- gression when pursued by so-called cans alone. I believe that encroachments ingly involved in events far beyond our "Facist" nations are suddenly blind to upon freedom and erosions of the rights borders. . Just as our national policy aggression when pursued by another of free men outside our own United in internal affairs has been based upon a equally dangerous ideology. But the States can be ultimately a direct threat decent respect for the rights and dignity basic purpose of the agressor has not al- to our own freedom. of our fellow men within our gates, so tered. His objective continues to be the Do we stand for anything markedly our national policy in foreign affairs has suppression of human rights, inflicting different than we did during the infant been based on a decent respect for the upon mankind the indignity of the loss stage of our country? Do we strive for rights and dignity of all nations, large of personal freedom and choice. In that different objectives than our founding and small. And the justice of morality same historic State of the Union Mes- fathers established? No, we do not. must and will win in the end." sage in January 1941, President Roose- What is our problem? Why are we unAnd I interject that four and a half velt went on to say: easy? years later, in 1945, fifty nations signed "Since the beginning of our American Our problem is that we have become ibe United Nations Charter. Today there history we have been engaged in change, self-centered-all of us, every one of us. are 126 members of the U.N., many of in a perpetual peaceful revolution, a Why do I say that? Because a certain part them small, all seeking national dignity. revolution that goes on steadily, quietly of our society insists that there be less And then he went on to enunciate the adjusting itself to changing conditions, affluence among the affluent, that there FPour Freedoms which continue to live without the concentration camp or the be less comfort among the comfortable. in the hearts and minds of men who are quick lime in the ditch. The world order Because another part of our society infree or who aspire to freedom. Listen to we seek is the cooperation of free coun- sists that the sins of our forefathers be his words: tries, working together in a friendly, borne by some part of our current so"In the future days, which we seek to civilized society." (Continued on Page 39)
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RADM Kelly, Chief of Navy Chaplains, RADM W. F. Chaplain Sampson made Honorary Chief, Nootka Tribe,
Petrovic, CO Puget Sound, and Hershberger Blake Island, by Chief David Hyacinth
RADM R. Workman, Ret., and Ch. Geo. Hershberger Justus and Morreale at Blake Island dinner
Chaplains Ives, Podet, Kelly, Hershberger, Zemites Ch. Gillaspie, Mayor and Mrs. Floyd Miller
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CH, COL, ROY M. TERRY, USAF your people, fine, but feel free to intro- a staff chaplain and see him playing the
(Continued from Page 33) duce new ideas. We would want our role of the illegitimate at the family retoral role for that of administrator or chaplains to see their programs in terms union. It is not all the fault of the comsupervisor. Just to sign correspondence, of local need. Not this time, this place, mand. Some chaplains have wanted it accumulated statistics, a line officer, this name, but, how can I serve my that way. Others were powerless to do NCO, or civilian might do as well or people best. otherwise. Remember "Mr. Roberts" and better. But if these are done in the set- So, services to accomodate work that phantom figure, Ensign Pulver. The ing of the chaplain functioning as a schedules, religious education programs, Captain didn't even know he was aboard. pastor as well, then we are performing on other than Sundays mornings, and Some find it hard to recognize he is a (and I use the word advisedly) as we young adult work called by many dif- staff pastor as well as a staff member. I ought to as ordained men of God. ferent names, are coming into being. recall at command/staff level we proThe chaplain, as a pastor, can be far They are evident as we travel about and vided devotional reading for men of all more valuable than just another staff see the fine calibre of young chaplains faiths. We had an excellent response to officer with a cross or tablet on his lapel, "doing their thing." The yardstick is retreats for colonels and general officers, blouse or sleeve. Toward this end we not a lot of filled squares (because that's as well as single airmen. All men have a have changed our basic regulation AFR the way we do it), but in this way we spiritual hunger that needs to be satis265-1. The regulation is far more per- are serving our people most satisfactorily, fled. missive than ever. It is our intent not to At that point, we on our level will assist Reverend Dr. Halversen spoke at the go from something to nothing; but from and support, second White House service for Presisomething to something better, which In the pastoral role, the chaplain will dent Nixon on "The Loneliness of Comcan come about by recognizing the cre- not be the prisoner of four walls, but mand." It is true of President Nixon; it aivity of these young men, and not so will give a good portion of his time to is true of every man in a position of young, pastors which minister at our his visitation, flight line, offices, work command responsibility. You as his