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7 (lib? Sngal OlroHB OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE DAUGHTERS OF THE KING Miss Lillian Janet Soper, Edisor EDITORIAL OFFICE, 6407 32d Street, N. W., Washington. D. C. 20015

THE MESSAGE OF A CATHEDRAL WINDOW I am the Light; heaven's greatest gift to man. I am the sunrise; And the sunset; And the rainbow—■ The daily miracle of color. I am the springtime and the Autumn. I am the only art discovered by any religion— I am the dawn and little children's laughter— The brook in the woods. I am as fragile as a child, and as beautiful; As compelling as a lovely woman. As magnificent as the character of a great man— improved by every attack. I am the moon on the lake at midnight. I am memories—the woman who went away and daily returns to bless you. I am phantasy; and witchery—and mystery. I am yesterday; and tomorrow. I am the good Lord's leading missionary; For eight hundred years I have functioned twelve hours a day while the pulpit speaks for twenty minutes a week. I appeal to all races and all ages. 1 am beauty; and beauty is God made manifest.

James Sheldon

PUBLICATION OFFICE, Jackson, Tenn. NATIONAL OFFICE: THE DAUGHTERS OF THE KING, INC. Boom 600, The Episcopal Church Center, 81S Second Avenue. New Tork, N. T. 10017 b-lRS. Herbert Norris, Office Administrator Failure to receive THE ROYAL CROSS should be reported to the National Office, giving full name and Changes of Address should be received before the 1st of the month preceding month of issue. Both old and new addresses should be given. r. u u THE ROYAL CROSS, official organ of the Order, is published in March, June, September and Decem^r. at Jackson, Tennessee. Subscription, Sl.OO a year. Single copies, 2s cents. Entered as second-class matter at the Post Office at Jackson, Tennessee, under the act of March 3rd, 1879. Ac^ted for mailt^ at special rate of postage provided for in Section 1103, Act of October 3, 1917, authorized October 16, 1918. Qlljf Snyal Qlroaa

Vol. LI September, 1967 Number 8

THE NATIONAL PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE

My Dear Daughters: furtherance of the Kingdom. Sometimes It has been my happy experience re I feel we fail to realize the terrific value cently to present two wonderful chapters of one soul at prayer. Lest we be tempted for installation; an experience so full of to discouragement and go about our work joy, of pride and of thanksgiving that I with an absence of joy, perhaps we should wish there were ways of sharing it with remind ourselves of our worth as Daugh you. Thirty-eight new Daughters standing ters. If humility must characterize our at the threshold of life in the Order, ready lives so must joy if we are to win others to strengthen each other and all of us and to Him. to reach out more and more to women Let us pray that the Holy Spirit will and girls for our Lord; to be strong in guide and direct our work at convention, tercessors with feet firmly in practicality when in September we will have the but with heart and soul growing in praise blessed opportunity to meet together in and adoration. We too, are reminded daily Seattle. I am looking forward to seeing of our challenge "With lofty minds up many of you there. hold the Cross" which weaves itself into all we do. The performance of the noble Faithfully yours, admonition brings the knowledge tJiat Sara Cassidy deep humility must be the most requisite characteristic of a true Daughter. We must "Occasions of adversity best discover how have a legitimate pride in our work and great virtue or strength each one hath. in each other. Tested on the scale of For occasions do not make a man frail, humility this can never be out of balance. but they show what he is." Another thing about Daughters is that we never meet a stranger in the Order—the —Thomas a Kempis close sisterly feeling stems from our cor porate prayer life and our common pur pose. I suppose that each of us has worried DAUGHTERS TAKE NOTE from time to time of our unworthiness for Members who have not paid their our calling but this can never blind us dues since 1964 will have their names to the work which lies ahead of us and removed from the Printer's mailing tlte great need which our Lord has for list of The Royal Cross this September, Christian women today. 1967. We have heard much in the last few years of the need to change our image. It is inevitable that some have projected THE COVER: Trinity Church, Everett, the wrong image unconsciously or inad Washington, Diocese of Olympia, rector, vertently. We are not a pious little group the Rev. Ivan Merrick. Father Merrick, a of sweet, even difficult, potential saints firm believer in Christian Healing, con bent upon our own satisfaction. We are ducts a Healing Service at Trinity every a family within the larger family of the Tuesday at 8:00 P.M.—Even if Christmas Church, Christian soldiers, under special Eve or Christmas Day comes on Tuesday, orders and a life commitment to our this service is never omitted. He feels it King—workers, helpers, friends knit to is one of the most inspiring and significant gether in a beautiful bond. We may be aspects of his ministry. Barbara Merrick, called upon to sow a seed, to work and to Fr. Merrick's wife, has the responsibility pray perhaps even a lifetime with little of getting leaders for the daily opening or no visible results, yet the Holy Spirit and closing devotions of the Triennial can bless and use these efforts to the Convention sessions. ALL SAINTS' DAY MEDITATION faith, people are turning away. Perhaps it The Order's National Annual Corporate is time to examine our own idea of faith, Communion And Day of Prayer to re-discover the exciting dimensions of For the Kingdom of God is not meat and , and in doing so discover why drink; but righteousness, and peace, and we are so often inadequate Daughters of fay in the Holy Ghost. the King. (Romans 14:17) Before we consider the kingdom of God For All Saints meditation I would ask wc first need to look at our concept of you to read, re-read, even to memorize God. God is not just a person like you this passage from our great missionary, St. and me. St. John grasped this when he Paul. There are special days in the Chris tian year marking the lives of the great wrote, "God is a spirit; and they that Saints, those men and women who tower worship Him must worship Him in spirit over the ages so wrapped in mist of time and in truth" (John 4:24.) The ancient that our vision of them is distorted and Jews recognized this when they refused they appear remote from the flesh and even to name Him. They used four conso blood of this life. In her wisdom the nants to represent the incommunicable Church has set aside an Octave, not just Name, and I'm sure we lose the un one day but a whole week for us to medi believable sense of awe they were ex tate on the meaning to you and to me pressing when we read Jehovah into the of those departed this life who have had Old Testament. J. B. Phillips once especially close relationship to us. We may preached a sermon entitled, "Your God have difficulty remembering that the Saints Is Too Small." Most of us have Him were frail humans like you and me, but we neatly categorized out there on His knew these lesser saints, parents, grand golden throne where He doesn't get parents, friends, and neighbors; we knew in the way of our prejudices, selfishness their faults as well as their virtues, and how and thoughtlessness. How big is your God? ever confused our idea of heaven and of Is He big enough to encompass this whole their place in it, we have to come to terms creation: the hydrogen bomb, the space with the meaning of death, of God and of probes, the race problems, international His heaven. tensions, hatreds and rivalries? Is He big Many of us have never gone beyond the enough to rule, to over-rule, the mess we kindergarten concept of our faith, and make of life? A lifetime is none too long there is no time of the Christian year when a time for getting acquainted with this wc are brought more sharply face to face big a God. And we never dare be smug with our childishness than at All Saints. and glib about Him. With this in mind a It isn't just that we've isolated Halloween magnificent passage from Deut. 30:11-20 from the Church's feast into a party time may now be illuminated for us. It is from for children to which I am referring. It Moses' address to his people as they were is our own isolation from a vibrant and about to cross to the Promised Land; I living faith to pass on to these children quote some of its high points: "But the and to our contemporaries of which I am word is very nigh unto thee, in thy mouth speaking. Our country prides itself on and in thy heart that thou mayest do it . . . being a godly nation and has inserted the J command thee this day to love the Lord phrase "under God" in its pledge of al thy God . . . But if thine heart turn away legiance in our lifetime. We often speak so that thou wilt not hear, but shalt be of "godless Communism," and yet this lip- diawn away and worship other gods and service to God rarely goes beyond that. serve them; I denounce unto you this day The vast majority of our country are out that ye shall surely perish ... 7 call heaven of the mainstream of Christian commit and earth to record this day against you, ment, content with an occasional nod to that I have set before you life and death, God. Why is this? Whose fault is it? blessing and cursing: therefore choose life Much has been written telling us that God . . . That thou mayest love the Lord thy is dead, an idea shocking to conventional God . . . for He is thy life, and the length , yet deeply satisfying to many of thy days." It is easy for us to identify who are genuinely hungering for truth. the idolatries of past ages: the golden calf The fact is that from what you and I of Aaron, the Empire of Rome, the self manage to communicate of our idea of ishness and mean narrowness of the

