The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-25
STUDY OF THE BIBLE
INSTITUTE OF NEGRO MINISTER'S
 HEARS ADDRESSES.
Will Re in Session Two More Days and State Organization VIII Re Perfected Before Body
 AdfOurnN.

Morning, afternoon and night ses- sions of the State Bible Institute, TOT negro ministers, were beia yesSsSsupb SSrrcb and a number of interesting addresses Among the speakers yesterday were Bey ocr J; A. n BiGs snd Pp; Rev GevA c A. Stake. ly, DD., of Montgomery.
 The session yesterday morning Was Ws opened by pr. Boothe. who conoucteo
 Mrs. V. W. Broughton of Nashville. Tenn. read an important paper on the "Influence of the Bible on the Home Life of the Race; 5ne 5re9u Moore who had left her people to spend Iife or Bible practice and example among tme colored people of the south, ana thus to make their lives better and purer, among whom the colored people were destined to live. She also expresss;a ;a great gratitude to MT. Martin TOT snhs a,ls
 pr. M. M. Ponton, of Atlanta. next went upon the platform and gave ton % as to Bible methods: It was revelation, many said. who had not had the opportunity to go to school and study the Bible m q ,ssaya ssssse~1,o nc trouble in giving a clear analysis oI the Bible from Genesis to Revelation.
 The General Superintendent, pr. 5. C. Miller Of sPphnoi PhhalSidspdhtS sbpd the eoiieEe." His was anelaborate address, philoso- phic and profound, and yet thorougnly practical. aming to show that secular education without religious education, was not only useless. but dangerous. He said he did not want the negro opportunity for secular education cut off. but he wanted that secular eauSa- a s iigious education. that they would blend nke two mighty streams 1oin- ing like two great continents Tn max
 Dr. J. A. Rice, of the Court Street Methodist Church. spoke extensively and practically on ''The Divine Purpose in Preaching The nstltuiic nstltntical ideas about preaching. and preachers
 At the close of his address Dr. (G. W. Patterson. of Montgomery; sd a eiaS5 and mate of pr. Miller. was introduced anu he expressed himself as being ihtsI ested in the work, and willing 70 uo what he could to help elevate the nc- was of a far more importance than the education of science and literature.
 Bishop Alstork was introduced to tne institute but owing & to she alteneSS "'
 The afternoon sessions were hVely institute but owing to the latness of subjects discussed,
 teT's Responsibility" He dwelt at length upon the right or wrong inflp- ence the preacher of the gospel might wield over his people. and how Tar reaching this influence Is In settling great questions that concern the state as well as the church
 why are not more souls hroughI to Christ through preaching| was the subject of Rev. A. N. Me. Ewen of Mobile. There was no lack of inter- est in his address. as he showed the common mistakes of the negro minis try in trying to preach on such suh- jects as they do not understand, IeaV- ing the real core of Bible truth be- hind. He has ministered among his people in this section for q numbor of years and is well known in Mont gomery.
 How to Maintain Harmony and Co., operation Among Pastors and Church, es of the Different Denominations" was a subject which aroused consid- erable interest, as denominationalism has had much to do with the petty divisions among negro churchgoers. Rev. B. F. Wheeler of Mobile, repared and discussed the paper.
 The telling speeches of the day. were made by Prof. William Plckens of Tal- iadega College. and Dr. C. A. Stakely. of the First Raptist Church. Montsom- cry. Professor Pickens graduated some .AAars aga from the Little Rock