The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-28
Please Write Me Down AS Just PLAN, Simple
Sunday School Teacher, Says Mrs George H. Gever
sy DOLLY DALRisrpLE


There's no quality which a woman can
I possess half so lovely as just simple. un-
affected modesty.
There's nothing which attracts more
nothing which is more persuasive in
bringing to her the homage which justly
belongs to her, and nothing which calls
for more admiration than just this one
quality.
Mrs. George II. Geyer, who is here
from Xenia, o., in attendance upon the
Bible Training school, possesses this
| rare trait to a degree which is charming.
Her gentle, kind. manner, her lovely
face from which may be read the beauti-
full character which she possesses, the
quaint "old world poise and elegance
which at once so genuine and so woflanly
makes you feel the moment you have
shaken Hands with her that here indeed
is woman who is all that woman was
meant to be-sweet, digniied, unaffected,
modest.
Mrs. Geyer's sweet, expressive face is
an indication OF the type of personality
she is-a homebody. devoted mother,
beautiful Christian character, and she
begs to be written down as merely "a
plain, ordinary. every day woman who
is merely a Sunday school teacher" with
no titles and no fanfare of trumpets to
, proclaim her work, when as a matter of
fact, there is none who stands higher in
, Bible training school circles than She
none whose opinion is more sought and
none who is better known or more be-
loved, than she.
Just write me down as a plain, sim
! pie, Sunday school teacher" said Mrs.
Geyer, yesterday as she talked with me
about her work. 'I really started out
as just a commonplace, everyday, Sun
day school teacher, when I was married.
My husband was a minister, and my
life was formed to help him in his duties,
and his work, as best BELTS the wife of
a minister
Unfortunately when he died and
was left with my three dear little babies
l felt as if my work in the church had
come to an end. l couldn't find myself,
as 1t were. Everything was changed and
conditions were absolutely chaotic. l
thought there was no place for me in a
world which 1 had fancied needed me so
much during my husbands lifetime. 1
went back to my home in Xenia, with my
little folks and started all over again,
devoting my life to them and trying to
see my way clear to do my hearts bid
ding for their good and welfare"
In our church I looked for work"
continued Mrs. Geyer,s land still there
seemed to be no place for me. The
Ladies' Aid society was presided over by
my mother Six missionary societies in
our church had their different heads and
was merely fifth wheel in everything.
Finally took Sunday school class and
began teaching. l tried as hard as any
body could to work and accomplish
things but | seemed not to move peg.
Constant prayer and hard work at last,
however, brought me to a realization of
the fact that L must do something and
so my chance came, when my friend,
Dr. Joseph Clarke, then general secre-
tary of the Sunday School association
of Ohio, asked me to attend a state
Sunday school convention. DR.. Clarke
has been a great influence in my life,
and a most valuable friend. To him, and
Marion Lawrence whom he succeeded,
l