The Chaplain, Vol. 20

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Excerpt from The Chaplain, Vol. 20: October, 1963Copies of two very interesting manuscripts have been received by the General Commission's library. One, written several years ago by Dr. James O. Henry of Biola College, concerns the Christian Commission, an agency Of Protestant organizations and individuals who served the Union troops during the Civil War. The YMCA was prominent in the sponsorship Of the Christian Commission. An im pressive amount of assistance was gathered and distributed to meet the religious and physical needs Of military personnel. The govern ment was not equipped to provide the wide range of services and supplies which are an accepted part Of present-day logistics for the armed forces. The problems Of organizing the Christian Commission's civilian relief effort on behalf of the military are given in considerable detail by Dr. Henry. There are informative parallels in any attempt on the part of religious groups to establish an effective working relationship with the United States government.The second manuscript, dated 1963, also a thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirement for a graduate degree, con cerns The In¿uence of the American Protestant Churches on the Development Of the Structure and Duties of the Army Chaplaincy, 1914 This was written by Chaplain (capt) Edward A. Simon, usa. Chaplain Simon was given access to certain records of the General Commission to which he makes reference in citing his sources of information. It is instructive to read of early attempts to accomplish the mission of the Chaplaincy under simple forms and by variations from the present structure. The role of the churches in improving the quality of the religious program in the Army is im pressive.Chaplain Simon deals in a careful and Objective manner with the points and periods of criticism in the history Of the Chaplaincy. This is a very timely subject since church-state relations are being re-examined by both the courts and the churches at present.It is unfortunate that these two manuscripts are not in print, since they deal with the record of very informative precedents and experiences regarding the military, the Chaplaincy, and the churches.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.