The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-29
Today Will Be Banner Day" of Big Association Now
 In Session Here
MILES IS MENTIONED
 FOR NEXT PRESIDENT
pr. A. L. Phillips ImpressiveIy Defines the Duty of the Superintendent To His Teachers-Pro-
 gramme For Today.

The twenty-fifth annual convention of the Alabama Sunday School association was opened with prayer yesterday after noon by the Rev. pr. J. A. Duncan &t the First Methodist church.
 The day was marked by wonderful ap- peals for the Sunday schools by w. c. Pearce of Chicago, the Rev. A. L. Phil lips of Richmond and L. P. Leavell of Oxford, Miss, speech by Governor Co., mer, and the arrival of at least 1000 dele gates.
 This, however, will be the banner day of the convention. It will include the address of President R. F. Lewis, the report of the executive committee by Chairman G. G. Miles of Montgomery. the report of the field work by Joseph Carthel, Miss Minnie Kennedy and D. W. Sims.
 It will be Jefferson county day every active local worker being expected to at tend, and all the achievements of the best organized county in the south will be shown The afternoon session will be the most interesting, as the programme gets down to the real lessons in Sunday school training, led by some of the best authorities in the country. Tonight w. c. Pearce, the most popular worker that ever came south, whose every word is treasured up, will be given the whole time to define the meaning of the Sunday school movement while Dr. Phillips, the bubbling, enthusiastic Presbyterian will discuss the same subject at the twin meet ing in the First Baptist church.
 Miles Suggested For President.
 There is no politics in this body but many are suggesting the name of G. c. Miles of Montgomery for the next presi- dent and it is probable that he will be chosen by the nominating committee. Montgomery will get the next convention, as her delegation has come with the in- tention of carrying back the white caps to the capital next year.
 After the devotional exercises yesterday afternoon w. c. Pearce told of the duties of the superintendent in training new teachers He insisted upon the necessity of a teacher training class conducted during Sunday school where young peo- pie can be prepared for the great work. He described his class in Chicago, the recent graduation exercises, and presenta- tion of diplomas after an examination in five studies. Mir Pearce believed that within a few years the Sunday schools will awaken to their responsibility and see that no one teaches class until he is thoroughly prepared.
 Dr. Phillips then impressively defined the duties of the superintendent to his teachers, the necessity of a teachers meeting weekly, not to study the lesson, but to discuss the best way to teach the lesson, to find the best way to grasp the attention of the child and to plan for the many matters of importance to come up in the future An impressive season of prayer followed
 Last night Dr. Phillips held his audi ence which crowded the First Methodist church to the doors, with great magnet ism, while he talked on "The Making of a Sunday School Teacher Dr. Phillips took Christ as the model teacher, showed how wonderfully he was fitted, and how final were his teachings. They cannot be amended and the teacher must be positive when he presses home the true facts" He was followed by a short ad- dress from Governor Conner.