Gene: I'm glad to see you back off a little on Snyder. With proper security if I lived in the vicinity I might visit the Cantata. I look a good show, smiling faces and bright well fed children and a couple trombones on occasion. Lot of Baptists have worked hard been a credit to the community for the most part and love to show it off a little.
I remember at Bethany my Dad and the church fixxed hundred 20 candy and fruit bags for distribution. I can still see Preston Williams and Shirley and kent on Front row that service. They're all dead now. Hardscrabble livin caught up with them; but it wasn't for lack of my Dad trying to do justice work in their neighborhood, and congrats to Bethany who did great work many times over the years, of which I am the beneficiary of one strong outreach initiative so public thanks. And whatever my disagreements with the late John Hamrick, Duke Grad, former Prez of the AmericanTextile Manufacturers Inst and liaison of FBC Gaffney to begin the Mission in the 50's that became Bethany; thanks to him as well.
So you see maybe something good is coming out of this exchange and the celebration at Snyder.
That said, wouldn't be bad for Snyder to bring Olson back for a weekend with his colleague Daniel Carro, recent Baptist President of the BWA, well known in ecumenical justice work internationally. Bring them in with David Crocker and President Obama's friend, the Kady something the promising City Councilwoman for a seminar on Justice and Charity.
If Crocker can't make it, I would be most happy to help them get in touch with Hugo Black's grandson, Stephen, at University of Alabama.
Maybe more Justice and Charity conversation later.
I'm glad you had at least one redemptive email exchange