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continued from page 2 In 1869, Edmund Patton was hired as President of West Tennessee College


in Jackson, TN. He held that position for eight years. In 1877, he returned to Erskine to teach Greek at the college as well as Greek and Hebrew at the Seminary. In 1882, he was hired by South Carolina College as professor of Ancient Languages. He held that position for sixteen years, retiring in 1898. In his retirement years, he lived near his two sons in the Baltimore and


Washington area. He died in Washington, DC in 1908. All of his life had been spent in teaching, or in administration of colleges.


When he had returned to Erskine as professor of Greek and Hebrew at the Seminary, he was ordained as a minister by Second Presbytery. But he actu- ally preached only occasionally. All accounts indicate that he had a remark- able memory. It was reported that he had memorized Milton’s “Paradise Lost” and also Dante’s “Divine Comedy”. But even more remarkable was his devotion to the Bible. In his 80th year, he wrote to his sister, Kate Patton Kennedy, “I spend much of my time in prayer and searching the Scripture.” He read the entire Bible, Genesis to Revelation each month. He could read the whole Bible in eight languages - English, Greek, Latin, Hebrew, Spanish, German, Italian, French. He could read the New Testament in 13 languages. W. A Kennedy, author of the Sesqui-Centennial History reported the tradition that Edmund Patton had memorized the entire Bible. (p. 258) To those of us who have trouble remembering our own telephone number,


that may sound impossible. But there are other accounts of faithful Christian servants who memorized much of the Bible. J. Morgan wrote that the blind hymn-writer Fanny Crosy, “Memorized


vast portions of the Bible as a child - most of the first 5 books of the Bible, the 4 Gospels, all of the Proverbs...” (Then Sings My Soul, p. 195.) Anna M. Bur- gard, author of, “Hallelujah” writes of Reginald Heber, who is best known for the hymn, “Holy, Holy, Holy” by the age of five, Heber had memorized the Bible so thoroughly that he could cite chapter and verse of any given Scripture quotation. Heber (1783 - 1826) was educated at All Souls College, Oxford and later became the bishop of Calcutta. Edmund Patton was not the only person with a remarkable memory.


Edmund Patton was married to Mary Bryson, daughter of the Rev. Henry Bryson of Fayetteville, TN. They had 5 sons, three of whom died before their father. Edmund Patton was a professor or college administrator for all of his adult life. He was a husband and father, but it is evident that he invested his mental gifts in the study of the word of God. Not every person has the men- tal capacity to memorize in the way that he did. In a time when few people bother to memorize anything, but instead rely on technology to provide in- stant access to information, it would be a good practice to memorize as many verses of Scripture as one can. Sources: Centennial History of the ARP Church, 1905 Sesquicentennial


History of the ARP Church, 1951 A PLACE CALLED DUE WEST, Dr. Lowry Ware, (R.I. Bryan Co.) 1997 THEN SINGS MY SOUL, Robert J. Morgan (Thom- as Nelson Inc.) 2003 Hallelujah, Anna Marlis Burgard, (Celestial Arts) 2005?


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