Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-10
CAMP WORK OF
THE SCIENTISTS
Work of Christian Scientists
in Camps Is Told in
Interesting Article

Appearing in the Boston Sunday
Advertiser is an article which de-
scribes the work of Christian Scien-
lists in various camps. How the well
fare work is conducted by the well
fare workers of this church is told
in the article which follows:
Christian Science camp welfare
work is now being carried on in
forty-tive 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
Boston. There are at present about
seventy men and fifteen women en-
gagged in this work, the women
serving mainly as welfare room at
tendants
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
beth 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
assistance which may not be avail
able 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
tot ch with their relatives.
Quick Communication
Cooperating with the committee
in Boston, there is a Christian
Science camp welfare committee in
each state. The committee in the
home state of soldier or sailor CO.
operates by mail and telegraph with
the committee of the state in which
he is camped or stationed t. form
a direct and constant link ortwcen
tie soldier or sailor and his relatives.
Thereby the relatives are quickly
made acquainted with needs of their
boy in the service. and he is provided
with an avenue of quick communi-
cation with his home.
This linking of home and camp,
combined with the personal atten-
ton of the Christian Science work.
erS in the camps, has frequently
been the means of changing a SOL
diers' outlook from one of gloom to
one of joy. and not infrequently it
has proved to be the means of re-
lieving relatives of financial embar-
rassment, the committee 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, 70 (which the
Christian Science committee and
camp workers have received many
concentrations, has been a notice.
able raising of the morale of many
men in the service and the develop
ment of a better feeling at home re-
garding the participation of their
boys in the service.
THE camp workers say there is
an increased Willingness among the
commanding officers and surgeons to
allow Christian Science treatment
for those men who ask for it, and
many Christian Science healings
have been recorded Recently, two
requests for Christian Science serv-
ices in hospital wards were received
by camp workers from medical
nurses who had observed the bene-
ticial effects of Christian Science
treatment.
In or near numerous camps. the
Christian Science committees have
erected substantial buildings, with
quiet places for reading and writing.
and other buildings are in course of
construction. A light touring car has
been added to the equipment of the
Christian Science camp workers at
each camp to be used wherever anc
whenever possible in assisting the
men"