White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1918-07-07
VAR REL1nF- CAMP WELFARE

The organized activities q the
Christian Science Nar Relief and
Camp Warfare Committee started ii
November. 1871. On TIE llla Of
that month fae Christian science
Beard - Directors advised the three
lafge churches II eaeh state that 3
cor renee q churches and societies
IF mat state could De called 10 con
sser 3 co-8rdInafed plan Ter Chris
ton Science activities N The camps
o. the United States Army through
cut tie country. and also IN the large
naval concentration points. ana hat
a representative Of this committee
could attend the conferences pre-
pared u recommend a eo-ordinated
plan approved ~ the board IF III
reolors As 3 result Of this letter.
state conferences we're he'd and COM
mittees we're formed 70 assume jurls-
dietlon Of the Camp Welfare work
IN their states
As an outcome 81 the activities II
these state committees. Camp Vel
fare workers have been placed IN the
cities and towns adjacent 10 ali Of the
national army cantonments. national
guard camps. many 81 the larger
army posts. At the principal embark
ing points and also At several i'm
poriant naval points. and welfare
rooms have been opened Al a num-
Der Of places where the need for this
sort OF a room Nas very evident.
II IS the duty of the workers 10
keep in touch with all Of the Chris
tan Science soldiers or sailors in the
camps 10 which they are assigned
and also to make available at their
discretion. the Christian Science Non
tor to all. Scientists and non-Scien-
lists alike. These Welfare workers
are also providing yest-poeket edi-
tons OF Science and Health With hey
To the Scriptures. BY Mary Baker
Eddy. the yest-poxket Quarterly and
the sest-poeket Song Book. consisting
OF sixty specially selected hymns
from the Christian Science Hymnal.
as we'll Is subscriptions TO our
periodicals. 10 all of the Christian
Scientists and 70 such other soldiers
and sailors a. are sufficiently inter
ested 10 request them. Christian
Science soldiers and sailors are being
encouraged By these workers to hold
their own Christian Science services
and the frnitage from this branch Of
the work mas been cause for great
gratitude. Reports already received
indicate that = considerable amount
of healing work has been accom-
plisned. Soldiers report \ much
greater sense of protection and many
instances OF families helped through
the efforts Of the committees are on
record.
On March %. 1915. the Christian
Science War Relief and the Christian
Science Camp Welfare Funds Sers
combined and at present. the name
Of the committee is the Christian Sci
ence War Relief and Camp Welfare
committee.
A cable has Just been received a
~nouncing the arrival in Paris of a
party of len workers. sent 10 France
by this committee. II will be the
duty OF these workers TO extend the
War Relief Work carried on through
Christian Scientists in France since
the beginning of hostilities.
Funds for the Christian Science
Var Relief and Camp Welfare work
have been contributed by Christian
scientists throughout The world. and
this aid has not been confined to
Christian Scientists. but has been ex-
tended without restriction 10 all in
need Of help.