The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-13
INTERESTING HISTORY
OF FAMOUS CLASS
In September Bible Glass In Park Place Methodist Church
Taught BY Mrs Mamie Pegram Eddington For Twenty
seven Years Will Become Training School For Teachers

mas been taught for twenty-seven
Years by Mrs. Mamie Pegram Eddtng-
ton. at Park Place Methodist Church,
will be changed into a training class
for teachers The class will welcome
any person who may desire to teach,
but feels the lack of training. There
will be primary, Junior, intermediate
and senior departmental work, lessons
In storytelling, aids In securing at
tention and order; in fact. everything
will be done to help those who may
desire to teach.
Mrs. Eddington is a graduate of
Richmond College, having taken the
Bible course under DR.. Upper.
Tells Story OF Glass;.
In telling the heart story OF her
Class. Mrs. Eddington says:
"A little more than a quarter OF
p century ago, group of six little
girls was given me from the infant
class. Soon after another was added.
Today three OF those girls are still In
the class, two are teaching and the
other two. Sarah Payne and Maggie
Payne Booker, have Joined their
Saviour in the Heavenly Land The
class has been added to and sub
trated from: several times divided.
time the teachers place has been flied
for two months on one occasion by
pr, d. r. Anderson of Richmond COL
aese, and on several Sabbaths by Gil
bert Hunt and w. Reginal Walker.
The following ministers have serv-
ed this church: Revs w. F. Evans,
J. Wiley Biedsoe, w. J. Yonng. M. S
Colonna. T. ". Potts II. f. Lips
comb. J. r. Bosnian. L. r. Betty w.
j. Parker and j. j. Bradford, during
the life Of the class. The class has
nrAy lra@
]. w. Blanton, r Fl. Stearns. Gilbert
H. Hunt. w. Fred Richardson and
W. Fl. Ivey
Earliest RecolIections.
My earliest recoilections OF Sunday
school are of my father taking me to
Clay-Street Methodist Church, when
could just toddle. Gilbert Hunt was
our superintendent. Miss Mary was
the teacher of the infant class Mr.
Hunt used TO teach US to sing in that
class | remember he taught US little
people. "Shall We Gather at the
River - How he used to teach MS
and how we loved him, Then he
knew us all ny name. and II We were
absent. he missed us and came 10 find
ns. 'One aundny'-r ~ a. lSlx,tsi,a Tfat
evening Mr.. Hunt came and found me
sitting on the doorstep, and said
why weren't you at Sunday School
this morning." / answered. I didn't
have anything to wear Mr.. Hunt
replied. You look sweet and clean
enough 10 go anywh here in that dress
Teachers. he taught me "a lesson that
! never forgot. have never stayed
away from Sunday School because my
clothes were not of the latest style.
Did you ever stay away because your
Easter suit wasn't ready Your
scholars knew II and followed your eS-
ample. The first help for a Sunday
School teacher ls to no there; not once
a month. twice month. every other
Sunday but. every Sunday. BE on
time. unless sickness prevents you.
You get 10 your work Mt or 8 or .
In the week; surely you can attend TO
the Kings business as early as s:s0
on Sunday morning,
"Ry and by. Rev. John e Edwards
came to Park Place and my parents
joined this church. and | was in j.
Thompson Browns claFs.
Now II there is any primary teach
er in Richmond who feels that she
does not know what 70 do with her
little ones, prevail on Mr.. Brown to
teach for you one morning He is the
sfsst.se,,y ssss ssEg tss< ~ y'ssislatf pas
eyer. been my privilege 10 listen aThaT
magnificent pictures he painted for
us. What lovely stories he told US
What beautiful poems he taught u.s.,
How he made the red white, yellow
and blue chalk tell the lesson 10 us!
How we loved the handsome banners
he made us carry, and our marches
and drills And what picnics he used
to arrange
Then with trembling and fear.
several little girls selected for pro-
motion were transferred, and l found
myself downstairs. in the class of a
lady. who to me Is now only a beau
,iful vision In my memory. God lent
her to us but few Sundays. and then
transplanted her to the Heavenly
Home. l refer to. Mrs. Mamie Pace
Donnan,
Tells of Miss Housemsn
AFTER she left us we had Miss
Nina Houseman. She led me to
Christ. BY her lovely life. the tender
words she spoke to me. the books she
loaned me to read, her interest in my
studies, all these things led me TO be-
lieve she was true, and when she spoke
to me Of being a Christian readily
gave my heart to Christ and Joined
the church. She followed the example
of Miss Mamie Pace, and had her
class come to visit her on Saturday
evenings Then again. she carried us
TO the morning service. and had us SIT
with her. She taught us how to be-
have in church. How well remem-
Der a small gloved hand gently touch
fnr mine and closing my library book
as / eagerly turned the pages TO see
what Elsie Dinsmore was going to do
next. while DR. Harmon preached
"Of the four little girls composing
that class. virsie Allen and myself
are left here; Eva IJynham and Bessie
Pace are far away.
MY next teacher was that sanity,
God-itke man. r. z. Michals. Under
his magnetic influence, the desire came
TO me to win souls for Christ; to do
good for others, TO try to make my
life something that / would not be
ashar,ed to give back to Him, who
gave HIS life for US
A Model TEACHER.
Then Miss Mary Fulton, our his
cory teacller at the high school. did
not hesitate 10 pray before her pupils.
whenever there was trouble of any
kind. Did you ever pray with your
soasoiasD?
ri have been very personal In this
storR. hacause with love, reverence
and honor. would like TO place a
menausw wreath Of roses. lilies. laurels