The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-08

 LABOR ENDED Sunday School Workers Conclude Session. MEETING NOTABLY SUCCESSFUL Services Yesterday Especially Rich
 in Suggestion. Problems fer Superintendent and Teach- CT Discussed Thoroughly and InteI- iIEently-Assre.se. of Experts
 rnfcrmaI and Practical.
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| synodfcai Sunday School Institute brought to a close one of the most successful Sunday school Institutes eyer held in the State. While many delegates left for their homes yester- day afternoons the speakers told those remaining many ways in which the work of the schools could be bettered. Especially were the night services rich | in suggestion. The informal talk was l delivered by Rev. William Megginson, l and at no time did the interest of those present lag.
 During the past three days in which the institute has been in session a'most l every conceivable problem that con I fronts the superintendent. or the teacher In the teaching and leading 1 of the young child has been touched | upon in a most thorough and engaging manner.
 | During the sessions experts in Sum- | day school work have been present and have delivered edifying addresses. Rev. | W. L. Phillips, D. D., of Richmond, Va. Rev. William Megginson of Nashville, l Judge s. D. weakley and others have 1 told the assembled delegates and visit | day school work. The, suggestions | made by Mir. Megginson proved to be l of the greatest practical value. The devotional services were led yes | terday morning by Rev. E. D. Kerr. pastor of the Highland Park Presbyte- | rian Church. Immediately after the | devotional services twenty minute Should Be in the School and Are Not" was made by J. S, Bridges. How | to Sustain the Interest of Those in the | School" was discussed by Rev. Will liam Meggison.
 "The Duty of Reaching the Unsaved and Training Them for Service" was ably discussed by Rev. Neander M, Woods. D. sD, of this city. in a thirty minute talk, and Judge Weakley spoke | for twenty minutes on Teaching Cate chism Supplemental Work" was discussed by Dr. c. A. Merrill Of 1 woodlawn, Capt. J. L. Dean of Ope- lika and Rev. William Meggison.
 The Aftenoon Session.
 At the afternoon session. Miss Lee Mccrae of Birmingham gave q most helpful talk upon The Primary De-
 At the close of the afternoon session the following resolutions were intro- duced by J. l.. Dean of Opelika;
 a.sesoived. That the thanks of this l institute be expressed by rising vote to the First Presbyterian Church, to CGnLrAl | to the Highland Park Presbyterian Church of Montgomery for their hos pitabie entertainment of the delegates; l to the newspapers for full accounts of the proceedings of the institute, and to the railroads for granting reduced rates, and to the many friends for the courtesies shown.
 The resolution was unanimously adopted
 At the night session Mir. Meggin- son delivered the one address. The subject chosen was The Sunday School as a Spiritual Power" Mr. Meggin- son announced that 1t was at first his idea to make formal address. but | since many of the delegates had left | during inc afternoon. he would pur- sue his former policy and make his last talk very informal
 q am, going to take my text from Second Timothy. il:1B: Study to show myself approved unto God, work man that needeth not to be ashamed, | rightly dividing the word of truth This is a text which I would like to burn into all of your souls. It seems | to me to be the real keynote of the Sunday School. Without it I do not I see how a Sunday School can get along.
 "If anything, a Sunday School Is a spiritual institution. Everything in fine room points to Christ. or, if 1t does not, 1t certainly should. Study Is the keynote of success. A lawyer. doctor, banker or a merchant. any one who Is a success, must have put study. hard, earnest study. into his yvork Success cannot be handed down.
 The material part may be so handed down. but for you to be a success study must be put forth. There is no true success in life without study 1t is fun
 damental.
 day School. It seems to me that its
 function Is educational in the first
 nlace. By educational I mean teach
 ing. The Sunday School should not be
 a place to excite the emotions. or a
 place of exhortation; it. should be
 mainly and primarily place for teach
 ing. a place for study.
 "rhe aim of the Sunday School is
 reconciliation. to lead to Christ. The
 word doesn't mean to get the person
 in church and d'leave him there; there
 is a deeper meaning than that. II
 means the whole making over of the
 person in spiritual way.
 sThe two ideals of education and aim
 of the school may be and are connected
 in the idea that you educate in order
 that a person may be evangelized.
 .The factors of Sunday. School are
 teachers and school worship. The
 teachers should not tedCh AoT the idCt
 but for the spiritual work. The idea
 oS teaching is to get the child to know Christ intimately and then to accept him personally
 s.School worship is divided into four ' divisions The first Is that of song or praise service. ., lustrated in a vivid manner the way in which a Sunday School usually sang [ He then showed the best method of 5 r,eLtnq the pupils sing in time. The second point brought out wa'
 .hat aF reading. MT. Megginson de oisred that some of the reading whicl s t,a had listened to in Sunday Schools , ,,o shaneful. There should be intel , ,tasnt reverent prayer. led by a persoT
 r,3th q clear strong voice. The read
 'nn should not be too fast. and tho
 school should be made to read to n The third point to be brought ou ! ,-as that of prayer. This point Mir
 Ma1Stnson said was a very delicat f one hut the fact must be stated tha . more teachers and superintendent n should know how tU pray The praye
 should be short ana composed or shor Q words. It should be apt.
 Tka tourth point was giving. Her
 snaaEer remarked that the youni ,nl n t.I,,,re, should be taught how to giv = tn God and worship him in their giv Tyttb a great deal of humor MT :. Nss1tnson told of some of the way ., n Which he had seen collection s 'SM After M MT. Megginson's talk the insti s .,,tn was closed with short praye h