. Christian herald and signs of our times . he muzzleprojecting through a port-hole, while to the right,and back of the officers,a rack of rifles may beseen. Here, amid thedeadly weapons of mod- lect this privilege. The government provides aChaplain, and designates the hour for service,but does not compel the men to attend, so thatit is very encouraging to find a large proportionof the ships men at the Sunday morning service. A beautiful custom in the Navy in this con-nection, is that when the ships bell tolls forchurch, the national colors are hauled downfrom the peak, and the church pennant,
. Christian herald and signs of our times . he muzzleprojecting through a port-hole, while to the right,and back of the officers,a rack of rifles may beseen. Here, amid thedeadly weapons of mod- lect this privilege. The government provides aChaplain, and designates the hour for service,but does not compel the men to attend, so thatit is very encouraging to find a large proportionof the ships men at the Sunday morning service. A beautiful custom in the Navy in this con-nection, is that when the ships bell tolls forchurch, the national colors are hauled downfrom the peak, and the church pennant, con-sisting of a blue cross on a white field, is dis-played instead. The colors are then hauled backto a position immediately underneath the pen-nant. Thus the sacred symbol of Christianityalone is permitted to take precedence of theStars and Stripes, and this, the only flag thatis ever hoisted above the national colors, remainsflying during the hour of Sunday worship,from half-past ten until half-past eleven. It is then hauleddown andthe. U. S. S. NEW YORK. INDAY READING BETWEEN DECKS. isjm earnest effort, both on board ship*f in port, to help poor Jack to a bettei largely made up of the officers and crew,the gunners and marines. Usually theservices are solemn and impressive, andare listened to with reverent attention bythe men. On board the New York, the flagship ofthe North Atlantic Squadron, the Rev. Clark, Chaplain of the Navy,officiates at morning church. The ser-vices last about an hour, and a deep in-terest is taken in the responses from thebook of prayer, as well as in the sermonand singing, music for which is furnishedby the Admirals band. This quarter of the gun-deck, during re- ern warfare, this body of men assemble tolift up their hearts and voices to theirMaker. Only war or the stress of a severestorm is allowed to interfere average attendance is about one hun-dred and fifty when at sea, and from fiftyto seventy-five when the ship is in
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