The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-06-22
DOING
GOOD WAR WORK

The following article, taken from
the.Christian Science Monitor of June
4, 1918, has been forwarded to this
paper by the Christian Science com
mittee on publication for the state of
Nevada with a request that it be
published:
The organized activities of the
Christian Science war relief and camp
welfare committee started in Novem-
ber, 1917. On the 18th of that month
the Christian Science board of di-
rectors advised the three largest
churches in each state that con-
ference of churches and societies of
that state could be called to consider
co-ordinated plan for Christian
Science activities in the camps of the
United States army throughout the
country, and also in the large naval
concentration points, and that a rep
resentative of this committee could
attend the conferences prepared to
recommend a co-ordinated plan ap-
proved by the board of directors.
AS a result of this letter state con-
ferences were held and committees
were formed to assume jurisdiction
of the camp welfare work in their
states. AS an outcome of the activi-
ties of these state committees, camp
welfare workers have been placed in
the cities and towns adjacent to all
of the national army cantonments, ma
tional guard camps, many of the
larger army posts, at the principal
embarking points and also at several
important naval points. and welfare
rooms have been opened at a number
of room was very evident.
1t is the duty of the workers to
| keep in touch with all the Christian
! Science soldiers and sailors in the
camps to which they are assigned
and also to make available at their
discretion the Christian Science Moni-
tor to all, Scientists and non-Scien-
| lists alike. These welfare workers
are also providing vest pocket edi-
tions of Science and Health, with
Key to the Scriptures" by Mary
Baker Eddy, the vest pocket Quar-
I terly," and the vest pocket "Sonl
Book" consisting of sixty special.
selected hymns from the Christian
Science hymnal, as well as subscrip
tions to periodicals, to all of tn
Christian Scientists and to such othe
soldiers as are sufficiently Iutereste'
to request them. Christian Scienc,
soldiers and sailors are being eneour
aged by these workers to hold theil
own Christian Science services anC
the fruitage from this branch of the
work has been cause for great graft
tude. Reports already received in
dicate that a considerable amount Of
healing work has been accomplished
! Soldiers report a much greater sense
of protection and many instances OF
families helped through the efforts OF
/ the committees are on record.
On March 26, 1918, the Christian
Science war relief and the Christian
Science camp welfare funds were
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 an
nouncing the arrival in Paris of a
party of ten workers, sent to France
| by this committee. 1t will be the duty
of these workers to extend the war
relief work carried on through Chris
tian Scientists in France since the
beginning of hostilities.
Funds for the Christian Science
war 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 to all in
need of help.