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Hon. Continental Congress having been pleased to allow a Chaplain to each
Regiment, with the pay of Thirty-three Dollars and one third pr month—The
Colonels or commanding officers of each regiment are directed to procure
Chaplains accordingly; persons of good Characters and exemplary lives—To
see that all inferior officers and soldiers pay them a suitable respect
and attend carefully upon religious exercises. The blessing and protection
of Heaven are at all times necessary but especially so in times of public
distress and danger—The General hopes and trusts that every officer and
man will endeavor to live and act as becomes a Christian soldier defending
the dearest rights and liberties of his country.
[Source:
The
Writings of George Washington, John C. Fitzpatrick, editor (Washington:
Government Printing Office, 1932), Vol. 5, pp. 244-245.] |
