The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1918-09-13
CHRISTIAN SCIENTISTS AID ALL
IN SERVICE

Christian Science camp welfare
work Is now being carried on In forty
five army and navy camps in the
United States under direction OF the
Christian Science War Relief and
Camp Welfare Committee of The First
Church of Christ. Scientist, in Bos-
ton. There are at present about
seventy men and fifteen women en-
gagged in this work, the women sorv-
ing mainly as welfare room attend
ants.
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 million
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
assistance 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 arrangement for keeping soldiers
and sailors in close touch with their
relatives.
Cooperating with the committee in
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camp welfare committee in each state.
The committee in the home state of
a soldier or sailor co-operates by mail
and telegraph with the committee OF
the state in which, he is camped or
, stationed to form direct and con-
| slant link between the soldier or sail
or and his relatives. Thereby the re-
latives are quickly made acquainted
with needs OF their boy in the service
and he is provided with an avenue 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 the
means OF changing soldiers outlook
from one Of gloom to one of icy. end
not infrequently it has proved 10 be
the means of relieving relatives of
financial embarrassment. the COM
nittee in the home state making leans
Tor use by the relatives until their
BOY in camp should be prepared TO
forward money to them.
Inc net result, for which the Chris.
tian Science committees and Damn
workers have received many common
uauons' has been noticeable raising
OF the morale of many men in the
service and the development of a bet
Ter feeling at home regarding the
participation of their boys in the
p, service.
| Inc camp workers say there is an
increased Willingness among the com
mahding officers and surgeons to al
low Christian Science treatment for
tnose men who ask for it, and MANY
ohrlstian Science healings hava been
| recorded Recently, two requests ,or
christian Science services in hosnital
wards were received by camp worl,o~s
from medical nurses who had obssrv-
ed the beneficial effects of Christian
Science treatment. VI
III OF near numerous CAMPS. the
CHRISTIAN Science committees have
erected substantial buildings ui,h
quiet places for reading and writing
and other buildings are in course Of
construction. A light touring car has
oeen added to the equipment of the
christian Science camp workors ~.
eaon camp ito be used wherever and
whenever possible in assisting the
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