When I was born, back in 1948, my parents lived at my grandmother's house, gran was an active member of the Salvation Army so it followed that I was christened by them. It didn't follow that I went to the Sally Army services during childhood though
but I do remember waking up to the band playing in the 'ring' outside our 'new house' (actually it was a pre-fabricated bungalow hastily erected after the war for new families to live in )very early on a Sunday morning and dashing out, sometimes in my jimjams to throw a copper in the tin.
No, When I was about eight or nine I was sent to the Ebenezer Gospel Hall Sunday School with my elder sister who took charge of me while mam prepared traditional Sunday roast dinner and looked after our youngest sister who is seven years my junior.
Big sister and me once had a task set at Sunday school.
To memorise and recite all the books of the Old Testament.
Elder sister was more diligent than I, but on this one I wouldn't let it rest until I had it mastered and believe me for a nine year old lass with a broad Yorkshire accent it was no mean feat getting one's tongue around some of these names!
Genesis
Exodus
Leviticus
Numbers
Deuteronomy
Joshua
Judges
Ruth
1 Samuel
2 Samuel
1 Kings
2 Kings
1 Chronicles
2 Chronicles
Ezra
Nehemiah
Esther (Hebrew)*
Job
Psalms
Proverbs
Ecclesiastes
Song of Solomon
Isaiah
Jeremiah
Lamentations
Ezekiel
Daniel
Hosea
Joel
Amos
Obadiah
Jonah
Micah
Nahum
Habakkuk
Zephaniah
Haggai
Zechariah
and last come ....Malachi
I haven't thought about this for decades, in fact my memory was jogged when I read this KIBITZ post
I've discovered that over fifty years later I can still recite it without too many mistakes ...fascinating innit
!
kevinwilson
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my other party piece being a rendition of 'She wears red feathers and a hula-hula skirt'
that's amazing! i can't remember anything from sunday school except winning a prize one year - 'teach yourself chemistry' ... !!