i&oyal (!Iross Church that commanded Galileo to re mately to recognize his problem and give cant, the bigoted blindness of a Salem his body a chance to catch up with time. that burned witches, but it is a lifelong So, too, do you and I need to recognize process to recogni2e our own idolatries the conflict between our inherited and and root them out. out-of-date religious concepts and the If our concept of God must be an ever world in which we live. We need to give growing one so that we do not become our souls a chance to catch up with the guilty of idolatry, so too must our under immensity of our God and the nearness standing of heaven be big enough. Cen of His heaven. We need to become aware turies ago when the Christians were being of the existing dimensions of a heaven that persecuted by the Roman Empire, the Book is not just pie-in-the-sky but a heaven of Revelation was circulated to help them that is. John the Baptist preached, "Re hold fast to their faith. Many of the pas pent ye, for the kingdom of heaven is at sages which seem obscure to us today were hand" (Matt. 3:2) and opened his immediately understandable to them in ministry with these same words (Matt: the context of the emperor worship for 4:17). Jesus never said, the kingdom of which it was demanded that they aban heaven is going to be, He said, "The don Christianity. Artists have made graphic the vivid word pictures of that kingdom of heaven is." And when He sent book of comfort, and over the centuries out the seventy, part of His instructions there has been an accretion by poet and to them were to tell those who received artist, echoes of which we catch in our them, "The kingdom of God is come nigh hymns and use in our ordinary language unto you" (Luke 10:9). Eternity is press about heaven. In our day most of these ing in on us this very moment. The ancient have become meaningless symbols, isolated Jews grasped this in that passage from from the facts of earthly existence. The Deuteronomy which I quoted to you. "But Russian cosmonaut flippantly commented the word is very nigh unto thee, in thy that he saw no angels out there. In mouth, and thy ear, that thou mayest do moments of honesty we aren't sure we want it . . . I call heaven and earth to record to strum harps into heaven. Our childish this day against you that I have set before notion of heaven isn't really very alluring. you life and death, blessing and cursing; At this point many of us postpone serious therefore choose life." This day—not to consideration of heaven until after death, morrow, not some far off judgment day— when presumably, our easy-going God will this day we choose between life and death, sponge out our record on this earth and between blessing and cursing. This Day! give us a new try. If this is all you and I "The kingdom of heaven is . . . righ have to offer our hungering children and teousness, and peace, and joy." In this friends we are indeed offering them stones trinity of words St. Paul has encompassed instead of bread. the whole sphere of our inner hopes. We Look again at our passage from Romans. do yearn to be right with God, ourselves Let the words beat in on your very heart. and men. We do yearn for peace between "The Kingdom of God is." This same us and others, as individuals, as groups, generation which rejects the three-storied communities, states, and nations. If righ universe and cannot imagine a heaven up teousness and peace dwelt among us how there or a God out there, needs to listen truly then could we join with the psalmist with new ears to St. Paul. Our generation and clap and sing for joy! But we are is having to come to terms with a fluid prone to leave it at that. We yearn for, concept of time in which a man may fly but we do not choose righteousness and at supersonic speed from one point to peace and joy. We ignore St. Paul's words another on a shrinking globe while his that the kingdom of heaven is not meat body continues to function on a more and drink. We seek first for the physical static time schedule. A business man's comforts, both necessities and luxuries, physical need may be for lunch when he forgetting Christ's own injunction tliat he has landed in a world where it is bedtime who seeks to save his life shall lose it, and and the restaurants are closed! To avoid ignoring the presence of God's kingdom a nervous breakdown or illness such a here and now. If our contemporaries think globe-trotting human being needs ulti Christianity is merely pie-in-the-sky.

