The ROYAL CROSSEpiscopal

WINTER 1992

VOL. LX

NO. 1 THE OFFICIAL MAGAZINE OF THE ORDER OF THE DAUGHTERS OF THE KING

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THE ORDER OF THE DAUGHTERS OF THE KINGA Religious Order forLaywomert

Founded in 1885 •• Incorporated in 1917

OBJECT OF THE ORDER •• The extension of Quist's Kingdom, espedilly unoogwomen and girls, and the strengthening of the Qiuich's spiritual life.

HONORARY MEMBERS

Mrs. Edward D. Smith, Miss HatUe K. Bunting, Mrs. Ivan Merrick, Mrs. Carl A. Johnson,Mrs. John C. Herren, Mrs. Henry B. H. Ripley, Jr., Mrs. J. Hunter Isaacs

NATIONAL COUNCIL

President; Elizabeth Hart (Mis. James), 24649 Calvert St.. Woodland Hills, CA 91267, (818) 407-0291First Vice-Presideni; Laurie Ann Herman (Mrs. RcHuld), 4673 Cotionwood Dr.. Holland, MI 49423, (616) 335-2165Second Vice-Presideni; Noreen Burroughs (Mis. Dcnald A.), P.O. Bo* 218, Sautee Valley, GA 30571, (404) 754-5041Secretory; Mavls I. SUpleford (Mrs. Edmund M.).P.O. Bo* 44, Waynesboro, PA 17268, (717) 762-5722Treasurer; Mary Ellen McKay (Mrs, George), 1282 Wynnewood Dr., W«l Palm Beach. FL 33417, (407) 683-0044

COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN

Self-DenialFund; Roseann Camp (Mrs. Richard R.), 521 Ridgedale, Richardson, TX 75080, (214) 235-8077EndowmenFund- Ardle Edwards (Mrs. William C.), 1798 N.W. 57ih Su, Miami. FL 33142, (305) 691-6913Liurature; Ruth K. Hammersmith (Miss). 122 S. Brainard Sl, Napeiville, IL 60540, (708) 355-0163Junior Division; Cinde Pfisterer (Mrs, Gary), 214 Cascade Dr., Riveiton, Wycsning 82501, (307) 856-6603Public Relations; Patti Rose (Mis. Kenneth), 610 North (Jilmore Ave., Lakeland, FL 33801, (813) 687-4151Evangelism: Sue Schlanbusch (Mis. Lowell), 36319 Paik Place Dr. W.. Sterling Hdghu, MI 48310, (313) 9n-Z7i4Royal Cross; Joan R. Sheldon (Mb. George M.), P.O. Box 3670, Ucey, WA 98503-0670, (206) 456-1413Daughlers-at-Large; Wanda Sinclair (Mb.) 1100 Coleman Dr.. Longview, TX 75601, (903) 757-2995Devotions; Ruth A. Smith (Mb. Chades), 7441 WalshRd., Millington, TN 38053, (901) 876-5168MasuPsFund: Betty W. Ward (Mb.) 1200 Shepherd St., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20011, (202)723-3069

PROVINCIAL REPRESENTATIVESProvince I:

Province II; Gladys A. Clark (Mb.), 123 West 135th St., New YoA, NY 10020, (212) 862-6289Province ///.-Stephanie Wi^lns (Mb, Yemen), 616 No. GianUey St. Baltimore, MD 21229, (301) 945-6224Province IV; Peggy Stoutenburg (Mb. R, J.), 3117 Roseheath Lane, Uthcwiia, GA 30038, (404) 981-6041Province V; Jean HIcks (Mb. George), 929 Harbor Ct, Traverse City, MI 49684, (616) 943-4452Province VI; Mary Agnes Grissom (Mb, Billy), 1241 Poplar Way, Broomficld, CO 80020, (303) 469-5573Province VII: Norma Echols (Mb. W. R.), Box 801, Mesilla Park, NM 88047, (505) 524-7250Province Vlll; Kathy Nyhuis (Mb. Peter A.), 10990 N. Guava Dr., Tucson, AZ 85737, (602) 797-1913

INDEX

Chaplain's Message 4

Gifts of the Spirit 6

Our Life of Prayer 12

Chapter, Diocesan News 14

Junior Daughters 11

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FROM OUR PRESIDENT

Last month I was fortunate enough to beable to attend a workshop on Healing sponsored by the Daughters chapter at our parish.Inevitably the subject of the gifts of the Spiritcame up. A lot of troubling questions wereanswered for me that day by an analogy givento us by the Rev. David Anderson of St. JamesChurch,Newport Beach, California. He talkedabout God's tool box. It was simple idea,uncomplicated by a theological discourse. Hedescribed the gifts of the Spirit as tools thatGod carries in-a tool box to be distributed and

used as needed.

My mind had a lot of fun with this idea.I could picture a giant—I mean a GIANT toolbox filled with an infinite number of tools,each uniquely different. In His time, God handsone of us a tool — not any tool, but the propertool to use for the situation. However as it is

only just on loan, the tool is given back,blessed by its use.

I began to use the image in my own life.There have been gifts of the Spirit that I havenever been given. Deep in my heart I havequestioned why — "maybe I haven't been a'good' enough Christian," or "there must besomething wrong with me." Now I can imagine that when a situation comes up, God maylend that tool to someone else and hand me a

different one to use in tandem.

At specific times, I know that I havebeen given gifts ofthe Spirit. God seems to liketo hand me the tool of discernment However,I do not always use the tool proficiently. Thereare times when I speak up and share the workof the Spirit—but there are also times when Ihand that tool right back to God, figuring hemust have made a mistake giving it to me, orsimply proclaiming "thank you God, but nothanks!" I think there are probably times thatthe tool is placed in my lap and I don't noticeit is there until it is too late to use it

All kinds of tools might be groupedunder the same title. I had never felt like I had

been given the gift of healing until severalyears ago when a priest told me that he discerned that I had been given that particular giftto be used over a period of time. Since then Ihave been called into several spiritual companion relationships that I have resulted ingradual healing over extended periods.

Elizabeth A. Hart

I have been handed several tools that I

used only once. Now, instead of worrying whyeach was taken away from me, I can picturethat for that moment, God desperately neededme to use that tool—someone was in need—^I

faithfully used it and gave it back. Now he has^other work for me to do with new tools, withnew challenges. Each tool was never mine tokeep so they were never taken away, onlygiven back. In fact, the most profound wisdomthat I have gleaned firom the tool box is theimage of always giving back the tool. It keepsme from beginning to take ownership of thegift, claiming the gift as mine or allowing myego to take responsibility for the results.

God has provided these special tools forus to use in order to complete the mission Hehas set before us. The tool box is filled abun

dantly, the Spirit is generous—let us be faithful and open to receive those tools that Godwould have us use.

Thank you Fr. Anderson for this wonderful image ofthe gifts ofthe Spirit. I can nowpicture God working through me by simplylending me his special tools that can never bemanufactured, never be cloned in a test tube,that only can come through the Spirit—toaccomplish his work.

Elizabeth A. Hart

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Biographical Sketchof

Craig Barry Anderson

The Right Reverend Craig B. Anderson, Ph.D. 49, has served as Bishop of theDiocese of South Dakota since 1984. Prior to

that he was the C.K. Benedict Professor of

Theology at St Luke's Seminary, The University of the South, Sewanee, Tennessee.

In addition to his diocesan duties, BishopAnderson serves as Chair of the TheologyCommittee of the World Council of Churches

and is on the Governing Board of the NationalCouncil of Churches.

Of the 110 churches in the Diocese of

South Dakota 75 are located on various reser

vations throughout the state with 22 NativeAmerican priests and deacons predominantlyserving these congregations.

Bishop Anderson is a continuing member of the Governor's Council for Reconcili

ation and recently received a Peace MedalHonorarium from Four Directions, Incorporated for his efforts in the area of reconcilia

tion.

