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Old 08-30-2018, 12:41 PM
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There is a rather small (abt 2500 Students) school in Western Pennsylvania. It is what is known as Coventor Presbyterian which means it is a strict school. All students must attend Chapel twice a week, there was no smoking, no dancing no Frat or Sort'ies in 1953 and it was like stepping back into the early years. They had a football team but restrictions on the amount of financial assistance from the school. The on going statement was "You may leave Geneva but Geneva will never leave you". Their bible Professor was brought in from Scotland and you were required to take 2 years of Bible to graduate. If you ask a Presbyterian what is the difference between them and a Methodist most cannot answer the question. Thought if you were going to go to the Presbyterian Church it may help to know some of the background. (Basic difference one believes in "predestination' while the other believes in "free will". There are others but that is a key one.)
I was not going to participate in this Thread again as it became "contentious" and at our ages we don't need that. Life is too good in The Villages to get tangled up in negative things.