The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-11-24

interest as have the evening services
Bibie classes and Wednesds" evening SONG
and prayer services. -. Co.. ho,a-
Arrangements have been ma"c ioi h'iu
inc services every Tuesday evening WIN
Tho detachment Of marines ~ Na'i'0
Navv ward. Prior 10 this there hate peeh
M regular services there anu mar NJ
interest Is shown, as many as lo''y "'o
n,,o,diro some OF the services. Last
,,.,es.t,y although most of the men had
-, called out On account OF slight skir-
,.,,sbes AZ different points leaving only
IA mon in barracks, fifty OF those peihs
an e-,,ard. there were thirty-hVe men NJ
The service. Through the kindness OF
captain Greene. the provost marshdi
who has offered us a place, we expect soon
10 open Association rooms there
we shall have I'm Mr.. James asses
one of the marines whose home Is III
PHILADELPHIA. an enthusiastic helper. oAe
Of the travelling libraries when mas pee"
cent ms will be placed at this post CIV
ing men a very much needed opportunity
of access to good books.
cbanlain Marvine having been appoiut-
od 10 assist Chaplain Pierce at the First
Reserve Hospital. We have arranged LOT
sunday afternoon services at the Inird
Reserve (conyalescenD Hospital mere
boing no chaplain appointed iof He'y
tbare The large dining room Is used TOT
tho meetings. Captain kulp, the doctor
I'm charge OF the hospital, IS personally
interested and attends as frequently a.
possible. Moro
we are exceedingly grateful 20 Messrs'
Rodgers and Hubbard for their ValuapIo
assistance as many OF the IeslI"e''
without chaplains, there being no Pio-
vision for them in the new req
a
81, sbe northern line. no work mas Deeh
- or,,,.- tbcrn. except sending sup
,fios T., Chaplain Miller, OF the tour'h
tr,v,1rv M Angeles. a case was also
I'm, IN chaplain Randolph at Cebu ana
a,o,ber TO Chaplain Swift, OF the Ihlr-
teopth Infantry. who lost all Of MS sup
plies on the Morgan city.
rba statistical record for the month
elbows an average Of rs for four prayer
eo,,,ioos 10 for four Bible classes, ~ for
forr sunday services. 66 for four sunday
eyepin- services. "a for four meetings nc
tbo Third Reserve Hospital. and 80 toF
four services at Cavite
REPORT FROM CUBA.
Secretaries Moody. T. NJ. helly ana H.
u. Macilravy send the following inter-
esiing account OF their labors IN Cuoa'
owing ID the constantly decreasing
which we occupied on the Prado were
.lo.o1 ON October list and most of the
couioment was sent 10 Quemados, TO pe
used I'm fitting up the building, Wh4cn
,ya had secured at No General Maceo
street for the use Of the troops az camp
Columbia. Believing that 1t would ne ne
..essarv 10 have a central office ana store
room I'm Havana, we secured quarters LOT
mis- purDoee NO 40. 80 Industrial street
From this Office we are able TO Keep lu
touch with each Of the points OF "oih
outside Of the city. ana TO give Close su-
pervisi0n 20 Hospital No. l. which Is VS.
tied daily and services held sem'-Weekly.
Our work here has been given the hearty
approval Of Lieutenant-Colonel O'Reilly
chief surgeon OF the Division Of cuba, VINO
sncnt a fortnight in the hospital.
Mr. l.. W. Kelly arrived October 2d ana
Immediately took charge Of the work
in the Second United States Artillery
which had been $50 faithfully carried on
bv Mr. Albert j. Adams up 10 the time OBJ
his death. which was mentioned In our
last letter. In the different posts occupied
by this regiment six reading rooms nave
been operated. supplies of writing mate
rial ana games furnished. and well-at-
tended meetings held. This record mas
been made in the face OF many difficulties
not the least Of which was n removal ~
ana battalion TO stations in the United
States. Plans are now being formed for
the Inauguration OF Spanish classes with
the detachment at Cuban Fortress. The
cordial support OF the commanding ofii-
GERS has been Of great assistance in re-
adjusting and charging The work M
Several barracks the reading-rooms have
been moved from tents into quarters .n
buildings. Good detailed mon have been
secured as helpers. and the rcclmont Us
on "a good basis FOR an aggre sire win-
tors work.
The help ~ Chaplain PeH. Z. s. a, ana
other officers enabled Secretary MacilraFy
90 get the Quemados branch In good
w0rking order IN a very short time. AZ
the opening of the work personal visits
were made 10 every troop and BATTALION
also the kitchen. guard-houscs and hospi-
tals so that the Y. ~. O.. a. was brought
10 the attention OF every man in Camp
Columbia The rooms are now the center
OF attraction for the boys when they VISIT
the town. At the first the men would
come 10 the building with hair ruiiied.
dressed I'm their old uniforms, with az
g'ouchv. don't-care appearance, but the
influence of the attractive rooms ana
wholesome atmosphere Of the place soon
led them 10 change this and they now
seem 10 take pride IN coming dressed as
IL for inspection day. The reading ara
correspondence rooms frequently contain
as many as one hundred and fifty men
AZ one time. while the games and other
privileges are constantly used. feature
~ tho effort at this place is the educa-
tional work which has been inaugurated.
Seven subjects. including English. geo
eraphv. arithmetic penmanship, history,
olocution and Spanish are taught. each or
the classes being well attended As many
rs one hundred and thirty men have at
tended the Gospel meetings. and when II
is remembered that these men never had
q RELIGIOUS service until few weeks ago.
we feel much encouraged, especially when
nineteen men professed conversion in the
meetings during October.
A number of men have covenanted 70
read regularly Scripture selections suS-
eested in the Bible Reading Union Calen-
dar. We expect 10 observe the week OF
PRAYER for young men by holding specia
services at as many points as can be ar
ranged for. Increased supplies OF litera-
ture could be used TO advantage al severa
places.