The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-30

parliament, in which delegates asked the expert questions which had puz- xled them in their work in other churches.
 CENTRAL PREsBYTERIAN
 It is doubtful if any Of the confer ences in connection with the State sunday School convention compelled more interest than that held yesterday afternoon at the Central Presbyterian Church. Every phase of the work was gone into. all were enlightened to the minutest detail and when adjournment was taken. practically all of those present pledged their purpose of re- turning home to start the work.
 ing two most excelisnt speakers on the training of teachers. These were Mrs. s. P. Moore. of Jefferson County. and pr. H. M. Hamill, chairman of the Com- mittee on Education of the. Intarna. tionai Association. He is also super intendent of teachers training of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South. The one spoke of the actual processes and steps jh organizing a teachers training class and the other made plain the significance of the work and 1ow to go about the self-training of Sup- day School teacher.
 When each speaker was through with his or her talk, an open 'parlia- utGnt was C0n1WCtG0s AA0 tttS ~~SNVe ence in this way sffted dqSvn to details of the work
 The devotional services were ferv- entity lied by Rev. s. A. Cowan.
 In opening her address on How To Organize and Conduct Teacher Class' Mrs. Moore stressed the importance of deeply interesting the pastor and the which the class attaches itself. This is regarded as almost essentiai- Nor is 1t 70 difficult task as these ofhcers are always found inclined to help in the work. Knowing that the results or the, class work will be for great good.
 Also It Is we'll to exercise in seiect. ing the. pupils of such a class. one of the Eiant obstacles. .so-cailed by Mrs Moore. to this selection and NoI ganizatton of the class. is tn>the pride of the regular Sunday School classes The pupils are there ready and ripe for the training but fearing that to spare few of the members for train. ing work will subtract from the im- pUrtance of the original class, they of- ten demur to giving them up. This casn be overcome by preaching the sups rtority Of the trainers claim on all class members. regardless of the or. Kanization to which they may belong
 The training strikes for the ad. vancement ofNnot only Sunday School | put TOT lUat VI nonib AD WOAAs ~-~@Nf Moore told of the particular value to the mothers home to have the mother trained in the regular training class. For this reason 1t is not proposed to exclude anyone from the class or to discourage one of any degree or npti. tude or education. Instances were told of teachers made and mothers im- proved by taking the training courses.
 or primary importance. Mrs. Moore said, the training of those who are al- ready teachers should be regarded. 1t must be acknowledged that in prob ably every community are Sunday School teachers who have not taken the. course. but who might profit by undertaking the work.
 teachers, associtions in the localities was emphasized. An illustration os what has been done by the Graded Un- ion Iabors of the Jefferson County dts- trict was given by Mrs. Moore. Ihe work of the respective teachers who graduated from the nucleus class was set out and the present numbers of pu- pfls in the classes of those who grad uated therefrom.
 In closing, the speaker spoke eio- ouentiy of the necessity of impresslng upon the teachers-to-be the sacredness of their obligations and the beautiful privilege. There cannot be much
  and love for the work. This can be generated by Hths very studies that are proposed, for the steachers.
 Among the many other points stressed was the necessity of ground ing the pupils in the elementary course or of getting them safely through the first standard. Then, just as one who has built foundatlon for a home, the work will not be aban- doned, but on the contrary the build CT will hasten to erect the super structure and the scholar. to build further in an advanced standard course. Also, the value of teaching the geography of all Sunday school lessons was laid before the conference and the great power of illustraticn.
 pr. Hamill told of the advantages and disadvantages of class of self training teachers. The advantages are the cultivation of self-reliance and the enthusiasm engendered by the strong exercise of the will power. All 40. there is a good deal in the old in- Junction to "bear ye your own bur- dens," at least to the extent that you find others should not bear them for you. An expert to lead the class IS much to be desired, according to pr. Hamfli but the class can do effective work and get their diplomas without the presence of leader or expert to start with.i E '7a
 WiII Evolve . Leader.
 e 1T believe" said the speaker, that if you lock. up a dozen young people 10 constitute class, they will even tuaiiy evolve a leader. It Is a natural thing to expect"
 Then followed an exposition of the international standards of a teachers training. There are two courses, the elementary or first, and the adyaLced. There is a minimum of fifty lessons to the elementary. which minimum Is divided among the four subjects as follows: Bible. twenty; Sunday school, fen: teacher. ten, and achild, ten. This cuurse is marked out for forty weeks duration, except that in college towns classes will be allowed to take if in half the time. There must be an average grade or TO per cent. on examination.
 As for the advanced course, there Is set a minimum of 100 lessons, run hing through not less than eighty | half the time-and the | average grade for a minimum is 70 per cent also. The number of lessons | assigned for each subject Is as fol- | Iows Bible, forty; School, ten; child | ten: church. ten: missions. ten. and teachers. ten.
 It was explained that the choice of the graduate must be exercised with | reference to the form of the diploma. | It may be issued In the name of the | international Association. or in the name of the association with the | church seal attached, or in the name l of the respective denomination with | t.