The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-05-31

Near the cross stood Mrs. BottOme,
the President of the Kings Daughters,
and around her among the feathery
palms gathered Mrs. NJ. L. Dickinson,
Miss Helen Hammersley, Mrs. Irving,
Miss Libby, Mrs. F. Payson, Mrs. Cort-
land de Peyster Field, Mrs. J. F. Rug
giles, Miss Schenck and Mrs. Davis of
Boston.
For moment every Daughter of the
King bowed her head in silent prayer,
and then after brief and eloquent pc
tition from Mrs. Davis they all lifted
up their voices in the Kings Daugh-
ters' song:
Going forth on gentle errands,
AS the Master went before
Light the little cross we carry,
Heavy was the cross He bore.
But the little crosses bearing,
Thus we share the Masters shame.
Thus his royal glory wearing,
Mcrching onward 'In His Name"
Lift we now the weary burdens,
Smooth away the mark Of care,
TO the fevered, aching pillow
Bring the tenderness of prayer.
Even in a world of sorrow,
Song of hope tits ours to frame,
Looking for brighter morrow,
Marching onward "In His Name.'
Day by day to high and iowly
One dear word we try to give,
Consecrated gladly, wholly,
Jesus Christ we try to live.
Till we reach the home of beauty,
Where the seraph raptures flame;
Love shall arm our souls for duty,
Marching onward. In His Name"
A brief address was made by Mrs.
Bottome explaining the spiritual posi-
ton, aim and work of Daughter of
the King, after which Mrs. NJ. L..
Dickinson spoke of the history, growth
and work of the Kings Daughters in
beautiful, eloquent and impressive
words. She likened their origin to the
rising of little stream in heart high
Up in the mountain of goodness and
| grace, which, as it came dancing down
the hillside, was joined by nine other
little streams, fed by little rivulets,
which in turn were replenished by rills
and tributaries until the streams have
all uuited and formed mighty river,
which goes surging and singing
through the land with the music OF
many waters, and which may in time
broaden and deepen and expand into a
vast ocean, which shall. sweep away all
evil, "In His Name"
Again she compared the growth OF
the order to the Grecian ceremony OF
obtaining the sacred fire in Jerusalem.
On each year from the altar of little
church at stated time this fire bursts
forth, and on the day appointed the
church is crowded with devout pilgrims
each bearing aloft an unlighted candle
When the flame bursts forth those near.
est the altar light their tapers, and
turning, light those behind them
those iu turn light others, and so Oh
until the church is a blaze of light, anG
each man has a gleam Of the sacred
fire, which he bears with him to hi:
home and never suffers to die out. Sc
the gleam of the silver crosses are flash
ing out here and there, one kindlins
its light from another, until in thu
United States there are already 20,00(
Kings Daughters wearing the symbol
From May to May 10, inclusive
she explained, there have been received
by the society 1905 letters, an average
of 100 letters in each mail. "In tn,
desk devoted to this work." she added
'there are letters in the drawer, .ol
tables and shelves, in boxes, bundles
and, though 1 wouldn't like to tell i
outside the family, quantities are ac
tually under the bed. Our fate cam
near being like that Of the Princes
who was buried under pyramid, onl,
our pyramid would have been of man
uscript, and the hierog]yphics of ou
sarcophagus would have been Unite
States postage stamps and interrogs
ton points. We have no salaried off
Ger in the society and no clerks, so d
YOU wonder that we cannot tell ever
woman from Maine to California wha
she had better do as a Kings Daugt
: ter?
| i'With view to lessening the wor