The Battle of Santiago on Board the United States Battleship Texas. E-book. Formato PDF Harry W. Jones   -  Forgotten Books, 2017  - 

At nine o'clock, Captain Philip came to my room and asked how I was getting along. His good-natured face, with the smile it always bore, cheered me exceedingly. Then, in his jocular manner, he said: Well, Chaplain, I guess you want to go out on a farm. I said: No, sir, I do not. N o 1 said he; You want to go home, then. I replied: Yes, Captain; if I'm going to be laid up I want to go home, as I do not care to be ill down here, but do not wish to appear as shirking my duty. Let us wait and see how you are later on in the day, said the Captain, and, with a word of cheer, he bade me adieu.

A Chaplain's Experience Ashore and Afloat: The 'Texas' Under Fire. E-book. Formato PDF Harry W. Jones   -  Forgotten Books, 2017  - 

The experiences especially of the past two or three years as Chaplain in the Navy often seem to me more like a dream than a reality. Of these thrilling events I have endeavored to place be fore the public a true and faithful account. Perhaps I may add that twenty-five per cent. Of the profit from the sale of this book is to be given to the Trustees of Wake Forest College, Wake Forest, North Carolina, for the purpose of aiding deserving young men who are struggling to obtain the advantage of an education.