Bishop Anderson is married. He and hiswife, Lizbeth, have three children; Court, afreshman at The University of Minnesota;Megan, a sophomore at St Paul's, Concord,New Hampshire; and Ragnar, their youngestdaughter, a fifth grade student at Mark TwainElementary School in Sioux Falls. BishopAnderson and his family love outdoor sports,especially skiing, tennis, running, golf andsoccer.

Reverend Craig B.Anderson

By Way of Introduction ...

1980 was a particularly a busy year for me. It was my second year asa full-time member of The School of Theology faculty of The University ofthe South, Sewanee, Tennessee. It was also a year in which I was trying towork on my dissertation for my Ph.D. at Vanderbilt University. In addition.Bishop Sanders of the Diocese of Tennessee had asked me to serve as Priesl-in-Charge of Christ Church, Alto, Tennessee, a small rural congregation atthe foot of the Monteagle Mountain.

It was a busy year for my family as well. Liz, my wife, was teachingfourth grade at a country school which required a sixty mile drive daily. Ourson. Court, who is now a freshman in College, was at the time a first gradestudent at Sewanee Public School. Our daughter, Megan McCrea, who is nowin fourth form at St. Paul's school in Concord, New Hampshire was, at thetime, a pre-schooler at Otey Episcopal Parish Pre-School in Sewanee. InAugust Liz discovered that she was pregnant with our third child, RagnarMargaret, who is now a fifth grade student at Mark Twain Elementary inSioux Falls. Toput a cap on this full year, we were also in the midst ofbuildinga house in Sewanee.

In remembering the year 1980,1 recall it as a time of new beginnings,exciting challenges and hectic schedules. It was a significant year for mespiritually in that on January 11,19801 was received as an Associate Memberof the Sisters of St. Mary's. My decision to become an Associate was in partprompted by the need to find a spiritual center in the midst of all the activityand excitement that had been a part of this and recent years. Like theDaughters of the King, the Sisters of S t. Mary center their life in prayer, study,reflection and service. The rule of St. Mary's helped me to integrate thedifferent activities and commitments that were a part of my life during theyear 1980. The discipline also helped me keep priorities in place and servedas an ongoing guide in evaluating how I was spending my time in service tomy Lord, the Church, my family and the University community.

In attempting to recall a particular memory of the year 1980, one smalland relatively insignificant event comes to mind. As a Priest Associate of theOrder, I was asked to celebrate the Holy Eucharist every Friday morning at7:00 a.m. at the Convent. Since Liz left the house at 6:30 a.m. daily, this meantthat on Fridays the regular routine of getting two sleepy young children

dressed and ready for school an hour earlier was left to me. I remember wellthe many drives to the Convent with my two children and the warmth that wasa part of those early morning Eucharists and the breakfasts that followed.During the service the sisters would look after both Court and a very youngMegan. Following Eucharist the children and I joined the sisters for abreakfast.

What strikes me most in remembering those Friday mornings was thesense of family formed and informed by prayer and worship. It was agathering as a family before the scattering of our lives into the busy routineof the day that followed. Rather than experiencing the discipline of prayer,study and service as something imposed or external, the Friday morningsprovided a natural rhythm in terms of beginning the day with prayer, worshipand sharing. Remembering my daughter in the arms of one of the sistersduring worship served as a vivid symbol of the Church as extended family,a family shap^ and regulated by a life of prayerful obedience and service toothers.

The memory of those early Friday mornings at the Convent hasremained with me and continues to shape and inform my prayer life andspirituality. During Morning Prayer here at the Diocesan office when wegather as a family, I find myself occasionally reliving those early Fridaymornings in Tennessee. I sense and anticipated a continued expansion ofsuch a prayerful family as I begin serving as your Chaplain.

As Anglicans, we fi:equently employ the credo, "Lex Orandi. LexCredendi." the law of praying is the law of believing. As Anglicans, we notethat prayer is central and prior to ministry and theology as aspects of ourreligious and reflective life as Christians. I would add a third component tothe Credo. It has been my experience that as we pray so we believe and as webelieve so we act. Said differently, our action or ministry is a reflection of ourbelief which is in turn informed and grounded by the concerns that are a partof our prayer life. For you as Daughters of the King, the rule of sa^dce isgrounded in the rule of daily prayer. The relationship between prayer, studyand service, however, is recipro^ or dialogic. The service we offer and theneeds recognized in that service inform that which we pray for and guide usin our study of the scriptures. The needs and opportunities that we realize inthe midst ofChristian service are carried by us in prayer and study so that suchservice might be deepened and empowered by the grace of God. Prayer,reflection and service are a piece of a larger ministry and vocation that we callChristian. Rather than seeing them as separate aspects or unrelated elementsof a rule, they naturally flow into one another as God's way of shs^ing andforming us for His service and in His love.

As I continue my rule and spiritual discipline as your Ch^lain, pleaseknow that you will be a jart of my regular prayer life. Please also know thatI will look f^orward to being with you as members of our extended family, theChurch.

Itis my understanding thatBishopDon Wimberly has donea wraiderfiiljob in providing you with spiritual leadership, occasions to examine andreview your ministry and the oj^rtunity to deepen your commitment andservice to our Lord. It is my hope that I will be able to continue to serve youin that tradition. In making that pledge and commitment to you, I ask for yourprayers.

In Christ,

Craig B. Anderson, Ph.D., Bishop

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THE GIFTS OF THE SPIRIT

Now there are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit; and there are varieties of service, but the same Lord;and there are varieties of working but it is the same God who inspires them all in every one. To each is given themanifestation of the Spirit for the common good. To one is given through the Spirit the utterance of wisdom, andto another the utterance of knowledge according to the same Spirit, to anotherfaith by the same Spirit, to anothergifts of healing by the one Spirit, to another the working of miracles, to another prophecy, to another the ability todistinguish between spirits, to another various kinds of tongues. All these are inspired by one and the same Spirit,who apportions to each one individually as He wills. For just as the body is one and has many members, and allthe members of the body, though many, are one body, so it is with Christ. For by the Spirit we are all baptizedinto one body—Jews or Greeks, slaves or free—and all were made to drink of one spirit."

EDITOR'S NOTE:

Li March, 1960, The Royal

Cross published excerpts from the

meditations given by The Rev. E. L.

Morrow at the 28th Provincial meeting

of the 3rd Province. He used as his

vtxl: IS 11:1-2:

"And there shall come forth a

rod out if the stem of Jesse, and a

branch shall grow out of his roots:

And the Spirit of the Lord shall rest

upon him, the spirit if wisdom and

understanding, the spirit ofcounsel

and might, the spirit of knowledge and

of the fear of the Lord and the spirit of

holmess shall be his forever."

Here are the excerpts from his

article:

"3rd Gift—Wisdom: The Holy

Spirit's gift of wisdom to a Chrbtian b

that light b given to a soul whereby it

both beholds and knows God. Wbdom

b a fruit, not of the mind, but of the

heart, for wbdom stems from love. It

has its bbth in the 'Peace of God that

passes all understanding and which

possesses both our hearts and minds in

the knowledge and love ofGod.' ...as

we begin to understand our high

calling to be joint heirs with Chrbt of

God's Kingdom, we all dbcover an

inner depth of our beings. 'Surely Thyloving kindness and mercy shallfollow

me all the days of my life...' 'I know

that my Redeemer liveth.' Thb Faith,

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1 Cor. 12:4-13 RSV

The Gifts of the SpiritAn Anglican PerspectiveBy Sister Hilary Mary, Community of the Transfiguration

The spiritual gifts, the gifts of the Holy Spirit, are those gifts given to individualswithin the Body of Christ, the Church, for the unity and building up of the Church. At therecent meeting of the 7th Assembly of the World Council of Churches, in Canberra,Australia, February 7-20, 1991, the theme was: "Come Holy Spirit, Renew the wholeCreation." The sub-themes w^e: "GIvct of Life, sustain your Creation," "Spirit of Truth,Set us Free," "Spirit of Unity, Reconcile your People," and "Holy Spirit, Transform andSanctify Us." I had the opportunity of viewing a tape of that meeting and saw a wonderfulgath^ng of Christian people of all races, creeds, and nationalities, speaking manylanguages. But there was evidence of the current issues and the disunity present in ourworld, including, at that time, the Gulf War, the Baltic Wars, uprisings in Nicaragua andSri Lanka, the sufferings of the aboriginal people in Australia, and of indigenous peoplesall over the world. The list has grown since February of 1991. Indeed, the appeal to the HolySpirit and the need for spiritual gifts are more pertinent than ever.

