The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-10-08

The pronounced interest WHICH IS hhuu- ifested by the delegates and the people of Montgomery in the proceedings or the Sunday School Institute of the Alabama Conference was the subject of last night of complimentary comment by Dr. H. M. Hamili. the moving spirit of the in- stitute.
 In this Dr. Hamill voiced the opinion of many of the leading delegates of the spirit which was so notably present In all the sessions of the Institute.
 Three sessions were held yesterday at the Court Street Church. all well at tended. pr. Hamill delivered most in- teresting discourse at the morning ses- sion on ''The New Testament" The af- ternoon services were also conducted by Dr. Hamill.
 w. w. Pearson, Superintendent of the Sunday School of the Court Street Meth odist Church. conducted the interesting evening services.
 The Morning Sesion.
 The morning session of the Alabama Conference Sunday School Institute yes terday was opened at 10:S0 o'clock.
 The feature of the session was Bible drill conducted by Dr. H. M. HaHiiii. The subject was "The New Testament. The drill was elementary-in the nature of a primer-but Dr. Hamill said IL was the foundation for teachers work m the Sunday School and it would not be amiss for the pastors, to review. The DOCKS or the New Testament, said Dr. Hamili' arc divided into three classes, the his torical the doctrinal, and the prophetic. He took these each in turn and gave an exhibition of how the Sunday Schooi pupil could be drilled in the study or the Bible so as to grasp its meaning better and retain the lessons taught
 pr. Hammill speaks with clear cut dfrect ,ess that drives each of his points to the mark. He is original, and fear less in his ideas and puts his conceptions in a manner which pleases ana IS re- freshing One of his most striking re- marks yesterday was that 1t Is las'- fading illusion that God calls man to nreach the gospel without previous prep aration." It was not so he said even 1sOO years ago. and Methodism was born in the University. God even gave the writing of the New Testament to men ol culture and writing, and he went on 10 cite the writers.
 Another remark c4 pr. Hamilrs that struck home waT that it IS cohioruns thought to the plain man or woman .o know that all humanity Is blood XIII to Christ. He said he must not be tnouen' t' be irreverent, but Bible history IS scieh- tific as well aS SHi io'i'H ~
 proves the fact IL Jary inc mother of Christ, was de- scendant of Adam and Eve, as are all the nresent inhabitants of the Worio' Mary was the mother of Christ and was iust as much a woman as any motner today. ,,
 A Round Table on "Our Sunday School was substituted for the talk on " nat Our Conference Methodism Is Dong III sunday School Work which was 'o have been led by MT. Fred s. Ball. su- nerintende1t of the South Perry Street Methodist Church. . ,,
 MT. Ball opened the parliament os e1yinp a brief talk. He said he believed that 99 per cent of the dlscusslo., ''o to,is he bv the members of the round ldp,e and he therefore left 1t for them to do the talking, led by Dr. Hamill'
 ,rbe s,btect was sub-divided into seven rarts hut the first and foremost was !,C.rowth" of the Sunday School ana
 nn,,nd this most of the discussion cen tered - eret caIl
 Mir R Green of Opelika was hrst cal. ed mon. MT. Green is Superlntehoeht on ,yhat is called the model sunuaE school of Alabama. The coilimuil' of the Methodist Church Tn opeiiNa i,' .h,a ta. sorneth hing over SGO. The pupils oi ,I'e
 
 crne,, told of the methods employed III SO SC, I increasing the number of pupils: son,or SV Others i who participated in the confer, ence were MT. Fred g. Ball Of ,rrbS the PSFfS of ctraet Methodist Church, MT. MuIPHS y IeaI,son Mr Green of Eufaula, w. w. I@eEsor' Pearson of ' the Court Street Methodist church F.. A Dannelly ot Auoutn, Is E C May of the West End MeliU I,ii Church, Mir Raleigh Green % conrt or 4psnee Street het; its,hoHist H Church, MT. B. M. Washburn of Metheotso the Court Street church. who told Of 1yilkinson of Autaugavilie; ,-.ouo..,r, M~ Wilkinson made the interesnns
 MT m 4hat he represented the oldest s,,ndav s,a'da,s'' school in America It was es- sTnGay ts hished he says, in 1895 and tn though tSere are records of others established ia she previously r%e he could find none artaTs older whS had not gone into winter guar 1gllCe ,rha rneeting nee adjourned with prayer.