The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1918-08-29
CHRISTIAN SCIENTISTS
AID ALL IN SERVICE
LFrom - SundaE AdvernserI

From Boston Sunday Advertiser
Christian Science camp welfare work
is now being carried en- IN - army
and navy camps In the United States
under direction IF the Christian Sci
euce War Relief and Camp Welfare
Committee Of the First Church Of
Christ. Scientist. in Boston. There are
at present about ii men and - women
engaged iu this work. the women serv-
ing mainly as welfare room attendants.
Conducted al first independently. the
camp welfare WORK has been merged
with the war relief work which the
Christian Scientists were dong m for
eign countries before the United States
entered the war. For both these pur-
poses about one million dollars have
been raised
The aim of the Christian Science
camp workers is To be as helpful as
possible To all men in the camps.
whether or not they are Christian Scr
entists, and particularly 10 give assist
ance which NAV 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 arrange
ment for keeping soldiers and sailors
in close touch with their relatives.
Cooperating with the committee in
Boston there is Christian Science
camp welfare committee IN each state.
The committee IN the home state of d
soldier or sailor c0operates by mail and
telegraph with the committee Of the
state in which he Is camped or sta
toned to form a direct and constant
link between the 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 com.
muuication with his home.
This link Of home and camp. com
bined with the personal attention of
the Christian Science workers in the
camps, has frequently been the means
of changing a soldiers outlook from
one of gloom to one of JOY, and not in
frequently it has proved to be the
means Of relieving relatives of tinan.
cial embarrassment. the committee IN
the home state making loans for use
by the relatives until their boy II
camp should be prepared to forward
money to them
The net result, for which the Chris
tian Science committee and, camI
workers have received many commend
ations, has been noticeable raising
of the morale of many men in the ser
vice and the development of a better
feeling at home regarding the parhci.
patton of their boys IN the service.
The camp workers say there is an
increased willingness among the com.
manding officers and surgeons to allow
Christian Science treatment for those
men who ask for it. and many Chris
tian Science nealings have been re
corded. Recently two requests foi
Christian Science services In hospital
wards were received by camp workers
from medica:nurses who had observed
the beneficial effects Of Christian Sci.
ence 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. light touring car has
been added to the equipment Of the
Christian Science camp workers at
each camp to be used wherever and
whenever possible m assisting the men.