The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-06-29
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THE MORAL WELFARE

or tho Soldiers and sailors being Admin.
isiored to by tho Army and Navy Chris.
tian Commission.
The commission has now forty tents
In operation In the various camps. each
one In charge, OF a competent worker. A
new attraction has Just been added TO
their equipment. Ice water Is now pro-
vided, and temperance drinks are offer
ed for sale as an offset to the canteens.
Over 10000 OF the Army Hymn books
have been given away to the troops. It
is q very common sight at ,Chlckamau-
So to see groups Of men sitting about
singing Moody and sankey hymns.
Mr.. Ferdinand schiverea, the we'll
known evangelist, Is now preaching to
the troops at Camp Thomas. He tells
the boys how when he was wild and
reckless fellow he strayed into gospel
meeting one night and was converted:
and after meeting went home to find
his aged mother still sitting up with her
open bible praying for her boy. He
speaks vigorously, clearly, and in such
n, way as to be especially attractive to
men.
Secretary Long has Just given the
commission permission to begin q work
In the navy similar to that which they
have been doing in the army. The COM
mission has therefore rented a large
building at Key West and fitted It up
with good books, papers, writing mater
ials, ETC., for the use of the sailors who
may come to that port. Attached TO the
station Is small sloop to be used to 60
from vessel to vessel in the harbor with
testaments and other good reading mat
ter. for which there is great demand.
The commission as sent Rev. D. S.
Toy. of Staten Island. to Chickamauga
to preach. 1t is not new work to him.
as he has spent two years preaching at
one OF the army posts.
Some have thought that the work of
the army andravy Christiarcommissio
conflicted with that of the Red Cross
Society, but this is not the case; their
spheres of labor are entirely distinct.
The Red Cross aims to promote the
bodily comfort Of the men In sickness
and In health: while the work OF the
commission Is to preach the gospel to
the troops and provide them with re-
ligious reading. Both organizations
have been fully authorized by the gov
ernment to do their different works.
There also seems to be some misun-
Outstanding as to the relation between
the commission and the-Young Mems
Christian Association. Soon after the
mobilization of the army at Tampa and
Chickamauga there were several agen-
cies at work doing d!stInctively relig-
ious work among the men, notably the
Y. N. c. A. who were erecting tents
fitted up as reading rooms and in
charge OF association secretaries, and
the workers sent by D. L. Moody, who
were preaching the gospel. distributing
testaments, hymn books and good
reading matter among the men. In
order to facilitate the work, these var
ious branches OF 1t were unified thus
forming the army and navy Christian
commission, of which Frederick 3.
Schenck. ESQ.,. of No. 3 West Twenty
ninth street. New York. Is treasurer,
and Mr.. D. L. Moody, OF East North
field. Mass, Is chairman OF the evange-
listic department. Contributions sent
to either place will be promptly ac-
knowledged. If they so desire, contrib
utors may state what particular branch
Of the work they wish to help and their
money will be so used.