Within the renewal movements in the Church, such as the Cursillo movement and theCharismatic movement, spiritual gifts have played an important role. The ecumenicalmovement with its emph^is on reconciliation and unity, not monolithic unity, but onewhich encompasses diversity, needs those variety of gifts by which men and women of alldenominations areenabled to make their proper contribution. The unity which all of us seekis that unity in Christ, that unity effected by the Holy Spirit working through the humansituation. Qeation theology is making its contribution to this search for unity, with itsemphasis on peace, unity and our attitudes towards the creation. Liberation, reconciliation,transformation, sanctification, and yes, transfiguration, are the key words to a processtaking place in our world today; in Christian terms, "renewing the face of the earth."

The Episcopal Church has elected to call this time in history, "The Decade ofEvangelism." If we as members of the Church are being sent out to evangelize both theunchurched and the churched, as has been said, we need to be empowered by the gifts ofthe Holy Spirit. Evangelism, itself one of the g^ts of the Spirit, is proclaiming the GoodNews of Jesus Christ to those who do not know Him. God uses men, women, and children,clergy and laity, to draw others to Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior. Through our variousministries, also dependent on the gifts of the Spirit which we have received, we wimess toand proclaim the Word of God, Jesus Christ, to a world rent by divisions, hatred andprejudices; wounded by all kinds of suffering which need God's healing. We are called tobring life to a dying world; that Life which comes from Jesus Christ; that Life which flowsthrough us as we learn to surrender to Him and become channels of his love and grace. UsingPaul's image. He is the head, and we are the body; His hands and His feet in the world today.

Are you a missionary? Today the term, "missionary" has fallen out of favor amongsome Christians. Perhaps we have become aware of some of the mistakes we have made

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THE GIFTS OF THE SPIRIT

this Trust, this Knowing of God is

wisdom. Once we have received this

gift of the Spirit and are able to

rejoice at receiving it, we can begin to

do the work of the King."...

7th Gift—Knowledge: God has

given us minds to be usedJust as fully

as He intends our souls, bodies, and

hearts to be employed in doing His

will. This means that a Daughter of

the King must be itformed regarding

her Faith, her Church, her Bible—and

this involves some real, honest, hard

work with our minds. But as

Christians living in this difficult age,

we must also see to it that we know of

the works of the worlds around us—

We must keep informed—not about the

latest gossip but about God's world

and God's people. It is important that

we remind ourselves without ceasing

that it is His Worldfor it is His

Creadon and that we prayfor his will

to be done ui it."

We welcome, in this issue, Sbter

Hilary Mary of the Community of the

Transfiguration whose home convent

is in Glendale, Cincinnati, Ohio.

Sister Hilary recently returned

from the Dominican Republic, where

she served as a missionary of the

Orderfor sue years. She is now Novice

Mistress for the Order.

in the mission field. Too often we have tried to impose our culture on others instead ofbringing Christ and the love of God into another culture and allowing Him to work therein His Way. We have tended4o insist that our way is the only way and to demand respectfrom the other without giving respect to the other. But to answer the question, that beginsthis paragraph: Every baptized Christian is a missionary; that is, one who is sent by God towimess to and proclaim Jesus Christ to the world. We are given His Spirit in baptism forthe building up of the Church, to become functioning members of His Body, The Gospelmust be shared. The Church becomes alive as every functioning member reaches out toothers. It is His Spirit that empowers us to function as we are meant to do, to do our part,to exercise whatever Gift He has given us. The Great Commission, given by Christ to HisChurch, is to go into all the world to bring the Good News to the millions of people on thisearth who yet have not heard the Good News of Jesus Christ The Gift of Evangelism isimportant whether used ov^-seas or in our own communities where the youth may beuntouched or disinterested and where many have been disillusioned by fraudulent self-styled TV evangelists who have bilked so many. Certainly the gift of discernment (theability to distinguish between spirits) becomes necessary and essential.

The gifts themselves have been a source of contention, which considering theirpurpose, the upbuilding and the unity of the Church, is puzzling. The most difficulty seemsto surround the gift of tongues, or glossalalia. This gift, speaking in an unknown language,has two purposes: the edification of the individual who uses it in private devotion, or forpublic edification when accompaniedby interpretation. Itwasaproblemfor the Corinthians,certainly, because St. Paul spoke directly to it; and ithas been aproblem for many Christianstoday.

What is this gift of tongues? In Acts, in the account of Pentecost, we read that the HolySpirit fell upon the apostles and all that were gathered from many nations heard the messageof God, the Good News, in their own language. Perhaps it was a gift of hearing, as well astongues, as a friend once suggested to me. At Pentecost, no interpretation was needed andthe result was the convCTsion of many people. Was the gift of ecstatic utterance, whichapparently was being manifested by the Corinthians, the same as that at Pentecost? Perhapsthe Corinthians were speaking in a private prayer language which Paul admonished themto use privately unless th^ was someone present who could interpret it In any case, it isa real language, one with speech forms such as verbs and nouns, and it is, at the same time,something that seems to by-pass the intellect, p^haps involving some kind of emotionalrelease. It is a gift over which the speaker has control, or Paul would not have forbidden itsuse publicly unless the condition of an available interpreter was met

Why was the gift of tongues been so divisive? For some, the gift is a guarantee thatone has received the Baptism of the Holy Spirit Those who have the gift look down uponthose who do not as less Christian. Uiis is a false position for any Christian. A distinctionhas been made between Baptism in water, or the Baptism of repentance and Baptism of orin the Holy Spirit Scripture passages are pulled out of the context of the whole to prove thisposition. At the least, this is poor scholarship. One should study the whole of Scripture toform sound theology. That there were those who had not heard of the Holy Spirit, thoughthey had received water Baptism in the name of Jesus Christ, does not mean that they hadnot received any gift of the Holy Spirit. Did all speak with tongues? If we listen to what St.Paul says, it does not seem likely. He does not denigrate this gift or any gift of God, but heindicates that prophecy is really the gift of greatest importance, and ̂ yond prophecy, islove. J. Oswald Sander has an interesting discussion of water Baptism and Spirit Baptismand speaks of the filling with the Holy Spirit as distinct from the urvepeatable expmenceof Baptism when we are incorporated into Christ's Body, the Church.

The gifts of the Spirit are not meant for rivalry. They are meant to empower one forservice. We are all neith^ given the same gifts, nor are we necessarily given the gifts wemost desire. Any seeking of a gift or use of a gift that is self-centered is an abuse. If, forinstance, one seeks martyrdom, it is more likely suicide. If one becomes an evangelist andloves being in the limelight, and drawing a crowd to oneself, something is wrong. We haveall seen too much of television evangelists whose words did not have the witness of moral

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Gifts of thG Spirit (continued)living behind them.

When we look at the gifts of the Spirit today, we needalso to see them in the light of the fruits of the Spirit: love, joy,peace, patience, kindness, goodness, fidelity, gentleness, andself-control. These qualities of life flow from the right use ofthe gifts. The gifts of the Spirit, when prop«"ly exercised, leadinto suffering, sacrifice, and death. The healer, for instance, isnot saved firom suffering, illness, and death. Indeed, the use ofthe gift of healing requires a life of sacrifrce as the one who hasit ministers to others. The demands of those gifted by the HolySpirit are increased responsibility and expenditure of time,t^ent, and energy. But it is this energy which flows from theHoly Spirit and by Whom we are sustained.