September, 1967 haven't we been the ones to isolate it SOUTH out there? Beloved Friends in Christ: Shakespeare's Caesar said that cowards Last Sunday death brushed my shoulder die many times before their death while as he embraced four devout and con secrated Christian women. the valiant never taste of death but once. In the darkness of that watery depth It is by some such reasoning that we there was no panic, no struggle for re pervert the whole gospel, the Good News lease, only a calmness that is impossible that turned the Roman world upside to describe. It was the ultimate demon down. We don't want God Dead, but stration of "No Fear." No words of mine neither do we want His might, majesty, can describe it. Truly it should make us pause and take dominion and power ruling our hearts, to our hearts the knowledge that we minds and wills. It is much easier to box should live each day as if it were the last. Him up neatly and label His heaven "the Indeed the rendezvous with our Maker next world" than to admit Him in this may be within the minute. one. We will someday make a grand and No longer will I have personal contact final choice for God, but in these little with very dear close friends, but they will choices of today, my will, not thine, be indeed be in my heart always. done. With love for you all. For His Sake, Indeed death does not come just at Mary H. Pearch, chairman the moment of our final breath. We do Helen Grace Warner Dio die a thousand deaths by the choices we cesan Chapter make or fail to make. God calls for us From; The Palm Branch to choose His way today. Heaven is not some unattainable place up there, {to which we didn't want to go anyway) nor "On Sunday, May 7, Mary Pearch, to is it any of the things of this world. It is gether with four other members of the neither built nor created by us. In those Diocesan Chapter were on their way to moments when we choose life and blessing, the Annual Assembly and Retreat of the when we choose God's command of love, Daughters of the King held at Camp then we know ourselves indwelt by His Wingmann in Avon Park. Mary lost con spirit and we glimpse heaven. In the words trol of her station wagon, fighting to re of 0. S. Lewis, "we are surprised by joy, gain control she plunged into the 40 foot and we do in fact know that the kingdom North River Canal. Through the wisdom of God IS." of God, Mary was able to go out the win Barbara A. Merrick (Mrs. Ivan) dow and surface after trying to break out other windows. Although in a state National Devotions Chairman of shock, she suffered no serious injury except for scratches and bruises and a ALL SAINTS' DAY minor fracture of a bone in her left hand. The Daughters who met such a tragic O Lord God, grant to each and all of us death—though mercifully it was over be to be so true to our high calling here on fore you can read the above letter—were earth that when we, each in his appointed Miss Helen Grace Warner, of St. Philip's, time shall be summoned to join the "angels Coral Gables; Mrs. Ellis H. Joyner, of and archangels and the great company Trinity, Miami; Miss Jane Byrd Mc- of heaven," we may pass hence and with Crelis, of Holy Cross, Miami, and Mrs. out fear, looking humbly for that fuller Edward H. Dietrich, of St. Stephen's, light which shall break upon us when the Grove. morning is come upon the unseen shore. —Mrs. Marston L. Patterson Grant tliis, O God, for His sake who is our life, Jesus Christ, our Lord. Editor's Comment: Though we cannot —The Inheritance of the Saints see them now, yet in His Eternal Love we have communion one with another. The Endowment Fund has received a "The Christian is one who takes Christ Memorial for these four loyal Daughters both as a Saviour and as a Pattern. The in the amount of $55.00; their names will two cannot be separated." be inscribed in the National Book of —Bishop Brent Remembrance. BEGIN EACH DAY WITH PRAYER

'Watch and pray that you may not enter into temptation; the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak." (St. Mark 14:38—RSV)

