The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-11-05
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SECOND DAY
OF INSTITUTE
d. and Mrs Haml At
Head.
DISCUSS SUNDAY SCHOOL WORK
Mrs. Halil Takes Up lie Subject
Gill and Teacher. "
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DISCUSS SUNDAY SCHOOL WORK

Conducted by. DR.. II. NJ Hamill pf
Nashville. Tsnn.. Chairman Of the Ed
sectional International Sunday school
Associetion and superintendent of
Training Work Methodist Episcopal
Church, South, the second days work
Of the Montgomery Sunday School In
stftute was completed at an interest
sng session held In the auditorium Of
the Centred Presbyterian Church
Thursday night.
DR.. Hamtil Was ably assisted by Mrs.
Hamilis who talked for forty-five min
utes on her subject Of 1.-THE Child and
the Teacher after DR.. Hamill had
closed hts remarks.
DR.. HanitlI opened the evenings
work with twenty minutes time de-
voted e answering questions concern Scssa,
work and handed to him by those In
terested in the work. 80
Answering these questions, Or. Ha-
mill said:
ct am OF the opinion that teachers
pfsadvanced classes may perhaps. with
success. be chosen by a vote Of the
class. This grant since II may be .
valuable means Of magnifying the In
terest OF the students In the work. The
advanced Sunday School pupil 10 UNI
doubtedIy able to choose his own
teachers and think his, choice will
more often than not be found to be
Wise. On the other hand 1t cannot for
o moment be admitted as even to be
thought Of for the children Of lower
classes to select their teachers"
sT am asked IL teachers should be
permitted to teach the same classes
month after month and year after year
without change or any Formally OF In
PRODUCTION to their office for. new
years service.
''T do not think that teachers should
be allowed to teach their classes year
IN and year out without some regular
service of installation at some time du-
ring the year. preferably TO be called
the close or opening of the Sunday
School year. think once a year teach
ers for all the classes should be chos-
en- by some regular method and that
the beginning of the Sunday School
year should be set as time for them
10 he Installed with an appropriate
ceremony in their positions.
Must BE Sincere.
ga teacher may not OF necessity be
one upon whom the light has dawned
but he shall In any event be one who
searches for the Tight Being the lat
ter II not the first he Will surely be
earnest. that none may deny. and he
May hiznseif be led to tho light ne
.aThe teachers Of Sunday school
classes must be willing at all times to
make sacrifices IN the interest of his
work, In fact, his work as teacher
must be foremost In Importance to
him.
DR.. Hamin declared the essential
things for the success OF the Sunday
School to be three In number. deBcrib-
ing them to be:
Methods and system OF instruction
along lines similar to those used in the
secular schools Of instruction: the
worshfpful spirit and methods Of the
church: and above all else the fine fell
lowship Of home life"
The Importance Of intensifying the
spirit Of the school and impressing the
pupils with the idea of the Sunday
SCHOOL should at least once each Sun
day be brought into general assembly.
preferably at the opening Of the
school.
Importance of Training
The training OF teachers for Sunday
School work was declared to be OF the
utmost Importance and the establish
ment OF ., regular training school for
this work was urged by the speaker.
After answering the several queries
that had been handed him. Or. Hamiil
delivered q short address on the sub
aect: "Etudies in Matthew-Jesus the
King" and Mrs. Hamiii then follow.
ed him on her subject: "The Child ana
the Teacher"
Her address. which was delivered In
A conversational tone. was very effect
I've in reaching the audience. She
declared three things to be essential
10 the proper training of children.
naming them to be: The Home. the
Day School and the Sunday School" A
comparison was made of the time the
child is under the care of each hut II
was emphasized that the Sunday
School teachers should not be discour-
aged because OF her relatively brief
part of the child's time.
It was declared that an impression
lasting throughout the child's life and
perhaps coioring its entire character.
might easily be made In the brief
hour allowed.
a discussion OF the necessary traits OF
School teacher and these she declared
20 be; "a strong personality. sincere
pIety, but not long-faced piety. and
special preparation =
AT the close q vote was taken on
the changing OF the afternoon meeting
of the institute and 1t was decided to
open the afternoon session at $3.50
o'clock.
Thursday AfteFnoon.
Every seat was filled for the second
meeting of the Teachers Institute
Thursday afternoon.
DR.. Hamill took for his subject: Sun
day School Growth" giving several
reasons for the necessity Of agitating