God pours out His Spirit upon those who are open,empty of self, free from self-centeredness; those who havesurrendered completely to God, that they may be channels ofHis grace for a needy world, dying without the knowledge ofhis love. For the Christian who commits his/her life to theservice of othCTS for the love of God, the empowerment of theHoly Spirit and the gifts of the Spirit freely bestowed areessential. We do not all have the same gifts, but each of us hasat least one gift of the Holy Spirit. Let us exercise that giftwhich He give us for His glory and for the building up andextension of His Church in the world.

"Lord, you give the great commission: *Heal thesick and preach the word. * Lest the Church neglect itsmission and the Gospel go unheard, help us witness toyour purpose with renewed integrity; with the Spirit'sgift empower us for the work of ministry.

'"Lord, you call us to your service: 'In my namebaptise and teach.' That ̂ e world may trust yourpromise, life abundant meant for each, give us all newfervor, draw us closer in community; with the Spirit'sgifts empower us for the woik of ministry.'

Hymn 528, Words: Jeffery Rowlhom

Recommended ReadingHolv SpiriL Michael Ramsey, London, SPCK, 1977The Gifts of God. Eugene V. N. Goetchius & Charles P. Price,

Morehouse, c. 1984

Spiritual Gifts and the Church. Donald Bridge & David Phypers,Liter-Varsity Press, 1973, England

Smouldering Fire. "The Work of the Holy Spirit," Martin Israel,Crossroad, N.Y., 1981

Discerning Your Spiritual Gifts. Uovd Edwards, Cowley Publications,980 Memorial Dr., Cambridge, MA 02138, c. 1988

The Holv Spirit and His Gifts. J. Oswald Sander, Sondervan PublishingHouse, Grand Rq)ids, MI 49506,10th printing, 1976

Missing: One Provinceby Noreen Burroughs,National Council 2nd V.P.

Have you ever wondered why the name of the ProvinceI Representative is missing from the listing of ProvincialRepresentatives on the inside cover of Royal Cross? Theanswer is simple but difficult to explain? Province I has norepresentatives to National Council because th^e is no Provincial Assembly for her to represent As a matter of record,within the Province there are no Diocesan Assemblies andonly three steadfast Chapters of the Order. One Chapter is inthe Diocese of Massachusetts, St. Anne's Chapter, at ChristChurch, Quincy, MA 02169 and two Chapters are in theDiocese of Connecticut: St Gabriel Chapter at St. GabrielChurch, East Berlin, CT 16250, and St. Mark's Chapter, St.Mark's Church, New Britain, CT 16150. There are twenty fivescattered loyal dues-paying Daughters-at-Large.

In the light of those sad statistics, your National Councilis calling upon all Daughters everywhere to pray and planwhat each one of us can do to bring the Ordain I^vince I backinto being in this historically visible part of our Church. Whatcan you do as an individual Daughter? You can pray! Pray forrevitalization of interest in establishing Chapt^, then Diocesan Assemblies and a Provincial Assembly for the sevendioceses thatcompriseProvincel: Connecticut, N^sachusetts,Wester Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont After praying, you might be led to do some

Daughter Service such as writing letters of love and encouragement to the three precious existing Chapters.

Should you plan to travel in any of these six states, shineyour S Uver Cross with your prayer and polish and set off to visitas many Episcopal Church as you can. Call on the Rector withDaughter literature in hand. The National Office in Atlanta andCommunications Connection, Inc. in Kentucky can supplyseveral pieces of the Order's promotional literature. Cfrderformsareon the inside backcoverofTAe/foya/ Cross. Giveeveryclergy person you meet the new brochure 'To the Episcop^Priest" and sit with them while they read it. Offer to put themin touch with a Daughter's Chaplain for further affirmation.Suggest they send for the Outreach Packet available free ofcharge from the National Office.

When you attend the Episcopal Church in a town you arevisiting, make a friend of the woman sitting in the pew withyou. Never by-pass the Coffee Hour. Introduce the subject ofDaughters while making conversation in small groups. Carrysome DOK literature, such as the two color information Brochure and the new trifold Evangelism brochure, in your purseand pass it on to as many people as you meet Both brochuresare free in lots of fifty except for postage. They may berequested from the National Office or CCI.

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Missing: One Province (continued)

After you return home, follow up with letters and cardsand more literature. Always take the Church Bulletin homewith you. Write the church and tell them you enjoyed yourvisit.

Your National Council is serious about filling in thatblank line after "Province F in The Royal Cross. Together wecan bring this into being. Members of our Order can unite inprayer for Chapter formation all ovw this land.

Pray that our Lord Jesus will go before us to preparewilling hearts and minds. Pray that He will open mouths tospeak out at the proper moment with His specific words.

Pray for groups of like-minded women in parishes tobegin their period of preparation by meeting weekly to learnabout the Order by the use of The Twelve Question StudyProgram. Pray that by God's Grace, we will soon be saying toa Province OnePresidentandmany, many more new membo^:

^WELCOME TO THE WONDERFUL WORLD

OF DAUGHTERS"

Wearing Our Cross

One day, as I was traveling with my new departmentmanager, I inquired about the cross she always wore. I thoughit might relate to her past, as she had belonged to a religiousorder in the Roman Church. The response was a surprise as shetold me that she was a member of a lay order for women in theEpiscopal Church. It was much later that I asked her againatout this Order of the Daughters of the King. She neverattempted to force the Order on me. Quietly and by herexample, she led me to the Order. She invited me to a QuietDay and a Retreat. I had many questions. Her answers werewithout judgement or coercion, only nourishment She told methat the Lord loves all ̂ q)es of personalities and that one doesnot have to be a "perfect Christian" to become a Daughter.True prayer, service and evangelism, quietly given from theheart, are a true gift from the Lord.

I know that with the gifts of prayer and service I willgrow as He planned, even after all my years of deeply hiddenquestions and doubts. My prayers are with M.A., all theDaughters, and those to whom we have committed ourselves.Each day when I pin thecrossonand when! take it off are othermoments when I stop to remember why the cross is worn ForHis Sake, not ours.

Mimi Jordan, Tennessee

A True EvangelistA taie story by Barbara MerrickPresident National Council 1979-1982

Trinity Chapter of Trinity, Seattle, has a long standingcustom of a summer picnic at the homeofa member. Followinga Eucharist and picnic in the garden of our president, our rector.The Rev. Allan Parker said,

"I want you to know one of your oldest members is a trueevangelist"

He went on to tell us that he had a private Baptismscheduled at a Skilled Nursing Facility for an 81 year old ladywho was there following a serious stroke. Occupying the otherbed in the room was our member, Mrs. Roland Heathcote(Dorothy), who is 101 year old. Dorothy was suffmng theagonizing pain of shingles that affected her face, her hearing,and her sight. In spite of her pain and discomfort she had beenable to help her room-mate by calling for an aide if one wasneeded and had deeply impressed the younger woman with theSpiritof loveandconcem that she radiated. That Spirit was alsomanifested to the stroke victim by those members of TrinityChapter who visited Dorothy; by their presence, by the prayersthey have offered before their departure, and by the LayEucharistic Ministers who brought communion to Dorothy.Many of those visitors stopped by the younger woman's bedwhile visiting Dorothy.

That Spirit of love and concern became ever moreevident because a young woman from the diocese, serving asa Cht^lain Intern, brought communion to Dorothy and askedthe lady if she were Baptized and would also like to receiveCommunion. Brought up in a Christian Scientist home, she hadnever been Baptized. However, she was included in the prayersand it wasn't long before she expressed a desire to be Baptized.The Chaplain later, with help from the Rev. Mary Drew fromthe Diocesan Hospital Chaplaincy, and a Deacon from TrinityParish, led her through the preparation and our rector was askedto perform the B^tism so that she would be part of a parishcommunity. At the Service in the Care Center Chapel, mem-b^s of her own family were her sponsors and all who had beenministering to her and Dorothy from Trinity Chapter and theparish and from the diocese were present as wimesses.

