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Teacher in Hotantsa. Exempted from Military Service


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Teacher in Hotantsa

From the fall of 1887 to the summer of 1888 Peter Dunov was a teacher in the village of Hotantsa. That was the first step towards his career as a preacher. There were many Methodist families in the village, and he often delivered inspired interpretations of the Scriptures. It was in Hotantsa that Dunov created his first song, "To the Heavenly King." Written in the style of Protestant hymns, it praised the most mysterious and majestic character in the Old Testament, Melchizedek, and expressed Dunov's desire to fight for justice, peace and love in the world.

 

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Melchizedek, the priest of the highest God.

(Gen. 14:18)

 

In Hotantsa, the young teacher proved to be an excellent psychologist and educator. Although in the classroom, the children sang of justice and peace, veritable wars were waged in the breaks. The conflicts never stopped despite the teacher's efforts to bring peace. The children would not listen to him. Therefore, Peter Dunov talked with their fathers. Having understood that the children's aggression was due to their fathers' intolerance to one another, he told them: "Make peace, for it depends on you whether your children will become good people or villains. Their future is in your hands!" That approach yielded results.


Exempted from Military Service

According to a law on recruitment in Bulgaria after the liberation, one in 25,000 young men was exempted from compulsory military service. When Peter Dunov was called to the draft commission, he drew the winning lot; his name was erased from all military lists and the army never again called upon him.

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Peter Dunov (standing, first from the right) with students of the Theological School in Svishtov, June 25, 1886.

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