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VOLUME LV

NUMBER 15

JANUARY 1984

THE ORDER OF THE DAUGHTERS OF THE KINGA Religious Order for Laywomen

Founded in 1885 — Incorporated in 1917OBJECT OF THE ORDER — The extension of Christ's Kingdom, especially among

women and girls, and the strengthening of the Church's spiritual life.

HONORARY MEMBERS

Mrs. George L. Thorpe, Mrs. Edward D. Smith, Miss Hattie K. Bunting,Mrs. Ivan Merrick, Mrs. Carl A. Johnson

NATIONAL COUNCIL

President: Mrs. John C. Herren, 10652 Janway Dr., El Paso, TX 79935First Vice President: Mrs. Henry B. H. Ripley, Jr., 3706 Palm Blvd., Isle of Palms, SC 29451Second Vice President: Mrs. John H. Hoyt, 345 University Circle, Athens, GA 30605Secretary: Mrs. Victoria S. Gary, 1900 Upshur St, N.E., Washington, DC 20018Treasurer: Mrs. James Howting, 4S202 Mill St., Naperville, IL 60540

Mrs. Marcia Brown, 1038 S.E. 14th Terrace, Ocala, FL 32671Mrs. Grace Glover, 10279 Windstream Dr., Columbia, MD 21044Mrs. J. Hunter Isaacs, 389 Island Circle, Sarasota, FL 33581Mrs. Carl A. Johnson, 102 Rockview Circle, Irvine, CA 92715Miss Mary Lou Johnson, 711 W. Creekside, Houston, TX 77024Mrs. Milton E. Kirkpatrick, 3713 West End Ave., Nashville, TN 37205Mrs. Jerry McCollum, 3127 Purdom Dr., Jacksonville, FL 32217

Mrs. Charles Montgomery, 1546 N. Fir St., Tacoma, WA 98406Mrs. Louise Moyer, 737 E. Erie St., Painesville, OH 44077Mrs. Edward E. Murphy, 659 Buena Vista Dr., Merced, CA 95340

National Chaplain: The Rt. Rev. C. Shannon Mallory, Bishop of El Camino Real, CaliforniaOrder's Missionaries: Miss Elizabeth Daniel and Miss Patricia Powers, Rua Visconde de Santa Isabel,

654,302-20560, GRAJAU, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

PROVINCIAL REPRESENTATIVES

Province I: Mrs. Thomas Prosser, 101 Linwood Ave., Newington, CT 06111Province II: Dr. Addie G. Williams, 1809 7th Ave., 3-B, New York, NY 10026Province III: Mrs. Laraine M. Dennstaedt, 611 W. 39th St., Baltimore, MD 21211Province IV: Mrs. George Van Meter, 811 Boonesboro Rd., Winchester, KY 40391Province V: Miss Sue Such, 45 W. High St., 309C, Painesville, OH 44077Province VI: Mrs. James Hart, 2592 Briarwood Dr., Boulder, CO 80303Province VII: Miss Kay Douglas, 525 Greer St., San Antonio, TX 78210Province VIII: Mrs. Wm. A. Redelings, 6766 Bedlow Ct., San Diego, CA 92119

COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN

Devotions Mrs. J. Hunter IsaacsEndowment Fund Mrs. Carl A. Johnson

Evangelism Mrs. Jerry McCollumFinance Mrs. James Howting

Junior Division Mrs. Grace GloverLiterature Miss Mary Lou Johnson

Master's Fund Mrs. John H. HoytMembers-at-Large Mrs. Marcia BrownPublic Relations & Promotion Mrs. Milton E. KirkpatrickRoyal Cross — Editor & Business Manager Mrs. Edward E. Murphy, IIISelf-Denial Fund Mrs. Henry B. H. Ripley, Jr.Special Funds for Missionary Needs Mrs. Louise MoyerTriennial Program Mrs. Charles Montgomery

EDITORIAL OFFICE: Lorraine Murphy, Editor659 Buena Vista Drive

Merced, CA 95340

Sue Such, Illustrator

NATIONAL PRESIDENT'S MESSAGEDear Daughters:

I sincerely hope that each of youhas had a blessed Christmas seasonand now, at the beginning of anothernew year, is a good time to make plansfor your chapter to begin a new studyprogram for spiritual enrichment.

