The Chaplain, Vol. 19

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Excerpt from The Chaplain, Vol. 19: December, 1962Religious Education. Chapel construction and other supporting costs, compared to salaries for chaplains, would be in the ratio of, perhaps, four to one.Any proposal to reduce the size and scope of these ministries to the Armed Forces would be av poor re¿ection of concern for the religious and moral welfare of the personnel, and would be done in the face of vast and increasing amounts spent for weapons. Even if some church leaders felt such a scaling-down were desirable, so that the churches might be able to assume the whole burden them selves, it is not likely that such a decision would be, politically feasible. Nor would there be unanimity among the churches, since not all hold the same View regarding the inter-relation of church and state at such points as this.It Often is erroneously held that only the government contributes to the chaplaincy. Today it is a shared responsibility between church and state. The churches, as a part of their ministry to service per: sonnel, bear the cost of training and recruiting chaplain candidates. Chaplains are no longer recruited directly by the Armed Forces. The denominations provide candidates against a requested quota from each service. There is no Obligation to fill this quota. No man serves without the endorsement of his denomination, and that endorsement may be withdrawn, in effect, terminating the chaplain's eligibility to serve. It is at great loss to the denominational work of the churches that they send so many well-qualified ministers to this cooperative effort. Many feel that it is very appropriate that the government share in this loss to the full extent of the support now given. A very Old line of reasoning says that a man should not be required to bring his own weapon or his own food as he serves in the military today. The government should compensate, and make more efficient pro vision, for these needs. It is argued that the government has an even greater Obligation to supply chaplains as a substitute for the pastoral care available to the military man if he were a civilian.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.