Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-12-01
THE LAST MEETING
Of the Kings Daughters and Sons
Held Yesterday Afternoon.
MRS. BOTTONE'SEARNEST ADDRESS
Contained Many Apt illustrations and I'm
preSSive Lessons.
SOME OF YESTERDAYS PULPIT TOPICS

Mrs. Margaret Bottome, of New York,
addressed an audience at Christ NJ. E.
Church, yesterday afternoon, that was only
limited by the capacity of the building.
Hundreds Of Kings Daughters and sons
were there and there were many there who
were not Kings Daughters and sons, but
the eloquence of the lady seemed to touch
their hearts, and after the close of the SER
vice many fingered to grasp her hand,
while others wanted her to place the silver
cross upon their breasts.
Tie meetings in the city have caused
great revival in the order, and the demand
for crosses has been so great as to exhaust
the supply brought from New York by the
treasurer, Miss Libby. Last evening, after
all the crosses had been taken, dozens OF
names We're given in, and the little crosses
will be sent as soon as the ladies return TO
New York
Mrs. Bottome is probably one of the most
eloquent ladies of the present day. and her
impressive and apt illustrations yesterday
afternoon reached the hearts of her auditors,
causing tears to fall for the poor and op-
pressed of the country. Her talk was
mainly OF the working girls, telling how
they work and how true-hearted they really
are. a great many of her audience belong
to that class and for the major part of her
address she seemed to be talking wholly to
them. The pastor of the church conducted
the opening services. assisted by Rev. DR..
George T. Purvis. In introducing the lady
10 the audience DR.. Purvis said:
THE INFLUENCE OF HER WORK.
"I believe that Mrs. Bottome needs no
Introduction to the people OF PittsDurg, be-
cause she is known through The influence of
her work. 1t gives me great pleasure to
welcome her 10 Pittsburg and to present her
to this audience this afternoon, and 1 hope
she will be instrumental In consecrating
our Young manhood and womanhood in the
work Of the Master"
The pastor Is right" began Mrs. Bot
tome. 81 am not a stranger in Pittsburg,
even though this is my first visit to your
city. l shall remember these few DAYS as
one OF the most pleasant events of my life.
When we started this organization, four
years ago, We called it little sisterhood, for
we thought il would be. We did not start
new sect nor a new church. Nothing is
disturbed, but we work lor the interest of
Tor the purpose o! developing Christian life.
There are no sects, no color line and no class
distinctions l wish you could know how
valianJly the white girls of the South are
working fo- the good and advancement OF
the colored people.
while good MANY things can be said of
New York not to her credit, there is one
thing you can rot say, that there are any dis
tincuons in the Kings Daughters. the girl
beaiud the counter shows the goods 10 the
wealthy girl in front of the counter. Per-
chance both wear The silver cross, and 1
have yet to find the Zine when the wealthy
girl viii not point to her cross and say:
You see, we are sisters
ALL ONE GREAT FAMILY.
1--WE are ali children of one father, sisters
and brothers. There is wonderful Christian
uuauimitv and liberation in this order.
First, we cultivate the heart then the home
We find too often that people always look
their best when many are around them, and
seem to care less for the home and family
circle. l remember Of one little bov who
was asked if his sister was a Kings
Daughter.
"'Yes, and real one, too he replied.
she never snubs no boys
"a gentleman once said to me that he was
afraid the old people were being kind of
iNrQNQ Ia lilS path STOuNtl. L iDlDh SO, 100.
You hear Of the Young Women's Christian
Association ami the Young Mems Christian
Association. I'm afraid we'll have to Or
Canize the old NOmeu'S Christian Associa-
ton and the Old Mems Christian ASSocia-
ton Dress up your old people and bring
them out and show them to your friends
YOU do other antique thingsr'
From championiug the cause OF the old Ia
dies, Mrs. Bottome brauched off to the
Kings Sons. She told OF the watching
Circles, composed OF young men who watch
the saloons .or boys. and the Rescue Cir
cles," who do similar work.
Mrs. Dottome will 90 10 Centerville, n.
J., next Sunday to attend the opening o
the Silver Cross Mission for the rescue of
dTuEkards. This is being opened in a
snail railroad town which has no churches,
but has an abundance Of saloons.
PITTsBURG BOYS WORK.
q want to talk of fittsburg circle of
Kings Sons. A circle was organized in
one Of the schools, and at the lunch hour the
next day the boys took their baskets and
went down in a little glen TO eat their din
nerS. There they found an old woman liv-
ing in a little hovel. They divided up their
lunch and then promised that thereafter
they would each bring a larger basketfuI.
However tine next day was SATURDAY, and
thCTe was no school. One of the little BOYS
thought OF the old woman aud asked
his mamma to put him up basket of lunch
and he would take it to her. When he
arrived there he found the old lady living in
the water of little stream and only her
head above the sur ace. 1t frightened him
badly, but he thought he saw her move, so
be ran and brought help. The old woman
was resucitated after some difficulty and
then she told how she had gone down 10 the
water and had fallen in. But for the action
Of this boy the old woman would surely
have drowned"
The lady gave many illustrations of the
work of the Kings Daughters and Sons. and
eulogized their acceptance of the MANY
opportunities TOR doing good. She closed
with an invitation for those who cared to
become one of the Kings Own to wait after
the closing service. The pastor OF Christ
Church pronounced the benediction.