The Spirit of love and concern, of which I am writing, istruly the Christian community wimessing and evangelizing byprayer and service among God's people. Evangelism is contagious when lived in thought, de^ and word!

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Since I became Self-Denial Chairmanin Phoenix in July, a number of things havehappened. EsthorMUler will gotoZaire (whenconditions have stabilized th^) under theauspices of Episcopal World Mission, and weare adding to her support firom that group astipend of $500.00 per month. She needs afour-wheel drive vehicle for which two of our

provinces contributed at the Triennium. If anyof you individually, or within your chapterswishes to contribute, designate your offerings:"Self-Denial Fund-Vehicle, Esther Miller."

Elizabeth Daniel has retired. The Rev.

Patricia Pow^ will now serve as a priest inthe U.S.A. We have a request for support of amissionary in Panama which we are nowconsidering. We have also made known to theHispanic and Native American communitiesour desire to sponsor missionary activity inour own country.

The expenses I have as Self-DenialChairman, i.e. postage, long-distance calls,missionary meetings, come out of our operating fund. The monies you send to the Self-Denial Fund are used specifically to siq)portmissionaries. Always, in choosing missionar

ies, we select those who have already beenthrough the selection process by one of themissionary groups under the umbrella of theNationalChurch.Whitty Isaacs andRuthSmithare the two Daughters serving on the Self-Denial Fund Committee. We want to encour

age Daughters to recommendpeople for grantsto the Self-Denial Fund.

Lastmonth lattendedtheDiocesanECWConvention and heard all the wonderful thingsCPC andUTO do, and when I was called upon,I told them of all the wonderful things DOKhas been doing in the missionary field since1897 when Lily Funsten Ward, a Daughter,became a missionary to China. Shockingly,most of those there Imd no idea we supportedmissionary activity. You, too, can spread thismessage—that while we are praying, we arealso serving.

FEBRUARY IS THE MONTH TO

TURNINTHE SELF-DENIALFUNDS YOUHAVE COLLECTED!

For His Sake

Roseaim Camp, ChairmanSelf-Denial Fund

LATE

BREAKING

BULLETIN:

Esther HAS her

vehicle but

needs $10,000to SHIP it. She

hopes to leavefor Zaire in late

January.

The Editor

Scholarship Funds for Schools inRio de Janeiro, Brazil

Scholarships continue to be needed forchildren in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in the Episcopal schools developed by Eliz^th and Patand now administered by Brazilian educatorsof the Episcopal Anglican Church of Brazil.

The pre-school of Christ the King Parishin a slum clearance project where more than50,000impoverished people live, provides preschool education for nearly 200 children, ofwhom half need scholarship help. $120.00 peryear will provide this education for one childfor one year.

The Anglican School of Rio de Janeiro,connected to the parish of the Mediator, continues to grow. Nearly400children are crowding its doors because it provides good preschool and primary education in a Christian

cranmunity at low cost. The school is committed tooffering scholarships forneedy children.$180.00provides one year*s schooling for onechild.

Elizabeth Daniel will coordinate the

scholarship fund for these schools: sending onthe donations received from the National Of

fice, requesting group pictures and news of thescholarship students to the donors. This is aproject that can be taken on by individualDaughters, a chapt^, or a diocese, just asmany of you have done in the past Please sendyour contribution to the National Office entitled, "Scholarship Fund for the Schools inBrazil."

F.H.S.

Elizabeth Daniels

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HERE AND THERE WITH LITERATURE — AND MORE

The theme, "Gifts of the Spirit," selected as the focus forthe 1992 issuQSofTheRoyal provides an opportunity forall the Daughters of the King. Members will have an opportunity to share their personal experiences with God's specialgifts, and also readings from books or magazines that haveopened their eyes to see, ears to hear, and minds to implementthese gifts into the everyday routine of living.

The space available in The Royal Cross dedicated toliterature will be used in a three-fold way:

(1)to inform the membership of what is available in thearea of Daughters of the King literature, other items, as well aspromotional materials and study guides.

(2)to encourage suggestions for new materials and/orneeded changes or revisions, and even to envision the publication of a book of Prayers and Meditations, compiled by andfor Daughters and their friends.

(3) to compilea listing, fiom thesuggestions ofDaughtersand their friends, of books that have been particularly meaningful to them in their growth and learning of the Gi^ of theSpirit.

In enlarging on each of the three-fold purposes of theLiterature Page, members will find, first, that charges are

increased on their Order Forms for items ordered from theCommunications Connection and the National Office. Weregret the necessity ofraising the postage and handling chargeson materials ordered, a long overdue step, as postal rates wererevised in Feb. 1991. Itwillbeoneof the Literature Committee'sconcerns to provide the available, as well as new and revisedmaterials, at the best possible price without sacrificing quality.Secondly, and it bears repeating, the Literature Committee islooking for new ideas for cards, brochures and study packets.The Literature Chairman will welcome ideas or rough drafts,(or even words of encouragement). The committee plans tocollect excerpts from past issues of The Royal Cross, and fromProvincial and Diocesan Newsletters, for the beginnings of aDaughters' Book of Prayers and Devotions.

And, fmally, we will welcome you to share your thoughtson the Gifts of the Spirit and your recommendations for asuggested reading list. We will need the complete title of thebook, its author(s), and publisher, together wi^ a short reviewof the book's content and brief statement from you on why youwant to share this book with others. Your contributions will beincorporated into subsequent issues of The Royal Cross.

F.H.S.

Ruth Hammersmith, Literature Chairman

Junior Daughters of the KingFH^

As 1 sit outside on my porch swing on this beautiful, warm October day, 1 am gently encouraged to look at my gifts fromour Lord. He has given me unbounded energy and joy in serving Him. My body, though there is a little more than before, has neverfailed to respond to the demands that 1 put on it. The gift of love that He has given me for young people is only equal to the hopethey give me for the future. For Junior Daughters, prayer and service are a way of life, not something that hag to be done "justbecause." You are a gift from God to the Church. Tfrrough your commitment to Him, you will impact your world and change it,for Christ's sake.

1 am planning the Junior Daughter Triennial Meeting. It will be in the summer of 1992 in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. We willbe using llamas and going into the Teton Mountains for a week of searching out God's gifts in each other and in our environment.I have already a Spiritual Director, Activities Director, Registered Nurse and Camp Cook. So keep watch in future issues for moreof the details.

May God's gifts become more evident in your life as you grow in Him. For His Sake,F. H. S.

Cinde Pfisterer, Chairman Junior Daughters of the King

New Junior Daughters'Chapter In MichiganSponsoredby DeborahChapter of St. John's,Charlotte, SpiritualActors Jr. DOKChapterwas instailed May 5. L-R are Krista McGuire,Celena Cove, Dio.Pres. Trina Vanderberg,Carii Cove, WendyStahl & Fr. Dan.

And Another In

Jacksonville, RoridalOn Sept. 6, 1991,sponsored by theBishop Weed Chapterof St. Philip's, AngusJr. Daughter Chapterwas installed with 15

members. Katrina

Baker is President.

Reflections are marvelous... and sometimes wrenching!One morning, after studying my own features in the mirror, Isaw some truth I wasn'treally ready to face (pun intended). At&st, all I saw in the image was my own perception of myself,usually it's not the true self, but the inflated, egotistical.Gosh—^am I pretty today—^self; and sometimes it's the disgusted, low esteem, look how wrinkled and fat I've come tobe—self.

Then I began to see noi just a single, petite, middle-agedredhead, but many faces and characteristics of humanity. Thewonder of all those created beings struck my sensibilities andI began to think about the lonely, depressed, the forgotten, andthose for whom there is no intimacy left I tried to see myselfin their image, under their skin, as it were, and my soul gasped.

