CHRISTIAN SCIENCE IN THE WAR
caught his first real glimpse of God's goodness, and many were restored to health while reading or studying here. Sometimes on a Worker's couch a physical difficulty was mastered and a visit to the camp hospital made unnecessary. The rooms often echoed with the voices of strong young manhood raised in hymns of praise at our Sunday services or in grateful testimony at the midweek meetings. What these rooms meant to the men can probably best be told in their own words. A sergeant Q. M. C. writes:
“To be able to visit the rooms (at Newport News, Virginia) almost daily has been a privilege that I have more than enjoyed. Not only have I been able to read and study but also enjoy seeing others benefit from the great love that is extended to all who visit these rooms.”
From a private at Camp Sheridan, Alabama:
“This reading room has been my first resort and it comes in very handy just at present as I have no light in my tent.”
A private in the American Expeditionary Forces says:
“I take this opportunity of thanking you for your kindness and also for the Welfare House (Camp Jackson, South Carolina). It certainly was an inspiration to us. The Welfare House was truly an oasis in the desert—where one found refuge and succor from the many doubts and fears of mortal existence. ‘Divine Love always has met and always will meet every human need’ (Science and Health, page 494). Many times did I go to the Welfare House depressed and with a heavy heart and came away refreshed and in a buoyant mood.”
Sometimes the boys' enjoyment of the rooms took an amusing turn as shown by the following from our Worker at Camp Cody, New Mexico:
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