The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-12

First Presbyterian Church. conducted the devotional services.
 Miss Rice divided her topic iht9 four different heads. laying especial stress upon attendance at church. MISS Rice advocated the principal that habit formed in childhood was hard to break when a full grown tndividz ual. That child from the primary department taught to attend churen regularly throughout the whole Of It's Sunday School life, would not depart from the habit when it reached ma turity.
 Daily prayer was the division of next importance. Miss Rice stated that daily prayer was most important in the childs life. That here too habit would assert itself when the child grew to think for Itself. and the cus- tozn would not be departed from. That prayer should not be hurried through. That the parents of the child should see to 1t that the prayer did not be- come simply a few words to be re- peated In a great hurry, but should be said with reverence and with thought.
 Daily Bible reading was laid stress upon Miss Rice stated that all chil- dren should read their Bibles reguv larly, even when at first only the sto- ry Is sought. some insight will finai- ly' come through repeated reading,
 Systematic giving was also touched upon, but not with the detail and em- | phasis laid upon the three other di- visions of the subject.
 Mrs. John W. Jones gave a practical illustration of the methods to be used In teaching a primary class. Mrs. Jones conducts a class in the Central Presbyterian Church, and insists that all Of her pupils pe on time, study at |. q --4.. s ..a. A.. l home habits. Especial stress was iaij 1 upon the fact that the teacher of the | class must study. Not only must study be given the lessons, best study of the individuality of the pupil should also | be thorough.
 Rev Frank Marston. of Birming- ham, on account of the fact that 1t was necessary to return to his home | in Birmingham on the early afternoon ! train. was excused from delivering his | talk. He, however, made q five min i ute talk upon the value of teaching | missions and giving in the home as | we'll as in the Sunday school class. Night Session.
 D. H. Marbury of Birmingham was one of the principal speakers at the evening session. Tsking as his sub ject The Organized Sunday School Class" he pointed out very clearly how Sunday School ought to be con ducted, He said that at the South Side Baptist Church of Birmingham, | of which Sunday school he is super intendsnt, they have formed the Sunday l school Into which may be callea an | organized Bible class. having pfesiy 1 dent. secretary. superintendent and | three or four committees.
 He stated that an organized Sunday l school class meant that every member should hold an office so as to make the work interesting, and there should be committee to look after the sick, a committee to see after people that don't come to Sunday school, a comY | mittee to see how the Sunday school work is progressing, and have man that can talk to people about the | Sunday school. illustrate stories at the meeting. That all Sunday school classes ought to be organized in business manner, so as to attract the attention of all the members.
 Mir. Marbury Is chairman of the In. ternational Committee on the Adult Bible Class Department, and a mem her of the State Executive Committee. He has won for himself splendid rep
 utation as a Sunday school worker
 and speaker.
 J. B. wadsworth was the next prin, cipal speaker on the program, taking as his topic, The Sunday School pupil He talked about the young boy hrs
 entering Sunday school. saying that h'
 ought to be put under the instruction
 of trained Sunday school teacher whs
 knows how to rule them, and who cal make the first Sunday school interest ing. he also said that there ought t
 beNa syRtems in the Sunday school clasi
 as to attract the attention of the pupil
 and to make the meeting as interest Ing as possible.
 Mir. Wadsworth also spoke of thu
 work that ought to be done in the class
 saying that more earnest workers
 were needed, men that will give more
 time to Sunday school work, men thai
 will go out in the world and get Sun
 day school puipis. That Sunday schoo
 ought to be made interesting to olt
 people as well as to the young people
 Short addresses were made on Int