Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1918-02-06
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At CAMP HANCOCK

There are two reasons why Bible Glass
Week may not have received as large
emphasis in Camp Hancock as in some
other camps: First, a quiet Bible Glass
Campaign had been in progress for some
time: ard, second, Bible Class Week
found the camp in the midst of an evan
geiistic campaign. Although there was
not the special advertising which would
have been given under other circum-
stances, the results attained thus far are
very promising.
The week closed with q total of four
teen new Bible classes organized the
average attendance upon which has been
about ten. One of the encouraging feat
ures OF the work has been that almost
all OF these. classes give promise of
large, healthy growth. In some cases
where there were only three or four men
present at the organization of the class
the next meeting had an attendance Of
eight or ten. This shows that as the
men come to see the purpose and posi-
bIlltles of the company Bible class they
VIII take an increasing interest in it.
Hancocll's campaign began sometime
ago, vita a canvass of the various mill
tary units with view to discovering
the number of men who would like to
become members of Bible classes. In a
number OF cases, it was possible to have
this information secured by the friendly
assistance of the chaplains, in connection
with the religious census which the mill
tary authorities had been required to
take. This canvass has been completed
in majority OF the regiments, ard the
work of organization is now going for
ward.
Building 231 led in this campaign for
company Bible classes. The chaplain of
the l09th Field Artillery, which this build
Ing serves, co-operated most cordially in
this work. using the cards which had
been prepared for the Bible class enlist
ment campaign in taking the religious
census of the regiment. When the names
OF those indicating their desire to join
a Bible class had been thus secured a
letter was addressed to each man. telling
him Of the time and place for meeting
of the men of his battery for the purpose
of organizing Bible class A sufficient
number OF workers was secured to send
one to each Of these groups at the time
appointed, This plan resulted in the
organization of a Bible class in every
battery of that regiment on Sunday, Jan
nary 9th.
This plan was followed quite closely
week later by the staff of building II in
the organization of Bible classes in one
OF the regiments which that building
serves. An additional interesting feature
OF the plan worked By this building is
that the chaplain of the regiment will
meet with the leaders of these classes
from week to week, to prepare them for
their work OF teaching The whole BIZ
bic class organization Of the regiment
from the company class to the teacher
training class, is thus manned by men
Of the regiment, and will go wherever
the regiment goes Building rs organized
ten new classes on Sunday February 3rd
making a total of twenty-four new class
es as result of the campaign. The work
OF organization has Just fairly begun
and We are expecting to have q number
of rev classes to report each week until
the organization Is completed.