There are many wonderful programs available and I would like tomention two. They are: 1) Go on Singing with a study guide, or How to FindJoyful Living from the Psalms byRichard Champion, published byGospel Publishing House, Springfield,Missouri. This is an interesting, yetfun, study of the Psalms.

2) Also, The Study of St. Luke fromthe Bible Reading Fellowship, P. O.Box M, Winter Park, Florida 32789. Itincludes a guide and introduction tothe Bible by William Barclay whoalso wrote a study program on TheActs of the Apostles.

In 1984,1 hope that you will becomemore familiar with your Handbooks.As we use our Handbooks, let us remember that the MOTTO of the Orderis "FOR HIS SAKE" (see page 3 ofHandbook). The part "I am but one,but I am one" was added later. Recently, someone sent me a lovely pieceof music called "The Motto of theDaughters of the King," but nowheredid it mention the true motto "FORHIS SAKE." Much as we appreciatethe effort, we have had to regretfully

return it for possible revision.

A reminder: February 2, the Feast ofthe Presentation of Christ in theTemple, is the date of our annualingathering of the Self-Denial Fund. Ifind that many of our members just donot understand the meaning of thisvoluntary offering. We are asked toforego immediate pleasures so thatthe mission of the Church may beserved. The larger purpose is the support of our two missionaries, Elizabeth and Pat in Brazil who, by theirfives and work extend our Prayer andService into an area we cannot individually reach. If each of us makeshonest self-sacrifices and accumulates our coins to be gathered togetherwith those of others, we could have anoffering to meet the needs of our missionaries.

Our hearts go out to BarbaraMerrick, one of our beloved formerNational Presidents, whose husband,Ivan E. Merrick, died September 27.1feel sure that many of you will wish tomake a tangible expression of yoursympathy. The Endowment Fund(see page 11 of your Handbook, Section I, Memorials d) 2), will welcomecontributions in memory of Fr.Merrick or any other loved one.

Faithfully, For His Sake,Geraldine E. Herren

VENTURE IN MISSION

Are there any Daughters specifically involved in VIM in their diocese? If so, we would like to hearwhat you are doing, what the response is in the parish/mission anddiocese. The Diocese of NorthernCalifornia exceeded their "wildestdreams," thanks be to God.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

The Diocese of Los Angeles Daughters sends its praises to the new editorial staff of The Royal Cross. Therewas much to five up to, but they havecontinued the high standards of thepast and produced a magazine of interest and inspiration to us all. Wethank you for your ministry.

Mrs. Lloyd R. Fry, PresidentDiocese of Los Angeles

NATIONAL CHAPLAIN'S MESSAGE

Grace to you and peace from God,our Father, in the Lord Jesus Christ.

As I prepare for Christmas, thisyear I have been particularly movedby the utter humility of our God, tocome into the world quite as He did inaccepting a lowly birth in an obscurestable. Most stables, and especiallythose in the Middle East, are dirty,dingy, unkempt affairs, appropriatelyout of sight, and kept at a safe distance from the center of life, like someparts of our lives. Yet the incredibleGood News is that He still comes! Hecomes right into the messy stable Imay still have in my life, there to beborn, and then to possess, transform,and redeem those unwelcoming stablebastions.

Thinking back over the year, I hopeeach of us can with thanksgiving,identify some of His coming when,painful as birth always is. He hasbeen reborn in our lives. Similarly, inour common life together, we need tobe able to discover new dimensions ofHis coming, and thus to find a deeperunderstanding and appreciation ofHis presence within each other. WhenI am able to recognize this happeningwithin my own life and relationships,then it is that Advent and Christmas,the coming of the birth, met mostwondrously within my own faith andexperience.

And speaking of the overwhelminghumility of God in His coming, isthere not another dimension of theDivine Humility in His waiting? "Inthe fullness of time," St. Paul speaksof His birth — not before. Howpatiently He waits for each of us andwith what infinite long-suffering Heworks His purpose out in our lives. Inthe words of that great prayer for theChurch, "All things are being broughtto perfection through Him from whomthey took their origin," but neitherthey nor we are there yet — and howgood of our God to wait for us!