PRAISE AND ADORATION PERSONAL PRAYERS Heavenly Father, for all Thy blessings O! forgiving and understanding Father, we praise Thy holy name: we need Thy help to withstand the strain For the beauty of this good earth— upon our self-control of those pricking For friends and all the friendliness which trifles that too often disturb the serenity has blessed our lives— of our lives; be with us and help us to For faith and love and sympathy—• give to our parish, to each other, to those For life itself with all its glory, its near and dear to us, and above all to give challenge. to Thee the best we have and are; teach For its opportunity— us to come closer to Thee in our daily And especially for the greatest of all prayers; remove whatever of self-centered- Thy gifts. Thy Son, Jesus Christ. ness, self-pity, self-conceit, and self-love that keeps us from receiving and giving forth Thy love and power; consecrate our HOLY TRINITY talents, time, and thoughts to Thy Holy O holy and blessed Trinity, let me so service, that in body, mind and soul we dwell in the ministry of this Thy heavenly may show forth Not OURSELVES but love that I may love Thee as Thou has THEE. We ask this in the name of Jesus first loved me; and in loving Thee, let me Christ our Lord. love also my neighbor; and in loving Thee and my neighbor in Thee, let me be saved STRENGTH FOR GOD'S SERVICE from all false love of myself. And to Thee, Quicken, O God, we beseech Thee, all Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, be all glory the members of Thy Church which is Thy and praise forever. Body; that we may be alive to the op —John Baillie portunities and responsibilities of these times; save us from complacency and fear of new ways; inspire our minds with the LIFT UP YOUR HEARTS vision of the world won for Thee; grant O God of heaven, from whose presence that we may ever-live as in Thy presence, comes the sounding call: Lift up your and love the things Thou lovest, and serve hearts. Enable us to answer, now and al Thee with the service of our daily lives; ways: in spirit and in deed, in memory for Jesus sake. and in vision, we lift them up, we lift them to the Lord. A NOONDAY PRAYER Lord Jesus, who did stretch out Thine BENEDICTION arras of love on the hard wood of the May the Peace of God quiet our un cross that all men might come within the easy hearts; May the Power of God pro reach of Thy saving embrace; clothe us in tect, direct and control our lives; May Thy Spirit, that we, stretching forth our the Promises of God make bright all our hands in loving labour for others, may days; May the Love of God enfold us; bring those who know Thee not to the May the Presence of God watch over us love and knowledge of Thee, who with the this day (night) and for evermore. Father, and the Holy Ghost, livest and Through Jesus Christ, our Lord. reignest God, world without end.

September, 1967 CONCERNING OUR MISSIONARY NEW CHAPTERS Dear Daughters: To our newly admitted chapters—happy As I write to you my thoughts are greetings and may God prosper abun turned toward Seattle and the Order's dantly your work for the extension of His Triennial Convention. It will be so won Kingdom. Seniors: 4th Province, Diocese derful to see so many of you and have the chance to get to know you personally of So. Fla., Palmetto, St. Mail's Mission, I am thrilled about this splendid oppor St. Mai-y's Chapter, 8 charter members. tunity. I have never been to a General Pres., Mrs. Ernest H. Norrie, Sec., Mrs. Convention either, so I shall make the Mai7 Phillips; Palm Beach Gardens City, most of this occasion. St. Mark's Mission, St. Margaret's Chap I am happy to report that Kazuio ter, 3 charter members. Pres., Mrs. Fukuda is getting along well in her job with students in Rio de Janeiro. She is Robert Keyes, Sec., Mrs. Robert Terhume; helping to arrange a number of ecumeni Tampa, St. Christoplicr's Mission, 10 cal conferences for young people in this charter members. Pres., Mrs. Wm. S. city. The year in Argentina opened many Mathews, Sec., Mrs. H. Clifford Harrison; new doors to Kazuio, and many will Diocese of Lexington, Lexington, Church benefit from her experience there. of the Good Shepherd, Good Shepherd At present we are having a drive in Chapter, 22 charter members, Pres., Mrs. our parish to try to raise funds to help Katherine R. Stintz, Sec., Miss Irene build a better building for one of our Lowry. 5th Province, Diocese of Chicago, missions. The longer established Mission, Palos Park, 111., Transfiguration Church, even though still very precarious, is trying St. Monica's Chapter, 15 charter mem to help the other one in this endeavor. bers, Pres., Mrs. James L. Cassidy, Sec., During July we will have both educa Mrs. Milton Brondson. 7th Province, Dio tional and money-raising activities in these cese of Okla., Okla. City, St. David's Church, St. Martha's Chapter, 7 charter Missions. I am deeply involved in activities with members, Pres., Margaret Johnson, Sec., Martha Linnell. Diocese of West Texas, the International Christian Youth Ex New Brumfels, Texas, St. John's Church, change Program. This year we are to St. Mary's Chapter, 7 charter members. receive students from several different Pres., Mi-s. James T. Haile, Sec., Mrs. Bruce countries to live for a year in Brazil with Duke. 8th Province, Diocese of Northern a family, participating in the life of the Calif., Carmichael, St. George's Mission, school, church and community. We are "The Sword and the Spirit" Chapter, 8 sending some 20 Brazilian students to charter members. Pres., Mrs. Rolla D. Pol six different countries. It is a marvelous lock, Sec., Mrs. Lydia Shinnamon. Diocese experience which certainly broadens the of Los Angeles, Altadena, Calif., St. Mark's horizons of these youngsters, and of the Church, St. Mark's Chapter, 15 charter families with whom they live. I too have members. Pres., Mrs. Claribel C. Dunham, been greatly enriched by the experience Sec., Mrs. Ann Houston; Anaheim, St. with these teenagers. Michael's Church, St. Michael's Chapter, Creusa, a friend in one of our Missions, 5 charter members. Pres., Mrs. Hugo V. whom I mentioned in my Christmas letter, Schuiz, Sec., Mrs. Lloyd R. Fry. asked me to be the godmother of her Junior Division: 4th Province, Diocese baby bom two months ago. He is a darling of Fla., Palatka, Fla., St. Mark's Church, bouncing baby boy and it is so nice to St. Mark's Chapter, 8 charter members, have a godchild I can see regularly. Directress, Mrs. Kathleen L. Goethe, Through having to face the difficult ex Pres., Miss Kay Steen. perience of being an unwed mother, Creusa has discovered a faith and trust in our Lord that she had never known before. In fact I think she may have really discovered Him for the first time. With all best wishes and eager antici A Christian should be like pation. A good watch: Open face; Faithfully yours, Busy hands; Pure gold; Elizabeth Daniel Well regulated; Full of good works.

lEogal drosB DIOCESAN AND CHAPTER NEWS

St. Monica's Senior Chapter and six Juniors with the Rev. Cannon Herbert O. Punchard and Mrs. Punchard.