When I really considered what it was like to feel anotherperson's pain, agony, frustration, loneliness, wants, needs, andto feel what it is like to be rejected, ignored, intimidated, andabused; again I realized what we are about. They are preciselythe feelings and emotions which are most often avoided as toodepressing, too negative to want to be around. So we considerthese things as worthy of treatment... but almost always bysomeone else.

"We are a group of dedicated Christian women who aretrying to follow a life of Prayer and Service to our neighbors... to whom parishioners can look for love, for help in time ofneed, loneliness, or strangeness. We reach out to those who arenew in the community... to those in hospitals, to shut-ins, andto those in sorrow or personal trouble." (National Handbook,1988, pp. 5-7.)

"Each one should use whatever Spiritual Gifts they havereceived to serve others, faithfully administering God's gracein its various forms." 1 Peter 4:10

This page, "Our Life of Prayer," belongs to us all. If youhave written any prayers, poems, or maybe just some thoughtsyou would like to share, please send them to me for this page.Also, the Devotions Committee is putting together a bookcontaining prayers and devotions written by all of you. We feelthis book will a helpful resource to the Order. Please includeyour name, address, chapter and Diocese when you send yourdevotions to me for the book.

May God continue to bless us and our ministry.

With my love and For His Sake,Ruthie (Smith)

A Prayer for the DOK

Holy God, Holy and Mighty, Holy Immortal One: we thankyou for calling us to walk in the King's highway, to pray, to serve,and to spread the great good news of your love in a confused andtroubled world. Keep us determined to seek and to follow your willin all things. Keep us confrdent in the midst of temptations tobecome discourag^ and afraid, remembering always your gloriouspromise that wherever we go you are with us. ;^bke us trueDaughters as we walk the King's highway, and let all our walkingbe to the glory of our King. In His Name and For His Sake we askit AMEN.

The gift of a Monk friend,written for the Daughters of the King Centennial at

Brownsville, TN 9/7/91

Orderof the

daughtersOfthefQng

!for iHxs Sa^,„

I am But one, But I am one.

I cannot do everytkmg, But I cando sometfiing.WBat I can do, I outfit to do.Wfiat I ougBt to do. By the graceof Qod, I todt do.Lord, what xvifCyou have me do?

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WELCOME NEW CHAPTERS

Two new chapters were installed on Nov. 3,1991: TheEva Ch^ter of Trinity Church in Three Rivers, Michigan, andSt. Paul's Chapter in Grand Rapids. The new chapters have avery special connection. Nancy Gleason in Three Rivers is thesister of The Rev. John English at St. Paul's, Grand Rapids.

On November 18, 1990 the Deborah Chapter of St.John's, Charlotte, Michigan, was dedicated, the first chapterpresented by President Trina Vanderberg. The current FirstV.P. of Council, Laurie Ann and her husband were there. OnMay 5, 1991 they installed their Junior Daughters Chapter,Spiritual Actors. See p. 11, Junior Daughters.

The Bishop Weed Chapter at St Philips, Jacksonville,Fl. was RE-Activated Sept. 8, 1991 and 13 women wereadmitted including six former members. The Chapter wasoriginally chartered in 1912 and continued active until 3-1/2years ago. One of those re-admitted is Mrs. Luvinia M.Robinson, age 97, (in wheel chair). The Rev. Joslyn Angusconducted the service assisted by Betty Taintor of T^lahasseeand Sara McCloskey of Jacksonville. Beryle Rouse, thePresident-elect, made and donated the banner. Angus Jr.Daughters, with 15 members wes installed the same day. Seep. 11.

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Deborah Chapter: Front row L-R: Betty Case, Sally and SandySchlee, Trina Vanderberg, Eleanor Sparks, Mary McGuire andPeg Parrott. Back row L-R is Doug Cove, Fr. Dan and LaurieAnn Herman.

St. Mary Magdalene Chapter of the Order of the Daugh- On July 21,1991 St John's Chapter, St. John's, Mem-ters of the King were presented their Charter at All Saints' phis, Tennessee was re-activated. Says President Virginia LeeChurch in Las Vegas on September 22, 1991 by National Kirl4>atrick, "We're grateful to be on our way!Council Pres. Elizabeth Hart who also assisted in the admissionof 16 new members.

Back Row L-R: Fr. John YOder, Kathy Nelson, Jo Lowery, DeeHanks, Betty Harrold, Dorothy Horstmann, Fr. Bob Nelson.Fron Row L-R: Shirley Bloomquist, Ryleen Hinkle, ElizabethHart, Annette Mills, Mary Morgan, Toni Petty, Helen Patterson,Dorann Gardner, Pat Hip

Front row L-R: Reba Hemphill, Victoria (Vici) Lane, VirginiaLeeKirkpatrick,Pres.,andRuthStamm.MiddlerowL-R: AnnMcDonald, Ann Conner, Elizabeth Ramsay, Margaret Scrivener, Fr. Joe Davis, Ass't. Rec^jr and Chaplain. Back row 1-nFr. Jim Coleman, Rector and Chaplain and Terry Brown.

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New ChaptersOn September 22, 1991, Evie Brush, out-going Dioc

esan President, presented theChaiter for SL Andrew's Chapterof the Order of the Daughters of the King at St. Andrew'sEpiscopal Church in Canton, North Carolina. The Rev. JoelHuffstetler, rector of St Andrew's, officiated and admitted sixnew members. These six were joined by four other women,existing members transferring in from other ch^ters.

First row: Evie Brush, out-going Diocesan Rresident; MitzieEdwards, President; Cam Ward, Secretary; Helen Page; andPatti Gaddis, guest.Second row: Marty Hartman; Jennie Band; Joan Garland,Treasurer; Gerri St^ey, V P.; Mary Morehouse and Jan Smith.Third row: The Rev. Joel Huffstetler and Elanor Hazell.

Ruth Chapter, Daughters of the King was re-instatedMay 19, 1991 in a service conducted by the Rev. MartinCaldwell at St. Andrew's, Pearland, Texas. Originally chartered in 1980 with six members, it became inactive in 1986.The re-instated chapter now has 13 members and an active rolein St. Andrew's parish life.

Ruth Chapter has started a Care-Bear program for shut-ins, elderly and young. We visit parish members and werehonored to be asked to take charge of the installation ofour newrector in September.

Seated L-R: Sara Adams, Ruby French (Treas.), Helen Weber(Pres.), Susan Credeur (VP), Jackie Reed (Sec'y). Standing L-R: Irene Taylor, Becky Walsh, Ramona McAninch, TrudyRobbins, Beverly Heise, and Lelia Pratt. Not pictured: ReneeBruegger and Jannette Grover.

Other Items of Interest

From Province VI: Mary Agnes Grissom was invited by ournew National DDK Chaplain, The Rl Rev. Craig B.Anderson, to speak to the diocesan convention of So.Dakota about the Order of the Daughters of the King onOctober 4,1991. A happy outcome of her talk is interestin forming a chapter at Emmanuel Parish, Rapid City, aswell as stirrings in other parishes who had representativesat the convention and a possible re-activation of thechapter at Sioux Falls. Mary Agnes was invited to attendthe Niobrara Conference of Native Americans in June1992.

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From S.E. Florida: Twenty-one women have been admitted tothe order since the beginning of May. The Chapter of theTransfiguration was responsible for eleven new Daughters!

* * * * *

From Minnesota: Bishop Edsall Chapter of Christ the KingChurch, Austin, Minnesota, saw Ae culmination of threeyears work on All Saints' Sunday when the memorialplaque for the twelve needlepoint kneeling cushions wasdedicated. The Chapter sponsored this project. Thecushions, each representing a symbol of an apostle, weredesigned by Katherine Parfel of Inver Grove Heights withthe able advice of David Peterson.