As we celebrated the Nativity lastmonth, my prayer for each of us wasthat we did open up a stable or two in

our lives, messy as they may be, to letJesus be born into those parts not yetgiven to Him. But I also pray that wemay more readily move as and whereHe wants to move with us in bringingus into His Epiphany glory.

May you all have a joyful andblessed Christmastide and Epiphany.

Yours through His birth,^ Shannon

A LITANY

Dear Lord, we come to You in prayerthis day.

Hear us, Lord.We do not ask to walk the easy way.

Hear us, Lord.We ask only what You would have usdo.

Hear us. Lord.That we may walk a path straightand true.

Hear us. Lord.Our sins are many, although we'veoften tried.

Hear us. Lord.For our redemption, on the cross Youdied.

Hear us. Lord.And as we travel on, make our wayclear.

Hear us. Lord.Let us always feel Your presence near.

Hear us. Lord.

Fill us always with Thy preciousgrace.

Hear us. Lord.Until in Heaven we may see Thy face.

Thank you. Lord.

Margaret M. ChambersSt. Michael's

La Marque, Texas

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"Things cannot always go as youwant them to. Accept disappointmentquietly; cultivate the gift of silencewhen speaking may aggravate the difficulty. "

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INTERCESSION AND PETITION

Intercession is praying for others.Petition is praying for our own needs.St. Paul said, "Brethren, pray for us"(I Thessalonians 5:25) and "... we donot cease to pray for you" (Colossians1:9). We have an obligation to pray forone another. It is not only our duty,but our privilege.

"Praying for others means that weidentify ourselves with their needs,making their cause one with ours. Weshare their sense of sin, bear theirpain and regard their lives as weregard our own. This is not easy to do.We need to place ourselves in theirsituation 'through our Christ-filled imagination,' feel as they feel, and experience a soul-oneness with them ifwe are to pray for them with power,"says Charles M. Laymon.

We need that consecrated imagination which enables us to picture ourselves in another's situation and,more than this, we will live for them ifwe are to pray well for them. Paullikened his own life with its sufferinglove for others as a kind of extensionof Christ's death on the cross. If ourprayers are Christ-centered, we toocan be an extension of the cross. In"What Happens When Women Pray,"Evelyn Christenson says (referring toprayer chains), "Make requests —don't dictate answers... when we prayanswers, we're demanding that Goddo something and telling Him wewant it done now — 'just the way wewant it. Lord.'" What we should do isbring our requests to Him, tell Himour need and ask Him to answer inaccord with His omniscient will; thatis. His will — and only things that weknow are right in His sight.

Petitionary prayer is not only allowed, it is commanded: "Give us thisday our daily bread" (Lord's Prayer).

A person must not offer prayers foranother unless she is willing to beused to answer her own prayer. Frequently, God places the prayer in ourhands again so that we may rise fromour knees with a job to do, or He maygive us new insight into a situation,new understanding.

Why should an all-powerful Fatherwant His daughters to ask Him forthings? If God is perfect. He is neverwrong. If He is never wrong. He willnot need to be told how to act. If He isall-knowing, why should we need totell Him our wants and needs? Whyshould He choose us "to do slowly andblunderingly what He could do miraculously in the twinkling of aneye?" Prayer must not be thought ofas asking and getting. It is, first of all,a fellowship with our creator. It is analignment of our will with His. Out ofour communion with Him, we emergeas changed persons!

Is prayer always answered? SinceGod is our heavenly Father, we couldcompare how human parents answerrequests of their children. Children, intheir limited knowledge, ask forthings which their parents, in theirgreater wisdom, sometimes mustdeny. A wise, loving parent must oftensay "no" even though the children donot understand. Sometimes theanswer is "yes" and sometimes theanswer is "later."

Why has God told us to pray? Firstof all, it is the way for us to enjoyfellowship with Him. We sense Hispresence and rejoice in His nearness.

"Prayer is exhaling the spirit ofman and inhaling the Spirit of God,"Through prayer, our weakness is exchanged for God's power.

