The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-06-14
THE KINGS DAUGHTERS.
They are Coming to Portland Next
week-story of the Organization.


Daughters and Sons lie TO hold Its conven-
tion In this city June 2o-22. 1t had it's
o rigin in New York City in 1895. Ten
women friends who had long felt and
often discussed the need among earnest
women Of new spirit of unity and fel
lowship in faith, hope In faith, hope and
love, and hey ,nd and above all oreeds,
met By appointment in an upper room of
a beading house. As q result of this
Christian conference, they or sanizsd them
selves into "Sisterhood of Service for
Christ" and called themselves the Seen
trail Council" When the name of .The
Kings Daughters" was suggested by one
of their number 1t at once appealed to
than all as expressing just the bond of
fellowship which they were seeking,
while at the same time attesting 10 the
sacredness of the union which they hoped
to form, and 1t was therefore adopted.
They chose as their motto
Look up and not down;
Look out and not in;
Look forward and 1t back;
Lend hand"
And as their watchword, "In His
Name" They gave as their object "To
develop Spirib ual Life and to stimulate
Christian activities,
They had not meant any attempt to ex-
ert this influence outside of New York
City, and it was therefore with amaze
ment that they soon learned that the de-
sire for the very thing they had been
thinking about was in the hearts OF
women everywhere. They soon found
themselves the recipients of letters from
all over the country, asking for help In
forming circles and expressing thankful
ness that such could be formed. And
they thus quioky discovered that inste ad
OF arousing an impulse to good. as they
had thought was their mission, they must
guide what was already fervent desire
to do the Lords work. This was not q
light task, and the wonder Is that when
they began TO realize the great RESPONSE
bility which had come to them SO unex-
pectedly they did not turn back. That
they did not do so, although almost ap.
palled by the outlook, would seem to be
sufficient reason for believing that these
consecrated women wsrs to be the anstru-
ments In the hands of The King l5r the
upbuilding of His Cause; and such has
been the case. The experimental age
has long ago passed, and today IL Is es-
timated that there are more than four
hundred thousand wearers of the little
silver maltese cross. and that this badge
of the Order. with its engraved letters 1.
H NJ. lis now worn nyer the haarks of
Gods children in every country of the
world.
The order recognizes no dividing lines,
whether of race, creed, color or social
conditions. but gives u cordial welcome
to all who wish to love and serve the
King. At the same time it emphasizes
the true loyalty of its members to- that
church with which they may be affiliated
as the many Pastors Aid" circles win
testify The editor of well-known relig-
ious paper recently wrote OF the order:
1T Is one of the two greatest human
forces now at work IN the world to bring
about the unity OF the church Of God.'
10 any one who reading this very in
complete statement of what the order
means would like to know more. and To
all who are at all interested i'm apv wav
the Maine branch extends cordial inyi-
alton TO be present at the meetings
which will be held In the Free Baptist
church of this city from Wednesday, June
81 at 80 p. M, through Thursday eve
ming, June 90. Admission is free 10 all.
XXX