CHICAGO PRAYER: 1) To what kind of God do St. Monica's Chapter, Church of The we pray; (2) The Church as a praying Transfiguration, Palos Park, 111., was ad fellowship; (3) Prayer, the battleground mitted to the Order on June 4, by the of life; (4) Prayer as the primary activity Rev. Canon Herbert O. Punchard, ex in the Liturgy of the Church. change priest from St. Catherine's Church, PARTNERSHIP: 1) We pray to a Litlington, Diocese of Ely, England. Six God of Love, for all sorts and conditions Juniors were admitted during the same of men; (2) Where two or three who have service. High School Junior Daughters en a strong faith in God and a deep concern tertained the group at brunch. It is in for the needs of others, together pray, teresting to note that eight of the new study, or take part in Healing Services. seniors have daughters in the younger Jr. chapter. INTERCESSION: 1) In reverence we bring to God in prayer those in sorrow, PENNSYLVANIA illness, peril, guilt, or other oppressive Miss Bunting, National Treasurer, and burdens; (2) We must undergird the member of St. James' Church, and chap whole Church throughout the world with ter, Kingsessing, Phila., reports: This year our prayers. The Church for the world, I again attended the International Angli does not desei"ve any other than to serve can Fellowship of Prayer Conference held and love our Lord and Saviour Jesus in Richmond, Va., April 14-16. The chair Christ; (3) Know the needs of the man of the International Executive Com Churches of the world by subscribing to mittee of the AFP, the Rt. Rev. Frederick and reading, "Our Response to God Far H. Wilkinson, retired Lord Bishop of and Near." Remembering them individ Toronto, Canada, who guided the con ually and corporately in your daily prayers. ference, spoke to an overflow assembly GROUP PRAYER AS PREPARATION on "The Primacy of Prayer in Life and FOR WORSHIP: Liturgy." Here only a digest of his ad A major portion of this seminar was de dress can be given. A tape will be avail voted to suggestions and discussion as able of the Bishop's address—I suggest to how we as witnessing Christians can that each Diocesan Assembly purchase make worship more meaningful for the one to be shared with each chapter. His individual and create a truly worshipping address was on Prayer, Partnership and Congregation. We need Prayer Groups to Intercession. study and learn the meaning of our

September, 1967 'mssm

HATTIE K. BUNTING ERMA L. STANLEY AND COVERLET

Church Services which have become so fish, an ancient Christian symbol. Each familiar to many of us that we recite the fish is in one of 5 colors, representing the words unaware of their import. 5 races of mankind. It symbolizes all of LISTENING PRAYER: In this group God's children bound together by Jesus. we had open discussion and witnessing to Wheat and grapes are shown on each side types of prayer groups such as in our of the cross, signifying that the Holy parish, community, business, family, or Communion is the most important service phone prayer chains. Patient listeners hear of our Faith. Directly above the large the answer to their prayers, though not cross you will find the Order's Emblem always the one requested, but according and 5 blocks below the Jr. Daughters to God's loving will for them. Do not form cross. The background of each block is the habit of always asking for something worn blue jean.s, chosen as appropriate in your prayers. But be concerned to offer for their durability as is our Christian thanks to God for His many blessings, Faith, and worn, as the toil and labor it especially for God's redeeming love takes to be a Christian. The designs are as through His Son Jesus Christ. near authentic in color and design as could be found from different sources. There are MONTANA no two identical symbols, most were from The beautiful and colorful "Christian one-half to three-quarters inch designs en Symbol Coverlet" made by Mrs. Ed. larged to five inch scale. Some are layers Stanley will be exhibited at the Order's and layers appliqued over each other, in Triennial Convention in Seattle, Wash., volving as much as 26 hours on one design this Sept.; Mrs. Stanley writes: I got the alone. Approximately over 2500 hours— idea of this fantastic venture and very not counting the hours given to research— educational on the ancient history of have been spent in making this coverlet Christianity for me, while attending the which has taken a little over two years to Triennial in St. Louis, Mo. in 1964. The complete. large cross in Kiel Auditorium completely Erma L. Stanley (Mrs. Ed.), Council intrigued me. member from Lewistown, Montana, and The design of the cross Mrs. Stanley who is business manager of The Royal refers to is in the upper center of the Cross, began the "Coverlet" January, coverlet. At the end of each arm of the 1965. It is two rows larger than the pic cross and in the center of the cross are ture shows.