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Diocese of West Tennessee

Celebrates Centennial

The Daughters of the King, held their Diocesan Assemblyat Christ Church, Brownsville, Tennessee on September 10,199 Ito celebrate thecentennial of the First chapter. All Saints,chartered in 1891. Founded by Miss Minna Wendel, who laterbecame the first Diocesan President, charter members includedMrs. Daniel Bond, Mrs. George Castner, Mrs. Austin Mann,Mrs. Susan McDermott, Mrs. Ben Miles, Mrs. J.W.E. Moore,and Mrs. Mildred Strickland. In the Church ofthe Holy Trinity,Nashville, the fu-st Diocesan Assembly was held in 1893. Thisfollowed Bishop Quintard's request that the eight chapters inthe dioceses "correspond in order to bring about consolidationfor mutual benefit and usefulness."

It was a day's journey through our history, with worshipand fellowship at which all eight chapters were rejwesented.We were privileged to have the Rt. Rev. Alex Dickson, ourDiocesan bishop as the celebrant

As special guests we had: Peggy Stoutenburg, ProvinceIV President, Margaret Harris of Atlanta, Susan Kirkpatrick,previous National Council Member and descendants of thefounding chapter.

Diocese of Tennessee Diocesan Officers were installed

at this assembly: Anne Plyler, Pres., Jean Logan, V. Pres. andHistorian, Dottie McDaniel, Sec'y., and Beth Brush, Treas.The Rev. Battle Beasley of Grace-St. Luke Church will be thenew Diocesan Chaplain. Special thanks and prayers go to AllSaints Chapter for sharing their beginnings.

Faces of KanugaProvince IV had their 58th Assembly at Kanuga in

Henersonville, N.D. October 6-11. It was the first ever held ina Triennial Year and the "turnout" was great, according to PatHuge of Communications Connection, Inc. The Rt. Rev.William Cox (retired) was conference leader; "ReceivingGod's Love" was the ̂ eme. Alan George led a woikshop on"Discovering Your Spiritual Gifts and Elizabeth Hart, DOKNational Council President, spoke to the Assembly at theopening meeting.

Diocese of Alabama Holds AssemblyAugust 10,1991

The Assembly met at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church,Tuskegee, Alabama. Guests present included The Rt. Rev.Robert Miller, Nan Pcete, Canon to the Ordinary, Diocese ofAlabama, Whitty Isaacs, Past National President of the DOK,Peggy Stoutenburg, Province IV President, The Rev. HunterIsaacs, Diocesan DOK Chaplain, and the Rev. Bemie and hiswife, Ada, Smith.

Including guests, there were 35 present Bp. Millercelebrated and officiated at his first Service of Admission for

two new members from St. Andrew's; Ms. Inez Jefferson andMs. Thelma Walker-Brown.

After a short business meeting the Assembly honoredWhitty Isaacs as past National President with a Resolution,photograph collage, and cake, (see picture)

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Nan Sterling Celebrates HundredthBirthday

Nan Sterling, member of Daughters of King, St Cecilia's Chapter ofGrace Episcopal Church, Glendora, CA and a resident of Glendora Community Convalescent, celebrated her lOOth birthday on November 8.

Nan was bom in 1891, during the presidency of Grover Cleveland, thefirstof nineteen presidents she has seencomeandgo. The automobile, airplane,jet engines, telephone, telegr^h, television, computers and fax machines havecome into use during her lifetime. Twenty-three when WWI began, she hasseen our nation fight five wars, harness the atom, land on the moon, and beginthe photographing of our solar system.

Bom in La Grange, Illinois, she moved with her family to Chicago wh^she attended public school before graduating from the Conservatory of Musicin that city. She began teaching piano and continued to teach until she was 85!People played an integral part of her life, no more so than when she served asa p^atric nurse, her second career. A loving and giving person. Nan continuedto take care of many Glendora residents after she moved west with her family.

Nan has lived the life of a "super woman." At the age of 85 she wasnursing the ill, teaching piano, and contributing her time and talent to at leastfour different church-oriented community service groups. She was active inBible Study and the Daughters of the King until the age of 99! First married in1917, she has had 3 children, 10 grandchildren and 9 great grandchildren. Nanattributes her longevity to nutritious eating and daily exercise. Her philosophyhas always been, "Be Happy."

What We Do

MARY MAGDAIJENE CHAPTER - All Saints Church, Hitchcock-Santa Fe,Texas, Diocese of Texas. As a new chapter we have started by being Greetersat each of our services. Then we visit or call the sick, taking the Altar Flowers.We also donate to community projects any way we can.

CHAPTER OF ST. ELIZABETH - St. Paul's, Grand Rapids, MI, Diocese ofWestem Michigan. Under the direction of Fr. English, the chapter's serviceproject is Pastoral Care, visiting the sick and hospitalized. Each Daughter hasa personal project also. The chapter was installed November 3,1991.

ST. MARY'S CHAPTER - St. James Church, Wichita, Kansas puts out twobaskets at each meeting into which each member puts a small donation. Onebasket is marked Convention Fund and is used to help send a delegate toTriennial. The other is marked Love Fund and is used to pay national dues fortwo of our older members. It has been used also to buy stoles for parishionerswho are ordained and to buy gifts. After Triennial (1991) our members camehome so enthused about Esther Miller that we had a self-denial supper at ourOctober meeting, paid our usual $2.(X) offering, which with money from ourLove Fund added up to $ 100 which was sent to Esther to put toward her neededvehicle.

What It Means to Be

a Daughter

I learned about the Daughters of theKing in 1983 because of the witness of members who talked about commitmentand prayer.I was impressed and asked Fr. George D.Kontos alwut service and the possibility of aChapter. We invited all the women of theparish to a luncheon and those interested beganusing the Study Guide each Sunday afterChurch.

At first I though a prayer had to beperfectly organized, to a formula, like writinga sonnet or a piece of music. But Fr. Georgesaid prayer is talking to God; it is a simpleconversation. A minister's wife, a dedicatedDaughter, said prayer could be an hour, 1/2hour, 5 minutes or merely seconds. Thatclarified the structure for me and alleviated myfear that I might make a mistake. This hasgiven me a handle on life that has enabled meto handle many crises in my life, and I haveexperienced miracles of healing in myself andin those I love.

Being a Daughter means re-commitmentto Baptismal and Confirmation vows; it alsomeans service and prayer. It means puttingmyself aside and re^y thinking, praying ordoing for others. This is not easy because, likeevery one, I get absorbed with my own activities,job, and family. Perhaps the person who fussedat you at the office has a tumor, has a very sickchild, has a dying parent, has AIDS; you neverknow what their situation might be. We DOknow that we are there to pray for them.

Mary Beth TaintorPresident, Diocese of Florida, DDK

Mary Beth has shared with us the newsthat the ST. MARGARET QUEEN OFSCOTLAND CHAPTER was installed at St

Andrew's Church, Jacksonville, FL on September 22,1991. Four daughters were admitted: Elizabeth Otto, Hariett Legg, Rita Nies,and Tricia Pulsifer. The Rev. Canon StephenJecko officiated. The diocesan president, MaryBeth Taintor, presented the chapter.

Urgent Message From Your Editor:

Anyone sending a photo that they hope will be published in The Royal Cross should put identifyingcriteria on the back. OR using a double piece of scotch tape, place It on a piece of paper on which theyhave typed WHO, WHAT, WHERE and the name and address of the person who would like to have itmaiied back to them! I cannot be responsible for any snapshots or photos that are not so identified.

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Dear Daughters,

It seems that whenever a treasurer writes to you in TheRoyal Cross, the subject is always dues. It's still dues, butinstead of asMng you to pay them, I'll tell you about how yourdues are spent

Last October, the Executive Board approved a budget of$179,825.00as our guide for the fiscal year Sept 1, *91 to Aug.31, *92. A summary of this budget is printed h^ and I wouldlike to explain some of the items to you.

The figure under "receipts** is a guess-timate of whatwe'll receive. The amount listed for dues is based on 80% ofthe membership paying their dues, when reminded in the Fall.I hope this is a conservative guess!

