The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-08-27
ANOTHER CHURCH
HELPS At THE FRONT
CHRISTIAN SCIENTISTS ESTAB-
LISHED IN BATTLE ZONE
ARE DOING GOOD

Christian Science camp welfare
work is now being carried on ir
forty-five army and navy camps ir
the United States under direction of
the Christian Science War Relief and
Camp Welfare committee of The Nirst
Church of Christ, Scientist, in Bos-
ton. There are at present about sew
enty men and fifteen women engaged
in this work, the women serving
mainly as welfare room attendants.
Conducted at first Independently,
the camp welfare work has been
merged with the war relief work
which the Christian Scientists were
doing in foreign countries before the
| United States entered the war. For
both these purposes about one mil
lion dollars have been raised.
The aim of the Christian Science
camp workers is to be as helpful as
possible to all the men in the camps,
whether or not they are Christian
Scientists, and particularly to give as
sistance which may not be available
at the time or place through any Of
the other camp welfare agencies. A.
feature of this phase of the work is
an agreement for keeping soldiers
and sailors in close touch with their
relatives. 81.
Quick Communication. =
Cooperating with the committee in
Boston, there is a Christian Science
camp welfare committee in each state.
The committee in the same state of
soldier or sailor cooperates by mail
and telegraph with the committee of
the state in which he is camped or
stationed to form a direct and con-
slant link between the soldier or sail
or. and his relatives. Thereby the
relatives are quickly made acquainted
with needs of their boy in the serv-
ice, and he is provided with an av-
enue of quick communication with
his home.
This linking of home and camp,
combined with the personal attention
of the Christian Science workers in
the camps, has frequently been one
means of changing a soldiers outlook
from one of gloom to one of joy, and
not infrequently it has proved to be |
the means Of relieving relatives of
financial embarrassment, the commit |
tee in the home state making loans
for use by the relatives until their
boy in camp should be prepared to
forward money to them.
Healings Recorded.
The net result for which the Chris
tian Science committees and camp
have received many com
mendations, has been a noticeable
raising of the morale of many men
in the service and the DEVELOPMENT of
a better feeling at home regarding ]
the participation of their boys in the ;
service.
The camp workers say there is an
Increased Willingness among the COM
handing officers and surgeons to al i
low Christian Science treatment for ]
hose men who ask for it, and many i
Christian Science healings have been t
recorded. Recently, two requests for
Christian Science services in hospital :
wards were received by camp work
RS from medical nurses who had OBJ
erved the beneficial effects of Chris
ian Science treatment.
In our near numerous camps. the
christian Science committees have
rected substantial buildings, with {
Iuiet places for reading and writing, ]
md other buildings are in course of c
obstruction. A light touring car has :
zen added to the equipment of the I
;hristian Science camp workers at t
ach camp to be used wherever and )
whenever possible in assisting the :
nen.-Boston Sunday Advertiser, July c
tn.