The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-09
MRS. LAMOREAUX
 TALKS ID GIRLS Beautiful Service Held Yes terday Afternoon CHURCH IS CROWDED The Speaker Tells Her Hearers of the Things That Go to Make a
 Sweet and Beauti-
 full Life
CHURCH IS CROWDED
By LILY ". LYKEs

As if with heavens benedletlon ana blessing, the sun's rays of late yester- day afternoon shone with a mellow light through the stained glass windows or the First Methodist church upon the hun dreds of girls and women gathered to hear Mrs. A. A. LamoreauX of Chicago speak to them of "The Beautiful Life"
 The sight of one of the largest audi ences of women only ever assembled in this city to accept message of Chris tianity voiced by a broad, profound thinker of their own sex, must surely have thrilled the heart of the speaker with more than complimentary pleasure and impressed upon every girl present that undefinable touch of sisterhood that makes life more than a material exist ence.
 There were girls of 20 years and under ushered by girls to seats on the lower floor, while all those over this age were seated in the balcony. Girls with fair tresses and dark, gray haired grand- mothers and girls with curls, girls from every religious denomination in the city and all types poured into the church doors until it by contrast reminded one of the Rev. Bob Jones meetings for men only.
 A song service, with Miss Handley pre- siding at the organ and Miss Edna Sand lin and Miss Pearl Pollard furnishing the vocal music, preceded the opening prayer, which was led by Mrs Mabelle Sloss Cecil, secretary of the Young Womens Christian association. A chapter from the Bible was reeited in verses by girls scattered throughout the audience.
 Mrs. Cecil then introduced Mrs. La- moreaux, who intervening little stories of girls she had known, and using a white carnation from the vase near by as an Illustration for her reference to flowers, said in part:
 Girls, whenever I speak of congrega- ton of girls, I remember that l have never found anything in all the world equal to the hunger of girls. I don't mean hunger for food or water but for the things way down deep, the things that we can't tell anybody and the things of the soul. l can recall how when I was girl I used to be one thing on the out side and another within, while I was reaching out for the plan of my life.
 Every girl wants a beautiful life, and they are ever seeking to get it in some way. They may say that they desire certain object more than anything else but beautiful life is what they most crave in their hearts of hearts. No life can be. beautiful unless it is white and thoughts that are not pure white can stain girls heart. But these stains can come out through the love for Jesus Christ even though they have become very deep. You cannot take & blot on this flower out without destroying the blossom but that is the work of nature and the cleansing love of Christ goes be- yond that of nature.
 Another thing that girl wants in her beautiful life is power. I have never found a girl who did not want to do big things, to be big somebody worth while But girls are apt to mistake conspicuous things for big things, the things that everybody talks about as the things to be most worked for. Do you know that some of the biggest things in the world are things you never see? There isn't bigger thing in the world than to make somebody, to help somebody be the strongest and best character they possi- bly, can.
 ''Then another thing a girl wants is the charm that calls out admiration and attracts people to her and no life can be beautiful without this charm. God made girls with this love for admiration, made them want to array themselves so that they would resemble a flower garden when you looked into their many faces and this desire is one that counts in a beautiful life.
 Why do we love the flowers and spring blossoms so? It is because of the fragrance they give out and this Is the secret of beautiful life for a girl It is the giving out through your face and finger tips the beauty of what has gone into your life, your friends. books amusements, work and all other factors that have influenced your soul structure.
 "A beautiful life has to have the pur- pose of giving pieces of itself to others, itself where it will count to people in stead of things.
 Say yes to the voice of humanity, turn deaf ear to those things that call you where there will be no commensurate re- turn for the giving of yourself. Love your fellow creatures with your whole heart and with all the influence for good that your beautiful lives can throw around them"
 The closing prayer was pronounced by Mrs. Cecil and that the lecture had reached the heart of every girl there, was shown by the informal reception to express their appreciation tendered Mrs Lamoreaux after the adjournment of the meeting