The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-04-17


unreasonable to suppose that these women
heard the sermon or read it and were in
splrsd by II TO enter more actively and def
lnitely into the service of that king whose
service is perfect freedom and fullness of
lie. But whether this be true or NOT ii is
certain that they were acquainted with the
Zen Times One is Ten story, and took up
very heartily and vigorously its ideas as to
doing good, and stimulating others TO go
and DO likewise. 1t is not so certain that
the name, Kings Daughters, was taken
from the poem, although the spirit of the
verse is in perfect harmony with the
pur est aspirations and the most definite
practical aims of the groups of ten that
have for the last four years borne the
name everywhere throughout our land.
And now, returning to my subject, ways
DOING GOOD WITHOUT MONEY,
say that have nothing better to propose
than has been proposed and entered upon
and done, again and again, by these little
groups of quiet workers, the Kings Daugh-
ters. One might almost say that this sub
lect of mine to-day is the problem they
have been working at these several years.
How can we, who have not the handling of
large sums Of money, we-many Of US
young, many of Us without special inf1u-
ence-how can we, whe are poor and who
have to work for our daily bread, many of
US, at least how can we go about doing
gocds Previous to this mission of tie
Kings Daughters doing good had almost
become synonymous with giving money to
some charity, or at least helping somebody
who needed help by giving money directly
or its equivalent in food and clothing.
With money there seemed to be hundreds,
thousands OF ways OF doing good. One
might feed the hungry and ciothe the
poor and minister to the suffering
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lums or other institutions for human aid or
eilef, but what can We do who are single
handed, we whose hands are empty2 We
also aspire to be servants Of the most high
God; We also, believing that we are in the
Kingdom, desire TO work for its upbuilding,
but our hands are empty and our hearts are
weak. Worry earnestly and very sincerely
the answers to this question have been
sought, and much good work has been
found, not all OF IL, TO be sure, of the sort
that can be done entirely without money
but much Of II such as csa be done by those
who have time aud good health and some
small amounts of money that they can
spend in the work. At many points this
sort OF doing good that can be carried on
without money, supplements or assists the
sort that is done with moBsy, and very
often indeed the work CT the Kings Dangh-
ters is only carried to fruitful issue
through persistehtly circulating a sub
scription paper for some good work which
they have in hand.
perhaps as good work has been done by
any OF the bands of ten has bean done by
those who have miRistered in the hospitals
and other public institutions that care for
the suffering and the unfortunate. They
have gone to these hospitals and asylums
with songs on their lips and with flowers
in their hands; they have gone as daughters
of the King, and remem bering that has
n q
pie that they find their own kindred, other
sons and daughters of the King and the
sense OF kinship recognized and felt every
where
swEETENED THE MINISTRY
and heightened the good of the service
How much good there may be in simply
going TO see some one who Is sick ana suf-
ferlng IN hospital, no one knows who has
not tried 1t. And to 90 with a book and
read an hour to some one whose hours are
all weary waiting, whose days seem
lengthened into weeks and whose weeks
pass by ike years, IL is, indeed, 10 60 about
doing good to be engaged in such ministra-
hons. Anyone who has time and health can
IND the aged, tbs sick, the suffering to
whom such services will be welcome, in
deed, WHISTLER in hospitals, public institu-
tons, or elsewhere. Another branch of
this same sort of work is the SUPPL, ing
ons with literature. For this purpose boxes
for collecting magazines and illustrated pa
| pers are plEced in railroad stations and
| other public places, where travellers or
others may deposit books, magazines and
papers which they otherwise would throw
away, which boxes are emptied periodically
ana the contents distributed among those
who are glad TO receive them The making
OF scrapoooks for hospitals-scrapbook
consisting chiefly of pictures cut from pa
pers and magaZines--has also been engaged
in in many places. Country tens gather
! flowers in the summer and ship to the
flower missions in the cities. To collect
toys, books and last years Christmas gifts
TO help to make merry Christmazes for the
children IN some home for the frisndless'
or hospital is another way of making
somebody glad without money. To
write letters for old people or
others who cRnRot write is a service
whereby some have made themselves and
others glad. And those with the gift of
song, who have gone about singing, have
Dsen able to do a service always most
! hAppily received. Some have taught in
mission Sunday schools, some have gone as
teachers in the evening schools in cities
where such schools are not regularly
organized. giving their service voluntarily.
Such work, indeed, has always been the
beginning Of Systematic provision for such
institutions, as the work once begun always
grows and lustifies itself TO all thoughtful
people. Temperance work in the way Of
circulating pledges, and in the WAY of
friendly visitation and personal exhorta-
ton, has proved good service in the hands
OF some of the wiser of the Kings Daueh
ters. Many have worked with the charity
organization societies of the cities, and the
relief associations, taking up the work Of
the friendly visitors, who, without dis
trlDutlng aims, seek TO become the friends
Of those they visit.
"Now, l believe have about exhausted
the list of nameable services of definite
things which can be mentioned, which
women and young people who have no
money to give can engage in-the list, at
least, OF the sorts of services in which the
Kings Daughters in various places have
engaged. There is
ONE SORT OF WORK,
however, that reserved to speak of last.
and / know not what to call it, unless /
call 1t preaching. In the various leaflets
that have been issued for the instruction
OF the Kings Daughters, l find the fire.
quent suggestion that they shall induce
Others TO go 10 the young peoples pi aver
meeting and to the religious services OF
the church, and that they shall be ready to
assist in every way in which they can be
helpful and influential, In the general work
OF the church and the Sunday school This
work also ], Of course, heartily indorse and
cordially recommend as a way of doing
good without money, provided only that
the organization, the Is ng's Daughters,
shall net be made an engine of sectarian
propagandisn. OF course think the good
conscientious women of the original ten of
New York city made q mistake when they
constituted hsmselves the central council
OF the Kings Daughters of America and
issued their little leafiet No. 8, for the in
struction of the Kings Dauphters evarv