The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-06
INSTITUTE
 BEGINS WORK Synodica1 Sunday School Workers Here. BAD WEATHER INTERFERED Able Address. Was Made by Dr.
 Phillips. Presbyterian sunday School workers of the State wm Hold Their Sessions at the First Pres
 byterian Church.


 the State, held its first session in the Auditorium of the First Presbyterian Church of this city last night at 8 o'clock. On account of the weather there were few delegates or visitors present, consequently the business of organization was postponed by motion to be moved forward to the first bus mess of the meeting this morning.
 Despite the smallness of the attend ance the few gathered togethr last evening were full of enthuslasm and closely followed a magnificent address by Rev. A. l.. Phillips D. D. of Rich- mond Va. Dr. Phillips Is secretary of all Southern Presbyterian Sunday Schools, and Is an enthusiastic Sunday School worker thoroughly famihar with his work.
 The subject of pr. Phillips's address was ''The Sunday School as a Factor in the Advancement of Christ's King dom," He said in part:
 Tt is dificult for the Sunday School worker to get far enough away from his subject to view the work in its proper perspective. but l think you will all agree with me when say that the Sunday School Is the greatest fac- tor in the advancement of the Kingdom "The Sunday School is a great ingath. erfng agency of the church. I might say that it Is the greatest ingatherinR agency of the church. All throughout the West, the Sunday School was the great agency thrown out through which the church worked. The church did not dare, might say, make iu- roads without the aid of the Sunday School"
 The speaker then gave vivid de- scription of the work of John Mc> Collough and his Sunday School work hut Aal stretch of woods and plains with lit- tie or no civilization.
 "There is no estimating the suprenn" aey of the Sunday School in carrying forward the work of the church "
 As an illustration of this the speak, CT pointed the house to house can- yesses of large and small cities that had been made pointing out the fact that by this method all of the people of great communities were enrolled with their addresses, and church preI. arences, that they might be workcd upon later as an individual
 In this connection also the speaker pointed out that 1t was the business of the Sunday School to get the masses that the church might reach the tn-
 The speaker declared that the Sun any school was the greatest training school for the church. It also has marvellously unifying influence, and here the International Sunday senoo' lesson was given as an example.
 But more than all, Dr. Phillips da- eIared was the fellowship that the Sunday School accomplished among the different denominations. The Interna' tional conventions of the Sunday Schools were used as the most strlK- ing example.
 After dwelling at short length upon the fact that it was through the child that the greatest unihcaton of people to a common end. and the greatest acts of heroism and bravery were made in the behalf of children, Dr. Phillips closed his remarks saying:
 "The Sunday School Is the greatest hope. the largest triumph, the great est glory, and the greatest advance ment for Christ's Kingdom"
 After pr. Phillipss address the con- vention adjourned to 9:30 o'clock this mornign. when the program will De as follows:
 Rev H. M. Edmunds.
 1O a. m-Conference on Sunday School work in the Synod, conducted by Rev. William Megginson.
 1O:a0 a. m.-The Successful Super infendent. i. Qualifications. (twentV minutesl-Hon. R. T. simpson. Flor ence, Ala. - .,-
 9. Duties of His once tthirty mn utes)--John H. Frye, birmingham;
 His Relation to His Helpers twenty minutes)-R. D. Harris MO- bile; Ala. ,,
 1i:4O a. m.-General Discussion Ted by Rev. William Megginson.
 Recess for dinner.
 3:30 D. m.-The Teacher
 1. Elected and Installed by Session oualifications-Rev. William Meggln' son, (thirty minutes). general discuS' sion, (fifteen minutes-l
 2. Teachers Meetings, (thirty min utes)-Mr. Thetford. of Montgomery general discussion.
 B. Teachers Meetings, (thirty min utes)-Rev. William Megginson.
 Recess.
 D. m.-Devotional exercises--Rev c. A. Stakely, D. D., Montgomery.
 S:30 D. m.-Organization of School Question Box and discussion. led b, Rev. William Megginson.