10 fRugal droajs ATLANTA The Annual Assembly of the Daugh ters of the King, Diocese of Atlanta, was held at St. James Church, Marietta, Ga. The meeting began with the Holy Euchar ist, narrated by Fr. Joseph T. Walker, rector of St. James Church, celebrant, the Rev. M. Dewy Gable, rector of St. Martin-in-the-Field. Our Proviiicial Chap lain, the Rev. W. Bruce Wirtz, of St. Andrews Church, Birmingham, Alabama, was the speaker. Mrs. Farris Saliba, president of the Daughters chapter of St. James Church .f x" " gave the welcoming address; greetings were given by Mrs. L. J. Hollister, dio cesan president. Reports were given by Mrs. Edward D. Smith, 1st vice-president of the National Coimcil, and the Order's representative to the GDWW,and by Mrs. Mrs. Geo, A. Bailey meets the Rev. W. Bruce Wirtz Francis H. Inge, who is also a member of the National Council and president of the groups we so construct become IT. the 4th Province. When we treat God or other people as Thirteen of our clergy, and our Bishop, ITS we cannot have a relationship with the Rt. Rev. Randolph R. Claibome, Jr., attended the meeting and were our lunch them or communicate with them. eon guests. The Bishop installed the newly We had a Sister in my parish, and one elected Diocesan pres., Mrs. George A. thing she said to which I have given Bailey with the other new officers. He also much thought was, "we must love people offered the Memorial prayers for our de and use thing.s, not love things and use parted Daughters. people." How frequently we love things, Mrs. Edgar E. Dawes our possessions, homes, money, social pres tige; yes, even our church and our Order. We love these things or we make things ADDRESS BY FR. WIRTZ out of them so that we can love them. In his address before the Atlanta As Then we turn around and begin to use sembly, Fr. Wirtz said in part: "We are people to enhance our social prestige, use in a world that is afflicted, and the root people as numbers, and become proud of of our affliction is a lack of love. There the fact that we have the largest parish is a concern on the part of nearly all peo or the largest chapter. For far too many ple for things, possessions. Perhaps the the only deep relationship that they have worst indication of our concern for things, is with things, and they separate them for an "IT" is in our prayer lives, when selves from people. People become ob we lose sight of the fact that we are not jects to manipulate, to use. This is part praying to a thing, to a philosophy, a of the problem with prayer because we thing that is up there, or out there, or treat God as a thing. If we are to truly over here. We are praying to HIM, to relate and communicate with God we a person we know by the name of God. must learn to know Him as a person. The reason so many people have diffi Similarly, if we are to communicate and culty praying, is that they are praying to relate with other people we must see them something, to an idea, and not to a person, as persons created in the image of God, another being with whom we can com God's children. If we can remember this municate, with whom we can have a re and act upon it, it will make a tremen lationship. The same problem afflicts our dous difference in our lives, and the work relationships among one another, in that of prayer we are called upon to do will we treat other people as an IT. We do become a work of joy in knowing more this individually, also we tend to classify deeply the Person with whom we pray, people in groups, racial, national, lin- and also lead to a deeper commitment to guistical, political, economical, and social; the persons for whom we pray.

September, 1967 11 Correction: TENNESSEE

Harriet E. The fifty-sixth Annual Assembly and Retreat of the Daughters of the King of Gowey the Diocese of Tennessee was held at Dubosc Conference Center, May 9-11. instead of Daughters in attendance were from Chat tanooga, Memphis, Nashville, Knoxville. Dowey. Oak Ridge, and Sewanee—23 in all. Sister Mary Joseph, St. Helena's Con vent, Augusta, Ga., gave the meditations, and the Rev. Fr. George Gibson, St. HARRIET E. GOWEY (MRS. C. I.) John's, Knoxville, was the Chaplain. Mrs. Francis H. Inge, Birmingham, Ala., a member of the National Council and OLYMPIA president of the 4th Province, gave a most Mrs. Gowey, a resident of Seattle, interesting preview of the Order's Trien nial Convention to be held in Seattle, Wash., who at present is a Daughter "at Wash., a week prior to General Conven large," has for a number of years written tion. Miss Elise Morrell, Diocesan Pres., stories and poems for children and young was elected delegate to the Triennial and people, including one juvenile book. Those Mrs. Dottie Durston, St. Martin's, Chat lovely little poems which she generously tanooga, nominee for the National Council. and graciously gave for publication in The A beautiful needlepoint kneeler for St. Andrew's Chapel, Dubose, designed and Royal Cross have been greatly appreciated made by Mary Dee Cable, of Elise Win by members throughout the Order. chester chapter. Calvary Church, Mem Harriet Gowey has been an Episcopalian phis, was presented and blessed. The for forty-one years, and being a mother Daughters' Cross and Motto are centered of three, and a grandmother of eight, her in a blue shield against a crimson back heart is made light and her life happy ground. On either side of the shield are in the knowledge that all her children are the words "Prayer and Service" worked associated with some type of Church work. into the needlepoint. This kneeler will al They are either organist, choir director, ways be treasured by the Daughters and choir member or member of the vestry all those who attend Dubose conferences. and the younger generation is now follow The Assembly closed with the Rededica- ing in the same tradition. I do wish you tion Service. all the pleasure of meeting her at Trien nial Convention. GOD ANSWERS US "And while I thank Thee Lord, for REFLECTIONS other things that I have a wee pool in my garden Thou hast richly given unto me. Wherein is reflected the sky, This, most of all would I mention The branches of trees far above me. gratefully, that The image of birds flying by. When I stooped to cheap self-pityings At night the full moon in its splendor And thought o'er hard the task that Reflects like a platter of gold. each day brings. Yes, truly one pool in a garden Thou didst not use Omnipotence Can much of life's loveliness hold. to free I have a wee child at my hearthside. My aching shoulders as I begged of So young, yet so artlessly wise, Thee with, All the mystery and joy of creation Shameful tears and weak solicitings. Seems there, in his wide, wondering eyes. Thou didst not send me down another In his love and his innocent laughter road, but I see the great Saviour of men Taught my stumbling feet another gait. As the Babe who was laid in a manger Thanks to Thee, Lord, that when I pray Reflected in childhood again. my blind —Harriet E. Gowey Unworthy pleas Thou dost gainsay."