pasbases, stations and headquarters. areas, housing. tor can help fill this void. We have rejected many things that A pastor is a shepherd. The shepherd Our churches intended that we fully were once evident. Program orientation never did the best job sitting in the fold play the part of pastor; men with a is a set pattern from the top. "Get in the waiting for the sheep to come home. We sacred trust to our nation, and a responcookie cutter or get left out." Down it have no room for ecclesiastical Bo-Peeps. sibility to the many entrusted to our care. comes. Static schedules of work and wor- Leave 'em alone and they wont come No one knows more about this precious ship. Locked chapels: "Sorry, eight to home. A pastor must be constantly commodity, the individual made in God's five old buddy. Come back tomorrow." among his people; getting out of chapels image, than the pastor. As we have Got to have this society; this and this, and investigating. Why and where? We served our people, we are vitally aware Educational programs; Pappy called it found a direct relationship between air- that they need the resources of faith, Sunday School and it was at 9:00 a.m. conditioned offices and pastoral visita- hope and love, resources to which we We must, also. tion, and we are able to change that. can point the way. God only knows how In review, and in a new look, we Ours is not an easy job. We are sales- much good we may accomplish together would conceive of our ministry to our men of the, things of God. We do not in His name. I do know our ministry is personnel as client oriented. Not tied to have the Fuller brush, or the Avon cata- important and urgent. I know that for facility or schedule. logue, but we have the Lord and His some of our military personnel, that A chaplain can come on duty at 1200 Church. We must give of ourselves. A which we do as military pastors may be or 1400 and work through the evening, chaplain, without commitment to his the first indication of the place and prior night shifts, or when they are free. ordination and a pastoral concern for his ority of the moral and spiritual in their We all found that God spoke to Protes- people, can quickly run dry. lives. tants at other times than 1100 hours on There will be times when questions It may be the only challenge that has Sunday morning. There could be a serv- will be asked: Is it worth it? Is it worth been made to them, the reluctantly comice held at 0100 in the morning if the the effort? I'm tired. I'm tired of people. mitted, to commit themselves to worthshift finished at that time. May I remind you that the greatest and while goals and values. We found that worship services can most valuable commodity we work with Because we know our people, and be conducted on flight lines, at radar is people. Machines and systems are only know our God, we differ with the judgsites, in day rooms. It is not holier within as good as the men who man them. ment of Dr. George Wald that the the four walls of a chapel. A ministry One further note on this pastoral role. young, commited to our care, constitute can be carried on at coffee houses. Pro- We feel that while the chaplain is an en- a generation without a future. I don't gramn activities can bear names other abler for things spiritual and moral, he believe it. There is a future that is bright than those agreed upon years ago. If can play a pastoral role to commander and promising. And we, thank God, PMOC, and Holy Name, are serving and staff. Nothing is sadder than to visit (Continued on Page 39)
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Chief David Hyacinth, with son, prepares to make Ch. Ch. Kelly awards LOM to Ch. Below. MG Earl
Sampson an Honorary Chief, Blake Island Anderson, USMC, and Mrs. Below look on
Four Chaplains Award to Will Hyatt, MACV Ch. Col. C. Day, XXIV Corps Ch., makes award to Ch. Pocock, USNR
Chaplains Sampson, Smith, and Bartholomew Chaplains Joe Appelgate and John Greeny
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CHi, COL. ROY M. TERRY, USAF GENERAL HAROLD K. JOHNSON
(Continued from Page 37) (Continued from Page 35) NOW HEAR THIS have been given the privilege of pro- ciety, without any assumption of obli- CHAPTER NEws Because this issue of The Milidaiming this message. gation or responsibility by those who tary Chaplain is given over to reWe cannot be discouraged. The odds believe they are aggrieved, porting the 1969 Convention, there are not overwhelming. The contagion of
ings that are true and honest, and of What can we do? We have our objec- is little other news-and no rei tod report, will work in our favor. tives in the documents developed by a ports from Chapters. We could Thank you, gentlemen. succession of leaders over the course of add, however, no chapter news or
the past nearly two hundred years. Those reports have been received in recent weeks at Headquarters. Chapobjectives and purposes must be repeated cent weeks at Headquarters. Chapaters recess during the summer CHAPLAINS' FUNDS GIFTS at every opportunity because people for- months, but starting this fall we
As of 29 May, the following gifts get easily. ask all Chapter Presidents to urge
from Chaplains' Funds have been What is the central mechanism of our their Chapter Secretary to send received at National Headquarters society-mother and father are the cen- regular reports from meetings of
in support of the Military Chap- tral figures. We must rejuvenate the their Chapter.