Joyce Robinson, presidentSt. Aidan's ChapterPortland, Oregon

JANUARY 1984

A MEDITATION FOR

EPIPHANY

Epiphany: the season of light. Sunday after Sunday we will hear thereferences: "Arise, shine, for yourlight has come," "a light to the nations," "a light to lighten the Gentiles," "thepeople who sat in darknesshave seen a great light."

"Lighten our darkness," we pray,hedging against the darkness of ourminds, our dark natures, our humanity, our lack of comprehension."In Him there is no darkness at all,"we sing; "the day and the night areboth alike. The Lamb is the light ofthe city of God — shine in our hearts.Lord Jesus."

Everywhere the Christian story isalive with images of light over darkness, expressing again and again thechild in us who does not want the lightturned out. "Children of light," wehave called ourselves from earliest

times.

But today's psychology recognizesthat we have within us both sun andmoon, light and dark, masculine andfeminine, and we are beginning tounderstand that the ebb and flow oflife make life possible, as well as rich.At a retreat recently, Robert Johnsonreminded us that we begin every journey inward with the Creed:

"I believe in one God, theFather, the Almighty, maker ofheaven and earth, of all that is,seen and unseen." God, whocreates all, loves all that Hecreates, and there is no darkcorner in us that exists outside

His love, "and without him wasnot anything made that wasmade."

How shall we love the darkness inourselves, in our world, when we seethe misery that it inflicts? Can welearn somehow to comfort and nur

ture the world, our lost humanity,those who refuse to share their food,those who bully the small and theweak, and make them children of thelight?

Ethel Boyle RipleyFirst vice-president

Ethel Boyle Ripley serves as firstvice-president on National Council, ischairman of the Self-Denial Fund,and a member of the PEWSACTIONBoard. She served once as treasurerand twice as chapter president. ForProvince IV, she was first vice-president for two years, and for four yearswas president. Ethel is also chairmanof the Shepherding Program for theECW in her parish, St. Andrew's,Mount Pleasant, S.C.

Ethel Lachicotte Ripley attendedWinthrop College and received hernursing degree from the Medical College of South Carolina. She marriedDr. Edwin Boyle, Jr., a research physician, in 1951 and they became the

We women do have that gift, because of Christ who lives in us, tocomfort the lost child assuring himthat he is an inheritor of the kingdom.Only when we forget that, or forget toshare that knowledge, do we wanderin darkness.

Lighten our darkness, oh Lord, webeseech Thee....

Francie Lowe

Lubbock, Texas

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parents of two daughters and twosons. About four years after her husband's death, she married Henry B.H. Ripley, Jr. whom she met whileattending the Capetown Renewal Conference in South Africa. Henry has adaughter, two sons and a granddaughter.

Ethel has made her Cursillo andserved on two teams. She has alsoserved as a cook for Kairos #1 in SouthCarolina, a weekend especially adapted for prisons. She served one term asa member of Clemson University'sBoard of Visitors.

Ethel uses Ephesians 2:8-10; "Forby grace you have been saved throughfaith; and this is not your own doing,it is the gift of God not because ofworks, lest any man should boast. Forwe are his workmanship, created inChrist Jesus for good works, whichGod prepared beforehand, that weshould walk in them."

In summing up her various services,Ethel claims, "It is not ability that weneed to be concerned about, but ouravailability."

WHO HAS THE RECORD?

We're still receiving replies to thisquestion! That's wonderful. A letterfrom Linda M. Summer, age 90years, tells us that she was admittedto the Order at All Saints' in Atlanta,Georgia, in the early 1940s. She laterserved as president. She now lives inFlorence, South Carolina. Linds sentus a prayer that appeared in TheRoyal Cross 40 years ago on the page"Begin Each Day with Prayer." Weare so happy to publish the prayeragain; it appears with no title orauthor:

"Every morning lean thine armsawhile

Upon the windowsill of heavenAnd gaze upon thy Lord.Then with the vision in thy heartTurn, strong to meet thy day."

Judy BarberNational Office Administrator

Katherine WolfAssistant, National Office

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"Ihave learned silence from the talkative; tolerance from the intolerant andkindness from the unkind. Ishould not be ungrateful to thoseteachers."

(Kahlil Gibran: Sand and Foam.)

