Tuesday, July 17, 2012

Centre College

Henry  --  I couldn’t help but have a good chuckle at the little boy’s prayer.  I am reminded of the time when I was a freshman in college, (Centre College of Kentucky) where the Presbyterian ethic was still in play before they secularized.  Some of the student ate in the College dining commons and at each meal one student would be asked to give the pre-meal blessing.  When I was the chosen one I blanked out, couldn’t remember a single blessing, so mumbled a confused version of the Lord’s Prayer and sat down.    It is these moments of acute embarrassment that linger in one’s mind.    Will Meriwether

Dr. Meriwether,
I actually attended Sewanee with the great great granddaughter of Ephraim McDowell!  As a Centre alum, you will remember that he made Danville the heart of abdominal surgery for a bit!  
-Henry

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