Article October 11, 1919 Issue

Extracts from Letters

"It may be of interest to you to know a few details of the activities of Cour-Cheverny, headquarters of the Signal Corps Replacement Depot in France, now that our meetings here are at an end, due to return of troops to the United States. We were fortunate in having a Christian Science chaplain attached to our organization.

"Meetings have been held regularly at his office on Sundays and Wednesday evenings, services being held in accordance with the Manual of The Mother Church, since November. A committee of three, consisting of two corporals and one private were elected as an executive board, who arranged the details of the meetings and designated the Readers. Readers were changed each week, the First Reader officiating at the Wednesday evening service. The first meetings were held without music, in the chaplain's room, but later the committee obtained the use of a comfortable room with a piano, and later discovered a soloist among the members, thus having 'regular' services. Many benefits, too numerous for detail (including many healings), have been experienced by the members, who gave testimony thereof."

"It has been my good fortune to enjoy many blessings through Christian Science. During my experiences in the Army of our country, Christian Science has meant more to me than ever before. And it is in appreciation of the work done through Christian Science for soldiers that I write this. On arriving in France I was suffering from a severe attack of influenza, then epidemic, and I am very grateful for my healing through Christian Science without medical treatment. Other inharmonious conditions were overcome, such as bad quarters and seemingly being treated unjustly. I feel that my experience in France has been much pleasanter in every way because of making use of my knowledge of Christian Science. Through searching and striving with right motives, better quarters where I could read and study were obtained, many good comrades were met, and all feeling of injustice was removed. It was my good fortune while in France to be stationed in the same district with one of the Christian Science chaplains, where we had services Sundays and Wednesdays regularly. I am indeed grateful for Christian Science and its activities and that we had in this war such men as our chaplains."

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