The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-27
MORE ABOUT
TEACHERS
FROM PAGE ONE

Some of them have been teach
ing only year or two while a
majority have five, 10, 20, or
more years of experience be-
hind them. That they may have
brought some measures of un-
derstanding to others of the
meaning of the books of the Bible
our greatest literary heritage, is
the only reward they seek for theil
efforts.
Answers Unfolded
| When this reporter started out to
find who the men are who are
teaching the Bible in Wilmington
Sunday schools and to obtain from
them, a brief sketch of their ex-
periences, little thought was given
! to the why's and wherefores
which urge busy men to teach a
Sunday school class. But from this
doctor and that rate clerk the
answer was unfolded-they are
teaching because they enjoy
it - for the knowledge gained
for the contacts made possible
among men from every walk o1
life.
That there is romance in the
teaching of the Bible was indicated
bv more than one-that one gains
an education unobtainable else
where. from the 66 books of the
Bible. For enclosed within Its
pages, they say, almost every
phase of life and thought is dealt
with, and every form of literature
included-stories, biographies, let
ters, orations, prayers, hymns Of
praise and thanksgiving, fierce wal
songs, tender love lyrics, fables,
proverbs, epigrams, genealogles
and chronologies.
Dean is DR.. Smith
Dean of Mems Bible class teach'
ers in Wilmington is DR.. W. T.
Smith, well known dentist with o.
fices in the Southern building
With a record of 43 years as
teacher, DR.. Smith, who teacnes
class of over so men at the Flrs'
Baptist church each Sunday morn,
ing. will tell you with smile thai
he has enjoyed every minute OF the
more than 1000 hours that he has
spent teaching the word OF God 1e
Baptist men of the community.
And during his long years o.
service, DR.. Smith has spent many
additional hours of his leisure time
in the preparation of lessons
hours upon hours in perusal OF the
Bible, the International SUNDAY
school lesson, Peloubets' notes
Baptist church notes-a le~se task
but to him a m It interesting one
In addition, DR.. Smith helped or
ganize some IS years ago, a sun
day school orchestra at First Bap-
tist-an organization that has oeel
an integral part in keeping a11eho'
ance up each Sunday.
Attendance Prize
To H. T. Wilson of the Atlantlc
Coast Line staff and wholesale OIL
fectioner on the side, perhaps
GOES the attendance prize among
Sunday school Bible teachers III IL
Wilmington. Now in his loth yea
as teacher of the Mems Bible class s,
st Emmanuel Presbyterian churcl-
Wilson has 20 years Of teacnlng
exnerience to his credit and petlei
~, .,,.r missed Sunday
morning in over 20 years: he too s
saws he enjoys the experience az allu
onIy hopes that he is help1hs OIL"
ers. !, the
oo ve.r Bible teacher bracket Is
~ ~ T F. Evans, Murchlson oulio-
no m dentist. who presides over the
Men's Bible class at St. Andrew S
rovenant Presbyterian church eacn
sunday morning. A busy man VINO
cots lot of personal enloymen'
out of teaching the Bible ~
Evans has the distinction OF teacli'
ing the largest class in Wllmlng.
ton-an average attendance OF
aro- m 100 men. He, like many
other Bible teachers, uses 1ne III.
ternational Sunday school lessoll u
which is printed in The Mofnlng
s+.r each Saturday morning as
his guide. u:
Credited by his pastor; the rev c
IT n King. with spending more
ti,oe =, in the preparation OF the
Sunday s5rl1d - school lesson than he does s
~ 1870 the preparation of a sermon
Joseph 1Te B. Baker, is now rounding
out'r,o o,,t some, 1s years Of teaching. hi,l:
Mo,u NJ, teacher of the Mems Bible
LASS LAS at Winter Park Baptist
oh,,rch % Baker, who spends his
working day dispensing stamps to
Wilningtonians at the postofflce'
h.s been teaching the Bible now
for 10 years without break and
previously had some eight years
teaching experience in country
sunday schools. He, like all others,
interviewed, said he thoroughly en-
joys the work.
T. C. Ellers, who spends some
eight hours each day adding figures
and helping keep the records in the
county auditors office, puts in an
enjoyable as well as profitable