The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-11-27
CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION.
ITS WORK IN THE PHILIPPINE
ISLANDS.
Regular Church Services pm Sunday
Special Meetings for Marines at Cavite
The Association's Work In Cuba.

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sentatives of the army and navy de
partment of the Young Mems Christian
association at Manila, Philippine Is
lands, October, 1899
Report Letter No. 10--The volun
teers have returned home but the fielt
for association effort is not lessened b,
that fact Each transport brings re-
cruits for the regular army and prac
tically all of these are young men. At
ter brief stay in the city they are sem
out to join their respective regiments or
the firing line. This brings new men tc
our tent each day, but the attendance
remains good and as a result the work
becomes far reaching.
The regular church services on Sun
day morning, conducted by Messrs.
Rodgers and Hubbard have continued
with much interest, as have the evening
services, Bible classes and Wednesday
| evening song and prayer services.
Arrangements have been made for
holding services every Tuesday evening
with the detachment of marines in Ca
vite navy yard. Prior to this there
have been no regular services there, and
marked interest is shown, as many as
/ forty-five attending some of the ser
vices. Last Tuesday. although most
of the men had been called out on ac-
count of slight skirmishes at different
I points, leaving only one hundred and
fifty men in barracks, fifty of those be-
ing on guard, there were thirty five
men at the service. Through the kind
ness of Captain Greene, the provost
marshal, who has offered us place, we
expect soon to open association rooms
| there
| We shall have in Mr.. James Cassels,
| one of the marines whose home is in
| Philadelphia, an enthusiastic helper.
| One of the travelling libraries which
has been sent us will be placed at this
post giving men very much needed OPP
portunity of access to good books.
Chaplain Marvine having been APP
pointed to assist Chaplain Pierce at the
First Reserve hospital, we have ar
ranged for Sunday afternoon services
at the Third Reserve (ConvalescenO
hospital, there being no chaplain APP
pointed for duty there. The large dim
ing room is used for the meetings.
Captain Kulp, the doctor in charge of
the hospital. is personally interested
and attends as frequently as possible,
We are exceedingly grateful to
Messrs Rodgfers and Hubbard for their
valuable assistance as many of the reg
iments are without chaplains there be-
ing no provision for them in the new
regiments.
Owing to the activity among the
troops on the northern line, no work has
been done among them except sending
supplies to Chaplain Miller, of the
Fourth cavalry, at Angeles. A case
was also sent to Chaplain Randolph at
Cebu, and another to Chaplain Swift,
of the Thirteenth infantry, who lost all
of his supplies on the Morgan City.
The statistical record for the month
shows an average of sixteen for four
prayer services, ten for four Bible class
es, fifty for four Sunday services, six
ty-six for four Sunday services, fifty
six for four meetings at the Third Re
serve hospital and thirty-five for four
services at Cavite. In His Name,
CHARLES A. GLUNG,
F. A JACKSON.
Secretaries.
In Cuba
Following is the report of the repre-
sentatives of the army and navy de-
partment of the Young Mems Christian
association in Cuba, October, 1899
Owing to the constantly decreasing
number of soldiers In the city, the
rooms which we occupied on the Prado
We're closed on October 1st, and most
of the equipment was sent to Quemados
to be used in fitting up the building
which we had secured at No. s General
Maceo street for the use of the troops
at Camp Columbia. Believing that it
would be necessary to have a central
office and store-room in Havana, we Sc
cured quarters for this purpose at No.
80 Industrial street. From this office we
are able to keep in touch with each of
the points of work outside of the city
and to give close supervision to hospi-
tai number one, which is visited daily
and services held semi-weekly. Our
work here has been given the hearty |
of Lieutenant Colonel O'Reil- |
ly, chief surgeon of the division of |
Cuba, who spent fortnight in the hos
pital
ME. Ia. wi, Nelly arrived icIODpf "a |
and Immediately took charge of the
work in the Second United States ar
tillery, which had been so faithfully |
carried on by Mr.. Albert ]. Adams up
TO the time of his death, which was
mentioned in our last letter. In the
different posts occupied by this regi-
nent six reading rooms have been OPP
rated, supplies Of writing material and
games furnished and we'll attended
meetings held. This record has been
made in the face of many difficulties,
Tot the least of which was a removal
# one battalion to stations in the Uni
ed States. Plans are now being formed
or the Inauguration of Spanish classes
With the detachment at Cabana for
ress. The cordial support of the COM
handing officers has been of great as
istance In readjusting and charging
he work. AT several barracks the
eading rooms have been moved from
ents into quarters in buildings. Good
detailed men have been secured as help
rs and the regiment is on good basis
or an aggressive winters work.
The help Of Chaplain Bell, u. s. A,
nd other officers enabled Secretary
1acilravy to get the Quemados branch
I good working order in very short
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