The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-06-12
DAUGHTERS OF THE KING
CELEBRATE SIXTEENTH ANNI- VERSARY OF ITS ORGANIZATION

Sermon by the Rev. John N. Lewis of
 Waterbury - Interesting Sketch of
 the Society and Its WorIk-ReceptiOn
 to Visiting Daughters at the Parish 1 House of the Church of the Ascension.
 The sixteenth anniversary service of the founding of the Daughters of the i King in the diocese of Connecticut was i held last night in the Church of the Ascension, and was well attended. The Rev. John N. Lewis of St. Johns church, Waterbury, preached from the l text, "The Son of Man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister and to give his life a ransom for many"
 The Rev. Messrs. Perry. Knight and Bell of St. Paul's church were present, and took part in the service.
 The order has been in existence for twenty-one years. A description of it's origin is here given:
 On Easter even, 1885, was first con- months after to the organization of the i present order as an order. One of the senior Bible classes for young ladies in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, New York, had for it's class name Daughters of the King" Desirous of | stimulating it's members to greater ac- tivity, and more earnest zeal for Christ and the church, their teacher called a meeting for the purpose of arousing their sympathy and interest, and to urge their cooperation as c class in some defined work and object for the parish. The result of the meeting was so encouraging and the spirit of en- thusiasm so earnest for greater activity that an association was formed and a committee appointed to select a badge and motto to be worn by the members as a sign of their membership and Christian obligations.
 Each Daughter of the King at the ] time of her admission into the order receives a small cross, which she wears. This cross bears the motto and the watchword of the organization, the former, "Magnanimiter Crucem Sus- tine" and the latter, For lis Sake, . The members of the order pledge them- selves to observe the two rules of pray CT and service. These are (a) "To pray daily for the spread of Christs king dom among women; for Gods bless ing upon all members of the order, and for the prosperity of the parish to which her chapter owes allegiance; (b) To make an earnest effort each week to bring at least one young woman within hearing of the gospel of Christ.
 The daughters of the king do the same sort of work amongst the women as the members of the Brotherhood of St. Andrew do among men. Both or ders have similar rules of prayer and service, and both of them have made remarkable progress, and do an impor- tant work in the church.
 There are about TOO chapters of the Daughters of the King in the United States. Connecticut was early in the field with the new movement. The Church of the Ascension is No. 14 and among the Connecticut women who have taken large share in the re- sponsibiIity of extending the order no one has played more active part than Mrs. Fannie Peck of this city, now honorary vice president in this country.
 A reception was rendered the visiting Daughters by the members of the local societies in the parish house of the Church of the Ascension at the close of tho services.