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TEXAS: The Trlnl+y Fund— Bishop—he requested nine sets. Arrange The Trinity Fund is a Diocesan wide ments were made with the jeweler to buy olTering made annually by the Daughters the sets over a period of time in order to of the King of the Diocese of Texas for make them available to the Missions as the purpose of purchasing communion soon as possible. Whereas, our records for vessels for Missions. While primarily the the diocese are not complete we believe fund was intended to furnish them only the first set presented in 1912 was to St. to Missions within the diocese, recently Andrew's Mission, Houston, now St. a few exceptions have been made. A set Andrew's Church. Our records do show was given to Standing Rock Indian Mis that 59 sets have been presented to Mis sion in Little Eagle, S. Dakota, two sets sions in the diocese and five outside the sent to Bishop Arden for use in our com diocese, making a total of 64 sets. panion Diocese of Malawi and two sets The Daughters of the Diocese of Te.xas to the Rev. H. Gene Norman—formerly are the only ones in the Order who have of this diocese—presently serving a Mis such a fund built by self denial of the individual Daughters throughout the dio sion in Nicaragua and another in Guate cese, and which provides regularly this mala. specific aid to their Bishop. They are Request for communion sets arc made grateful and proud of this record of by the bishop of the diocese, and in one achievement in fulfillment of their Vow year during tlie time our bishop was the of Service. Rt. Rev. John E. Hines—now Presiding Mrs. Drew Allen, Chm.

September, 1967 13 Mrs. Cecil A. Tucker National Chairman THE JUNIOR MESSENGER Junior Division Christmas. Florida

Dear Directresses: THOUSHTFUL THOUGHTS Thank you for your influence and When God measures a man. He puts guidance in inspiring the young women the tape around the heart instead of the and girls of your Church. The oppor head. tunity now before the Order might be viewed as the greatest in its history. The soundness of our long-time emphasis on Forbidding prayers in school will not prayer and service as essentials to maintain hurt the nation as much as forgetting and strengthen the Church is becoming prayers at home. increasingly recognized. To teach and train our young girls for Christian leader Evil flourishes in the world because the ship^ witness and action is a strategic good people let their differences divide trust. Our daily prayer is "Thy Kingdom them instead of letting the things on which Come." As long as there are unmet needs they agree unite them. in the Parish, and those who are lonely, unloved and unchurched, there is a place The tight skirts of prejudice always for the Junior Daughters. Let us pray for shorten the steps of progress. God to open the doors and lead the way, and that all of our efforts may be for His A bad habit cannot be tossed out the Honor and Glory. window; it must be coaxed down stairs a Faithfully For His Sake step at the time. Juanita Tucker Once in a while we all need a tumble; its just life's way of keeping us humble.

We can control not what happens to us, HIDDEN TALENTS but what these happenings do to us, God has His own ways of coming across whether they break us or bring out a our individual way and making us know courage in us that masters them. hov/ confident He is in us and bow re sponsible we are in Him in the task He A mile is a curve that can set a lot of assigns. By applying the parable of the things straight. "Talents" to our chapters and ourselves, would we not be able to discover a hidden Go as far as you can see, and when you talent? A gift that has been intrusted to get there, you can see no further. our keeping, but which from lack of use is of no value. In Corinthians, St. Paul enumerates Trouble is generally produced by those these "Gifts;" among them are: training, who produce nothing else. skill, energy, education, health, wealth, —Quoted time, Christian experience, opportunity, various tastes and abilities. Scanning the list each one can find some "Gift" which she may claim as hers. She may be conscious that in degree LORD CONTROL OUR it is much less than in another member UNRULY TONGUES of her chapter. But the reward was made on the ground of faithfulness irrespective There is so much good in the of the amount. Having been faithful they Worst of us, and so much bad each received a like reward. Let us think In the best of us, that it and plan with the focus on these four Hardly behooves any of us, to little words: "What can I do?" Talk about the rest of us.

