Article July 14, 1945 Issue

Excerpts from Letters Concerning Christian Science Wartime Activities

[From a Prisoner of War in Germany]

Thanksgiving was celebrated in Stalag Luft III, Center Compound, on the last Thursday in November. The Christian Science Thanksgiving service was held on the Wednesday following, conducted from a copy of the German-English Quarterly, which is now being received from Switzerland in sufficient numbers for all. Carrying our stools into the empty little "library" where the meeting was held, some of us recalled the first Sunday service which we held in that room over a year ago.

When the Americans arrived, two RAF flight sergeants were faithfully reading the services to each other. Two Americans joined them. As the camp grew, we were able to move to the theater to sing hymns to the accompaniment of a foot-pedaled organ, to afford the dignity of an usher waiting with typewritten hymns at the door, and to hear once again the familiar and satisfying strains of our beloved Leader's hymns played before and after service in affirmation of the harmony of a church which gives proof of its utility. Now each of us has received a Hymnal and a serviceman's set of the Christian Science textbooks—the Bible, and "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" by Mary Baker Eddy. A set of concordances for reference has also been sent us. A copy of Science and Health and one each of Mrs. Eddy's other works have been placed in the camp Quiet Room and Reference Library.

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