The Savannah morning news., 1902-01-30

| the Wellbeing OF the human family to-
day. Her influence and power are in
timately woven into the fabric Of all
! religious and social forms.
"a dark cloud has cast its shadows
over the nation since last we met. We
mourn for a great and good President,
whose dying words will help many
weak, faltering Christians to cling
closer to the cross. In our own order
we have had a most serious loss. Well
do I remember at the last conference
! the dignified courteous gentleman from
Baltimore, Mr. John T. Mason. who
with his sympathetic and close atten-
tion gave courage and inspiration to
some of US unaccustOmed to public
speaking, and with what pleasure L
looked forward to having him and his
beloved wife. the state secretary of
Maryland. with US to-day, but a few
months ago God called him up higher,
and we who are left pick up the
threads of life and go on with our
work until the summons comes.
"A year ago we met as a body in We'll
lington, o., and the warm-hearted hos
pitality of the people of that beautiful
town fingers in my memory. At our
first meeting Massachusetts and Geor-
gia We're asked to clasp hands. Now
Georgia opens her arms wide and bids
you welcome. assuring you that she
knows no North. no South, no East,
no West: that she speaks the same
language with the same accent-that
Of the heart. And we earnestly trust
that the banner of our King, which
is love, will enfold you and give you
peace and joy"
Welcomed TO Savannah.
Mr.. Stovall in his address said that
Savannah has had the pleasure of well
coming many assemblies and institu-
tions of late. There have been con-
claves of benevolent orders whose OBJ
ject was charity and whose spirit fra
ternity. There have been commercial
conventions whose design was to ad-
vance the wonderful material growth
of this great country. Savannah was
in the luminous path of the Liberty
Bell, whose inspiring presence stirred
patriotic memories; and the city has
also entertained as a stranger within
its gates a national hero, a man of
courage and magnanimity on sea and
land. To all of these Savannah has
extended a loyal greeting, but to none
of them has she given more gladly the
assurance of welcome than to the in
terstate conference of the Kings
Daughters and Sons. Two years ago
the state convention selected this city
as its place of meeting and the recol-
lection of the work of that body is
with the people yet. Now" he said,
you honor us by making Savannah
national center of this great cause
and you could not confer a higher COM
phment on any metropolis.
Your secretary, in her opening
address, has said that woman
is the most important fac
tor in the we'll being of the human
family to-day. Her influence and power
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all religious and social reform. There
can be no true, complete national life
unless 'womanhood has a vital share in
its conflicts, its hopes it's ambitions and
its triumphs
Your society lays down as its cardi-
nal doctrines love of God and uplifting
of humanity. Your co-workers in Sa-
vannah are living up to this high IDEAL
We have seen something of their work
and methods. We have watched them
as they have furnished a summer
resort at Tybee, an outing club for the
poor children of the city, where the
ocean winds bring back the glow Of
health to the fading cheek and the
sweeping tides wear away the racks of
emaciation; we have watched them
rear pleasant home in the Day Nurs-
cry, where the care and comforts COW
eted for their absent loved ones are
Suppheu WltH hlnuly nanuS, ana now
we hail the establishment of a hospi-
tai for incurables, where the last hours
of pain and suffering may be softened
against the coming of a brighter day.
You have shown by the spirit of
your order that the glory of life in
deed is serving instead of being serv-
ed. Happily this is an age of benev-
olence. The history of the country is
respondent with benefactions. Great
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the holders of large fortunes have
showered donations upon the coll
leges, libraries, the hospitals of the
land. II we are the richest country
on earth we are also the readest te
respond to the demands of humanity.
eut the growing good of the world
after all is not promoted by costly
temples to letters, by stately asylums
for the afflicted, or by majestic shrines
of worship. These have their uses and
bring their blessings. but show me the
men and women who go out into the
world and give their time and love in
conservation to a great work: who la
bor with their hands and hearts; who
weave the magic of Christian necro-
NANCY day by day in the ranks of
the unfortunates and l recognize the
spirit of Him who came not to be
ministered unto, but to minister.
kilograms of congratulation and
greeting were received from Tennes-
see, Pennsylvania, District of Column
bia, Augusta and Atlanta. Notes of
sympathy were sent to Mrs. Margaret
Bottome of New York. president of the
National Union. and Mrs. Mary Dick
inson of New York. general secretary,
and to the state secretary of Mis-
souri,. Letters of thanks for courtesies
received were sent to the Council of
Women and to the Southeastern Pas
senger Association.
Miss Mary Thompson Howe of Jack
son, Miss, secretary, submitted her
report in which she said:
First, let me say that we have had
the sympathy, encoura cement, and ad-
vice of the members of the central
council in all the work throughout the
year past. In many perplexities, in
some discouragements, they have stood
by, always ready to help and advise.
Many times we have feared that in
stead of being help to the council the
officers of this years conference have
but added yet another burden to their
already heavy load for we were both
new and untried in the work and have
been compelled to appeal for advice
and counsel to those wise and more ex-
perienced than ourselves. And the APP
peals have never gone unanswered.
From the rush and hurry OF state con-
ventions, from hotels and railway sta
tions, sometimes from railway trains
themselves, they have found time 20
send messages of advice and encour-
agement and IL Is largely TO their low
ing guidance that i owe any good I