The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-01-21
Good Work Done by the
Kings Daughters Of
Hedding M. E.
Church.
SHOCKING DEsTlTUTION RELlEYEB
officers, Members and Meetings
How They Help the Church
and the Poor.

Among the many missionary societies
that constitute the philanthropic side OF
the city's church life. especial attention
should be paid to those which deal with
the ''heathen at home" or, passing tha
question of creed, devote themselves to
relieving immediate suffering wherever
it may be found. Such society is the
Kings Daughters Circle of Hedding N.
E. Church.
Two years ago the ladies of the oongre~
CATION instituted series of prayer meet.
ings, which brought together old and
young in a weekly season Of prayer.
These proved entirely successful, yet the
originators remembered that ''to labor is
to pray" and decided to merge the meet
ings into Kings Daughters Ten. The
membership was made up principally OF
matrons, although not restricted to
them, aud increased until it nearly
doubled the prescribed number. Ever
since that time, the society has continued
without interruption its work of caring
for the poor. especially in individual
cases of destitution without regard to
matters of creed.
THE OFFICIAL BOARD.
The presiding officer is Mrs. j. s. Rich-
ardson, for years resident OF this city,
ing to attend the meetings of the society,
which are held on the first Thursday afs
ternoon of each month. Mrs. Thomas A,
Low, a lady identified with the progress
of the church, is the Secretary. The
meetings are conducted after the accus-
toned manner of the order of Kings
Daughters, and it goes without saying
| that each member wears the tiny silver
cross hung from its purple ribbon.
| The object of the Circle is, in general,
| TO do good wherever it Is needed, in para
| ticular, to relieve individual cases of des-
| titution in Jersey City, The members
believe that their work Is even more
needed here than in support of some ine
| stitution. For an example, the society ia
now caring for woman on Grand street,
whose case was certainly one OF the most
pitiable that has confronted the workers.
| The woman was recovering from an
| illness, which had not yet reached tbs
| stage of convalescence, and heI husband
was unable to obtain work. The cou-
| dition of affairs was reported to DR.,
| jackson by the husband, who had been
directed where to go by member OF the
| congregation. The family had no claim
upon the society save that Of suffering
| humanity, but the ladies evidently con-
sidered this a valid one, for a committee
| Immediately took the case in hand, find
| ing that literally every article OF fur
| niture with the exception of cot, had
| O0en QlSpOS6u Uls bucEo w $500 o. - hA4AA
of food in the honse, and th5tnvalid was
| slowly dying of starvation. She is not
diving now. not If good food, warm CLOTH
| ing and a stock of fuel can keep her
| alive.
AN UNBRoKEN RECORD.
| This is but a single example OF the So
| cietY's work which was continued for the
| past two years. Last Thanksgiving sew
| eral poor families received holiday din-
| ner aud there are number that are still
| pensioners. The society believes also in
helping people to help themselves. and
| conducts a sort of employment bureau
| for those whom their laborshaVeremoveo
| from immediate want.
| Among the phjlanthropists who are
| members of the ten are Mesdames Low.
| Richardson. Van Cleef, Stevens, Pres
| colt, King, Hall and Cosade, Miss Cop
sill and Miss Lily Lane. Besides the
| work for outside poor the circle assists
| the church, and recently furnished the
| treasury with a $25 check. the result or
an ente rtainment. A surplus fund is re-
served to meet demands from without.
| Mrs. J. G. Jackson, wife of the pastor. 10
! a devoted member of the Circle, and at
| tends to all its duties.
NO CALL FOR AID.
| The Ladies' Aid Society OF the Church
has not held meetings this year. It was
re.orcauized as usual and officers elected,
but since there seems to be no particular
| need for it's services 1t has remained quiet
until such an occasion should arise, The
officers are Mrs, j. V. Forster, Presi-
dent; Mrs. Rittennouse and Mrs. Lamb.
| Vice Presidents: Mrs. Hall, Treasurer.
and Mrs. Coyne, Secretary. It speaks
well for the prosperity of the church that
there has been no call for aid from the
| iodias for n iOu0