JANUARY 1984

EDITORIAL

We talk about "having faith"and/or taking a step in faith. Isthere a difference?I have faith that God is in charge

and things will work out eventually.That kind of faith takes us throughmany everyday events and sometimes, crises.But a step in faith is entirely dif

ferent. A step in faith is when wecan't see the end result, but simplyfollow the teachings and promises ofGod. He promises us that if we askanything in His name, that willglorify Him, He will grant it.For example, 18 years ago our

parish, St. Luke's in Merced, talkedabout buying property in the growingpart of our city which was then pasture! Many did not have the vision orinsight that the Rector and Vestrydid. But, as our leaders, they took astep in faith and for $1 down, boughtover five acres of valuable propertyacross from Merced College. We were"put to the test" when the estimatedconstruction cost almost doubled. Wepersevered and in June of 1975 movedinto the new facility, along with ouroutreach project, St. Luke's School,which has grown from 65 children in1980, to near capacity of 192 — all as aresult of our step in faith.In the summer of 1982, a young

priest from Trinity Episcopal Seminary in Ambridge, PA, called to saythe Lord was leading him to St.Luke's. At dinner that evening heasked to share his "call" with ourVestry which was meeting that night(God's holy "coincidence"), and theyunanimously agreed to call him as aCurate even though this was NOT inthe budget! The Vestry and parishtook a step in faith and the Lord hashonored those steps. The Curate washere about six months when theRector had a serious affliction whichincapacitated him for a few months,but the Curate was there to step in.Prevenient grace? A step in faith? Ora combination of both?

Daughters, what is our next step infaith? Is it something in the parish, oron a national level?Lord, what will You have us do?

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SELF-DENIAL FUND

February 2, the Feast of the Presentation of Christ in the Temple, hasbeen set as a special day for theingathering of the Self-Denial offering of the Daughters of the King. Themoney from this fund is used for thesalaries and living expenses of ourtwo missionaries, Elizabeth Danieland Patricia Powers, in Rio deJaneiro, Brazil.The Self-Denial offering is to be

sent to the treasurer of the Assemblyof the Diocese in which the chapter islocated and remitted by her to ourNational Office by March 15. If thereis no Diocesan Assembly, the moneyshould be sent directly to our NationalOffice in Atlanta, Georgia.Remember that all money gifts for

any of our funds must be sent to theNational Office. Please earmark yourchecks so that Judy Barber, our administrator, will know how to handlethem.

Our collective giving to the Self-Denial Fund continues to increase.We have given over $17,000 this year.The combined salaries of our missionaries are $11,500. Our NationalCouncil met this past spring and decided to give one-half of the overage tothe fund as a bonus to our missionaries in January. The other half isbeing held for the first quarter salarypayments. There is a 150% inflationrate this year in Brazil!The slides and cassette program of

Elizabeth's and Pat's work are joyfully on the move. There is no chargefor this program. Please order theprogram, well in advance, from eitherCarla Van Meter or me (our addressesare on the inside front cover of TheRoyal Cross). Consider using this program for your chapter, diocesan orprovincial assemblies.Elizabeth has been our missionary

in Brazil for 25 years. Her birthday isNovember 23. Pat has been in Brazilfor five years and her birthday is May25. Every now and then, send them acard or letter to express your love andgratitude for the work they do and thelives they live "For His Sake."

Ethel RipleySelf-Denial Chairman

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NATIONAL, PROVINCIAL AND DIOCESAN NEWS

NEW CHAPTER IN TULSA

St. Monnica's Chapter was installed on Sunday, September 18,1983, at Church of the Holy Spiritduring the morning worship service.The Rev. Beverly L. Barge, Vicar ofthis three and one-half year old mission, officiated at the service. Alsopresent were Mary Anne Price, diocesan president of the Daughters ofthe King, and Mary Montgomery, diocesan treasurer. Twenty-one womenare charter members and will meet at

two different times once a month.There is an evening and a morningmeeting to accommodate women whowork outside the home and those who

prefer to meet in the daytime.

