Stephen---You are exactly right on the timing of your sojourn at Furman. My ministry was at Easley and my connection with Furman was our Minister of Music, Dr. Sydney Buckley, who was on faculty and a most gifted soloist and musician.
I have no idea what kind of student or person you were at that time. Right now, you have gone back to Alabama and love big words and pomposity to try and put your point across on most things.
I was quickly trained at Emory and SEBTS to spot pomposity. Part of it I tried---and got busted shooting bull---to which I referred above with Tricky Dicky NIxon.
Too bad you didn't get your pomposity busted at Emory. I suppose Furman tried and failed on that score. Anyway, you make our encounters interesting. If you ever grow away from name-dropping and pomposity, I could respect you, my brother.