14 Engal (UtoBB SUGGESTED RULE OF LIFE Bishop's Fund for World Relief. Collect For Junior Daughters of the King postage stamps to buy food for refugees To form your own rule of life, study through Church World Service. Do yard- the suggestions in this list and then choose work or housework for sick or elderly. those things which you feel the Lord WITNESS would most like you to do. Write down Wear Junior Daughter's Cross these things which you will not fail to do Attend chapter meetings with God's help, and offer to keep them Invite people to Church and meetings for six months. If your rule is too hard CONTRIBUTE you may become discouraged, but if it is A regular sum to the Church each too easy you need a more generous and month. loving heart. Pray that the Holy Spirit To Jr. Daughter's dues annually. will guide you in choosing your rule and in keeping it. Then in Advent and in SELF DISCIPLINE each year, revise your rule, dropping or During Advent and Lent review your changing those things which you have Rule of Life, and revise it if necessary. found really impossible to do, and adding During Lent give up something and do something new out of love for Jesus. something extra so that you can spread the Lord's Kingdom in yourself and in PRIVATE PRAYER: other people. Morning QUIET DAY Praise—"Holy, Holy, Holy" At least a half a day a year if possible. (Prayer Bk.—page 77) —By Mrs. Hans Dahlke, Dedication—The Order's Motto Educational & Extension Jr. Daughter's Hd. Bk.—Page 8) Chairman During the Day Eighth Provirice Lord's Prayer (Prayer Bk.—Page 7) Intercessions: Daughters of the King, the Church, your Parish, Family, Friends, the Needy. Grace at Meals (Prayer Bk.—Page 600) "BLESSED ARE THE PEACE MAKERS" Evening Someone has suggested the following Confession—"O Almighty Father" ten practical rules for dealing with those (Prayer Bk.—Page 323) with whom we differ: Thanksgiving—^Use your own words At Bedtime—Father, into Thy Hands I 1. I will always seek to discover the best commend my body and spirit. and strongest points in my brother's position. PUBLIC WORSHIP Every Sunday in Church, weekday 2. I will give him credit for sincerity. services if possible. 3. I will not listen to gossip and second Holy Communion (if confirmed) hand information. 3rd Sunday of each month. Daughter's Corporate Communion. 4. I will avoid classifying him and assum Major Holy Days: Christmas, Epiphany, ing that he has all the characteristics , Good Friday, Easter, of the class to which he is supposed to Ascension, Whitsunday, All Saints'. belong. STUDY 5. I will emphasize our agreements. Bible—A Gospel and an Epistle 6. When others criticize, I will try to bring Prayer Book—Office of Instruction, out favorable points. Baptism, Confirmation, Morning Prayer, Holy Communion. 7. When there is misunderstanding, either Junior Daughter's Handbook I of him, or he of me, I will go to Forward Day by Day him direct, if possible. SERVICE PROJECTS 8. I will try to remember that God's Suggestions: Jr. Choir, Jr. Altar Guild, truth is too big for any one mind. volunteer baby sitting, reading to the elderly or blind, visiting nursing homes, 9. I will never ridicule another's Faith. retirement homes, donate old clothing to 10. I will pray for those witli whom I the poor, donate money to Presiding differ.

September, 1967 15 ,j THE ORDER OF THE DAUGHTERS OF THE KING Founded in 1885 — Incorporated in 1917 OBJECT OF THE ORDER — The extension of Christ's Kingdom, especially among women and girls, and the strengthening of the Church's spiritual life. NATIONAL COUNCIL OF THE DAUGHTERS OF THE KING President, Mrs. James L. Cassidy—12209 S. W. Highway, Palos Park, Illinois 60464 First Vice-president, Mrs. Edward D. Smith—3540 Woodhaven Rd., N. W., Atlanta, Georgia 30305 Representative to General Division Women's Work Second Vice-PresidenS, Mrs. Jack Beggs—#473 - 2608 Division Ave., Lake View Terrace, Cleveland, Ohio 44113 Secretary, Miss Geraldine Dettmann—12026 Minden, Detroit, Michigan 48205 Treasurer, Miss Hattie K. Bunting—1926 South 65th St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19142 Mrs. Donald B. Graff—707 Anderson Way, San Gabriel. California 91776 Mrs. Francis H. Inge—403 Poincianna Drive. Birmingham, Alabama 35209 Mrs. Robert E. Juergens—P. O. Box 605, Claiksdale, Arizona 86324 Mrs. Ivan Merrick—5028 Wilmington, Everett, Washington 98202 Mrs. John R. Parker—307 Woodlawn Rd., Lincoln. Illinois 62656 Mrs. Chester A. Rude—4741 Cromwell Avenue, Los Angeles, California 90027 Mrs. Fred N. Saliba—P. O. Box 17309. Memphis. Tennessee 38117 Mrs. Ed. Stanley—135-15th Ave., So. Lewistown, Montana 59457 Mrs. Cecil A. Tucker—Christmas, Florida 32709 National Chaplain, The Very Rev. Edward L. Merrow, Grace Episcopal Church—3601 Russell Road, Alexandria, Virginia Order's Missionary, Miss Elizabeth Daniel—Caixa Postal 549 ZC-00, Rio de Janerio, Gb. Brazil PROVINCIAL REPRESENTATIVES 1st Province: Mrs. Thomas L. Prosser, 101 Linwood, Newingtori, Connecticut 06111 3rd Province: Mrs. Charles T. Hanson. 325 East 29th St.. Baltimore, Maryland 21218 r4th Province: Mrs. Leo B Selden, 322 Rio Vista Court, Tampa, Florida 33604 )th Province: Mrs. Donald Swintnn—120 W. State St.. Newaygn, Michigan 49337 f7th Province: Mrs. Laurence Miller, 310 South Center, Falfurrias, Texas 78355 ,JtU Province: Mrs. Carl Morse—979 Rosewood Drive, San Mateo, California 94401 HONORARY MEMBERS Miss Lillian Janet Soper—Mrs. George L. Thorpe, Sr.—Mrs. Arthur T. Loving COMMITTEES CHAIRMEN Devotions and Study - T. Mrs. Ivan Merrick Diocesan Chapters and Unattached Daughters Mrs. Robert E. Juergens Education-Leadership Training Mrs. Donald B. Graff Finance Miss Hattie K, Bunting Mrs. Edward D. Smith—Co-Chm. Junior Division Mrs. Cecil A. Tucker Mrs. Francis H. Inge—Co-Chm. Literature Mrs. Chester A. Rude Endowment Fund Mrs. Leo B. Selden Master's Fund Mrs. Fred B. Saliba Self Denial Offering Mrs. Thomas L. Prosser The Royal Cross, Editor Miss Lillian Janet Soper The Royal Cross, Business Manager Mrs. Ed. Stanley

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