Because Monnica, mother of St.Augustine of Hippo, persevered in herlove, prayers and tears for the conversion of her husband, and son,Augustine, it was decided at our first

meeting, unanimously, to have ourchapter named after her. The deciding factor was the Prayer of Monnica,a Collect we also chose as our own

Collect:

"0 Lord, through spiritual discipline You strengthened yourservant, Monnica, to perseverein offering her love and prayersand tears for the conversion ofher husband and of Augustine,their son: Deepen our devotion,we pray, and use us in accordance with Your will to bringothers, even our own kindred, toacknowledge Jesus Christ asSavior and Lord; Who with Youand the Holy Spirit lives andreigns, one God, forever and ever.Amen."

In the picture, from left to right, back row: Mary Goad, Fr. Bev Barge, Anne Barge, Jane Robert-Montgomery, Mary Ann Woodring, Edith Alice son, and Mary Anne Price. Missing from theJereb, Anne Graham, Suzanne Henderson, photo are Grace Davis, Jerri Lesikar, MonaCatherine West, Sue Mihai, Sherrie Kennedy, Maddox, Pam Pecoraro, Elizabeth Peoples andand Sharon Davis. Front row: Jean Wolfe, Sue Lois Beach.Brumiey, Isabeiie Boyden, Ginger Jackson, Jean

JANUARY 1984

NEW OFFICERS IN

MUSKOGEE. OKLAHOMAIn May of 1983, members of the St.

Agnes Chapter of Grace EpiscopalChurch in Muskogee, Oklahoma, metfor Communion, installation of newofficers and rededication of members,with the rector, the Rev. Edwin L.Hoover.

Shown in the picture above are; Margaret Mount-castie, vice-president; Miidred Kerns, treasurer;Betty Weaver, president; Adeiaide Pritchett, secretary.

"... as one princess to another!"

Adelaide Pritchett

RETREAT FOR DIOCESE OFRIO GRANDE

"Seven of the Times our LordSpoke" was the theme for the retreatat the Holy Cross Retreat House inMesilla Park, New Mexico, last September.

The Very Rev. Ron Thomson, provost of the Pro-Cathedral of St.Clement, presented four meditationson the seven sections of the Lord'sPrayer. The Rev. Dudley Stillinger,Diocesan Chaplain, gave a meditation on the gifts of God and commitment.

The retreat included a 36-hourperiod of silence, two services of HolyCommunion, compline, evening prayer, and opportunities for confessions.

Women from the Rio Grande Diocese and Diocese of Arizona attended.

Irene Marble

El Paso, Texas

10TH ANNIVERSARY INWILLIAMS BRIDGE, BRONXOn September 10,1983, a tenth an

niversary service of thanksgiving andrededication for St. Luke's Chapterwas held with the Rev. Patrick Walkerofficiating, at St. Luke's Church inWilliams Bridge, Bronx, New York.

St. Luke's Chapter was started in1973 under the inspiration and guidance of Adina Grant from the Diocesan Chapter with seven foundingmembers. Mrs. Evelyn T. Forte, the"mother" of St. Luke's, became thefirst chapter president. Prayer andservice are the two Rules of Life forthe religious order with a primarypurpose of evangelism.

Officers are Mildred Evans, president; Esther Esty, vice-president; IrisRoache, secretary; and Carol Gaskill,treasurer. Other Daughters are OliveAndrews, Veronica Butler, AmandaCastro, Fernella Dear, Dolores Hare-wood, Olive Bean, Edna Horton, ElmaMorris, Edna Onley, GwendolynPeters, Ruth Pualani, and Eileen Wiltshire. Clarice Anglin and MildredRerrie are in the preparation period tobecome Daughters of the King.

Their chapter prayer is:"Holy Spirit, be present and realwithin us.

Help us to know Jesus and knowingHim to be content in the knowledgeof His love for us.Inspire us also to serve in His namethat we may share His life with others.Amen."

Mildred S. Evans, presidentSt. Luke's Chapter

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One can be a good Jew, or a goodChristian, with God or against God,but not without God. One may beagainst God for the sake of His Creation. I quarrel with Him, fight withHim, make up with Him, but 1 amnever without Him.

