The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1911-01-20
THE INTERNATIONAL
ORDER IS SUBJECT
OF AN ABLE ADDRESS
MRS. WALTER p. WoLDRio0E
HEARD AT KINGS. pAUoH.
TIERS SERVICES.
GREAT WORK one By The OR En-
Public Gets an Idea Of the Magnitude
Of the Organization and Of charae-
ter Of Work II 10 Doing Over the
World for Mankind.


bridge, the first leader of the Kings
Daughters in Maury county. at the ex-
ercises on Sunday in celebration Of
the twenty-fifth anniversary OF that
order was most interesting. giving,
as it did, detailed account Of the &C
tivities Of the local workers from or.
ganization to this time. Mrs. VOL.
bridge spoke as follows:
The International Order of The
Kings Daughters & Sons was founded
18S6-incorporated In 1888. Legal
authority was granted to add the
word international" in 1891.
The Order began its existence in
New York City lin the home OF Mrs.
Margaret Bottome) by the union OF
ten women--each and all DESTROYS of
testing the question as to Whether
Union, and Cooperation for their
own greater advancement In true
Christian living, and their usefulness
in practical good WORKS, could be ex-
tended.-(They had no thought CT
worldwide organization.)
The God gifted Margaret Bottoms
was chosen President who unstinting.
ly gave "her all" to the building up
OF the Order. Her words, and life
have ever, and always will DO, an In.
spiration to every Daughter of The
King.
The Order owes its motto. Look
up and not down, look forward and
not backward, out and not in-and
lend hand" and its watchword I'm
His Name" and the idea OF forming
Circles into tens to that great lover
of all mankind, DR.. Edward Everett
Hale, of whom, after his death. the
following was written
Friend of the World, he lived, TO
lend hand,
And in each hope he held, each work
he planned,
His key-word was-"Together-''till
all men
Won, by his Brother-love, gave love
again"
The great object of the organize
ton was to bring the forces engaged
In no work. or ineffective efforts at
things they were untitled to do. into
service, in some line where their
abilities would adequately meet an
actual, existing need.
The Order recognized that every
soul into which had come enough Of
the love of Christ to create desire
to serve Him, needed to have that
love developed, that desire intensi-
fied,-the resultant life Of service
would not only stimulate all Christ
ian activity, but Christian activities,
in all the breadth of their signif-
canoe. 1t offered the comfort Of CO.
operation to those who had strug-
gled on alone, the possibility OF sub
shutting for spasmodic and ineffec-
tive efforts, steady, practical, every
day share in the unfinished work OF
Christ.
But the founders of the Order did
not count upon so spontaneous, and
almost universal a response as that
which met their call to higher type
ing every effort to keep out of the
public press, to avoid public meet
ings, to maintain a Sisterhood of Sill |
emit Service, the Order grew In two
years to 10000 and today numbers
100000 in all parts Of the civilized
world, the hearts Of women sprang |
towards it
Then came the question how best
to develop the spiritual lief" And
here the Order made unvaryins an
swer-"Your first work 10 within"
Learn righteousness, which il right
ness in thought, will. and act, In
things both small and great--This |
done--and you are ready for the be- |
ginnings of Service-and those are
at home.
It has been the purpose Of the Or.
der to turn new workers into worthy |
ways In need Of help.-Hence, after |
the home, ones own Church has the |
foremost and strongest claim.-But,
neither with the work In their souls,
In their homes, or in their churches
should the work of The Kings Daugh-
ters make q pause, though II 1t stop
ped just there, the Order would have
its right to be.
The spirit of willingness TO serve
humanity may be In active exercise
in all the above named forms Of SER
vice, but there comes q time when
home, and church work do not take
III there b In every woman. % m
syery msn-aud here. the freedom as
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