The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-12
TRAINING SCHOOL
 ATPELHAM HEIGHTS
Instruction Received One of Important Features of
 Baptist Encampment

Pelham, June 11.-tSpeciaL)-It is a real privilege to attend the training school at Pelham. It is mountain top experience" for those who are in attendance.
 The school opened on the 18th with Mrs. Maude Reynolds Mcclure of Louis vile training school in charge.
 Mrs McLure gave an interesting talk on the southern Woman's Mission ary union and it's benefit to the church.
 Miss Laura Lee Patrick, secretary treasurer of the Alabama Missionary union, brought an inspiring message concerning the state Womens Mission ary union Mrs. Mcclure Will talk from day to day on personal service, settle ment work and Women's Missionary union Training school and other forms of training for service.
 It Is not too late yet for those who have not come to plan to do so. The school will continue through the 30th of June.
 There Is a twofold reason why the leaders in the churches should plan to attend this school. Besides the ben efits received from Mrs. McLure's lec- lures for the work in the Woman S hlSSlOHdiy SOCltly, w. N's VT. <A.t Ass A., and s. B. B., one has the privilege of hearing Dr. John R. Sampey and pr. w. o. Cover of the Louisville seminary, pr. Hendricks of Howard col lege, H. l.. Strickland, A. L Stephens and Miss Lillian Forbes of the Sunday school board The third week in June Miss lone Hartwell of China will give a course in child study.
 At o'clock pr. Sampey's class as sembled in the lecture room. No time Is lost during Dr. Sampeys hour. he plunges, so to speak. into the prob- lems that he thinks his preacher stu dents need explanations on, and then he explains, and does 1t manner that all who listen-and these preach CT students always listen-can under stand the subject and the particular points or passages that need explain Ing
 No one in search of information, such as is contained in the verses read by Dr. Sampey. need go away from lec- ture in doubt, for the speaker invites questions, and when asked the answers are in full and ineligible.
 Up here on this mountain top many an excellent lesson is taught that will be carried to the towns, cities and rural churches that in future will be spoken again to anxious congregations seeking Bible consolation. and this is why the Baptist denomination maintain this splen- did retreat up in the hills where quiet, pure air and good association is freely offered to clergymen seeking to learn truths.
 Miss Forbes at 7:3O commenced the de- livery of her lecture the first of a series to be delivered by Miss Forbes and H. L. Strickland, alternately, during the en- campnent. Miss Forbes Is ono of the Alabama Bap- | tist state workers, and having had oc- casion to meet most of the pastors dur I ing her visits over the state, is well known and quite a favorite. l Miss Forbes lecture last evening was on the subject of general Sunday school work and she was inclined in her address to favor and urge parents and teachers to pay more attention to young children than has been the custom in past years
 The speaker insists that 1t is all wrong | to let a child grow up until it Is 2, or years of age before their religious train l ing is commenced. In early years the
 children should be taught that there is God and a Savior, so that In their de- velopment bodily they will develop men, tally and religiously as they grow older
 Miss Forbes, like all the other religious workers here makes special effort in 'her addresses to be clear.
 Miss Laura Lee Patrick arrived. and