CHRISTIAN SCIENCE IN THE WAR
desire for them and an assurance that they would be highly prized and carefully studied. There were, however, men all over the world, with no Worker to whom they could appeal, who themselves wrote earnest requests to this Committee for a copy of the little book. Among these the following letter from a sailor is perhaps of unusual interest. He says:
“One of my shipmates was sent a vest-pocket edition of the textbook. I have been reading it with deep interest and wish to own one, hence my letter.
“I enlisted from Boston but was brought up and went to school in Concord, New Hampshire, where Mrs. Eddy once lived. As a little boy I used to romp and play close by her home, Pleasant View, and I still remember her kind sweet face as she would ride by in her carriage. Sometimes she would even give us children a ride.”
Extracts from a few of the grateful letters received will indicate that the book was indeed sent to the globe's remotest bound, always bearing its message of healing and comfort.
A British soldier writes from Damascus, Syria:
“This is to advise you that the vest-pocket edition of Science and Health and the pamphlets reached me safely and were very much welcomed and appreciated.”
An English “Tommy” writes from France:
“I will say that my Science and Health has been with me all the time I have been out here and that my reading a little each day has helped me more than I could ever put into words.”
From Saugor, India, we received the following:
“Many thanks indeed for the vest-pocket edition of Science and Health. Also the copy of Quarterly and Song Book as
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