The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-08-07
THE KINGS DAUGHTERS.
THERE WERE 5000 OF THEM YES
TERD1Y AT ASBURY PARK.

A Convention for the Exchange of Con-
gratulations and Helpful Words-An
of Jersey City's Daughters" Were
Represented.
Twelve cars containing 700 Kings
Daughters went to Ocean Grove to hold q
convention yesterday. The event was q
success, and the North Baptist Church
deserves much credit for the work done
to make it success. 1t was this church
that originated the plan and brought it to
perfection. The Kings Daughters have
no national organization of Il definite
character. Each branch makes its own
laws and regulations. For that reason
the convention held yesterday was but a
gathering of the different societies
Each one of the seventy-two societies
present made a report, but it was un-
official and was made to encourage the
workers for the cause. Some of the dele
gates who spoke during the day came
from distant States.
1t was after ten o'clock in the morning
when the members of the different
societies entered the Young Peoples
Temple at Ocean Grove, each wearing a
silver badge which denoted membership
They elected Mrs. Margaret Bottome, of
New York, presiding officer because she
founded the order, and Mrs. j. G. Davis
was made secretary because she aided
Mrs. Bottome in organizing the order.
Messrs. Gully, Reed, Ward and Nc
Donald, who had charge of the seven
hundred from this CITY, had them COM
fortably located together, and through
their carefulness not one accident oc-
Cured to mar the pleasure of the day.
PAUL AS A KINGS SON.
The Rev. c. H. Yatman addressed the
audience, which consisted of not less than
5000 persons, on Paul, a Kings Son."
and the congregation mat, at the close, was re-
The Rev. DR.. Stokes followed, and, as
president of the Ocean Grove Association,
gave the Kings Daughters hearty well
come, and Mrs. President Bottome re-
sponded in few well chosen words, and
concluded her remarks by saying that the
different organizations were prepared to
hear from each other the reports of the
work that had been done. 1t was reported
by one circle from Paterson that some
means for reading rooms for poor people
who cannot go to church should be de-
vised.
The Vincentown Ten was reported as
having taken For Even Christ Pleased
ANoO AAAhlSCAl 90 q hlOpOO, ctbO uhC11 CAAOl u
were appreciated.
A sprightly report was made by a
twelve-year-old girl, who said that the
Daughters of her church were supporting
a little boy in China and also caring for
sick and destitute children.
The Rev. G. H. Brett, one of the two or
three Jersey City clergymen present, in
brief address related the story of q Kings
Daughter furnishing legs for cripple
entirely destitute
ADDRESSES BY EARNEST WORKERS.
In the afternoon the immense audi
torium where the camp meeting exercises
are conducted was filed to hear what
was to be done, but SO far as business was
concerned they were disappointed.
Mrs. j. L. Ellis opened the exercises
with prayer, and Mrs Bottome addressed
the congregation and explained the
Christian work the different societies
were engaged in and were to begin. After
an address by Mrs Davis, the secretary,
on ''The Power of Christ, the convention
adjourned for the evening services.
1t was late last night when the special
train arrived in Jersey City bringing back
the Jersey City delegates, who were de,
tanned by the reception rendered them by
Willis Ford Dey at the Sheldon House.
The money from the sale of the tickets
over the amount necessary to pay ex-
penses will be divided among the
churches in this city, all of which were
represented.