Article January 22, 1955 Issue

Signs of the Times

with contributions from T. A. B. Smyth

From a Navy News Release Headquarters Third Naval District New York, New York

One of the things that gives the United States Navy its "esprit de corps" is its emphasis on spiritual guidance. The Bible, which is carried aboard all Navy ships, is as vital in a spiritual sense to the smooth and safe operation of a vessel as is the ship's compass in a more material sense.

A typical example of some of the effects of the Navy's character education program, which is based primarily on the moral standards set forth in the Bible, was seen ... in a ceremony aboard the aircraft carrier U.S.S. "Bennington." The ceremony was in observance of National Bible Week ... and consisted of the presentation of two Bibles to the carrier by the Laymen's National Committee of New York City. ...

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