lains Association. They totaled home-not renew or restore-make the A NEW CHAPTER
$691.55. This continuing support home central once again as the focus of Writing this on 29 May we canis warmly appreciated, and it is family plans-not just a place to eat and not give a detailed report. Howhoped that other designated offer- sleep. ever, on 18 June a new MCA chapings for MCA may be taken at the ter is being chartered. It is the time of the 194th Anniversary of We must renew our sense of self re- "Okinawa Torii Gate Chapter," the Army Chaplaincy, 29 July. liance-not depend on a central govern- in the far Pacific, and the charter Our thanks go to: ment to substitute for actions we can is being presented by Ch, Col, Roy Protestant, Fort Polk. take for ourselves. M. Terry, Deputy Chief of Air Consolidated Ch. Funds, XXIV We must curb our appetites for pleas- Force Chaplains, on tour in the
Corps. ing ourselves at the expense of our neigh- Pacific. The Staff Chaplain of USARYIS, Ch (COL) Charles J.
___L____________ bors or in spite of our neighbors. USARYIS, Ch (COL) Charles J.
Murphy, helped to organize the
And finally, we must renew and re- chapter. We hope to have a full
HOW ABOUT AN 'IDEA' store our confidence in God. We must report for the next issue.
COLUMN? have standards. God has provided these. LIFE MEMBERSHIP
We have been considering the We must have a personal philosophy- This is a reminder notice that at suggestion that we start an God has provided that-"Love thy neigh- the Convention in Seattle a change "IDEA" column in The Military bor." We must have talent-God has in the By-Laws was voted-which Chaplain. What do we mean? provided each of us with some useful raised LIFE Membership to $200. For instance: We understand tool. We must have motivation. God will We are sorry we have had to rethat at Fort Dix they have a "Dial provide that, if someone doesn't have it, turn some checks for $100 recently, a Prayer" ministry started by the but you must renew your contact with but we have no other choice. chaplains, and that it is highly God to get it. You must have strength, 1969 DuEs successful-the phones being kept courage and wisdom. God provides them No doubt some of our MCA busy. all. Above all, God gives us hope. members get weary with our freWe are certain that many chap- quent reminders about regular lains have programs going that are We have faltered in our course at dues-which remain at $10.00. novel, unique. These ought to be times, but our citizens are better off now The truth is, the Executive Dishared; you may help someone than at any time in our history. We rector gets tired having to do so. else. simply know more about the evils that Once again we have sent four Whether it is an idea about a remain, and hence the inequities that letters of appeal, since last 1 Octoprogram that has worked for you, must be corrected. ber, calling for dues renewal, but or an idea you would like to sug- So tonight, let us all believe: We have several hundred members still have gest for the MCA, let's have it. enormous resources; unique opportuni- not paid their dues. On behalf of We will start the column when ties; we have a great country. the President and Executive Comthe ideas start coming. It's up to We can make this a better country; mittee we make a final appeal. YOU! we can make a better world; we can have Please send your dues and support I__ peace. We must get to work. your professional organization.
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THE MILITARY CHAPLAIN "SECOND CLASS POSTAGE PAID AT WASHINGTON, D. C.,
THE MILITARY CHAPLAIN
National Headquarters: 1710 16th St., N.W., Washington, D. C. 20009
Telephone: 232-1667
Vol. XLII May-June 1969 No. 3
The Pentagon, Washington, D. C. (Left to Right); Dr. Karl B. Justus, Executive Director of MCA; Ch, Col, Hans Sandrock, Executive Director of the Armed Forces Chaplains Board; Dr. Edward L. R. Elson, Chaplain of the U. S. Senate; The Honorable Melvin Laird, Secretary of Defense; and Dr. James Roy Smith, President of MCA, visit with Secretary Laird in his office. The purpose of the visit was to personally convey to the Secretary of Defense two resolutions adopted at MCA's 44th National Convention in Seattle, Washington. See Resolutions 2 and 3 on Page 21).
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