Elie Wiesel

firom LEADERSHIP

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%At the bedside of Danielle Dear, from the left, are Dear; back row: Nancy Kohlhepp, Susie Wash-the Rev. Robert Gibson, Isabel Cutaiar, Mary ington, Julie Gibson and Joan Chrischilles.Lane, Yetta Souders, Dorotfiy Hoadley, Dorothea

NEW CHAPTER IN FLORIDA

On June 26, during the 10 a.m. HolyEucharist, the St. Theresa Chapter ofthe Daughters of the King was installed at St. Thomas' EpiscopalChurch of Flagler County in Florida.The chapter was initially organizedby me.

At the suggestion of my rector, Fr.Robert Gibson, I attended the Diocesan Daughters of the King's firstannual retreat in September of 1982and began the process of forming achapter. A regular series of educational meetings was established forstudy and prayer which led the ninecandidates, plus one transfer, intomembership of the diocesan and national Order.

Fulfilling a lifelong dream, DanielleDear was admitted into membership.Although homebound with multiplesclerosis, "Danny" is the chapter'sofficial intercessor and helps withphone contacts when she is able. Hersis a powerful witness to the Motto ofthe Daughters as she does what shecan do and is given God's grace to beable to do it. Danny's mother,Dorothea, was pleased to reactivate

her membership and especially toshare in the membership and Rules ofLife with her daughter.

Isabel H. W. CutaiarPalm Coast, Florida

NEW CHAPTER IN TEXAS

Each year during the month ofOctober in the Diocese of West Texas,a week is set aside as DAUGHTERS

OF THE KING WEEK. This serves asan awareness to the entire diocese of

"Who We Are and What We Do."During the week, special prayers areoffered for our Order throughout thediocese, corporate Communions areheld, and many chapters plan programs for their own parishes.

As part of the 1983 celebration, St.Philip's in San Antonio invited St.Steven's and the diocesan presidentsand past presidents for a corporateCommunion and reception.

Alta Hildebrand

Past PresidentDiocese of West Texas

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NEWS FROM BRAZIL

In July of this year, the DiocesanBishop's Chapter of Central Brazil,Rio de Janeiro, offered a tea in honorof Eleanor Powers, mother of Missionary Patricia Powers, who spent amonth visiting Pat and ElizabethDaniel, learning more about theirwork.

On July 14, in celebration of itssecond anniversary, the chapter received three more members into theOrder after a three-month preparation period in Prayer, Service andEvangelism. The new members areGeorgina Barbosa, Suely Leite andLys Gonzanago. The officers of the1983-84 year are Patricia Powers, president; Regina Assakura, vice-president; Suely Leite, secretary-treasurer;Guiomar Correa, devotions chairman; Elizabeth Daniel, study program; Georgina Barbosa, prayerchairman; Noreen Smith, serviceprojects; Lys Gonzanago, library committee; and Eunice Gonzalez, directress of Junior Daughters.

Pat and Elizabeth

DEATHS

The Rev. Ivan Merrick, husband of one of our former NationalPresidents, Barbara Merrick,died September 27, 1983, after alengthy illness, in Washington.

Lura Williams, member of St.Mildred's Chapter, Christ Church,Raleigh, North Carolina, died onJuly 10,1983.

Violet S. Greenhill died on July5, 1983, and "the Diocese of Texaslost a beloved member and friend."Born in 1889, she became a JuniorDaughter in 1903 and remainedactive as a Daughter until 1981.

Rest eternal grant to them, 0Lord;

And let light perpetual shineupon them.— Book of Common Prayer,page 502

Left to rigtit, back row: Bishop Soria, Helena, Alcenira, Eleanor Powers, Guiomar, Elvira(guest), and Jorgina; left to right, front row: Eunice, Elizabeth, Patricia, Lys, and Regina.

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LETS EVANGELIZE!

We are not evangelizing enough.Evangelism seems to have a bad connotation. To change to Public Relations isn't much better; to say "Publicity" is poison to ladies who havebeen brought up on "name in thepaper three times in a life is enough"(birth, wedding, death). But thespread of Christ's Kingdom would nothave occurred if the Apostles hadbeen mute!

Daughters need to "Go tell it on themountain, over the hills and everywhere."

We must pray that the "criticalspirit" leave the Order, and that wepractice the Second Commandment- "LOVE THY NEIGHBOR AS THYSELF," so that it permeates our Orderand our lives.

