Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-10-09

open to relief, al they are to-day.
There is hardly a village or town
in the whole country in which the
best minds are not working united
ly on some of the problems that
touch the hearts of humanity.
Leagues for work of every kind are
multiplying Oh every hand.
The growth of the Order has
been very remarkable. January,
1886, ten members; May, 1890, one
hundred and fifty thousand men,
besr, according to the statement
made in a personal letter to US
from Mrs. Davis, the correspond
ing secretary, dated April 10. One
hundred and fifty thousand women
means a hundred and fifty thousand
hearts to pray. A hundred and
fifty thousand voices to speak for
God. Three hundred thousand
hands to work for the cause of
Christ and humanity. The society
now has members in all parts ofthe
globe.
But is not this movement evan
escent and emotional in Its charac
tel? Is it likely to last anu be a
lasting good to its members? One
of the elements of permanent
strength is in the fact that it antag.
onizes no existing society. 1t d.
verts nothing from the activities of
any church. 1t stands in rivalry
with no other organization. Its
object, as stated IN Article II ofthe
Constitution, is ''to develop spirit
ual life and stimulate Christian &C
tivity." It's purpose is to add to
the good influences and the practi-
cal workers in every church and
every field of philanthropic work,
to be cleaners in the great field of
humanity and thus widen the work
of every worthy cause.
The Kings Daughters are always
organized in connection with the
church, as for example, in Trinity
Church, New York, there are
nearly forty of these "organized
ten" of ''sisterhood of SERVICE"
each having its special field and
each a mission of it's own. Thus,
many church societies are divided
into innumerable bands. The
Order in one society in Washing
ton contained three hundred mem.
bers, and each of the thirty little
Circles of ten or more had its dis,
tinct province, and, altogether
proved most efficient helpers in
the carrying on of all Church ano
Sunday-schoel work. The genera
work OF this society might best be
learned from the names and doingi
of some of the local Circles.
In Baltimore there is a Circle
known as the 'Refecting Circle
There is the "Flower Ten,' who
visit the sick and the needy, carry
Ing them flowers to cheer theil
hearts and brighten the sick-room
The motto of this society is: "Te
visit the tatherless and the widows
in their afiictlon." This Flower
Mission Circle is doing a most ex
cellent work among the poor
in the jails, hospitals, factories ant
tenements of New York and othel
large cities. There are $1,000 ten
ement houses in New York con
tanning 100000 tenements ant
$50, 600 infants. This same mis-
sion and in the same year distribu
ted over 1000 bouquets and spen
SS4 in ice for the poor. In thu
cities there are what is called thu
"Fresh Air Ten," whose aim is t,
take poor children to the country
and give them an airing during the
hot summer months.
Then there is the "Sunshin,
Ten," whose motto is to "Speal
no evil but to scatter sunshine
, In Atco, N. j., there is tn,
"Loving Circle" which re
Gently sent a crate of berrie'
to the hospital and spent ont
evening each week making SCRAP
albums for the poor children
This same Circle mak~s frequen
visits to a blind lady, singing tt
her and reading the Word of hop
and comfort.
:, In another village Gin the East
!, of course), there is an "Anti-G Jos
sip Circle" which has found mucl
more business than they had anti
cipated. In a Western town W
have the "1ongue Guard Ciicle.'
How suggestive are the name
designating many of the newt.
formed ,ensl Who can tell hov
much of comfort those who cal
themselves THE Comforting Ten
!, have given to the sick by thei
, sweet flowers and comfortin,
words, written or spoken? VIII
can tell how many mothers hav'
been soothed and rested by tn,
8 daughters, who in recognizing
themselves as "Daughters of tn
King" have been more thoughfu
and helpful in their own families
:. In Rochester one Circle OF tn
Kipo,s D~arnhtors hsc o;von Ia,