| The Reverend George "Jed" Smock, an itinerant member of
Campus Ministry USA, preached on the lawn by Haley Center during this visit
to Auburn in 1979. The minister and his wife, Sister Cindy, preached
outdoors on dozens of campuses yearly and frequently engaged in heated
arguments with dissenters in the audience. Students at Auburn looked
forward to their appearances for nearly a decade. The Plainsman reported
in 1986 that Brother Jed "attracted hundreds during two days of preaching
near the Eagle's Cage" behind Haley Center. The couple was featured
in an issue of Rolling Stone magazine that year. -- Photo: AU Archives |