In Humility, FOR HIS SAKESusan C. IGrkpatrickPublicity & Promotion Chairman

ARE WE INVOLVED?

As part of our commitment toService in the Church, how many areinvolved in the serious matter ofchemical dependency that is rampantin society today?

The Episcopal Church is way out infront in learning more about thedisease of alcoholism and promoting educational programs. The Rev. VemonJohnson, D.D., is Founder and President Emeritus of the Johnson Foundation, and is an Episcopal priest.

The Rev. William McLean III isPresident and Director of R.A.C.A.(Recovered Alcoholic Clergy Assn.) inthe Episcopal Church.

There are many forms of chemicaladdiction (tranquilizers, "uppers,"etc.), but to start, let's focus on alcohol,an easily available, socially acceptable, legal and economical drug. Thisis not to be prohibitionist, God forbid,for many people drink "in moderation," as St. Paul exhorted us in allthings. But by recognizing the dangersignals and being well-informed, we

are better able to love our brothersand sisters in Christ.

"Even where alcoholism has beenidentified, clergy and laity alike haveremained immobilized by the mistaken notion that nothing can be doneuntil the alcoholic seeks help.

"In point of fact, the condition isrecognizable by adequately informedpeople ... all other helping professions operate under the ethic, the sickmust come to them, and ask for aid. Inalcoholism, the victims are incapableof recognizing the severity of theirsymptoms spontaneously; to waituntil they 'hit bottom' is unconscionable.

"Intervention is the norm rather

than the exception."(Excerpt from Father Johnson)

Is part of our Service as a Daughterto love our clergy and laity by helpingthem to recover?

JANUARY 1984 13

JUNIOR DAUGHTERS

Junior Daughters met in August atSAMS' headquarters located in thefoothills of the Blue Ridge Mountainsof Western North Carolina wheremany were introduced to a new experience in Christ as they heard firsthand from SAMS' missionaries andDaughters of the King leaders whatGod's call can mean. Seventy girls,ages 9 through 18, and their leadersspent three and one-half days in thetiny village of Union Mills, NorthCarolina, where the missionaries aretrained to serve Anglican/Episcopaldioceses in Central and SouthAmerica.

Keynote speaker was the Rev. TomBelt and his wife, Lucy, of St. Patrick'sChurch in Atlanta. They also have ameaningful music ministry. Conference chairman was Bertha Milbankwho is a former National Councilmember and served as chairman ofthe Junior Division. She said thatwith the Christian atmosphere ofSAMS and those connected with theSociety, especially the missionaries,the girls experienced a significantspiritual period of learning.

This is the first time that a specificconference has been held for theJunior Daughters: in the past, theyhave met in conjunction with the Triennial Convention of the EpiscopalChurch.

—Excerpted from SAMS

JUNIOR DAUGHTERS IN

BRAZIL

On July 21, to the delight of all theDaughters, our first Junior Chapterwas installed and three young girlsjoined the one existing Junior Daughter to form St. John, the EvangelistChapter of Rio de Janeiro.

This chapter is a joint effort of twoparishes that use the same buildingfor services. Alyson and DeborahSmith are members of Christ Church,the English speaking congregation,and Maria Claudia Soria and AnaClaudia Dias are members of the Portuguese speaking congregation.

The girls had an intensive preparation period for one month. Their directress is Eunice Gonzalez, memberof the Portuguese speaking congregation.

Pat and Elizabeth

MISSING ISSUES OF THE

ROYAL CROSS

We are happy to report that fourissues of those missing have beenreceived from theology school libraries. They are:

Volume 2 #6, December 1896Volume 2 #7, March 1897Volume 32 #1, February 1935Volume 36 #4, September 1939Volume 55 #11, Fall 1982

Please refer to the November 1983issue to see if you have any of theother missing copies so that ourlibrary can be brought up to date.Thank you. Elizabeth W. Mundy

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The Royal Cross is the Official Magazine of The Order of the Daughters of the King and is published inJanuary, April, July, and October in Jackson, Tennessee. Subscriptions, $2 per year; single copies, 509each. Please order copies from the National Office.

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