The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-22
Meetinq for Home Missions.

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 Meeting for Home Missions.
 Last night the Rev w. M. Alexander of New Orleans presided over a popular meeting in the interest of home missions. The Rev. s. l.. Morris, secretary of the executive committee, made an address, impresslng the importance of the cause He believed that if the southern church could catch the enthusiasm of the north ern church in home mission work it would soon stand first in the churches of Amer lea, on the ground that in all other de- partments of the work 1t was already leading.
 The talk of Silas Cole, a fullbloob h. Han, commissioner from Indian Territory was delivered In Choctaw, his native language. It was quite amusing to the audience, and in closing he said: You make many amendments to every ques- tion which comes before you. If you like make amendments to my speech"
 Young Peoples Societies.
 The feature of the yesterday morning session was the report of the standing committee on Young Peoples socites, and the interesting addresses in that con- nection.
 Dr. A. o. Bronne. southwestern super intendent of Sunday school and young peoples work addressed the assembly on the subject of Teacher Training" Dr. Brcnne said:
 IT or convenience I will divide the sub ject Into three parts, viz.: The Need. the Nature and the Known Results of Misunderstanding.
 T. There Is none to doubt It's need. have yet to find a Sunday school that does not need trained teachers; but we must give attention to the larger view. The rising generation In all our schools need the training, and the church at large needs now or will need in the future the best service of all that we can train. In order to do mission Sunday school work among the white or colored people we must have an abundant supply of trained teachers.
 "2. The nature of our teacher training course Is just such as to qualify and equip teacher TOT the most efficient service. It covers a careful study of the Bible as to books periods. doctrines. etc. It includes a comprehensive study of child nature, as well as the schools relation to the church and it's great re- sponsibility 10 the old and young alike. The duties Of the teacher are also thor oughly gone over in this training course, as well as methods of missionary instruc- tion
 1t is a two years course and a diplo- ma is granted when the course is com pleted. Ours is the best course extant by all odds
 There are two classes of people in our schools who ought to take this course. the present teaching force and all those desiring to better fit themselves for ac- ceptable service.
 ''I am fully persuaded that the pastor has here his largest opportunity. In train ing his people for service he is multiply ing himself many fold. and the character of this work is just such as every Pres byterian preacher Is specially prepared to do, if he will but make up his mind to enter this great field of promise It devolves upon every session to see to it that this work is inaugurated and not neglected in any sense.
 Should Remove Every Doubt.
 "3. The known results of teacher-train- inS should remove every doubt from the most skeptical. t' " MT. Shaw. late secretary of the treas ury, said recently that the Sunday school was the greatest institution in America, because it is the only place where the word of God is systematically and dill- gently taught. If the Sunday school, wi.l untrained teachers. has done so well, what ought 1t to do with we'll trained teachers? The Sunday school is the hope of the church. apd with thoroughly train ed teachers every problem in the Sunday