Employee expense includes the salaries, RCA, insurance, etc. for our two full time employees, Linda Patterson andDawn Reeves. It also includes a small amount for temporaryhelp for the especially busy times, i.e. when dues reminders aresent We are blessed to have several excellent volunteers in theNational Office who help our staff and provide many servicesto all of us.

Archives is a new item this year. We are accumulatinga lot of this material and need to have cabinets and shelving toaccommodate it. The small amount allocated will be used forthis purpose.

Under Junior Daughters we have included money for afew of them to attend Youth conferences and for a new StudyGuide for them.

The National Council section includes money for theCouncil to meet once each year and for the Executive Board tomeet twice. It also contains money for some Provincial Reps,to visit other provincial assemblies, and funds which officersand chairmen can use for expenses. The amount allocated doesnot begin to meet the need in this area. It would be most helpfulif the Council could meet two times each year v^th one extrameeting for the Executive Board. We hope it will be possiblenext year.

The outreach area covers dues which the Order pays toPEWSACnON, the Anglican Fellowship of Prayer, and Global Missions. It also pays expenses for a few Nation^ Councilmembers to attend certain conferences, such as the Council ofWomen's Ministries.

Items in the Restricted/Cumulative part include moniesfor the next Triennial, the next General Convention/ECWTriennial, and for an audit every three years. Some of this isneeded this year in making plans for Triennial, but all balanceswill be restricted and carried over so that the expenses for theseitems can be spread over the three year period.

As you can see, your dues are put to good use! If youhave any questions about the budget, please do not hesitate tocontact me or other members of the National Council

Yours in Christ's love and For His Sake,

Mary Ellen McKay, National Council Treasurer

1 QQi /i QQ9 Rl inrtPT

THE ORDER OF THE DAUGHTERS DF THE KINGApproved by Executive Board 10/05/91

RECEIPTS:

Restricted Funds

(Jr. Daughter to Triennial)Dues

RegistrationsReplacement CrossesHandbooks/Literature/Postage/Miscellaneous

Operating Account Interest

$

TOTAL

1,000.00

130.000.00

30,000.00

8,000.00

6,125.00

1,000.00

$ 179,875.00

DISBURSEMENTS:

Employee Expenses $ 60,585.00Office Expenses 31,500.00The Royal Cross 22,780.00Cross Purchases 22,000.00Handbooks (5,000 Regular) 4,500.00Membership Supplies 1,000.00Literature Development 200.00Evangelism 300.00Archives 100.00

Junior Daughters 1,300.00National Council 25,350.00Outreach (meetings & dues) 3,450.00Restricted/Cumulative 6,200.00Miscellaneous 500.00

Contingency Fund 110.00

TOTAL $ 179,875.00

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Resource Packet 15.00 ea.

Promotional/Informational Packet 4.50 doz.

Twelve-Question Study Proqram {leader's manual] 6.00 ea.

Ministry of Visitation Brochure 40 ea.; 4.80 doz.

To the Episcopal Priest (New brochure) 2.50 doz.

Praver of Sympathy Card 30 ea.; 3.00 doz.

Thinking of You in Prayer Card 30 ea.; 3.00 doz.

'Conversations With a Friend" .15 ea.; 1.75 doz.

Reauest for Prayer Cards 2.50 per 50; S.OO per 100

Prayer Cards: nchalice/ HCross 25 for 2.50

Bookmarks □ Motto H Vision Statement .05 ea.; .50 doz.Logo Sheets (to reproduce design locally) 5.00 ea.2-color All Occasion cards'env. 10 for 4.00

Stationery 8-1/2x11 w/Loqo 100 sheets 16.00Business Envelopes w/Logo 100 for 16.00Stationery 5-1'2x8-1/2 w/Loqo 100 sheets 8.00#5-1/2 Envelopes w/Logo 100 for 12.00Informal Notes & Env. pkg. of 10, 2.00

Note Card/Envelopes w/Cross 50 for 18.00Postcards w/Logo 50 for 5.00Notepads w/Logo 50 sheets for 2.95

NEW LITERATURE/IMPRINTED ITEMSRESOURCE UPDATE Packet (24 pgs.) 2.50 ea.

DDK BIRTHDAY Cards w/envelopes 3.00 doz.SILVER STAMPED Cross on sil. bordered notes w/env. 7.00 doz.BLUE LEATHER bookmark w/ sll.-stamped Cross 2,75 ea.TOTE BAG, 14x18. blue handles/logo, white bag 9.00 ea.

DOK SPECIAL ITEMS

Blue Tablet Folder w/Loqo. 5-1 /2x8-1/2 5.50 ea.Napkins w/Loqo (4-1/2" x 4-1/2") 25 for 2.50Ceramic Coffee Mug w/Logo. 6.00 ea.Ball Point Pen with cross .00 ea.

Decals .50 ea.

Seals 2.50 per 100

Send list of other items available, including Jr. Literature

TOTAL

New Items (See table at right) POSTAGE & HANDLINGAvailable AMOUNT ENCLOSED

See Above

Name_ Chapter

Address.

City

ORDER FORM FOR NATIONAL OFFICEPlease use this form for ordering supplies.

ALL orders for supplies should be sent to the National Office.Please use this form for ordering. Allow six weeks for delivery of all orders. Send CHECK or MONEY ORDER forcost of Items, including postage and handling (see chart below) to:

THE ORDER OF THE DAUGHTERS OF THE KING, INC.. 4263 1st AvenueTucker, GA 30084

HowMany Item Price each Total

A FEES

Seniors:

NEW MEMBER Registration (Includes dues and postage)(to Include Small Cross) 31.50(to include Large Cross) 38.50

Juniors:

NEW MEMBER Registration 15.00(Includes cross. 1st years dues, postage)

Total for A.

B. REPLACEMENT CROSSES (includes postage and handling)Senior Cross (Small) 20.00Senior Cross (Large) 25.00Junior Cross 15.00

Cross Safety Guard (postage Included) Lg. Q Sm.Q 1.00Total for B.

C. SUPPLIES (add postage and handling)Senior Handljook [] Punched □ Stapled 1.00Junior Handbook Q Punched Q Stapled 1.00Centennial History Book 6.00Video: "An Evening with Elizabeth & Pat" (Includes PSH) 11.00

Subtotal

Postage and Handling (see chart below)Total for 0. +

0. ROYAL CROSS gift subscription(Include name and address) per year 3.00

Total for D.

Total of A, B, 0 and D

NEW MEMBER KITS are to be ordered by Chapter or Diocesan Officers ONLYwith new member application form.

Please send to:

Name Chapter

Address.

City. State.

Province DioceseChurchName

Zip-

On all literature and supplies ADD for postage and handling, as follows; POSTAGE/HANDLINGCHART - Avoid delay by Including postage and handling charges with orders. These small chargesrepresent only part of total costs. We pay the rest. MINIMUM ORDER S2.

State. Zip-

Orders to $5.00 $2.50Orders from 5.01 to 7.00 3.S5

Orders from 7.01 to 9.00 3.80Orders from 9.01 to 11.00 4.10Orders from 11.01 tolS.OO 4.30

Orders from 13.01 to 15.00 4.55Orders from 15.01 to 17.00 4.80Orders from 17.01 to 19.00 6.05Orders from 19.00 to 25.00 5.55Orders over $25.00 6.50

Deadline Dates

November 15 -for January issue May 15-for July Issue

February 15-for April issue August 15-for October Issue

Change of address and failure to receive The Royal Crossshould be reported to the National Office.

WeOrder

of thedaughters

qf the King

The Daughters of the King isan Orderfor laywomen in theEpiscopal Church dedicated toprayer and service For Christ's Sake.

4263 First Avenue

Tucker, GA 30084

NON-PROFIT ORG.

U.S. POSTAGE

PAID

OLYMPIA, WA 98501PERMIT NO. 687

ADDRESS CORRECTION REQUESTED