Smyrna times., 1894-02-21
For the Smyrna Times.
The Annual Report of our Kings
Daughters.

At the reception given by the
"King's Daughters" on Wednesday
evening, February 7th, at the home of
Mrs. A. :. Riggs, the following annual
report was read:
Smyrna, Delaware, Little Laura
Lee" Circle Motto ~ can do all
things through Him that strengthen
eth me-" We come again with our
report of another years work, an un-
broken circle-a strong chain-not
once has single link been broken;
surely God has been good to US.
Beginning with but ten members,
the Circle now has membership of
forty-One. What a wonderful factor
for good are these widening Circles,
constantly increasing, making more
surely true the answering of that
prayer, Thy Kingdom Come"
The outward symbol is the tiny
cross or purple ribbon, sign of royalty,
but the inward consciousness of what it
all means-the serving King-surely
no one can wear that little cross with
out being helped.
If we could always take with us, hid
den away in the secret place of our
hearts, the memory of these few lines,
II shall pass through this world but
once; any good thing, therefore, that
can do, or any kindness that l can
show to any human being, let me do
1t now, let me not defer it or neglect
it, as | shall not pass this way again"
During the past year we have held
nineteen meetings, receiving as dues
$24. We held a bazaar, from which
we realized $112.21, and "Violet
Tea" that brought US 1885. Four
dear little children gave us S1.35, the
proceeds of Magic Lantern exhibition
at one of their homes.
Some of the channels through which
our money has drifted, for the masters
use, has been in furnishing pulpit for
| the Sunday School or Lecture Room
of the M. +. Church; periodicals, in.
Guiding "Silver Crosses" for the Y. NJ.
C. A; gift to the w. c. T. u; tut
tiOn of a little girl for year in MALTA.
lieu Seminary, Ala. securing an invalid g
chair for shut inn; contribution to
Worlds Fair Literature; beside count
less supplies of food and clothing for
the needy, fruit and flowers for the
sick.
The greater part of the Circle sub
scribe for the SilUer Cross, an estimable
magazine.
One line of the Masters work, taken
up during the year, that has brought
back such sure returns, has been the
appointing of committee of two
changing every three months, for the
purpose of visiting those who were
aged, sick or sOrrowing over the sever.
ance of earthly ties, taking with them
the Kings own message, and with g
song or prayer both visitor and visited
| found Oftentimes that it was an "uplift
an outlook" to the soul, the work
changing into prose the poetry o
these lines:
Hast thou, my Master, aught for me to d,
To thee too day, honor?
Hast thou word Of love to some poor sou
That | may say2
For see this world that thou hast mad
so fair,
Within its heart is sad
Thousands are lonely, thousands sigh ant
weep,
But few are glad"
As near as possible this Is the writ
Ten record OF q years WORK, DuL on
the unwritten record of the lovinl
touch, the kindly smile, the word 0
cheer to the fainting heart. the bur
dens lifted are all so precious that th'
King himself keeps watch aud ward
over the things done by his sons anC
daughters in His name,
4 'itiny thing 10 seed" but whC
can estimate the power which lie
latent within it, and it may be bu
these triaes, just the smile, the warn
hand clasp, the word of cheer, tha
shall be the balm which shall heal ant
strengthen SOME heart, heavy ant
wounded in the conflict with sin.
There is work for each and every
one, and opportunities lie all arOunt
our path. Happy they who do nObl.
what their hands find to do before tn
inevitable night, for then they can Ii
down and say:
THE safest place in all the land,
Is the narrow realm of the folde
hand"
Eoby,,0,.,, 7tb 1904