s of the King.--An organization of the young women of the
Church, organized in 1885. A careful distinction should be made
between the Daughters of the King and "The King's Daughters." This
organization came into existence some time before The King's
Daughters was organized, and it is to be noted that the Daughters
of the King is more of an _order_ than a Society and is distinctively
a Church organization. The purpose of the Order is "for the Spread
of Christ's Kingdom among young women," and "the active support of
the plans of the Rector in whose parish the particular chapter may
be located." Its badge is a cross of silver, a Greek cross fleury
and its mottoes are, "Magnanimeter Crucem Sustine" and "For His
Sake." Its colors are white and blue. The Order of the Daughters of
the King is very similar to {75} the Brotherhood of St. Andrew, and
is designed to do for young women what the Brotherhood does for
young men.

Days of Obligation.--These are days on which Communicants are bound
by the Faith they profess to be present at the celebration of the
Holy Communion and to rest as much as possible from servile work.
Such Days of Obligation are the following:

All Sundays in the year, not 12 but 52.
Christmas Day 25th December.
Feast of the Circumcision 1st January.
Feast of the Epiphany 6th January.
Annunciation Day 25th March.
Easter Day Movable.
Ascension Day Movable.
Whitsun Day Movable.
All Saints' day 1st November.

Deacon.--One who has been ordained to the lowest order of the
Ministry. The account of the institution of the order of Deacons
is found in the Acts of the Apostles 6:1-7. We here learn that
the first Deacons were ordained to attend especially to the
benevolent work of the Church in caring for the poor, but they
were also preachers of the Word. The Office of Deacon is still
retained in the Church as an order of the Ministry, for "it is
evident unto all men reading Holy Scripture and ancient Authors,
that from the Apostles' time there have been these Orders of
Ministers in Christ's Church,--Bishops, Priests and Deacons." A
Deacon may assist the Priest at the Altar and administer the cup.
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