Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-29
WOMAN MOST PERFECT
WHEN MOST WON ANLY
REV. A. 8. PHELPS TALKS TO
GIRLS
Advises Mothers to See That Their
Daughters Are Escorted to the
Skating Rink and Says Public
Ball Room Is Next to He'll

1.-The Daughter at Home" was the
topic of Rev. Arthur s. Phelps at
the Central Baptist church, Alvaredo
and Pico streets, last night. This was
the third of series Of sermons to
young women. Taking as his text,
"Our daughters as corner stones, hewn
after the fashion of palace" he
said:
"The word girl occurs only twice
in the Bible, once in the singular
once in the plural; but the word
daughter occurs more than $50 times
In the ideal society our daughters
will be like corner stones Of o palace;
that is, they will be attractive What
makes girl attractive? Her girl
ishness. Gladstone said: Remember,
woman is most perfect when most
womanly.' Be a girl as long as you
can. Don't let the world rub the
bloom from the peach. Newton said:
Society is to me charmed circle,
which l seldom enter without dread,
and never depart from without harm.
To discharge a, receiver containing
electricity it is connected with the
earth. That is the way to rob a beau
tiful girl Of her magnetism. Don't let
your daughter go unaccompanied to
the rink. The public ball room is
oftentimes the ante-room Of hell, with
Gus embraces. Three hundred thousand
young women go down to ruin every
year in the United Sattes, an average
of one every eight minutes.
1.-THE ideal In our text has also foun-
dation strength. The corner stone
stands for burden bearing. The Atch-
ison Globe says: One of the first in
dications Of growing discomfort in a
woman Is that she refers to dishwash
ing and managing her husband as
problems" The corner stone shows
only two faces to the public; four are
hidden where they touch the surround
ing structure. 1t is this sympathy,
known best to the other members of
the daughters family, that marks the
beauty of her character.
Luther declared: Earth has nothing
more tender than a pious womans
heart There is a legend that two
angels came into the presence of King
Solomon as he sat on his throne. They
said, We have heard of your wisdom
and have come to see IL the reports
be true Instantly he was transported
to the desert, over by a high ledge
of rocks. There they set his throne.
They said, We are to show our skill
| and you are to decide which of US Is
greater One of them, drawing a
sword, slashed at the rocks, and In an
incredibly short space Of time had
carved an image of exquisite beauty
! Solomon rose from his throne and was
about to decide in his favor, but he
resumed his seat and waited for the
other. The other stepped to the stat
ue and with his finger touched it. and
it stepped forth from the ledge q living
human being.
Solomon arose and fell before him
and pronounced in favor of him who
had made the rocks to live. And he
who touched the statue was the Angel
of the Covenant 1t is a beautiful
sight to go into a humble home and
see a young girl with golden hair
| standing by the armchair of an aged
| grandmother, gently stroking the thin,
! white locks on the wrinkled brow. 1t
| is more beautiful sight to see a
daughter, perhaps with a plain face,
who minister's to her goddess father
with undying love that she may win
him for her Savior"
Mr.. Phelps subject next Sunday night
will be The Girl That Nobody Likes